New Jersey 1801 Speaker of the Assembly

Office:
Speaker of the Assembly (State)
Title:
Speaker of the Assembly
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Jersey 1801 Speaker of the Assembly
Date:
1801
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Speaker of the Assembly/Speaker of the Assembly
Candidates:
Silas Dickerson, William Cox
Candidates: Silas Dickerson[1]William Cox
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]2213
In convention2213

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The Legislature of New Jersey met this day, and proceeded to choosing a speaker of the house, when they chose Silas Dickerson, in the room of William Cox;--the vote stood as follows: twenty-two for Dickerson, the Republican, and 13 for Cox, the aristocratic candidate." American. And Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 31, 1801.
[3]"The session of the Legislature of this State, commenced on Tuesday last, agreeable to the constitution. A quorum was formed the first day, when Silas Dickerson, from Sussex, was chosen speaker, by a considerable majority." The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 3, 1801.

References:

American. And Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 31, 1801.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 3, 1801.

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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).

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