1843_United_States_Senate_special_elections_in_Tennessee

1843 United States Senate special elections in Tennessee

1843 United States Senate special elections in Tennessee

U.S. Senate election in Tennessee

In 1841, Spencer Jarnagin was nominated for U.S. Senator by the Whig caucus in the Tennessee General Assembly. However, some of the Democrats in the legislature decided that no senator would be preferable to a Whig. Known as the "Immortal Thirteen" by Tennessee Democrats, they refused to allow a quorum on the issue. By the time Jarnagin was eventually elected to the seat and sworn in, over two and half years, almost half of the term, had elapsed. Jarnagin finally assumed office on October 17, 1843.[1]

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  1. [1]
    Bergeron, Paul H. (June 1963). "The Election of 1843: A Whig Triumph in Tennessee". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 22 (2): 123–136. JSTOR 42621623.
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