New York 1814 Council of Appointment

Office:
Council of Appointment (State)
Title:
Council of Appointment
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1814 Council of Appointment
Date:
1814
State:
New York
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Council of Appointment/Council of Appointment
Candidates:
Henry A. Townsend, Elbert R. Jones, Morgan Lewis, Samuel Stewart, Nathan Sanford, Lucas Elmendorf, Farrand Stranahan, Henry Yates, Jr., William Tabor, Kitchel Bishop
Candidates: Henry A. Townsend[1]Elbert R. Jones[2]Morgan Lewis[3]Samuel Stewart[4]Nathan SanfordLucas ElmendorfFarrand StranahanHenry Yates, Jr.William TaborKitchel Bishop
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]575656565049494911
[13]575656565049494911

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]The Columbian (New York, NY), The Geneva Gazette (Geneva, NY), and Political and Commercial Register (Philadelphia, PA) refer to Elbert R. Jones as Elbert H. Jones.
[6]The Columbian (New York, NY) uses the spelling Taber for William Tabor.
[7]The Plattsburgh Republican (Plattsburgh, NY) and Poughkeepsie Journal, and Constitutional Republican (Poughkeepsie, NY) use the name Stanford for Nathan Sanford.
[8]The Saratoga Journal (Ballston Spa, NY) uses the spelling Kitchell for Kitchel Bisho
[9]The Columbian (New York, NY), Poughkeepsie Journal, and Constitutional Republican (Poughkeepsie, NY), Saratoga Journal (Ballston Spa, NY), Political and Commercial Register (Philadelphia, PA), The Albany Argus (Albany, NY), The Geneva Gazette (Geneva, NY), The Northern Post (Salem, NY), and Plattsburgh Republican (Plattsburgh, NY) report 56 votes for Henry A. Townsend.
[10]The Plattsburgh Republican (Plattsburgh, NY) reports 53 votes for Samuel Stewart.
[11]Elbert H. Jones and Nathan Sanford were candidates from the Southern District; Morgan Lewis, Lucas Elmendorf, and William Tabor from the Middle District; Samuel Stewart, Henry Yates, Jr., and Kitchel Bishop from the Eastern District; and Henry A. Townsend and Farrand Stranahan from the Western District.
[12]"The Council, it will be seen consists of 2 Federalist, 1 Democrat, and 1 Clintonian." Political and Commercial Register (Philadelphia, PA). January 29, 1814.
[13]"The House then proceeded to elect a Council of Appointment - when it appeared that Elbert R. Jones had 56 ... Mr. Hatfield did not vote. He left the House.'" New-York Herald (New York, NY). January 29, 1814.

References:

Journal of the New York Assembly, 1814. 16.
The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). January 28, 1814.
The Columbian (New York, NY). January 28, 1814.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). January 29, 1814.
Political and Commercial Register (Philadelphia, PA). January 29, 1814.
Saratoga Journal (Ballston Spa, NY). February 1, 1814.
Poughkeepsie Journal, and Constitutional Republican (Poughkeepsie, NY). February 2, 1814.
The Northern Post (Salem, NY). February 3, 1814.
Plattsburgh Republican (Plattsburgh, NY). February 5, 1814.
The Geneva Gazette (Geneva, NY). February 9, 1814.

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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).
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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