Talk:1789 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

Districts
See A History of Georgia: From Its First Discovery by Europeans to the ..., Volume 2, page 394 "On the 8th December, 1790, the Legislature divided the State into three Congressional districts; directing that the counties of Camden, Glynn, Liberty, Chatham, and Effingham, shall compose the lower district; the counties of Burke, Richmond, and Washington, shall compose the middle district; and the counties of Wilkes, Franklin, and Greene, the upper district; and the first Monday in January was appointed as the day for the election of representatives to Congress. The elections were accordingly held, and James Jackson was chosen for the lower district, Abram Baldwin for the middle, and George Matthews for the upper district." However, the election in January 1791 seems to be the one for the Second Congress, which began on 4 March 1791. See 1791 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia. However, the candidates elected in 1791 were Anthony Wayne, Abraham Baldwin and Francis Willis. There is a map from 1796 here. Details of the foundation of the counties are at List_of_counties_in_Georgia. The 1790 Act is not printed in this book of statutes from 1800. Can anyone shed any light on whether the districts above were created for the elections for the First Congress or for the Second? Alekksandr (talk) 21:56, 17 December 2023 (UTC)


 * The Act of 23 January 1789 which provided for elections for the First Congress is (inconveniently) declared obsolete in the 1800 statute book. Alekksandr (talk) 22:55, 19 December 2023 (UTC)