Flying SquidtoMildly Interesting@lemmy.world•4 months agoedit-24 months agoWe found this old matchbook in our kitchen. It's for a coroner's election. The Democrat candidate is on one side and the Republican candidate is on the other.(lemmy.world)imagearrow-up1292arrow-down12message-square56
arrow-up1290arrow-down1imageWe found this old matchbook in our kitchen. It's for a coroner's election. The Democrat candidate is on one side and the Republican candidate is on the other.(lemmy.world)Flying SquidtoMildly Interesting@lemmy.world•4 months agoedit-24 months agomessage-square56
minus-squareFlying SquidOP21•4 months agoedit-24 months agolinkfedilinkThe Democrat, based on my Googling. Dude apparently was coroner from the 1940s to the 1990s!
minus-squareVolkdittyEnglish19•4 months agolinkfedilinkI was Googling also, I don’t think that entire term was his. His son, Dr D.M. Ferguson, Jr, took over the coroner role sometime prior to 1968.
minus-squarepartial_accumen7•4 months agolinkfedilinkIf he was in office that long, your local historical society may be interested in that matchbook.
minus-squareFlying SquidOP9•4 months agolinkfedilinkI was thinking they might anyway just because it’s a curiosity in terms of the way things are done in American elections. As you can see, it’s in poor condition, but I was planning on bringing it over this week, so we’re on the same page there.
The Democrat, based on my Googling. Dude apparently was coroner from the 1940s to the 1990s!
I was Googling also, I don’t think that entire term was his. His son, Dr D.M. Ferguson, Jr, took over the coroner role sometime prior to 1968.
Ah, that makes sense. I missed that. Thanks.
If he was in office that long, your local historical society may be interested in that matchbook.
I was thinking they might anyway just because it’s a curiosity in terms of the way things are done in American elections. As you can see, it’s in poor condition, but I was planning on bringing it over this week, so we’re on the same page there.