Mayor Election Ballot, Citizens' Ticket

Citizens’ Ticket 1856 – In 1856 James Smith was elected to his second term as Providence’s sixth mayor defeating his rivals Democratic Henry J. Burroughs and former mayor Edward P. Knowles. Smith was the mayoral candidate on both the American and Citizen’s tickets and went on to become governor of Rhode Island during the Civil War. Note the printing error which was due to a fold in the ballot’s paper. 7.2 cm X 11.7 cm