Pennsylvania 1814 House of Representatives, Bucks County

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Pennsylvania 1814 House of Representatives, Bucks County
Date:
1814
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
George Harrison, William H. Rowland, Michael Fackenthall, David Wynkoop, Joseph Clunn, Everard Foulke, Christian Clemens, Cyrus Cadwallader
Candidates: George Harrison[1]William H. Rowland[2]Michael Fackenthall[3]David Wynkoop[4]Joseph ClunnEverard FoulkeChristian ClemensCyrus Cadwallader
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [5][6]25222509250120762070205520522031
Bucks County[7]25222509250120762070205520532031
Bensalem8686866284626262
Bristol7070709368939393
Buckingham178185185396166393384396
Cross-Roads19719519578139777775
Falls79807913679136136132
Haycock8578751874171911
Lower Makefield23232312020118118117
Middletown46464617841175175174
Newtown28282911824112110111
Nockamixon16516416353158535653
Northampton8180819677949493
Richland177177177136175129136136
Rockhill362364361130307139130129
Solebury62626213253132131133
Southampton5051516049606060
Springfield18417417847166504548
Upper Makefield3332329931999997
Wrightstown1616167613757374
Military Camp[8][9]60059859756492415537
Rifle Corps of Captains Magill and Purdy959595145111

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]During the War of 1812, there was some British military movement in and around the Chesapeake Bay area and in an attempt to prepare for any military actions that the British might take, there were a host of military camps set up in some of the counties close to the Chesapeake Bay and Philadelphia City. In the October 1814 Pennsylvania state elections, the members of the military camps native to Pennsylvania were allowed to vote. When the newspapers reported these returns they listed them under "camp" or "army" votes.
[6]Township totals listed here are published in the Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA) from October 24, 1814. These totals report 2084 total votes for David Wynkoop and 2216 total votes for Joseph Clunn, making Joseph Clunn the elected candidate. However, the election was contested and reviewed in early November. It was decided that David Wynkoop actually had 2076 legal votes and Joseph Clunn actually had 2070 legal votes, though amended township or military camp numbers were not published. With the official totals, David Wynkoop was declared the elected candidate. The Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA) explains this in their November 14, 1814 edition: "The Return Judges of this County, met in this town, on the 8th instant, pursuant to adjournment - and after re-examining the Returns from the different districts - with those from the camps, they decided that the Members elected to the House of Representatives from this county, were George Harrison, William H. Rowland, Michael Fackenthall, and David Wynkoop...Some insuperable objections in the informality of the Returns from Camp, caused this decision."
[7]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) from October 18, 1814 lists 2052 total votes for Christian Clemens.
[8]The military votes included under Bucks County were cast at the Bush Hill and Marcus-Hook camps. Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 17, 1814. October 24, 1814.
[9]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) from October 18, 1814 lists 54 votes for Christian Clemens in the military camps.

References:

Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 17, 1814.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1814.
Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). October 24, 1814.
Pennsylvania Correspondent, and Farmers' Advertiser (Doylestown, PA). November 14, 1814.

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