New York 1809 Assembly, Rensselaer County

Office:: Assembly (State)
Title:: Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New York 1809 Assembly, Rensselaer County
Date:: 1809
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:: Cornelius J. Schermerhorn, Henry Platt, Jeremiah Schuyler, Timothy Leonard, Benjamin Smith, John Reeve, James L. Hogeboom, Munson Smith

Candidates:	Cornelius J. Schermerhorn [1]	Henry Platt [2]	Jeremiah Schuyler [3]	Timothy Leonard [4]	Benjamin Smith	John Reeve	James L. Hogeboom	Munson Smith
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Final Result: [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]	2553	2551	2541	2538	1865	1863	1850	1850
Rensselaer County	2553	2551	2541	2538	1865	1863	1850	1850
Town of Berlin[16]	191	193	192	191	140	140	136	139
Town of Brunswick[17]	139	140	139	138	138	138	138	137
Town of Grafton[18]	81	81	80	82	71	73	73	72
Town of Greenbush[19]	264	261	260	258	257	254	252	253
Town of Hoosick[20]	208	207	206	208	189	189	189	189
Town of Lansingburgh[21][22]	157	157	155	159	32	42	38	41
Town of Nassau[23]	256	256	256	256	66	66	66	66
Town of Petersburgh[24]	118	119	116	119	125	128	125	124
Town of Pittstown	167	167	167	167	258	258	258	256
Town of Schaghticoke	112	112	113	113	169	169	167	165
Town of Schodack[25]	251	250	249	248	152	152	153	152
Town of Stephentown[26]	322	324	322	321	66	66	65	66
Town of Troy[27][28]	287	284	286	278	202	188	190	190

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]The Troy Gazette (Troy, NY) refers to the Federalist ticket as the Whig ticket and the Republican ticket as the Tory ticket.

[6]There were several differences in figures among the newspapers that printed results for Rensselaer County. Lansingburgh Gazette appears to be the most accurate. Both The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY) transposed the columns for Jeremiah Schuyler and Timothy Leonard.

[7]The Troy Gazette (Troy, NY) reports 2539 votes for Jeremiah Schuyler and 2539 votes for Timothy Leonard in Rensselaer County.

[8]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) and The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) report 2538 votes for Jeremiah Schuyler in Rensselaer County.

[9]The Albany Register (Albany, NY) and The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) report 2541 votes for Timothy Leonard in Rensselaer County.

[10]The Lansingburgh Gazette reports 1861 votes for Benjamin Smith in Rensselaer County; however, the sum of totals per town that it reports is 1871.

[11]The Albany Register (Albany, NY), The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) and Troy Gazette (Troy, NY) report 1860 votes for Benjamin Smith in Rensselaer County.

[12]The Lansingburgh Gazette reports 1855 votes for John Reeve in Rensselaer County; however, the sum of totals per town that it reports is 1863.

[13]The Lansingburgh Gazette, Troy Gazette (Troy, NY), The Albany Register (Albany, NY), and The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) report 1846 votes for James L. Hogeboom in Rensselaer County; however, the sum of totals per town that it reports is 1850.

[14]"For the Troy Gazette (Troy, NY). HOSICK REGENERATED. 'The town of Hosick at the late Town Meeting has retrieved its character'--Frenchman's paper. Hosick for the first time in a number of years has the last election given a decided Federal majority; it deserves much credit for its manly and independent exertions, in estranging itself from the thraldom of French democracy, which has so long enchained it to the views and wishes of a party of aspiring demagogues, many of whom have publickly, unequivocally, and with unblushing effrontery, declared their attachment to Frenchmen, French measures, French rapacity, tyanny, and oppression." Troy Gazette (Troy, NY). May 9, 1809.

[15]"Liars should have good memories. The Tory yelpers are barking most hideously at the federalists because the Washington principles have triumphed at the late election. As is usual with arch rogues, they attribute their defeat to any thing other than the real cause. To acknowledge that the people's sentiments had changed would tend to draw off some who are still attached to them; therefore they labour hard to convince the people their defeat is owing to the unfair means used by their opponents. Among other stories circulated to make this impression, is one, that the federalists have made voters by conveying property to paupers and others, in Troy and Hosick." Troy Gazette (Troy, NY). May 23, 1809.

[16]The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY) report 191 votes for Jeremiah Schuyler and 192 votes for Timothy Leonard in Berlin.

[17]The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY) report 138 votes for Jeremiah Schuyler and 139 votes for Timothy Leonard in Brunswick.

[18]The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY) report 82 votes for Jeremiah Schuyler and 80 votes for Timothy Leonard in Grafton.

[19]The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY) report 258 votes for Jeremiah Schuyler and 260 votes for Timothy Leonard in Greenbush.

[20]The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY) report 208 votes for Jeremiah Schuyler and 206 votes for Timothy Leonard in Hoosick.

[21]The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY) report 159 votes for Jeremiah Schuyler and 155 votes for Timothy Leonard in Lansingburgh.

[22]The Lansingburgh Gazette reports 38 votes for Benjamin Smith in Lansingburgh.

[23]The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY), The Albany Register (Albany, NY), and Troy Gazette (Troy, NY) report 255 votes for Jeremiah Schuyler in Nassau.

[24]The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY) report 116 votes for Timothy Leonard in Petersburgh.

[25]The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY) report 248 votes for Jeremiah Schuyler and 249 votes for Timothy Leonard in Schodack.

[26]The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY), The Albany Register (Albany, NY), and Troy Gazette (Troy, NY) reports 321 votes for Jeremiah Schuyler and 322 votes for Timothy Leonard in Stephentown.

[27]The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) and The Albany Register (Albany, NY) report 278 votes for Jeremiah Schuyler and 286 votes for Timothy Leonard in Troy.

[28]The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY) reports 162 votes for Benjamin Smith in Troy.

References:

Farmers' Register (Troy, NY). May 2, 1809.

The Albany Register (Albany, NY). May 5, 1809.

Lansingburgh Gazette (Lansingburgh, NY). May 9, 1809.

Troy Gazette (Troy, NY). May 9, 1809.

The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY). May 12, 1809.

Troy Gazette (Troy, NY). May 23, 1809.

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