Tennessee 1803 U.S. Senate, Special

Office:
U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Tennessee 1803 U.S. Senate, Special
Date:
1803
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:
Daniel Smith, Jenkin Whiteside
Candidates: Daniel Smith[1]Jenkin Whiteside
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]351
House of Representatives--
Senate--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Knoxville, October 3. On Wednesday night the General Assembly elected Daniel Smith, esq. a senator in the congress of the United States, in the room of William Cocke, Esq. whose time of service will expire the 3rd of March 1804. General Smith had nearly a unanimous vote." Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1803.

References:

Journal of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1803. 27.
Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1803.
White, Robert Hiram. Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, 1796-1821. Vol. 1. Nashville: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1952.

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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).
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).

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