October 3, 2024
Do any of you remember the American presidential election of 1824? Probably not. It was an election decided by the U.S. House of Representatives.
During tonight's Rotary Club of Salisbury meeting, local historian and Salisbury University lecturer Peggy Genvert shared details of the four-candidate election that resulted in the election of John Quincy Adams.
Because none of the four candidates, Adams, William Crawford, Henry Clay, and Andrew Jackson received a majority of the Electoral College votes, it was up to the House of Representatives to select the winner. Each state got one vote.
Mrs. Genvert shared information on each candidate and some of the shenanigans that were alleged.
It was another interesting program for Rotary Club of Salisbury members.