New Hampshire 1796 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Hampshire 1796 Governor
Date:
1796
State:
New Hampshire
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
John T. Gilman, Timothy Walker, John Langdon, Oliver Peabody, Benjamin Bellows, Nathaniel Peabody, Timothy Abbott, John Prentice, Timothy Gilman, Joshua Walker, Moses Levitt, Nathaniel Peabody, John Bell, Josiah Bartlett, Abiel Foster, scattering
Candidates: John T. Gilman[1]Timothy WalkerJohn LangdonOliver PeabodyBenjamin BellowsNathaniel PeabodyTimothy AbbottJohn PrenticeTimothy GilmanJoshua WalkerMoses LevittNathaniel PeabodyJohn BellJosiah BartlettAbiel Fosterscattering
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]7809--------------2008
Cheshire County----------------
Town of Acworth----------------
Town of Alstead----------------
Town of Charlestown[4]----------------
Town of Chesterfield----------------
Town of Claremont----------------
Town of Cornish----------------
Town of Croydon----------------
Town of Dublin28-13-------------
Town of Fitzwilliam54---------------
Town of Gilsum2-17-------------
Town of Goshen----------------
Town of Hinsdale----------------
Town of Jaffrey62---------------
Town of Keene103---------------
Town of Langdon----------------
Town of Lempster----------------
Town of Marlborough46---------------
Town of Marlow----------------
Town of New Grantham----------------
Town of Newport----------------
Town of Packersfield----------------
Town of Plainfield----------------
Town of Richmond----------------
Town of Rindge83--------8------
Town of Springfield----------------
Town of Stoddard----------------
Town of Sullivan33---------------
Town of Surry----------------
Town of Swanzey----------------
Town of Unity----------------
Town of Walpole61---------------
Town of Washington----------------
Town of Wendell----------------
Town of Westmoreland----------------
Town of Winchester----------------
Grafton County----------------
Town of Adams----------------
Town of Alexandria----------------
Town of Bartlett----------------
Town of Bath----------------
Town of Bethlehem----------------
Town of Bridgewater142--------------
Town of Burton----------------
Town of Campton----------------
Town of Canaan4210--------------
Town of Chatham----------------
Town of Colebrook----------------
Town of Concord----------------
Town of Conway----------------
Town of Coventry----------------
Town of Dalton----------------
Town of Danbury----------------
Town of Dorchester----------------
Town of Enfield----------------
Town of Franconia----------------
Town of Grafton----------------
Town of Groton----------------
Town of Hanover[5]93---------------
Town of Haverhill----------------
Town of Hebron----------------
Town of Jefferson----------------
Town of Lancaster----------------
Town of Landaff----------------
Town of Lebanon----------------
Town of Lincoln----------------
Town of Littleton----------------
Town of Lyman----------------
Town of Lyme----------------
Town of New Chester2413---24----------
Town of New Holderness----------------
Town of Northumberland----------------
Town of Orange----------------
Town of Orford----------------
Town of Peeling----------------
Town of Percy----------------
Town of Piermont----------------
Town of Plymouth[6]----------------
Town of Rumney----------------
Town of Stewartstown----------------
Town of Stratford----------------
Town of Thornton----------------
Town of Warren----------------
Town of Wentworth262---413---------
Hillsborough County----------------
Town of Amherst155-------8-------
Town of Andover[7]----------------
Town of Antrim----------------
Town of Bedford5613--------------
Town of Boscawen----------------
Town of Bradford----------------
Town of Brookline47---------------
Town of Deering----------------
Town of Derryfield----53-----------
Town of Dunbarton---81------------
Town of Dunstable----------------
Town of Fishersfield----------------
Town of Francestown----------------
Town of Goffstown----------------
Town of Greenfield----------------
Town of Hancock34---------------
Town of Henniker2737-------------1
Town of Hillsborough----------------
Town of Hollis105---------------
Town of Hopkinton3125--------------
Kearsage Gore----------------
Town of Litchfield----------------
Town of Lyndeborough52-13-------------
Town of Mason----------------
Town of Merrimack----------------
Town of Milford25----7----------
Town of New Boston----------------
Town of New Ipswich105---------------
Town of New London----------------
Town of Nottingham West56---------------
Town of Peterborough----------------
Town of Salisbury103-------------1-
Town of Sharon----------------
Town of Society Land----------------
Town of Sutton----------------
Town of Temple92---------------
Town of Warner6225--------------
Town of Weare----------------
Town of Wilton----------------
Rockingham County----------------
Town of Allenstown----------------
Town of Atkinson64---------------
Town of Bow----------------
Town of Brentwood105---------------
Town of Candia----------------
Town of Canterbury----------------
Town of Chester113---------------
Town of Chichester----------------
Town of Concord53144--------------
Town of Deerfield[8]----------------
Town of East Kingston----------------
Town of Epping[9]168---------------
Town of Epsom[10]----------------
Town of Exeter184---------------
Town of Greenland----------------
Town of Hampstead----------------
Town of Hampton122----12----------
Town of Hampton Falls----------------
Town of Hawke----------------
Town of Kensington97---------------
Town of Kingston----------------
Town of Londonderry----------------
Town of Loudon----------------
Town of New Castle----------------
Town of Newington----------------
Town of Newmarket1641--------------
Town of Newton----------------
Town of North Hampton----------------
Town of Northfield----------------
Town of Northwood----------------
Town of Nottingham----------------
Town of Pelham----------------
Town of Pembroke5639-----------1--
Town of Pittsfield[11]----------------
Town of Plaistow----------------
Town of Poplin----------------
Town of Portsmouth147-159-------55----
Town of Raymond----------------
Town of Rye1-77-2-----------
Town of Salem----------------
Town of Sandown----------------
Town of Seabrook----------------
Town of South Hampton----------------
Town of Stratham91---------------
Town of Windham54-----------4---
Strafford County----------------
Town of Alton----------------
Town of Barnstead95---------------
Town of Barrington230---------------
Town of Brookfield----------------
Town of Dover[12]177--------------3
Town of Durham----------------
Town of Eaton----------------
Town of Effingham----------------
Town of Gilmantown166---------------
Town of Lee----------------
Town of Madbury----------------
Town of Meredith----------------
Town of Middleton----------------
Town of Moultonborough----------------
Town of New Durham----------------
Town of New Hampton----------------
Town of Ossipee----------------
Ossipee Gore----------------
Town of Rochester324---------------
Town of Sanbornton156---------------
Town of Sandwich----------------
Town of Somersworth----------------
Town of Tamworth----------------
Town of Tuftonboro----------------
Town of Wakefield----------------
Town of Wolfeboro----------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The whole number of votes returned for Governor was 10,775 of which his Excellency John T. Gilman, Esq. had 7809." The Mirrour (Concord, NH). June 21, 1796.
[3]"The opposition in this state to Gov. Gilman is merely local. The votes in Concord were, for Hon. Mr. Walker, 144, for Gov. Gilman, 53. At Amherst, Exeter and Kensington, 436 votes for Gov. Gilman. Their pretensions at Concord, to a change of Governor, are founded on Gov. Gilman's opposition to the Non Resident tax." The Rising Sun (Keene, NH). March 22, 1796.
[4]John Taylor Gilman had a majority of 89 votes.
[5]A History of the Town of Hanover lists John T. Gilman with 109 votes.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Plymouth.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Andover.
[8]Unanimous vote for John T. Gilman.
[9]The Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH), April 6, lists John T. Gilman with 108 votes in Epping.
[10]Unanimous vote for John T. Gilman.
[11]Unanimous vote for John T. Gilman.
[12]The Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH), April 6, lists John T. Gilman with 170 votes in Dover.

References:

Concord Town Records, 1732-1820. 291.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). March 7, 1796.
The Rising Sun (Keene, NH). March 8, 1796.
The Eagle: or, Dartmouth Centinel (Hanover, NH). March 14, 1796.
Village Messenger (Amherst, NH). March 15, 1796.
Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH). March 16, 1796.
The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). March 19, 1796.
The Rising Sun (Keene, NH). March 22, 1796.
Village Messenger (Amherst, NH). March 22, 1796.
Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH). March 23, 1796.
The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). March 26, 1796.
Village Messenger (Amherst, NH). March 29, 1796.
The American Herald of Liberty (Exeter, NH). March 30, 1796.
The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). April 2, 1796.
Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH). April 3, 1796.
The Sun. Dover Gazette and County Advertiser (Dover, NH). April 6, 1796.
Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH). April 6, 1796.
The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). April 9, 1796.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). April 11, 1796.
The Sun. Dover Gazette and County Advertiser (Dover, NH). April 20, 1796.
The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). April 23, 1796.
Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH). June 9, 1796.
The Federal Mirror (Concord, NH). June 21, 1796.
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Hayward, Silvanus. History of the Town of Gilsum, New Hampshire from 1752 to 1879. Manchester, NH: J. B. Clarke, 1881. 87.
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