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112. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Charlestown
113. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Chatham
114. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Hardwick, Ballot 2
115. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Hardwick, First Ballot
116. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Leyden
117. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Marshfield
118. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Newburyport
119. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Salem
120. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Tisbury
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Constitutional Convention
Convention: In Law, A body constituted by statute to represent the people in their primary relations, and in some sense outside of the constitution, as e.g. for the framing or amending of the constitution itself (Constitutional Convention). In this sense, applied to a body meeting under authority of Congress to frame a constitution for a new state, or convened by a state legislature, in the manner prescribed by law, to revise the constitution of the state.
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Many states during this time period continued to either create (for new states) or refine their state constitutions. This resulted in numerous elections for convention delegates.
1787 - 1824: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia
Office Scope: State / Territory
Role Scope: State / County / District / City
