Kentucky 1820 Speaker of the House

Office:
Speaker of the House (State)
Title:
Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Kentucky 1820 Speaker of the House
Date:
1820
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:
George C. Thompson, James Garrard, Charles A. Wickliffe
Candidates: George C. ThompsonJames GarrardCharles A. Wickliffe
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1][2]423219
House of Representatives423219

Notes:

[1]"Frankfort, Monday, Oct. 16. 'Both Houses assembled this day agreeably to resolution passed at the last session of the General Assembly. In the House of Representatives, two several ballots were had for Speaker.'" Western Monitor (Lexington, KY). October 17, 1820.
[2]"Frankfort, Oct. 19. 'On Monday last, being the day fixed by the last act of the legislature, a quorum of the members of both houses appeared and took their seats. ...The House proceeded to the election of speaker, upon the first ballot the votes stood thus:'" Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY). October 21, 1820.

References:

Western Monitor (Lexington, KY). October 17, 1820.
Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY). October 19, 1820.
The Louisville Public Advertiser (Louisville, KY). October 21, 1820.
Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY). October 23, 1820.

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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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