Massachusetts 1789 State Senate, Worcester County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1789 State Senate, Worcester County
Date:
1789
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Peter Penniman, John Fessenden, Amos Singletary, David Biglow, Abel Wilder, Samuel Baker, Moses Gill, Artemas Ward, Seth Washburn, Israel Nichols, Martin Kinsley, Timothy Paine, Andrew Peters, Samuel Curtis, Joseph Stone, Jonathan Warner, Dwight Foster, Luke Drury, Josiah Stearns, John Black, Samuel Blair, Samuel Denn, Timothy Hathaway, Benjamin Haywood, Edward Ruggles, Jeduthun Spooner, Joseph Washburn, Joseph Wood
Candidates: Peter Penniman[1]John Fessenden[2]Amos Singletary[3]David BiglowAbel WilderSamuel BakerMoses GillArtemas WardSeth WashburnIsrael NicholsMartin KinsleyTimothy PaineAndrew PetersSamuel CurtisJoseph StoneJonathan WarnerDwight FosterLuke DruryJosiah StearnsJohn BlackSamuel BlairSamuel DennTimothy HathawayBenjamin HaywoodEdward RugglesJeduthun SpoonerJoseph WashburnJoseph Wood
Affiliation:Anti-FederalistAnti-FederalistAnti-FederalistAnti-FederalistFederalistAnti-FederalistAnti-FederalistFederalistAnti-Federalist
Final Result: [4][5]1589157215251288119010361032---------------------
Worcester County1589157215261288119010361032---------------------
Town of Ashburnham----------------------------
Town of Athal----------------------------
Town of Barre----------------------------
District of Berlin----------------------------
Town of Bolton----------------------------
Town of Boylston----------------------------
Town of Brookfield13813813813884848484-138-84----------------
Town of Charlton----------------------------
Town of Douglas----------------------------
Town of Dudley----------------------------
Town of Fitchburg272727-2016181439--43-24-------------
Town of Gardner----------------------------
Town of Gerry----------------------------
Town of Grafton----------------------------
Town of Hardwick47578502625232460-5871----5----1-111-
Town of Harvard----------------------------
Town of Holden----------------------------
Town of Hubbardston----------------------------
Town of Lancaster----------------------------
Town of Leicester----------------------------
Town of Leominster----------------------------
Town of Lunenberg----------------------------
Town of Mendon222525222422214-25-219--21--2---------
Town of Milford----------------------------
Town of New Braintree----------------------------
Town of Northborough----------------------------
Town of Northbridge----------------------------
Town of Oakham3535-361-1-36-36-----------------
Town of Oxford----------------------------
Town of Paxton778-14151515108--10------1-1------
Town of Petersham----------------------------
Town of Princeton42424341596060354914134-1--------------
Town of Royalston----------------------------
Town of Rutland----------------------------
Town of Shrewsbury----------------------------
Town of Southborough----------------------------
Town of Spencer414141419799--41-92--------------
Town of Sterling----------------------------
Town of Sturbridge----------------------------
Town of Sutton----------------------------
Town of Templeton----------------------------
Town of Upton----------------------------
Town of Uxbridge----------------------------
Town of Ward----------------------------
Town of Westborough----------------------------
Town of Western89872222234-7223----20---1-------
Town of Westminster----------------------------
Town of Winchendon----------------------------
Town of Worcester251447227862804837272244-29-1-------1---1

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]"No. Voters, 2767. Make a choice, 1384." Governor's Council Records.
[5]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Abel Wilder would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookfield Town Records.
Hardwick Town Records. 555.
Oakham Town Records. 170.
Paxton Town Records. Book One.
Princeton Town Records.
Spencer Town Records.
Warren Town Records. 227.
Worcester Town Records. 147-148.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 9, 1789.
Davis, Walter A., ed. The Old Records of the Town of Fitchburgh. Vol. 2. Fitchburg, MA: Sentinel Printing, 1899. 9.
Metcalf, John G. Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880. Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1880. 442-443.

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handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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