Indiana 1823 State Senate, Decatur, Hamilton, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Rush and Shelby Counties

Office:: State Senate (State)
Title:: State Senator
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Indiana 1823 State Senate, Decatur, Hamilton, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Rush and Shelby Counties
Date:: 1823
State:: Indiana
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:: James Gregory, John Bryson, Samuel G. Mitchell, William B. Laughlin

Candidates:	James Gregory [1]	John Bryson	Samuel G. Mitchell	William B. Laughlin
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]	739	299	291	287
District of Decatur, Hamilton, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Rush and Shelby	739	299	291	287
Decatur County	76	163	21	5
Hamilton County[3]	87	3	4	1
Henry County	101	-	13	78
Johnson County	25	28	12	-
Madison County	41	5	36	11
Marion County	56	6	205	1
Rush County	121	75	-	191
Shelby County	222	19	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Greater Indianapolis lists William B. Laughlin with 289 votes.

[3]"The official returns from this county had not come in when our paper was put to press, but we believe the above statement to be correct." Indianapolis Gazette (Indianapolis, IN). August 12, 1823.

References:

Indianapolis Gazette (Indianapolis, IN). August 12, 1823.

Dunn, Jacob Piat. Greater Indianapolis: The History, the Industries, the Institutions and the People of a City of Homes. Vol. I. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1910. 74.

Holloway, W. R. Indianapolis: A Historical and Statistical Sketch of the Railroad City. Indianapolis: Indianapolis Journal Print, 1870. 23.

Sulgrove, Berry R. History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts, 1884. 22.

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