Massachusetts 1805 Governor's Council, Special

Office:: Governor's Council (State)
Title:: Governor's Councillor
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1805 Governor's Council, Special
Date:: 1805
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: Special
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Governor's Council/Governor's Councillor
Candidates:: Stephen Bullock, David Cobb, Nathan Cusing, Samuel Dexter, Jr., Andrew P. Furnald, Henry Knox, Benjamin Pickman, Jr., Bezaleel Taft, Artemas Ward, Joshua Danforth, William Eustis, Elbridge Gerry, Thomas Hazard, Daniel Kilham, Levi Lincoln, Peleg Talman, Charles Turner, James Warren

Candidates:	Stephen Bullock [1]	David Cobb [2]	Nathan Cusing [3]	Samuel Dexter, Jr.[4]	Andrew P. Furnald [5]	Henry Knox [6]	Benjamin Pickman, Jr.[7]	Bezaleel Taft [8]	Artemas Ward [9]	Joshua Danforth	William Eustis	Elbridge Gerry	Thomas Hazard	Daniel Kilham	Levi Lincoln	Peleg Talman	Charles Turner	James Warren
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Final Result: [10]	186	186	186	186	186	186	186	186	186	144	144	144	144	144	144	144	144	144
General Court	186	186	186	186	186	186	186	186	186	144	144	144	144	144	144	144	144	144

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]Elected.

[9]Elected.

[10]"House of Representative, Wednesday, June 5, 1805. The two branches met in Convention for the purpose of choosing Nine Counsellors, in the room of the gentleman chosen on Tuesday, who had declined serving. The whole number of votes was 330 - of which 166 were necessary to make a choice." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 8, 1805.

References:

The Repertory (Boston, MA). June 7, 1805.

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 8, 1805.

Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). June 11, 1805.

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