Pennsylvania 1820 Coroner, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County

Office:
Coroner (County)
Title:
Coroner
Jurisdiction:
County
Label:
Pennsylvania 1820 Coroner, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County
Date:
1820
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Coroner/Coroner
Candidates:
John Dennis, Lewis Rush, Jacob Fitler, George Ritter, Charles Johnson, Joseph W. Lyndall
Candidates: John Dennis[1]Lewis RushJacob FitlerGeorge RitterCharles JohnsonJoseph W. Lyndall
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanOld School RepublicanOld School RepublicanOld School Republican
Final Result: [2]84094523-1804--
City of Philadelphia[3]330417591498811561208
Philadelphia County[4]51052764-993--
District of Blockley and Kingsessing302--14--
Bristol104--4--
Bustleton245--3--
Frankford188--34--
Germantown457--91--
Kensington654--91--
Moyamensing197--4--
Northern Liberties[5][6]1418--598--
Passyunk139--9--
Penn515--45--
Roxborough184--42--
District of Southwark702--58--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The American Daily Advertiser, October 12, is the only source that reports returns for Lewis Rush, Jacob Fitler, Charles Johnson, and Joseph W. Lyndall. Votes for several of these candidates are not listed in the returns for Philadelphia County, and it is unclear whether or not they received votes in the county or only in the City of Philadelphia.
[3]The American Daily Advertiser, October 12, reports 6304 votes for John Dennis.
[4]Several newspaper sources report 5000 votes for John Dennis in Philadelphia County, including the October 11th edition of The Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), the October 11th edition of The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA), and the October 13th edition of The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). The township votes listed, however, add up to 5105.
[5]The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA) reports 1413 votes for John Dennis.
[6]The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA) reports 578 votes for George Ritter.

References:

The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1820.
Franklin Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). October 11, 1820.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 12, 1820.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). October 13, 1820.
The Democratic Press (Philadelphia, PA). October 16, 1820.

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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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