1822 Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District Special Election
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On May 8, 1822, the last day of the First Session of the 17th Congress,
William Milnor William Milnor (June 26, 1769 – December 13, 1848) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and Mayor of Philadelphia. William Milnor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He engaged in mercantile pursuits ...
(F) of resigned. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 1, 1822, a week before the
general elections A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
for the 18th Congress.


Election results

Forrest took his seat December 2, 1822 footnote 51


See also

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List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives Below is a list of special elections to the United States House of Representatives. Such elections are called by state governors to fill vacancies that occur when a member of the House of Representatives dies or resigns before the biennial genera ...


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