Connecticut 1796 Council of Assistants, Nomination

Office:
Council of Assistants (State)
Title:
Councillor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1796 Council of Assistants, Nomination
Date:
1796
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Council of Assistants/Councillor
Candidates:
Heman Swift, Jonathan Ingersoll, John Treadwell, Jeremiah Wadsworth, Joseph P. Cook, William Hillhouse, Aaron Austin, Thomas Grosvenor, James Davenport, Roger Newberry, William Williams, David Daggett, Thomas Seymour, Samuel W. Dana, William Edmonds, John Allen, Hezekiah Bissell, Jonathan Trumbull, Marvin Wait, Oliver Wolcott
Candidates: Heman Swift[1]Jonathan Ingersoll[2]John Treadwell[3]Jeremiah Wadsworth[4]Joseph P. Cook[5]William Hillhouse[6]Aaron Austin[7]Thomas Grosvenor[8]James Davenport[9]Roger Newberry[10]William Williams[11]David Daggett[12]Thomas Seymour[13]Samuel W. Dana[14]William Edmonds[15]John Allen[16]Hezekiah Bissell[17]Jonathan Trumbull[18]Marvin Wait[19]Oliver Wolcott[20]
Affiliation:
Final Result: [21]34223087306829712959293329052766274426122244222922021942173117251547141912841241

Notes:

[1]Nominated.
[2]Nominated.
[3]Nominated.
[4]Nominated.
[5]Nominated.
[6]Nominated.
[7]Nominated.
[8]Nominated.
[9]Nominated.
[10]Nominated.
[11]Nominated.
[12]Nominated.
[13]Nominated.
[14]Nominated.
[15]Nominated.
[16]Nominated.
[17]Nominated.
[18]Nominated.
[19]Nominated.
[20]Nominated.
[21]The American Telegraphe and Fairfield County Gazette (Newfield, CT) lists Jonathan Ingersoll with 3987 votes, Samuel W. Dana with 2942 votes, Aaron Austin with 2605 votes, John Allen with 1724 votes and Marvin Wait with 1294 votes.

References:

Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). November 2, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 8, 1796.
American Telegraphe and Fairfield County Gazette (Newfield, CT). November 9, 1796.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). November 18, 1796.

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