1897 New York City Council President election

1897 New York City Council presidential election

November 2, 1897 1901 (Aldermanic President) →
 
Nominee Randolph Guggenheimer R. Ross Appleton John H. Schumann
Party Democratic Republican Citizens Union
Popular vote 226,979 114,769 110,807
Percentage 47.9% 24.2% 23.4%

Elected President of the Council

Randolph Guggenheimer
Democratic

An election was held in New York City to election the President of its Council on November 2, 1897. The charter of the new City of Greater New York had created a bicameral Municipal Assembly, comprising an upper Council and a lower Board of Aldermen. The Council president was elected citywide while the Board of Aldermen elected its own president.[1]

  1. ^ The Charter of the City of New York, Chapter 378 of the Laws of 1897, With amendments passed in 1898 and 1899, and a complete index, and maps of boroughs. Eagle Building, Brooklyn: Office of Publication. September 1899. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

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