Virginia 1797 House of Delegates, Fairfax County

Office:
House of Delegates (State)
Title:
Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Virginia 1797 House of Delegates, Fairfax County
Date:
1797
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Delegates/Delegate
Candidates:
Roger West, Augustine J. Smith, John C. Hunter
Candidates: Roger West[1]Augustine J. Smith[2]John C. Hunter
Affiliation:
Final Result: 15612779
Fairfax County[3][4][5]15612779

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"The following is a state of the poll, as it stood yesterday, for the election of the representatives of Fairfax County in the State Legislature... At the instance of Mr. Hunter, we understand that the poll will be kept open during this day, agreeable to a provisionary clause in the election law, in cases of unfavorable weather." The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). April 18, 1797.
[4]"Yesterday morning a poll was opened for the election of two persons to represent this county in the House of Delegates of this Commonwealth ~ In the evening it was adjourned till this morning. At that time the state of the Poll was as follows:" Alexandria Advertiser and Commercial Intelligencer (Alexandria, VA). April 18, 1797.
[5]"On counting the votes, at the close of the poll last night, it appeared that Roger West and A. Smith, Esquires, were duly elected representatives of the county of Fairfax, in the House of Delegates, for the ensuing year." Alexandria Advertiser and Commercial Intelligencer (Alexandria, VA). April 19, 1797.

References:

Alexandria Advertiser and Commercial Intelligencer (Alexandria, VA). April 18, 1797.
The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA). April 18, 1797.
Alexandria Advertiser and Commercial Intelligencer (Alexandria, VA). April 19, 1797.
Leonard, Cynthia Miller, ed. The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619 - January 11, 1978: A Bicentennial Register of Members. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978.

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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).

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