United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania,_1814

1814 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

1814 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

Class I U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1814.

The 1814 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held February 24, 1814. Jonathan Roberts was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.[1]

Background

The Democratic-Republican Michael Leib was elected to the United States Senate by the General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in December 1808. Sen. Leib resigned on February 14, 1814, to become postmaster of Philadelphia.[2]

Results

Following the resignation of Sen. Michael Leib, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on February 24, 1814, to elect a new Senator to fill the vacancy. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

More information Party, Candidate ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "U.S. Senate Election - February 24, 1814" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  2. [2]
    "LEIB, Michael, (1760 - 1822)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  3. [3]
    "PA US Senate - Special Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
Preceded by Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I)
1814		 Succeeded by
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania,_1814, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.