Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Franklin County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1824 State Senate, Franklin County
- Date:
- 1824
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- George Grinnell, Jr., Thomas Longley, Elihu Hoyt, John Nevers, Thaddeus Coleman, Ephraim Hastings, Joshua Green, Solomon Smead, Medad Alexander, Jonathan Blake, Jr., Asa Howland, Solomon Reed, William Putnam, Samuel Coolidge, scattering
| Candidates: | George Grinnell, Jr. | Thomas Longley | Elihu Hoyt | John Nevers | Thaddeus Coleman | Ephraim Hastings | Joshua Green | Solomon Smead | Medad Alexander | Jonathan Blake, Jr. | Asa Howland | Solomon Reed | William Putnam | Samuel Coolidge | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Federalist | |||||
| Final Result: [1][2][3][4] | 1856 | 1489 | 1246 | 964 | 955 | 627 | 90 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Franklin County | 1843 | 1489 | 1246 | 964 | 955 | 627 | 90 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Town of Ashfield | 116 | 132 | 18 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bernardston | 28 | 16 | 55 | 83 | 82 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buckland | 91 | 95 | 4 | 31 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlemont | 19 | 20 | 129 | 2 | - | 124 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Town of Colrain | 21 | 156 | 147 | 129 | 136 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Conway | 120 | 121 | 30 | 55 | 56 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Deerfield[5] | 69 | 38 | 156 | 46 | 47 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ervings Grant[6] | 33 | 20 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gill | 56 | 56 | 1 | 49 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenfield | 78 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 36 | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hawley | 104 | 111 | 42 | - | - | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Heath | 114 | 36 | 13 | 26 | 27 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leverett | 40 | 43 | 2 | 55 | 55 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leyden | 78 | 66 | 12 | 46 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Monroe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montague | 94 | 66 | 49 | 41 | 39 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Salem | 4 | 25 | 149 | 82 | 71 | 122 | - | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | 114 | 36 | 72 | 74 | 78 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Orange | 26 | - | 26 | 88 | 88 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rowe | 58 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 35 | - | 21 | 21 | - | - | 28 | - | - | - |
| Town of Shelburne | 86 | 78 | 66 | 17 | 17 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shutesbury | 77 | 90 | 10 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sunderland | 98 | 83 | 20 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warwick | 101 | 35 | 107 | 11 | 11 | 3 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wendell | 132 | 45 | 4 | - | 5 | - | 84 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whately | 98 | 59 | 46 | 72 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]"Whole number of votes, 3679. Necessary to a choice, 1840." Governor's Council Records.
[2]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. George Grinnell, Jr. and John Nevers would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[3]The Official Returns lists 1489 votes for Thomas Longley, but doing the addition with the town totals as shown, returns 1488 votes.
[4]The Official Returns lists 1246 votes for Elihu Hoyt, but doing the addition with the town totals as shown, returns 1244 votes.
[5]George Grennell received 13 votes as George Grennell, Jr.
[6]"The Committee further report that they have rejected the return from the plantation of Ervings Grant, in the County of Franklin, it not being a town or district." Governor's Council Records.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Charlemont Town Records. 134.
Colrain Town Records. Book Two. 226.
Hawley Town Records.
Leverett Town Records.
Leyden Town Records. 255 - 256.
Franklin Herald and Public Advertiser (Greenfield, MA). April 6, 1824.
Greenfield Gazette (Greenfield, MA). April 6, 1824.
Franklin Herald and Public Advertiser (Greenfield, MA). April 13, 1824.
Greenfield Gazette (Greenfield, MA). April 13, 1824.
Franklin Herald and Public Advertiser (Greenfield, MA). April 20, 1824.
Greenfield Gazette (Greenfield, MA). April 20, 1824.
Franklin Herald and Public Advertiser (Greenfield, MA). April 27, 1824.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). May 12, 1824.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). May 12, 1824.
American Statesman and City Register (Boston, MA). May 13, 1824.
The Repertory (Boston, MA). May 13, 1824.
Hampden Journal (Springfield, MA). May 19, 1824.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). May 20, 1824.
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