Pennsylvania 1796 Common Council, Philadelphia City
- Office:
- Common Council (City)
- Title:
- Common Councillor
- Jurisdiction:
- City
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1796 Common Council, Philadelphia City
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Common Council/Common Councillor
- Candidates:
- Matthias Sadler, Casper W. Morris, Thomas Greeves, Walter Franklin, Michael Keppele, Thomas Allibone, Kearney Wharton, Edward Pennington, Henry Drinker, Jr., Samuel Hodgdon, G. H. Wells, Conrad Gerhard, Thomas Parker, Benjamin Chew, Jr., Bowyer Brooks, J. W. Condy, James Todd, Joseph Hopkinson, James S. Cox, George Pennock, Jacob Bright, Benjamin Taylor, John Porter, William Rush, Godfrey Gebler, Anthony Cuthbert, Andrew Kennedy, Joseph North, Benjamin Harbeson, John Letchworth, John Barker, William Richards, Elisha Gordon, John Purdon, Benjamin F. Bache, Andrew Guyer, Benjamin Bryan, James Traquair, Jas. Gallegher, M. Kitts
| Candidates: | Matthias Sadler | Casper W. Morris | Thomas Greeves | Walter Franklin | Michael Keppele | Thomas Allibone | Kearney Wharton | Edward Pennington | Henry Drinker, Jr. | Samuel Hodgdon | G. H. Wells | Conrad Gerhard | Thomas Parker | Benjamin Chew, Jr. | Bowyer Brooks | J. W. Condy | James Todd | Joseph Hopkinson | James S. Cox | George Pennock | Jacob Bright | Benjamin Taylor | John Porter | William Rush | Godfrey Gebler | Anthony Cuthbert | Andrew Kennedy | Joseph North | Benjamin Harbeson | John Letchworth | John Barker | William Richards | Elisha Gordon | John Purdon | Benjamin F. Bache | Andrew Guyer | Benjamin Bryan | James Traquair | Jas. Gallegher | M. Kitts |
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| Affiliation: | Federalist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 2744 | 2583 | 1623 | 1567 | 1477 | 1474 | 1471 | 1469 | 1461 | 1460 | 1460 | 1458 | 1455 | 1454 | 1453 | 1449 | 1398 | 1383 | 1374 | 1319 | 1271 | 1198 | 1178 | 1178 | 1158 | 1138 | 1132 | 1131 | 1131 | 1128 | 1119 | 1117 | 1117 | 1116 | 1113 | 1112 | 1109 | 1108 | 174 | 162 |
| City of Philadelphia | 2744 | 2583 | 1623 | 1567 | 1477 | 1474 | 1471 | 1469 | 1461 | 1460 | 1460 | 1458 | 1455 | 1454 | 1453 | 1449 | 1398 | 1383 | 1374 | 1319 | 1271 | 1198 | 1178 | 1178 | 1158 | 1138 | 1132 | 1131 | 1131 | 1128 | 1119 | 1117 | 1117 | 1116 | 1113 | 1112 | 1109 | 1108 | 174 | 162 |
Notes:
[1]Gales's Independent Gazetteer (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1467 total votes for Walter Franklin, 1058 total votes for John Porter, and 1123 total votes for John Letchworth. October 14, 1796.
[2]The Democratic-Republicans of Philadelphia lists the name William Franklin for Walter Franklin, S. Coxe for James S. Cox, and James Traguair for James Traquair.
References:
Gales's Independent Gazetteer (Philadelphia, PA). October 14, 1796.
Baumann, Roland Milton. The Democratic-Republicans of Philadelphia: The Origins, 1776-1797. Dissertation, Penn. State, 1970. 620.
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