Rhode Island 1799 Lieutenant Governor

Office:
Lieutenant Governor (State)
Title:
Lieutenant Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Rhode Island 1799 Lieutenant Governor
Date:
1799
State:
Rhode Island
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Lieutenant Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Candidates:
George Brown, Samuel J. Potter
Candidates: George Brown[1]Samuel J. Potter
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: 16691584
Bristol County333
Town of Barrington283
Town of Bristol5-
Town of Warren[2]--
Kent County155247
Town of Coventry5666
Town of East Greenwich4930
Town of Warwick3970
Town of West Greenwich1181
Newport County113375
Town of Jamestown1517
Town of Little Compton1626
Town of Middletown1638
Town of Newport[3][4]62123
Town of New Shoreham-68
Town of Portsmouth454
Town of Tiverton-49
Providence County927551
Town of Cranston1951
Town of Cumberland112-
Town of Foster55126
Town of Glocester10669
Town of Johnston4158
Town of North Providence505
Town of Providence46437
Town of Scituate12130
Town of Smithfield6875
Washington County441408
Town of Charlestown1085
Town of Exeter7249
Town of Hopkinton5951
Town of North Kingstown9127
Town of Richmond4534
Town of South Kingstown15467
Town of Westerly1095

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"No proxy for General Officers were brought in, after proclamation being made and a sufficient time allowed for that purpose." Herald of the United States (Warren, RI). April 20, 1799.
[3]The Weekly Companion; and the Commercrial Centinel (Newport, RI) lists 220 votes for Samuel J. Potter and 61 for George Brown.
[4]The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI) lists 124 votes for Samuel J. Potter.

References:

Reports of the Rhode Island General Assembly. Vol. 5. 138.
Herald of the United States (Warren, RI). April 20, 1799.
The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). April 23, 1799.
Weekly Companion; and the Commercrial Centinel (Newport, RI). April 27, 1799.
The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). May 7, 1799.

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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).
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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