Massachusetts 1804 State Senate, Worcester County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1804 State Senate, Worcester County
Date:
1804
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Daniel Bigelow, Elijah Brigham, Salem Towne, Thomas Hale, Edward Bangs, John Whiting, Moses White, Samuel Jones, Pliny Merrick, Benjamin Haywood, Bezaleel Taft, Jabez Upham, Nathan Fisher, Dwight Foster, John Cutler, Aaron Marsh, Nathaniel Denny, John Bisco
Candidates: Daniel Bigelow[1]Elijah Brigham[2]Salem Towne[3]Thomas Hale[4]Edward BangsJohn WhitingMoses WhiteSamuel JonesPliny MerrickBenjamin HaywoodBezaleel TaftJabez UphamNathan FisherDwight FosterJohn CutlerAaron MarshNathaniel DennyJohn Bisco
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [5][6]3543352135023492--------------
Worcester County3543352135023492--------------
Town of Ashburnham------------------
Town of Athol9394949410101010----------
Town of Barre9899999956565656----------
District of Berlin67676767--------------
Town of Bolton[7]7070707021212121----------
Town of Boylston72737162--------------
Town of Brookfield[8]204196202202414183835845--1---
Town of Charlton------------------
Town of Dana------------------
Town of Douglas6565656525242425--1----1--
Town of Dudley616162611213112----------
Town of Fitchburg[9]5555565656555556----------
Town of Gardner------------------
Town of Gerry777777773333----------
Town of Grafton----74747474----------
Town of Hardwick8686868624242424----------
Town of Harvard------------------
Town of Holden1211231211064-------------
Town of Hubbardston6059606016161616----------
Town of Lancaster100100989956555352----------
Town of Leicester9396989539413938----------
Town of Leominster------------------
Town of Lunenberg------------------
Town of Mendon2222222276767676----------
Town of Milford------------------
Town of New Braintree737373734444----------
Town of Northborough595058596867----------
Town of Northbridge3836383723222222----------
Town of Oakham7011----------------
Town of Oxford------------------
Town of Paxton484846499767-11-32--1-
Town of Petersham8889898972727272----------
Town of Princetown109109109109--------------
Town of Royalston9888888816171717----------
Town of Rutland7779777913131213----------
Town of Shrewsbury[10]9696969646464646----------
Town of Southborough766977773333----------
Town of Spencer8282818212121212---------1
Town of Sterling11712411112286-6----------
Town of Sturbridge------------------
Town of Sutton------------------
Town of Templeton------------------
Town of Upton------------------
Town of Uxbridge------------------
Town of Ward3939393938373637----------
Town of Westborough34339323235325----------
Town of Western5049495019202019----------
Town of Westminster------------------
Town of Winchendon[11]84858585--------------
Town of Worcester[12]82818482150150150154----------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]"No. Voters, 5164. Make a choice, 2583." Governor's Council Records.
[6]The Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA) and The New-England Palladium (Boston, MA) report 5164 total voters, with 2583 necessary to make a choice.
[7]"CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR. From Bolton.--[']The inflammatory pamphlets were introduced among us; but they had a different effect upon the minds of those who read them, than was intended by the authors.--The federal ticket for Senators had 70 votes; and the Pamphlet list 21.'" Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 4, 1804.
[8]The Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). reports 200 votes each for Daniel Bigelow, Elijah Brigham, Salem Towne and Thomas Hale and 33 votes each for Edward Bangs, John Whiting, Moses White and Samuel Jones.
[9]The Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). reports 60 votes each for Daniel Bigelow, Elijah Brigham, Salem Towne, Thomas Hale, Edward Bangs, John Whiting, Moses White and Samuel Jones.
[10]The Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). reports 81 votes for Daniel Bigelow and 91 votes each for Elijah Brigham, Salem Towne and Thomas Hale.
[11]"Winchendon--... Democratic Ticket 0." New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 6, 1804.
[12]The Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA), April 4, and New-England Palladium (Boston, MA) report 152 votes for Samuel Jones and 148 votes each for Edward Bangs, Moses White and John Whiting.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookfield Town Records.
Spencer Town Records.
Warren Town Records. 91.
Worcester Town Records. 65.
Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 4, 1804.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 4, 1804.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 6, 1804.
Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 7, 1804.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 11, 1804.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). May 15, 1804.
Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 19, 1804.
The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). June 4, 1804.
Republican Spy (Springfield, MA). June 11, 1804.
Davis, Walter A., ed. The Old Records of the Town of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Vol. II. Fitchburg, MA: Published by Authority of the City Council, 1899. 308.
Metcalf, John G. Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880. Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1880. 473-474.

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