Massachusetts 1805 House of Representatives, Hingham
- Office:
- House of Representatives (State)
- Title:
- State Representative
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1805 House of Representatives, Hingham
- Date:
- 1805
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- House of Representatives/State Representative
- Candidates:
- Nathan Rice, Hawkes Fearing, scattering
| Candidates: | Nathan Rice[1] | Hawkes Fearing | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | |
| Final Result: [2] | 118 | 88 | 2 |
| Town of Hingham | 118 | 88 | 2 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]According to the Independent Chronicle of May 16, 1805 originally the citizens of Hingham had voted to only send one Representative to the General Court, but after the first election, when the Federalists realized they were in the majority, they decided to send a second member.
References:
The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). May 16, 1805.
Lincoln, Solomon, Jr. History of the town of Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Hingham, MA: Caleb Gill, Jr. and Farmer and Brown, 1827. 168.
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