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| Office | Speaker of the House |
| Honorific | Speaker of the House - Abbr: Speaker of the House |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | December 01, 1891 - 12:00am Central |
| Polls Open | December 07, 1891 - 12:05pm Central |
| Polls Close | December 08, 1891 - 12:15pm Central |
| Term Start | December 08, 1891 - 12:20pm |
| Term End | March 04, 1893 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modified | RBH January 06, 2011 10:50pm |
| Data Sources | New York Times 12/9/1891 |
| Description |
In the Democratic caucus before the House assembled, Crisp was nominated after multiple ballots following a revolt by northern Democrats. The inability of the Democratic caucus to nominate a candidate held up the organization of the House by one day.
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