Rhode Island 1788 Constitutional Convention

Office:
Constitutional Convention (State)
Title:
Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Rhode Island 1788 Constitutional Convention
Date:
1788
State:
Rhode Island
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:
yea, nea
Candidates: yea[1]nea
Affiliation:
Final Result: 2372708
Bristol County--
Town of Barrington934
Town of Bristol2623
Town of Warren241
Kent County--
Town of Coventry-180
Town of East Greenwich291
Town of Warwick3140
Town of West Greenwich2145
Newport County--
Town of Jamestown511
Town of Little Compton6357
Town of Middletown640
Town of Newport110
Town of New Shoreham-32
Town of Portsmouth1260
Town of Tiverton2392
Providence County--
Town of Cranston-101
Town of Cumberland10113
Town of Foster-177
Town of Glocester9228
Town of Johnston179
Town of North Providence-48
Town of Providence-1
Town of Scituate-156
Town of Smithfield2158
Washington County--
Town of Charlestown651
Town of Exeter6136
Town of Hopkinton3895
Town of North Kingstown2160
Town of Richmond168
Town of South Kingstown1125
Town of Westerly1256

Notes:

[1]Rejected.

References:

Staples, William R. Rhode Island in the Continental Congress, with Journal of the Convention that adopted the Constitution, 1765-1790. Providence: Providence Press, 1870. 589-590.

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