New York 1812 Speaker of the Assembly

Office:
Speaker of the Assembly (State)
Title:
Speaker of the Assembly
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1812 Speaker of the Assembly
Date:
1812
State:
New York
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Speaker of the Assembly/Speaker of the Assembly
Candidates:
Jacob R. Van Rensselaer, William Ross, George Huntington
Candidates: Jacob R. Van Rensselaer[1]William RossGeorge Huntington
Affiliation:FederalistDemocrat
Final Result: [2][3][4]58461
Assembly[5]58461

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]In New York in 1812, there were two legislative sessions, one commencing in January, the second in November. As a result, there were two elections for legislative officers (Speaker, Clerk, etc.).
[3]The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI) does not list George Huntington.
[4]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) lists the single vote as "scattering."
[5]"Albany, November 3. This day the Legislature met in this city. The House of Assembly made choice of Col. Jacob R. Van Rensselaer, of Columbia county, for their Speaker, and James Van Ingen, Esq. of this city, for clerk. -- Mr. Donally and Mr. Whipple were continued in their respective offices of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper." The New-York Statesman (Albany, NY). November 6, 1812.

References:

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). November 6, 1812.
The New-York Statesman (Albany, NY). November 6, 1812.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). November 7, 1812.
Northern Whig (Hudson, NY). November 9, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 9, 1812.
Poughkeepsie Journal, and Constitutional Republican (Poughkeepsie, NY). November 11, 1812.
The Gleaner (Wilkes-Barre, PA). November 20, 1812.
Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). November 21, 1812.

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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).
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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