Massachusetts 1822 State Senate, Norfolk County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1822 State Senate, Norfolk County
Date:
1822
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
John Ruggles, Benjamin Reynolds, Micah White, Lewis Fisher, Stephen P. Loud, Samuel Bass, Sherman Leland, Minott Thayer, Josiah J. Fiske, Barney Smith, William Ellis, Samuel Bugbee, Edward Dowse, John Endicott, scattering
Candidates: John Ruggles[1]Benjamin Reynolds[2]Micah WhiteLewis FisherStephen P. LoudSamuel BassSherman LelandMinott ThayerJosiah J. FiskeBarney SmithWilliam EllisSamuel BugbeeEdward DowseJohn Endicottscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [3][4]1783173816431352-----------
Norfolk County1783173816431352-----------
Town of Bellingham---------------
Town of Braintree---------------
Town of Brookline202020464646---------
Town of Canton888688242424---------
Town of Cohasset---------------
Town of Dedham170170171125120120--------8
Town of Dorchester---------------
District of Dover---------------
Town of Foxborough---------------
Town of Franklin---------------
Town of Medfield---------------
Town of Medway---------------
Town of Milton[5]9973733749452--18-16151-
Town of Needham---------------
Town of Quincy---------------
Town of Randolph1401407416666754-------11
Town of Roxbury---------------
Town of Sharon---------------
Town of Stoughton---------------
Town of Walpole756256677576--26-17---5
Town of Weymouth7676699227132765-------
Town of Wrentham---------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"Whole number of votes, 10065. Make a choice, 1678." Governor's Council Records.
[4]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Lewis Fisher would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[5]Micah White received 8 votes as Michael White.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookline Town Records. 544-545.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). April 3, 1822.
New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 5, 1822.
Village Register, and Norfolk County Advertiser (Dedham, MA). April 5, 1822.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). April 10, 1822.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). May 18, 1822.
The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). May 21, 1822.
Franklin Herald (Greenfield, MA). May 28, 1822.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). June 1, 1822.

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