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Parents > United States > U.S. House of Representatives > Speaker of the House
OfficeSpeaker
HonorificSpeaker - Abbr: Speaker
Type General Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1853 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open December 05, 1853 - 12:05pm Central
Polls Close December 05, 1853 - 12:10pm Central
Term Start December 05, 1853 - 12:15pm
Term End March 04, 1855 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedRBH December 08, 2007 03:50pm
Data SourcesCongressional Globe
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/01/1851
NameLinn Boyd Votes118 (55.40%)
Term12/02/1851 - 03/04/1853 Margin97 (+45.54%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyAmerican Won02/02/1856
NameNathaniel P. Banks Votes107 (13.41%)
Term02/02/1856 - 03/04/1857 Margin7 (+0.88%)
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Name (I) Rep. Linn Boyd Rep. Joseph R. Chandler Rep. Lewis D. Campbell Rep. Presley U. Ewing Rep. Solomon G. Haven Rep. James Lawrence Orr Rep. William Preston
PartyDemocratic Whig Whig Whig Whig Democratic Whig
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Certified Votes 143 (65.90%) 35 (16.13%) 11 (5.07%) 7 (3.23%) 6 (2.77%) 4 (1.84%) 3 (1.38%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -108 (-49.77%) -132 (-60.83%) -136 (-62.67%) -137 (-63.13%) -139 (-64.06%) -140 (-64.52%)
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W John G. Miller 🔗
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Name Rep. John G. Miller Rep. Thomas M. Howe Rep. William S. Ashe Rep. John C. Breckinridge Rep. John S. Millson  
PartyWhig Whig Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 3 (1.38%) 2 (0.92%) 1 (0.46%) 1 (0.46%) 1 (0.46%)  
Margin-140 (-64.52%) -141 (-64.98%) -142 (-65.44%) -142 (-65.44%) -142 (-65.44%)  
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D Mordecai Oliver 🔗
D James J. Lindley 🔗
D Samuel Caruthers 🔗
 


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