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VT Treasurer

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Parents

> United States > Vermont > Treasurer

Office

Treasurer

Honorific

Treasurer - Abbr: Treasurer

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

July 01, 1853 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

September 06, 1853 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Close

September 06, 1853 - 12:00pm Central

Term Start

October 06, 1853 - 12:00pm

Term End

October 05, 1854 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Joshua L.

Last Modified

RBH February 08, 2013 10:32pm

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Description

George Howes fell 2,656 votes short of a majority in the General Election of 1853. The joint assembly convened on October 19 to hear the report of the canvassing committee and, in the case of the office of Treasurer, to vote by joint ballot for the three candidates who received the greatest number of votes. On October 28, on the second ballot, when the ballots were taken and counted, John A. Page was elected. Details of how the joint assembly voted are not available.

**Final note on 1853: All three candidates finally elected failed to receive the plurality this year, but these were contentious times. To elect a Speaker took 31 ballots. What distinguishes 1853 is that an organized third party (Free Soil Democrats) was able to deal its votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Treasurer presumably, in exchange for a Free Soil Speaker. The Free Soil leadership under Brainerd, however, repudiated the deal, causing the party to rupture and a new party, the Republican, to be created in 1854.

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