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Richard Gillespie announces Charlevoix County commissioner campaign, 1992

Also 1992 Richard Gillespie commissioner campaign

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TypeEvent
Dates1992-07 – 1992-08-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1992-07 – 1992-08-04
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Richard L. Gillespie announced his campaign for Charlevoix County Commissioner District 6, which included Beaver Island, ahead of the August 4, 1992 primary.

Evidence limits

The issue contains a campaign notice, not a certified candidate filing, election result, or officeholding record.

Sources

  1. Reports Richard Gillespie’s election to the Charlevoix County Board of Commissioners for District 6 and his stated priorities for Island representation, roads, infrastructure, and transit. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1992-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the commissioner election report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-11_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports Richard L. Gillespie’s petition filing for Charlevoix County Commissioner District 6, which included Charlevoix and Beaver Island, and his appeal for island voters to participate in the August 4 primary. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1992-07_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held twenty-page issue scan confirms the commissioner-campaign notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Richard Gillespie announces Charlevoix County commissioner campaign, 1992”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/richard-gillespie-county-commissioner-campaign-1992/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1992, “RICHARD GILLESPIE NEW COMMISSIONER ... 911 TAX PASSES.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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