Virginia 1801 U.S. House of Representatives, District 17
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Virginia 1801 U.S. House of Representatives, District 17
- Date:
- 1801
- State:
- Virginia
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Richard Brent, Leven Powell, Joseph Lane, Samuel Clapham
Candidates: | Richard Brent[1] | Leven Powell | Joseph Lane | Samuel Clapham |
---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | ||
Final Result: [2][3] | - | - | - | - |
District of Seventeen | - | - | - | - |
Fairfax County[4] | 165 | 78 | - | - |
Loudoun County | 158 | 247 | 11 | 2 |
Prince William County | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"The following is a statement of the majorities in the respective counties. Fairfax, Brent, 87, Prince William, Brent 190, Loudoun, Powell, 73, total majority for Brent, 204." The Times and District of Coumbia Daily Advertiser. April 28, 1801.
[3]"Richard Brent, Esq. is elected...for the district composed of Fairfax, Prince William and Louden, in the place of Col. Powell, by a majority of 204. Powell had a majority of 73 in Loudon." The Maryland Herald, and Elizabeth-Town Weekly Advertiser (Elizabethtown, MD). May 7, 1801.
[4]"For Congress, Fairfax - Powell, 64, Brent, 125." Epitome of the Times (Norfolk, VA). May 1, 1801. The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA), April 28, 1801, lists the same figures as Epitome of the Times (Norfolk, VA) for Fairfax County.
References:
Loudoun County Poll Book. Library of Virginia, Richmond.
The Times; and District of Columbia Daily Advertiser (Alexandria, VA). April 24, 1801.
The Times; and District of Columbia Daily Advertiser (Alexandria, VA). April 25, 1801.
The Times; and District of Columbia Daily Advertiser (Alexandria, VA). April 28, 1801.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). April 28, 1801.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). April 29, 1801.
Epitome of the Times (Norfolk, VA). May 1, 1801.
The Maryland Herald, and Elizabeth-Town Weekly Advertiser (Elizabethtown, MD). May 7, 1801.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). May 22, 1801.
The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). May 22, 1801.
The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). May 26, 1801.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 2, 1801.
Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). June 13, 1801.
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