Massachusetts 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, Norfolk District
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, Norfolk District
- Date:
- 1808
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Ebenezer Seaver, Edward H. Robbins, James Richardson, John Q. Adams, James Bowdoin, William Brewer, Nathaniel Ruggles
| Candidates: | Ebenezer Seaver[1] | Edward H. Robbins | James Richardson | John Q. Adams | James Bowdoin | William Brewer | Nathaniel Ruggles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | ||
| Final Result: | 2300 | 1676 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Norfolk | 2300 | 1676 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middlesex County | 325 | 271 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holliston | 62 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hopkinton | 100 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Natick | 46 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newton | 49 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sherburne | 68 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norfolk County | 1975 | 1405 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Bellingham | 36 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Braintree | 69 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookline[2] | 48 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canton | 116 | 22 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cohasset | 36 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dedham | 199 | 95 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Dorchester | 166 | 90 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Dover | 48 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Foxborough | 70 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Franklin | 62 | 133 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Medfield | 41 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Medway | 73 | 85 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milton | 106 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Needham | 80 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Quincy | 41 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Randolph | 97 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Roxbury | 264 | 137 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Sharon | 64 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stoughton | 107 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Walpole | 76 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Weymouth | 60 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wrentham | 116 | 109 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookline Town Records. 485.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). November 8, 1808.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). November 9, 1808.
Hampshire Federalist (Springfield, MA). November 10, 1808.
The Statesman (Newburyport, MA). November 10, 1808.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). November 11, 1808.
Newburyport Herald (Newburyport, MA). November 11, 1808.
Freeman's Friend (Portland, ME). November 12, 1808.
Merrimack Intelligencer (Haverhill, MA). November 12, 1808.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 12, 1808.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 14, 1808.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). November 16,1808.
Gazette of Maine. Hancock and Washington Advertiser (Buckstown, ME). November 26, 1808.
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