Pennsylvania 1816 House of Representatives, Berks and Schuylkill Counties

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1816 House of Representatives, Berks and Schuylkill Counties
Date:
1816
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
William Shoener, Godfrey Roehrer, Daniel Rhoads, Jr., David Kirby, Michael Graeff, Abraham Fertig, William Fisher, Jacob Levan, Abraham Mengle, Peter Nagle, Jr., John Kohler, Jacob U. Snyder, David Hottenstine
Candidates: William Shoener[1]Godfrey Roehrer[2]Daniel Rhoads, Jr.[3]David Kirby[4]Michael Graeff[5]Abraham FertigWilliam FisherJacob LevanAbraham MenglePeter Nagle, Jr.John KohlerJacob U. SnyderDavid Hottenstine
Affiliation:Old School RepublicanOld School RepublicanOld School RepublicanOld School RepublicanFederalistOld School RepublicanNew School RepublicanNew School RepublicanNew School RepublicanNew School RepublicanNew School RepublicanNew School RepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [6][7][8][9]338331212603226719991296116899392971066951950
District of Berks and Schuylkill338331212603226719991296116899392971066951950
Berks County[10]267824922010167916199641162959929629612516-
Bethel3454392110292018241019-
Croll's1861841801640661014841741-
Forrest16217413314217221104012710449-
Hamburg202137205465813711248989713-
Huff's7129443043176535049641-
Keeley's2627827263741574678-36-
Kutztown17747108751075418322710797133110-
Muthard's3234303043629382713281-
Oley483437303946646255791961-
Pike2422-22241-232632-
Reading11771117847845749267417226123604789-
Rockland66693450501353303133721-
Roscombmanor58374527492820295123641-
Shartel's111112108108585972611-
Tulpehocken961069724188436698243-
White Horse7982598293818485291261871-
Womelsdorf129127351049352114329567-
Schuylkill County705629593588380332634-81573-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 17, 1816 lists Michael Graeff as a Federal Republican.
[7]The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA) from October 12, 1816 explains that Abraham Fertig "belongs to a third ticket, manufactured out of the two former, for what purposes we leave our readers to judge."
[8]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) from October 25, 1816 reports William Shoener with 3375 votes, Godfrey Roehrer with 3118 votes, Daniel Rhoads with 2678 votes, David Kirby with 2265 votes, and Abraham Fertig with 1265 votes.
[9]Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) from October 17, 1816 reports William Fisher with 1162 votes, Jacob Levan with 959 votes, Peter Nagle with 629 votes, John Kohler with 612 votes, and Jacob U. Snyder with 516 votes.
[10]Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA) reports 2670 votes for William Shoener in Berks County. October 12, 1816.

References:

The Berks and Schuylkill Journal (Reading, PA). October 12, 1816.
Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 12, 1816.
Der Readinger Adler (Reading, PA). October 15, 1816.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 17, 1816.
Der Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Advertiser (Reading, PA). October 19, 1816.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 25, 1816.

Page Images

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).

These election records were released on 11 January 2012. Versions numbers are assigned by state. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are complete and are in Version 1.0. All other states are in a Beta version. For more information go to the about page.