Historical Documents
Poll Book - 1820
supplied by Christine M. Spencer of Northwestern University, Evanston, Il., USA.
Perth
Courier, June 19, 1925
The Poll Book of 1820
The election was held on the 10th
July, 1820 and there were two candidates: William
Morris and Benjamin Delisle. The
former was the father of the late Hon.
Alexander Morris and of the late W.J.
Morris, both of Perth. He was a
native of Scotland and kept a general store on Harvey Street at or near the
present proprietor Miss Mary Walker
and later in the building at the corner of Gore and Harvey Streets, formerly St.
John’s Hall. The other candidate,
Mr. Delisle was of French descent and was the grandfather of the late Messrs. G.A.
and A.F. Consitt.
In those primitive days there was no
County of Lanark but we were included in the County of Carleton which was part
of the District of Johnstown which embraced all the country in Upper Canada east
of the County of Frontenac.
Preceding the election was the Petition
from Perth:
Your petitioners beg leave to state that
the population of the county already contains 5,000 souls and is increasing.
That the settlement suffers many
disadvantages from not having a representative in the Commons House Assembly.
That in a few months a large proportion of the settlement will receive the deeds for their land which will make them eligible to vote. We humbly pray that the Common House Assembly will take our case into their favorable consideration so that we may be permitted to return a member of members to the House of Commons at the General Election for the Province and your petitioners will ever pray.
June 1, 1819
Signed:
W. Marshall, Q.P.
W. Morris, J.P.
Rev.
de la Mothe
R. Matheson, H.P., Glengarry Regt
B. Fraser, H.P. New Bk Regt
Jos. Taylor, Captain, H.P., Can. Regt
George Hume Reade, M.D., H.P.
Henry Graham, H.P.
T. Monck Mason, H.P., 11th Regt.
F. Watson, Gleng. Regt.
Benjamin Delisle, H.P.
J. H. O’Brien, H.P. Newfnlnd Fenc.
N.R.
Tommas
W.
Vaughty
John
Jackson
James O’Hare, M.D.
Angus
Cameron
John
Ritchie
D.Daverne
John
Ferguson
James
Young
Alexander
Matheson
John
McGinnis
John
Adamson
William
Blair
Rev.
William Bell
A
McMillan
John A. Murdock
The poll book of 10th July,
1820 contains the names of the men who voted for William Morris:
John
Watson
John
Ferguson
Angus
Cameron
John
Adamson
Benjamin
Johnson
Francis
Willox(?) Wilcox(?)
John
Miller
William
Bell
John
Adams
William
Hunger
Josias
Taylor
Magnus
Flett
Robert
Thompson
Peter
Campbell
Eben
(?) Simmons
John
Nichol
John
Robinson
Samuel
Herbert
William
Wilson
Andrew
Stillar
Martin
Coonrod
Jacob
Ferrents(?)
Anthony
George
George
Hoover
William
Perrett
Moses
Budd
James
McMillan
William
Brown
Donald
Campbell
James
Robertson
Duncan
Cameron
John
Hughes
John
Rasp
Evan
Griffiths
John
Cameron
Francis
Allan
Hugh
Spratt
George
Wilson
Jacob
Wattanbuch
JosephWitzell
Thomas
Bray
John
Ferguson
Jacob
Dick
William
Massey
John
Sergeant
James
Montey
John
Johnston
Archibald
McNeil
William
Ledger
James
Moore
Joseph
Legary
Gaspard
Speidal
Alexander
Kidd
John
King
John
Cherriat(?) Cherrint(?)
Samuel
Goudie(?)
Samuel
Bailee(?)
Thomas
Doherty
Alexander
McTavish
Duncan
McTavish
Duncan
McDonald
James
Byrce
Hugh
Robertson
John
McLaren
John
McLeash
John McLaren (second time, must have been two)
George
Smith
John
Carll(?) Caril(?)
Jas.
Fraser
John
Ritchie, Jr.
Silas
Mills
John
Flood
Jacob
Hallinger(?) Hollinger(?)
John
Yakowsky
William
Pearse(?)
Alexander
Fraser
John
Myers
Samuel
Lentz
James
Deacon
John
Lentz
Daniel
Buchanan
Robert
Power
Richard
Imeson
John
Morris
Jacob
Suslay
Robert
Ferguson
John
James
Thomas
James
John
Rice
William
Mackey
William
Watson
Nicholas
Burrough
John
White
Thomas
Kerr
Moses
Goodman
John
Scott
John
Gray
Peter
Leaver
Thomas
Barrie
John
Greenly
Saunders
Goodhall
William
Olde
John
Campbell
Peter
Campbell
Donald
McGregor
Samuel
Fiddler
Pierre
Michelle
Samuel
Trueman
Richard
Sheldon
Jacob
Kirkham
George
Oliver
Thomas
Warner
Thomas
Knight
John
collier
John
Hay
Francis
Westerdick
John
Cameron
Alexander
Fraser
Thomas
Bright
Robert
Wood
Thomas
Hunter
Jas.
Miller
John
Blackwell
John
Haris
Henry
Blondham(?)
James
Montgomery
Simon
Budord(?)
Nathaniel
Deans
William
Blair
Leopold
Newholt
James
Chambers
Martin
Johnson
William
Matheson
Archibald
Robbin(?)Robblin(?)
William
Horrox
Thomas
Richardson
Richard
Clark
William
Spalding
John
Lenwalder
George
Fry
Louis
Pinnett or Pennett
John
McPhail
Benoit
Darout
James
McLeod
Those who voted for Benjamin Delisle
J.N.
O’Brien
F.N.
Cummings
Samuel
Swan
Thomas
Manion
Matthew
Gould
Theo.
Bartholet
Jas.
Leroux
John
Yeldon
John
Crump
Jas.
Robinson
A.W.
Playfair
John
Mackie
Michael
Murphy
John
Blade
John
Vaniren(?)
Joseph
Pappin
John
Publow
Alexander
Macdonnell
John
Macdonnell
Jas.
Fownelle
Jas.
DuPerry
John
Clark
Angus
Webbe
John
McLellan
William
Webbe
Robert
Moore
Ulysses
Fitzmaurice
John
Connor
Alexander
Matheson
Henry
Mcnaddon
Joseph
LaRose
John
Burwood
Joseph
Porter
Louis
Roy
Thomas
Bertram
Thomas McGan
Posted: 07 April, 2005