Massachusetts 1816 Speaker of the House

Office:: Speaker of the House (State)
Title:: Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1816 Speaker of the House
Date:: 1816
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:: Timothy Bigelow, Benjamin Greene, scattering

Candidates:	Timothy Bigelow [1]	Benjamin Greene	scattering
Affiliation:	Federalist	Democrat
Final Result: [2]	313	182	2
House of Representatives	313	182	2

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"A ballot was then taken for Speaker; when the Committee reported the whole number of votes to be 497." Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). May 31, 1816.

References:

Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). May 31, 1816.

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 1, 1816.

New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). June 1, 1816.

The Albany Advertiser (Albany, NY). June 5, 1816.

Hampshire Federalist (Springfield, MA). June 6, 1816.

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