Massachusetts 1815 Speaker of the House

Office:: Speaker of the House (State)
Title:: Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1815 Speaker of the House
Date:: 1815
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:: Timothy Bigelow, Benjamin Green, scattering

Candidates:	Timothy Bigelow [1]	Benjamin Green	scattering
Affiliation:	Federalist	Democrat
Final Result: [2][3][4]	271	102	5
House of Representatives	271	102	5

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT) lists Timothy Bigelow with 273 votes and Benjamin Green with 104 votes.

[3]The Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA) reports 273 votes for Timothy Bigelow and 103 for Benjamin Green.

[4]The Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA) reports 273 votes for Timothy Bigelow.

References:

Boston Gazette (Boston, MA). June 1, 1815.

Dedham Gazette (Dedham, MA). June 2, 1815.

Newburyport Herald, and Commercial Gazette (Newburyport, MA). June 2, 1815.

Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). June 2, 1815.

The Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). June 2, 1815.

The Yankee (Boston, MA). June 2, 1815.

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 3, 1815.

The Rhode-Island American, and General Advertiser (Providence, RI). June 6, 1815.

Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). June 7, 1815.

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