Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Boston

Office:
Constitutional Convention (State)
Title:
Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1820 Constitutional Convention, Boston
Date:
1820
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:
William Phillips, John Phillips, William Gray, Thomas Dawes, George Blake, Jonathan Hunewell, Thomas Baldwin, James T. Austin, Eliphalet Williams, Paul Dean, Daniel Messinger, William Harris, Heman Lincoln, Benjamin Russell, Lynde Walter, William Sullivan, Isaac Parker, Daniel Webster, Samuel A. Wells, William Prescott, Peter C. Brooks, Charles Jackson, Artemas Ward, John Welles, Joseph Tilden, James Prince, Lemuel Shaw, John Davis, James Freeman, Daniel Davis, John C. Warren, Samuel Hubbard, Redford Webster, Thomas Melville, Henry Ware, Warren Dutton, John T. Apthorp, James Savage, Joseph Coolidge, William Sturgis, John Cotton, Israel Thorndike, Josiah Quincy, Nathan Hale, George Bond, Benjamin Rich, Henry Dearborn, Daniel Baxter, George Hallet, Joseph Hall, William Little, Samuel H. Walley, Thomas Badger, Amos Binney, William Ingalls, David Sears, William Jenks, Daniel Sharp, Davis C. Ballard, S. L. Knapp, Benjamin Whitman, Thomas B. Wait, Thaddeus Page, William Foster, Jr., Hosea Ballou, John P. Rice, Joseph Jenkins, Stephen Codman, Jonathan Mason, John Bellows, Thomas K. Thomas, Giles Lodge, John Cheverus, Samuel Billings, Isaac Winslow, Charles Hood, Josiah Rainsford, John Lowell, Aaron Dexter, Charles Lowell, John Pierpont, Horace Bean, Samuel Brown, John Brazer, Richard D. Tucker, Arnold Welles, Sereno E. Dwight, William Gray, Aaron Hill, James Jackson, Francis J. Oliver, Benjamin West, Thomas Wigglesworth, William Donnison, Asa Eaton, Ebenezer Francis, John Gallison, Matthew Lodge, Israel Munson, J. G. Palfrey, Benjamin Rand, Jacob Sternes, George Sullivan, David Townsend, Nathan Webb, Asa Whitney, Simon Wilkinson, Daniel Adams, Jonathan Amory, Joseph Austin, Francis Bassett, William B. Bradford, Martin Brimmer, John Bryant, Daniel Carney, William E. Channing, Elbridge Gerry, William R. Gray, Leach Harris, Thomas Jackson, Thomas K. Jones, Edward Jones, Henry Orne, H. G. Otis, Augustus Peabody, James Perkins, Samuel Snelling, Peter O. Thacher, Thomas L. Winthrop, Darius Boardman, Reuben Carver, D. W. Child, William Cochran, Gerry Fairbanks, J. Frothingham, H. H. Fuller, J. S. J. Gardner, David Hale, Jacob Hall, J. D. Harris, Roland Hartshorn, David Henshaw, Patrick T. Jackson, J. C. Jones, Thomas Kendall, Winfred Lewis, Caleb Loring, James S. Lovel, Josiah Marshall, J. C. Merrill, William Minot, Elijah Morse, Thomas Motley, H. J. Oliver, S. D. Parker, Turner Phillips, Jesse Putnam, Abraham H. Quincy, John Richards, James Ridgway, Joseph Salisbury, Daniel Sargent, S. A. Shed, J. K. Simpson, William D. Sohier, Isaac Stevens, E. Ticknor, B. P. Tilden, Edward Tuckerman, Fitch Tufts, Phineas Upham, Benjamin Wells, Edmund Wright, Joseph Adams, Samuel Adams, James Andrews, Ab Babcock, John Baker, Joseph Balch, Joseph Balch, T. Barnard, Fra Barrett, Henry Bass, John Belknap, Timothy Bigelow, Jacob Bigelow, J. F. Boardman, J. P. Boyd, Alden Bradford, Joseph Bradlee, Thomas Bradlee, George Brinley, William Brown, George Burroughs, George Cabot, John Callender, George G. Channing, Jonathan Chapman, Thaddeus Clap, J. G. Coffin, Zeb Cook, Jr., Is Cook, Nathaniel Curtis, E. Cushing, Samuel Danforth, Thomas Davis, Thomas Dennie, Samuel Dorr, Thomas Eaton, Joseph Eaton, Jeremiah Evarts, Robert Fennelly, Amos Fitch, A. W. Fuller, William Gale, S. P. Gardner, Nathan Goddard, Horace Gray, Francis C. Gray, Gardner Green, Henry Hall, Isaac Harris, Samuel Hastings, Joseph Head, Samuel Hichborn, Barza Homes, Thomas Howe, Samuel H. Howe, Benjamin Huntington, John Hurd, William Jackson, Benjamin Joy, Josiah Knapp, Henry Lee, James Lloyd, Elijah Loring, Jonathan Loring, Theodore Lyman, Jr., Samuel MacClary, Joseph May, H. K. May, Thomas Minns, G. W. Otis, Lemuel Packard, Francis Parkman, Samuel Parkman, Thomas Parsons, Theophilus Parsons, Nehemiah Parsons, Willard Phillips, D. E. Powers, John Pratt, Henry Purkitt, John Randall, James Robinson, Thomas Savage, Zeal Shidmore, William Shimmin, Benjamin Smith, Samuel Soley, W. J. Spooner, Jonathan Symonds, William Thurston, Daniel Tuttle, Thomas Vose, Thomas Ward, Jonathan Whitney, Elijah Williams, S. K. Williams, John D. Williams, Nathaniel Willis
Candidates: William Phillips[1]John Phillips[2]William Gray[3]Thomas Dawes[4]George Blake[5]Jonathan Hunewell[6]Thomas Baldwin[7]James T. Austin[8]Eliphalet Williams[9]Paul Dean[10]Daniel Messinger[11]William Harris[12]Heman Lincoln[13]Benjamin Russell[14]Lynde Walter[15]William Sullivan[16]Isaac Parker[17]Daniel Webster[18]Samuel A. Wells[19]William Prescott[20]Peter C. Brooks[21]Charles Jackson[22]Artemas Ward[23]John Welles[24]Joseph Tilden[25]James Prince[26]Lemuel Shaw[27]John Davis[28]James Freeman[29]Daniel Davis[30]John C. Warren[31]Samuel Hubbard[32]Redford Webster[33]Thomas Melville[34]Henry Ware[35]Warren Dutton[36]John T. Apthorp[37]James Savage[38]Joseph Coolidge[39]William Sturgis[40]John Cotton[41]Israel Thorndike[42]Josiah Quincy[43]Nathan Hale[44]George Bond[45]Benjamin RichHenry DearbornDaniel BaxterGeorge HalletJoseph HallWilliam LittleSamuel H. WalleyThomas BadgerAmos BinneyWilliam IngallsDavid SearsWilliam JenksDaniel SharpDavis C. BallardS. L. KnappBenjamin WhitmanThomas B. WaitThaddeus PageWilliam Foster, Jr.Hosea BallouJohn P. RiceJoseph JenkinsStephen CodmanJonathan MasonJohn BellowsThomas K. ThomasGiles LodgeJohn CheverusSamuel BillingsIsaac WinslowCharles HoodJosiah RainsfordJohn LowellAaron DexterCharles LowellJohn PierpontHorace BeanSamuel BrownJohn BrazerRichard D. TuckerArnold WellesSereno E. DwightWilliam GrayAaron HillJames JacksonFrancis J. OliverBenjamin WestThomas WigglesworthWilliam DonnisonAsa EatonEbenezer FrancisJohn GallisonMatthew LodgeIsrael MunsonJ. G. PalfreyBenjamin RandJacob SternesGeorge SullivanDavid TownsendNathan WebbAsa WhitneySimon WilkinsonDaniel AdamsJonathan AmoryJoseph AustinFrancis BassettWilliam B. BradfordMartin BrimmerJohn BryantDaniel CarneyWilliam E. ChanningElbridge GerryWilliam R. GrayLeach HarrisThomas JacksonThomas K. JonesEdward JonesHenry OrneH. G. OtisAugustus PeabodyJames PerkinsSamuel SnellingPeter O. ThacherThomas L. WinthropDarius BoardmanReuben CarverD. W. ChildWilliam CochranGerry FairbanksJ. FrothinghamH. H. FullerJ. S. J. GardnerDavid HaleJacob HallJ. D. HarrisRoland HartshornDavid HenshawPatrick T. JacksonJ. C. JonesThomas KendallWinfred LewisCaleb LoringJames S. LovelJosiah MarshallJ. C. MerrillWilliam MinotElijah MorseThomas MotleyH. J. OliverS. D. ParkerTurner PhillipsJesse PutnamAbraham H. QuincyJohn RichardsJames RidgwayJoseph SalisburyDaniel SargentS. A. ShedJ. K. SimpsonWilliam D. SohierIsaac StevensE. TicknorB. P. TildenEdward TuckermanFitch TuftsPhineas UphamBenjamin WellsEdmund WrightJoseph AdamsSamuel AdamsJames AndrewsAb BabcockJohn BakerJoseph BalchJoseph BalchT. BarnardFra BarrettHenry BassJohn BelknapTimothy BigelowJacob BigelowJ. F. BoardmanJ. P. BoydAlden BradfordJoseph BradleeThomas BradleeGeorge BrinleyWilliam BrownGeorge BurroughsGeorge CabotJohn CallenderGeorge G. ChanningJonathan ChapmanThaddeus ClapJ. G. CoffinZeb Cook, Jr.Is CookNathaniel CurtisE. CushingSamuel DanforthThomas DavisThomas DennieSamuel DorrThomas EatonJoseph EatonJeremiah EvartsRobert FennellyAmos FitchA. W. FullerWilliam GaleS. P. GardnerNathan GoddardHorace GrayFrancis C. GrayGardner GreenHenry HallIsaac HarrisSamuel HastingsJoseph HeadSamuel HichbornBarza HomesThomas HoweSamuel H. HoweBenjamin HuntingtonJohn HurdWilliam JacksonBenjamin JoyJosiah KnappHenry LeeJames LloydElijah LoringJonathan LoringTheodore Lyman, Jr.Samuel MacClaryJoseph MayH. K. MayThomas MinnsG. W. OtisLemuel PackardFrancis ParkmanSamuel ParkmanThomas ParsonsTheophilus ParsonsNehemiah ParsonsWillard PhillipsD. E. PowersJohn PrattHenry PurkittJohn RandallJames RobinsonThomas SavageZeal ShidmoreWilliam ShimminBenjamin SmithSamuel SoleyW. J. SpoonerJonathan SymondsWilliam ThurstonDaniel TuttleThomas VoseThomas WardJonathan WhitneyElijah WilliamsS. K. WilliamsJohn D. WilliamsNathaniel Willis
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [46][47][48][49][50][51][52]169416891682166516581654165216441640163816301623161315851573153514781223120810961095109110901090108910871084108310811078107810771074107410731072106610581058105510541050104910399696086086046036026026026005995975975955945935935915895845805795795775765745675665604101916101098887766655555554444444444444433333333533333333333332222222222222322222222222222222222222222222211111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Town of Boston169416891682166516581654165216441640163816301623161315851573153514781223120810961095109110901090108910871084108310811078107810771074107410731072106610581058105510541050104910399696086086046036026026026005995975975955945935935915895845805795795775765745675665604101916101098887766655555554444444444444433333333533333333333332222222222222322222222222222222222222222222211111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

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[46]"The whole number of tickets given in was 1708, necessary to make a choice 855." Town Records. Boston, 161 - 164.
[47]The Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA) and Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA) list 1378 votes for Isaac Parker.
[48]"There were 1285 votes for Hon. Isaac Parker, 193 for Isaac Parker - total 1478. For his Honor Wm. Phillips 1503 - Wm. Phillips 191 - total 1694." Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). October 17, 1820.
[49]Josiah Rainsford received 5 votes as Josiah C. Rainsford.
[50]Patrick T. Jackson received 1 vote as Patrick Jackson.
[51]William E. Channing received 2 vote as William Channing.
[52]William Foster, Jr. received 1 vote as William Foster.

References:

Boston Town Records. 161-164.
Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). October 17, 1820.
New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). October 17, 1820.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). October 18, 1820.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). October 19, 1820.

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