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 MillerSamuel FeatherJohn SchembersJohn SchdufelderWilliam WitmanMichael Kremer
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistRepublicanFederalist
Final Result: 3336242522381393753405501
Berks County[2]3336242522381393753405501
Bethel77494064283412
Croll's[3]1261091646436-43
Earl[4]7344732081913
Forrest18916314380262822
Hamburg213164203116471828
Huff's137116116378828
Keely's51269332111612
Kutztown2321132029068734
Longswamp13165532624615
Maiden Creek1471441932815-
Muthardt's8051475261043
Oley11110059371439
Pike474862197416
Pricetown9687582813632
District of Reading87171440041926712197
Rockland93916542121612
Schartel's[5]190909251541922
Tulpehocken12010911966381618
White Horse15310912556204745
Womelsdorf19916383481812-

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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