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Office | Senate |
Honorific | Senator - Abbr: Sen. |
Type | General Election |
Filing Deadline | February 00, 1791 - 12:00pm Central |
Polls Open | February 28, 1793 - 06:00am Central |
Polls Close | February 28, 1793 - 11:00pm Central |
Term Start | December 02, 1793 - 12:00pm |
Term End | February 28, 1794 - 12:00pm |
Contributor | Chronicler |
Last Modified | Chronicler September 28, 2012 04:50pm |
Data Sources | Biographical Directory of the American Congress (1971), pp. 54, 56. |
Description |
Gallatin had not been a citizen of the US for the requisite number of years at the time of his election. He first presented his credentials on 2/28/1793, but the Senate took no action. Although he was seated on 12/2/1793, the Senate reversed its mind on 2/28/1794 and declared the seat vacant.
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