New York 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New York 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
Date:
1796
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
David Brooks, Theodorus Bailey
Candidates: David Brooks[1]Theodorus Bailey
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2]12201018
District of Five12201018
Dutchess County12201018
Town of Amenia4064
Town of Beekman17112
Town of Carmel3020
Town of Cllinton[3]--
Town of Fishkill84212
Town of Franklin8010
Town of Fredericks[4]--
Town of Northeast6685
Town of Pawling13330
Town of Phillips4655
Town of Poughkeepsie147192
Town of Rhinebeck256121
Town of Southeast8418
Town of Standford36118
Town of Washingnton4781

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Though listed here as "District 5", 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.
[3]"Lost, poll list not signed." The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). January 25, 1797.
[4]"Lost, poll list not signed." The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). January 25, 1797.

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.
Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). January 18, 1797.
Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). January 19, 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.
The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). January 23, 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.
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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