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52. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Chatham
53. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Hardwick, Ballot 2
54. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Hardwick, First Ballot
55. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Leyden
56. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Marshfield
57. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Newburyport
58. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Salem
59. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Tisbury
60. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Topsfield
61. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Wareham
62. Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Weston
63. Missouri 1820 Constitutional Convention, Cape Girardeau County
64. Missouri 1820 Constitutional Convention, Cooper County
65. Missouri 1820 Constitutional Convention, Howard County
66. Missouri 1820 Constitutional Convention, Jefferson County
67. Missouri 1820 Constitutional Convention, Saint Louis County
68. Missouri 1820 Constitutional Convention, Washington County
69. New Jersey 1819 Constitutional Convention
70. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Albany County
71. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Columbia County
72. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Dutchess County
73. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Montgomery County
74. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, New York County
75. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Orange County
76. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Queens County
77. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Ulster County
78. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Washington County
79. New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Westchester County
80. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention
81. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Albany County
82. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Broome County
83. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Cattaraugus, Chautauque, Erie and Niagara Counties
84. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Cayuga County
85. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Chenango County
86. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Clinton and Franklin Counties
87. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Columbia County
88. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Cortland County
89. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Delaware County
90. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Dutchess County
91. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Genesee County
92. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Greene County
93. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Jefferson County
94. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Kings County
95. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Madison County
96. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Monroe County
97. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Montgomery County
98. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, New York County
99. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Onondaga and Oswego Counties
100. New York 1821 Constitutional Convention, Ontario County
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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.
Oxford English Dictionary
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