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1846 Philadelphia Mayoral Election
The 1846 Philadelphia mayoral election saw John Swift reelected to office for a tenth overall non-consecutive term. Electoral system Beginning in 1839, the city operated under a mixed electoral system. Citizens voted for mayor in a general election. If a candidate receive a majority of the vote, they would be elected mayor. However, if no candidate received a majority, the City Council would select a mayor from the top-two finishers. Results General election City Council (runoff) References {{reflist, 2 1846 Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ... Philadelphia mayoral 19th century in Philadelphia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1845 Philadelphia Mayoral Election
The Philadelphia mayoral election of 1845 saw John Swift return to office for a ninth overall non-consecutive term. Electoral system Beginning in 1839, the city operated under a mixed electoral system. Citizens voted for mayor in a general election. If a candidate receive a majority of the vote, they would be elected mayor. However, if no candidate received a majority, the City Council would select a mayor from the top-two finishers. Results General election City Council (runoff) References {{reflist, 2 1845 Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ... Philadelphia mayoral 19th century in Philadelphia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1847 Philadelphia Mayoral Election
The 1847 Philadelphia mayoral election saw John Swift (politician), John Swift reelected to office for an eleventh overall non-consecutive term. This was the last regularly-scheduled mayoral election in which the Philadelphia City Council, City Council selected the mayor, as all subsequent mayoral elections either reached a majority in the general election or used a different electoral system. Electoral system Beginning 1839 Philadelphia mayoral election, in 1839, the city operated under a mixed electoral system. Citizens voted for mayor in a general election. If a candidate receive a majority of the vote, they would be elected mayor. However, if no candidate received a majority, the City Council would select a mayor from the top-two finishers. Results General election City Council (runoff) References {{1847 United States elections, state=collapsed Mayoral elections in Philadelphia, 1847 1847 United States mayoral elections, Philadelphia 1847 Pennsylvania e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Swift (politician)
John Swift (27 June 1790, in Philadelphia – 9 June 1873, in Philadelphia) was an American lawyer and politician and long-time List of mayors of Philadelphia, mayor of Philadelphia. He was admitted to the bar in 1810. He was a leader of the Whig Party (United States), Whigs of Philadelphia and served as mayor 1832–1838, 1839–1841, and 1845–1849. 1840 Philadelphia mayoral election, In 1840, Swift became the first mayor to be elected by popular election. He is buried at Christ Church Burial Ground. Personal life John Swift was born in Philadelphia on January 21, 1790, his father was Charles Swift, one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Swift graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 1808 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Swift married Mary Truxton, daughter of Thomas Truxtun, Commodore Thomas Truxton, on March 11, 1808. Swift was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar five days later on March 16, 1811. Swift was elected a member of the State in Schuy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Vaux
Richard Vaux (December 19, 1816 – March 22, 1895) was an American politician. He was mayor of Philadelphia and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Richard Vaux was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 19, 1816. The son of the lawyer philanthropist Roberts Vaux, he was educated by private tutors at the Friends Select School in Philadelphia and Bolmar's French School in West Chester, Pennsylvania. After studying law, Richard Vaux was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in Philadelphia on April 15, 1837, about a year after his father's early death. Vaux traveled to London with government dispatches and remained for a year to serve as secretary of legation under Andrew Stevenson, United States Minister to Great Britain. Vaux returned to Philadelphia in 1839 and was elected a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, then a delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1840. Vaux began the private pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1839 Philadelphia Mayoral Election
The 1839 Philadelphia mayoral election saw John Swift return to office for a seventh overall non-consecutive term. This was the first Philadelphia mayoral election in which members of the general public were able to vote. Prior to this, the City Council solely elected mayors of Philadelphia. Beginning in 1839, the city began to operate under a mixed electoral system. Citizens voted for mayor in a general election. If a candidate received a majority of the vote, they would be elected mayor. However, if no candidate received a majority, the City Council would select a mayor from the top-two finishers. Results General election City Council (runoff) References {{1839 United States elections 1839 Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ... Philadelp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia City Council
The Philadelphia City Council, the legislative body of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consists of ten members elected by district and seven members elected at-large. The council president is elected by the members from among their number. Each member's term is four years, and there are no limits on the number of terms a member may serve. History While William Penn's original 1691 charter for the city of Philadelphia included a "common council," no records exist of this body ever having been convened. Its successor, the Proprietor's Charter of 1701, constituted the city as a municipal corporation with a non-elected council made up of major city officials who selected their own successors. The colonial city government was abolished during the American Revolution and replaced in 1789 with an elected council including fifteen aldermen and thirty common councillors; these then elected a mayor and recorder who also were members of the council. In 1796, a bicameral city council was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayoral Elections In Philadelphia
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1846 United States Mayoral Elections
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1846 Pennsylvania Elections
Events January–March * January 5 – The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Country with the United Kingdom. * January 13 – The Milan–Venice railway's bridge, over the Venetian Lagoon between Mestre and Venice in Italy, opens, the world's longest since 1151. * February 4 – Many Mormons begin their migration west from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake, led by Brigham Young. * February 10 – First Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Sobraon – British forces defeat the Sikhs. * February 18 – The Galician slaughter, a peasant revolt, begins. * February 19 – United States president James K. Polk's annexation of the Republic of Texas is finalized by Texas president Anson Jones in a formal ceremony of transfer of sovereignty. The newly formed Texas state government is officially installed in Austin. * February 20– 29 – Kraków uprising: Galician slaughter – Polish nationalists stage an uprising in the Free City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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