1856 Philadelphia mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1856 Philadelphia mayoral election presidential no 1854 1858 May 6, 1856 File:Richard Vaux portrait photograph (1).jpg Richard Vaux Democratic Party (United States) 29,534 53.4% File:3x4.svg Henry Dunning Moore Know Nothing 25,445 46.1% Mayor Robert T. Conrad Whig Party (United States) Richard Vaux Democratic Party (United States) The 1856 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on May 6, 1856.Philadelphia Elections https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026403/1856-05-10/ed-1/ Sunbury American May 10, 1856 The Democratic candidate Richard Vaux defeated the Know Nothing candidate Henry Dunning Moore.Mueller 1922 225n2 General election Results 1856 Philadelphia mayoral electionMueller 1922 225n2 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Vaux 29,534 53.45 Know Nothing Henry Dunning Moore 25,445 46.05 Republican Party (United States) William B. Thomas 280 0.51 55,259 100.00 References Bibliography Mueller Henry R. The Whig Party in Pennsylvania 1922 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Whig_Party_in_Pennsylvania/QD80AAAAIAAJ PhD New York Columbia University 1856 Philadelphia Philadelphia mayoral Category:19th century in Philadelphia