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 Greenescattering
Affiliation:FederalistDemocrat
Final Result: [2]3131822
House of Representatives3131822

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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