Virginia 1801 U.S. House of Representatives, District 19

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Virginia 1801 U.S. House of Representatives, District 19
Date:
1801
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Taliaferro, Jr., John Taylor
Candidates: John Taliaferro, Jr.[1]John Taylor
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2]710417
District of Nineteen710417
King George County12736
Lancaster County[3]12971
Northumberland County24259
Richmond County10499
Westmoreland County108152

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Mr. Taliaferro in opposition to Mr. Taylor, the Federal candidate by a majority of 307 votes." The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 2, 1801.
[3]The figures here for Lancaster County are those recorded in the Lancaster County Poll Book, Taliaferro 129 and Taylor 71, which lead to the majority calculation of 293 for Taliaferro. The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY) list the votes in Lancaster as Taliaferro 126, and Taylor 54, which represent a 307 majority for Mr. Taliaferro, and is the majority they reported.

References:

Lancaster County Poll Book. Library of Virginia, Richmond.
Westmoreland County Inventories. Book 8. 124-130.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). May 5, 1801.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). May 22, 1801.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). May 22, 1801.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). May 26, 1801.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 2, 1801.
Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). June 13, 1801.
Election Certificate State of Virginia, Richmond County Clerk of the Court, dated October 24, 1811, concerning elections held in 1801 and 1809. The National Archives, Washington, DC.

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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).
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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).
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).
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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