New York 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6

Office:: U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: New York 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
Date:: 1796
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: Hezekiah L. Hosmer, John P. Van Ness, scattering

Candidates:	Hezekiah L. Hosmer [1]	John P. Van Ness	scattering
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican
Final Result: [2]	1036	758	16
District of Six	1036	758	16
Columbia County	1036	758	16
Town of Canaan	131	68	3
Town of Chatham	91	104	1
Town of Claverack	101	161	1
Town of Clermont	6	71	1
Town of Germantown	20	-	-
Town of Hillsdale	240	98	1
City of Hudson	211	24	6
Town of Kinderhook	121	140	1
Town of Livingston	115	92	2

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Though listed here as"District 6", U.S. House of Representatives districts in New York were not officially identified by number until 1797. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony of the State of New York. 223.

References:

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). January 16, 1797.

The Minerva and Evening Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY). January 16, 1797.

Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). January 17, 1797.

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). January 19, 1797.

The New World (Philadelphia, PA). January 19, 1797.

The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). January 20, 1797.

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). January 20, 1797.

The New World (Philadelphia, PA). January 21, 1797.

Hudson Gazette (Hudson, NY). January 23, 1797.

Hurtin's Goshen Repository, and Weekly Intelligencer (Goshen, NY). January 24, 1797.

The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). January 25, 1797.

Hudson Gazette (Hudson, NY). January 30, 1797.

Hutchins, S. C. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony State of New York. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons, and, 1870.

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