Pennsylvania 1789 House of Representatives, Philadelphia City
- Office:
- House of Representatives (State)
- Title:
- State Representative
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1789 House of Representatives, Philadelphia City
- Date:
- 1789
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- House of Representatives/State Representative
- Candidates:
- Lawrence Sickle, Jacob Hiltzheimer, William Lewis, William Rawle, Francis Gurney
Candidates: | Lawrence Sickle[1] | Jacob Hiltzheimer[2] | William Lewis[3] | William Rawle[4] | Francis Gurney[5] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | ||
Final Result: [6][7] | 1197 | 1184 | 894 | 888 | 787 |
City of Philadelphia | 1197 | 1184 | 894 | 888 | 787 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]The Pennsylvania Mercury and Universal Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists William Lewis with 898 votes.
[7]The Independent Gazeteer; or, the Chronicle of Freedom (Philadelphia, PA) lists William Lewis with 984 votes.
References:
Minutes of the First Session of the Thirteenth General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1788. 4.
The Independent Gazeteer; or, the Chronicle of Freedom (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1789.
The Pennsylvania Mercury and Universal Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 15, 1789.
The Pennsylvania Herald, and York General Advertiser (York, PA). October 21, 1789.
Baumann, Roland Milton. The Democratic-Republicans of Philadelphia: The Origins, 1776-1797. Dissertation, Penn. State, 1970. 610-611.
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