Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Salem

Office:
Constitutional Convention (State)
Title:
Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Salem
Date:
1820
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:
Benjamin Pickman, David Cummins, Joseph Story, Gideon Barstow, John Derby, Jr., Michael Shepard, Stephen White, Leverett Saltonstall, John G. King, Willard Peele, J. D. Treadwell, John Osgood, Nathaniel Bowditch, Frederick Howes, Benjamin W. Crowninshield, William Silsbee
Candidates: Benjamin Pickman[1]David Cummins[2]Joseph Story[3]Gideon Barstow[4]John Derby, Jr.[5]Michael Shepard[6]Stephen White[7]Leverett Saltonstall[8]John G. King[9]Willard PeeleJ. D. TreadwellJohn OsgoodNathaniel BowditchFrederick HowesBenjamin W. CrowninshieldWilliam Silsbee
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [10][11][12][13]315294271266262249195186178174171163160154148119
Town of Salem315294271266262249195186178174171163160154148119

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Elected.
[8]Elected.
[9]Elected.
[10]"The whole number of votes was 352, and 177 necessary to a choice." Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). October 17, 1820.
[11]"Besides which were 102 different candidates voted for." Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). October 17, 1820.
[12]"Of the above who are chosen, five are Democrats and four Federalist." Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). October 17, 1820.
[13]"In this town, eleven was the number of delegates contemplated to be chosen, but several tickets were voted for, and owing to the great number of scattered votes, only nine of the candidate were elected, who are as follows:" The Essex Register (Salem, MA). October 18, 1820.

References:

The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). October 13, 1820.
The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). October 17, 1820.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). October 18, 1820.
The Essex Register (Salem, MA). October 18, 1820.

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