Pennsylvania 1816 Commissioner, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County

Office:
Commissioner (County)
Title:
Commissioner
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1816 Commissioner, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County
Date:
1816
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Commissioner/Commissioner
Candidates:
John Thum, John Thompson, John Miller
Candidates: John Thum[1]John ThompsonJohn Miller
Affiliation:FederalistNew School RepublicanOld School Republican
Final Result: [2]430135151762
City of Philadelphia26841208662
Philadelphia County[3]161723071100
District of Blockley and Kingsessing7413334
Bustleton139180-
District of Germantown and Bristol14632611
Northern Liberties658880600
Oxford1720928
Penn55139149
Roxborough38127-
District of Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk409387272

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Several newspaper sources report 4220 total votes for John Thum, 3589 total votes for John Thompson, and 1756 total votes for John Miller, including the October 10th edition of Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), the October 10th edition of The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 11th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA).
[3]Several newspaper sources which include individual vote totals in Philadelphia County report 1536 votes for John Thum, 2381 votes for John Thompson, and 1094 votes for John Miller in Philadelphia County, including the October 10th edition of Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), the October 10th edition of The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 11th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA).

References:

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 9, 1816.
The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.
Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 10, 1816.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1816.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1816.
Relf's Philadelphia Gazette. And Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1816.
United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1816.
The Freeman's Journal and Columbian Chronicle (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1816.
The Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA) and Repertory. October 15, 1816.

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handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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