Parliamentary Privilege and Electoral Disputes on Colonial Prince Edward Island
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Description
In 1831, William Cooper, former land
agent for Lord James Townshend,
ran as a candidate for the House of Assembly
in a by-election in King's County.
He finished his campaign on 20 July at
St. Peter's, hiding in the loft of a barn adjacent
to the polling place. Below him in
the darkened barn, a dozen men
searched for him with angry expressions
and threats. "Damn him," cried one, "he
is here — send him out, send him out—
we'll have him."
Cooper was a refugee from an election
riot that had been building like summer
thunder throughout the day. His pursuers
did not find him, and order was finally
restored by special constables
brandishing clubs. The polling could not
be completed.
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- Title
- Parliamentary Privilege and Electoral Disputes on Colonial Prince Edward Island
- Creator
- Bumsted, J. M.
- Subject
- Island Magazine, Prince Edward Island Museum
- Description
- In 1831, William Cooper, former land agent for Lord James Townshend, ran as a candidate for the House of Assembly in a by-election in King's County. He finished his campaign on 20 July at St. Peter's, hiding in the loft of a barn adjacent to the polling place. Below him in the darkened barn, a dozen men searched for him with angry expressions and threats. "Damn him," cried one, "he is here — send him out, send him out— we'll have him." Cooper was a refugee from an election riot that had been building like summer thunder throughout the day. His pursuers did not find him, and order was finally restored by special constables brandishing clubs. The polling could not be completed.
- Publisher
- Prince Edward Island Museum
- Contributor
- Date
- 1989
- Type
- Document
- Format
- application/pdf
- Identifier
- vre:islemag-batch2-345
- Source
- 26
- Language
- en_US
- Relation
- Coverage
- Rights
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