Massachusetts 1796 U.S. Senate, Special

Office:
U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1796 U.S. Senate, Special
Date:
1796
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:
Edward H. Robbins, Benjamin Goodhue, Nathan Dane
Candidates: Edward H. RobbinsBenjamin GoodhueNathan Dane
Affiliation:FederalistFederalist
Final Result: [1][2]---
State Senate7221
House of Representatives75--

Notes:

[1]Special election to replace George Cabot, resigned.
[2]"House of Representative, Friday, June 10. Agreeably to the order of the day, the House proceeded to the Election of a Senator to represent this State in the Senate of the United States, until March next, in the room of the Hon. George Cabot, Esq. resigned." The Hampshire and Berkshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). June 21, 1796.

References:

The Tocsin (Hallowell, ME). June 1796.
The Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). June 1, 1796.
Impartial Herald (Newburyport, MA). June 14, 1796.
Federal Orrery (Boston, MA). June 16, 1796.
Political Gazette (Newburyport, MA). June 16, 1796.
Impartial Herald (Newburyport, MA). June 18, 1796.
Andrews's Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). June 21, 1796.
Hampshire and Berkshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). June 21, 1796.
The Eastern Herald (Portland, ME). June 26, 1796.

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