Pennsylvania 1817 Coroner, Berks County
- Office:
- Coroner (County)
- Title:
- Coroner
- Jurisdiction:
- County
- Label:
- Pennsylvania 1817 Coroner, Berks County
- Date:
- 1817
- State:
- Pennsylvania
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Coroner/Coroner
- Candidates:
- Samuel Ritter, John Miller, Samuel Feather, John Schembers, John Schdufelder, William Witman, Michael Kremer
| Candidates: | Samuel Ritter[1] | John Miller | Samuel Feather | John Schembers | John Schdufelder | William Witman | Michael Kremer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | |||
| Final Result: | 3336 | 2425 | 2238 | 1393 | 753 | 405 | 501 |
| Berks County[2] | 3336 | 2425 | 2238 | 1393 | 753 | 405 | 501 |
| Bethel | 77 | 49 | 40 | 64 | 28 | 34 | 12 |
| Croll's[3] | 126 | 109 | 164 | 64 | 36 | - | 43 |
| Earl[4] | 73 | 44 | 73 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 13 |
| Forrest | 189 | 163 | 143 | 80 | 26 | 28 | 22 |
| Hamburg | 213 | 164 | 203 | 116 | 47 | 18 | 28 |
| Huff's | 137 | 116 | 116 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| Keely's | 51 | 26 | 93 | 32 | 11 | 16 | 12 |
| Kutztown | 232 | 113 | 202 | 90 | 68 | 7 | 34 |
| Longswamp | 131 | 65 | 53 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 15 |
| Maiden Creek | 147 | 14 | 41 | 93 | 28 | 15 | - |
| Muthardt's | 80 | 51 | 47 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 43 |
| Oley | 111 | 100 | 59 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 9 |
| Pike | 47 | 48 | 62 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| Pricetown | 96 | 87 | 58 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| District of Reading | 871 | 714 | 400 | 419 | 267 | 121 | 97 |
| Rockland | 93 | 91 | 65 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| Schartel's[5] | 190 | 90 | 92 | 51 | 54 | 19 | 22 |
| Tulpehocken | 120 | 109 | 119 | 66 | 38 | 16 | 18 |
| White Horse | 153 | 109 | 125 | 56 | 20 | 47 | 45 |
| Womelsdorf | 199 | 163 | 83 | 48 | 18 | 12 | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Der Readinger Postbothe lists 1303 votes for John Schembers and 435 votes for William Witman, though the township totals given add up to 1393 votes and 405 votes, respectively.
[3]Der Readinger Postbothe lists 64 votes for Samuel Feather.
[4]Der Readinger Postbothe lists these returns as from "Pannebeders."
[5]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA) and Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA) report 50 votes for John Schembers.
References:
Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 18, 1817.
Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 18, 1817.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 21, 1817.
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