Massachusetts 1806 Council

Office:: Governor's Council (State)
Title:: Governor's Councillor
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1806 Council
Date:: 1806
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Governor's Council/Governor's Councillor
Candidates:: William Eustis, Thomas Hazard, Daniel Kilham, Levi Lincoln, Marshall Spring, Nathan Weston, Samuel Fowler, Benjamin L. Porter, William Widgery, Stephen Bullock, David Cobb, Nathan Cushing, S. Dexter, Jr., A. P. Fernald, Henry Knox, Benjamin Pickman, Jr., Bezeleel Taft, Artemas Ward

Candidates:	William Eustis [1]	Thomas Hazard [2]	Daniel Kilham [3]	Levi Lincoln [4]	Marshall Spring [5]	Nathan Weston [6]	Samuel Fowler [7]	Benjamin L. Porter [8]	William Widgery [9]	Stephen Bullock	David Cobb	Nathan Cushing	S. Dexter, Jr.	A. P. Fernald	Henry Knox	Benjamin Pickman, Jr.	Bezeleel Taft	Artemas Ward
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [10][11]	260	260	260	260	260	260	259	259	252	158	158	158	158	158	158	158	158	158
General Court	260	260	260	260	260	260	259	259	252	158	158	158	158	158	158	158	158	158

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]Elected.

[9]Elected.

[10]"The committee reported the whole number of the votes to be 418 - 210 making a choice." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 14, 1806.

[11]"Upwards of 60 Federalist have obtained leave of absence, and gone home." The Enquirer (Richmond, VA). June 27, 1806.

References:

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 14, 1806.

The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). June 20, 1806.

The Enquirer (Richmond, VA). June 27, 1806.

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