Tennessee 1803 U.S. Senate

Office:: U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: Tennessee 1803 U.S. Senate
Date:: 1803
State:: Tennessee
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:: Joseph Anderson, Daniel Smith

Candidates:	Joseph Anderson	Daniel Smith
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1][2][3]	18	18
House of Representatives	-	-
Senate	-	-

Notes:

[1]"The last mail brought no Knoxville paper - we are informed by private letter from that place, that Judge Anderson has been chosen senator, after five ballots, the house was equally divided between him and Gen. Smith for five trials, and on the sixth, one of Gen. Smiths friends withdrew and Anderson was elected." The Tennessee Gazette and Mero-District Advertiser (Nashville, TN). October 5, 1803.

[2]"Knoxville, 21st of September 1803. At eleven o'clock this day, the speaker and other members of senate appeared in this house, and proceeded to ballot for a senator to represent this state in the senate of the United States--General Daniel Smith and Joseph Anderson being in nomination, both houses proceeded to ballot;." "--Therefore it is resolved, that this house will proceed on tomorrow, at eleven o'clock, to ballot." Journal of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1803. 15-17.

[3]The Journal of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1803 lists only Five votes taken, over two days...

References:

Journal of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1803. 15-17.

The Tennessee Gazette and Mero-District Advertiser (Nashville, TN). October 5, 1803.

White, Robert Hiram. Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, 1796-1821. Vol. 1. Nashville: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1952.

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