Presidential Electors from Chester County (1789-1880); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Ferguson . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Each state is authorized by the constitution, to appoint a number of electors equal to the # of senators and representatives the state is entitled to in Congress. Then these electors vote directly for the President and Vice President. The following are the men who have filled the earliest office of Presidential electors from Chester Co; 1792 Thomas Bull 1796 James Boyd 1804 James Boyd 1808 George Hartman 1812 James Fulton 1816 William Clingan 1824 Cromwell Pearce 1826 John W. Cuningham 1832 Oliver Alison 1836 Oliver Alison 1840 A.R. McIlvaine 1844 Jesse Sharp 1848 John D. Steele 1852 N. Strickland 1856 John H. Brinton 1860 J.M. Broomall 1864 Robert Parke 1868 Francis C. Hooton 1872 John M. Broomall 1876 Joseph W. Barnard 1880 David Houston (no electors are given for 1789 and 1800-in those years none of the electors resided in Chester co.)