New Hampshire 1798 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New Hampshire 1798 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:
1798
State:
New Hampshire
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Abiel Foster, William Gordon, Jonathan Freeman, Peleg Sprague, Thomas Bellows, John Prentice, Timothy Walker, William Plummer, Joseph Dennie, Woodbury Langdon, Oliver Peabody, James Sheafe, John Goddard, William Gardner, Arthur Livermore, Jacob Abbott, Benjamin Bellows, Amos Shepard, Benjamin West, Nathan Hoit, John Bellows, Timothy Farrar, Russell Freeman, scattering
Candidates: Abiel Foster[1]William Gordon[2]Jonathan Freeman[3]Peleg Sprague[4]Thomas BellowsJohn PrenticeTimothy WalkerWilliam PlummerJoseph DennieWoodbury LangdonOliver PeabodyJames SheafeJohn GoddardWilliam GardnerArthur LivermoreJacob AbbottBenjamin BellowsAmos ShepardBenjamin WestNathan HoitJohn BellowsTimothy FarrarRussell Freemanscattering
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [5][6][7]5776515249994637446419244200173167142-133109---------951
Cheshire County118010901099750--------------------
Town of Acworth------------------------
Town of Alstead------------------------
Town of Charlestown------------------------
Town of Chesterfield------------------------
Town of Claremont------------------------
Town of Cornish------------------------
Town of Croydon------------------------
Town of Dublin------------------------
Town of Fitzwilliam------------------------
Town of Gilsum------------------------
Town of Goshen------------------------
Town of Hinsdale------------------------
Town of Jaffrey------------------------
Town of Keene------------------------
Town of Langdon------------------------
Town of Lempster------------------------
Town of Marlborough------------------------
Town of Marlow------------------------
Town of New Grantham------------------------
Town of Newport------------------------
Town of Packersfield------------------------
Town of Plainfield------------------------
Town of Richmond------------------------
Town of Rindge------------------------
Town of Springfield------------------------
Town of Stoddard------------------------
Town of Sullivan28282727-----------------1--
Town of Surry------------------------
Town of Swanzey------------------------
Town of Unity------------------------
Town of Walpole------------------------
Town of Washington------------------------
Town of Wendell------------------------
Town of Westmoreland------------------------
Town of Winchester------------------------
Grafton County729668709624--------------------
Town of Adams------------------------
Town of Alexandria------------------------
Town of Bartlett------------------------
Town of Bath------------------------
Town of Bethlehem------------------------
Town of Bridgewater------------------------
Town of Campton------------------------
Town of Canaan------------------------
Town of Chatham------------------------
Town of Cockburne------------------------
Town of Colebrook------------------------
Town of Concord------------------------
Town of Coventry------------------------
Town of Dalton------------------------
Town of Danbury------------------------
Town of Dorchester------------------------
Town of Ellsworth------------------------
Town of Enfield------------------------
Town of Franconia------------------------
Town of Grafton------------------------
Town of Groton------------------------
Town of Hanover81817981-------1----------1-
Town of Haverhill------------------------
Town of Hebron------------------------
Town of Jefferson------------------------
Town of Lancaster------------------------
Town of Landaff------------------------
Town of Lebanon------------------------
Town of Lincoln------------------------
Town of Littleton------------------------
Town of Lyman------------------------
Town of Lyme------------------------
Town of New Chester------------------------
Town of New Holderness------------------------
Town of Northumberland------------------------
Town of Orange------------------------
Town of Orford------------------------
Town of Peeling------------------------
Town of Percy------------------------
Town of Piermont------------------------
Town of Plymouth------------------------
Town of Rumney------------------------
Town of Stewartstown------------------------
Town of Stratford------------------------
Town of Thornton------------------------
Town of Warren------------------------
Town of Wentworth3512364--------30-20----2----
Town of Whitefield------------------------
Hillsborough County12188921098890--------------------
Town of Amherst10596639841-------------------
Town of Andover------------------------
Town of Antrim------------------------
Town of Bedford------------------------
Town of Boscawen------------------------
Town of Bradford------------------------
Town of Brookline------------------------
Town of Deering------------------------
Town of Derryfield14317--7---17------17---1---
Town of Dunbarton------------------------
Town of Dunstable------------------------
Town of Fishersfield------------------------
Town of Francestown------------------------
Town of Goffstown------------------------
Town of Greenfield------------------------
Town of Hancock37213231----------3030--------
Town of Henniker------------------------
Town of Hillsborough------------------------
Town of Hollis67576761-------------------11
Town of Hopkinton------------------------
Kearsage Gore------------------------
Town of Litchfield------------------------
Town of Lyndeborough------------------------
Town of Mason------------------------
Town of Merrimack------------------------
Town of Milford------------------------
Town of Mont Vernon------------------------
Town of New Boston------------------------
Town of New Ipswich------------------------
Town of New London------------------------
Town of Nottingham West------------------------
Town of Peterborough------------------------
Town of Salisbury------------------------
Town of Sharon------------------------
Town of Society Land------------------------
Town of Sutton------------------------
Town of Temple------------------------
Town of Warner------------------------
Town of Weare------------------------
Town of Wilton------------------------
Town of Windsor------------------------
Rockingham County1569156012681481--------------------
Town of Allenstown------------------------
Town of Atkinson------------------------
Town of Bow------------------------
Town of Brentwood------------------------
Town of Candia------------------------
Town of Canterbury------------------------
Town of Chester------------------------
Town of Chichester------------------------
Town of Concord94951843--66296-143-172--4-----
Town of Deerfield------------------------
Town of East Kingston------------------------
Town of Epping------------------------
Town of Epsom------------------------
Town of Exeter------------------------
Town of Greenland------------------------
Town of Hampstead------------------------
Town of Hampton------------------------
Town of Hampton Falls------------------------
Town of Hawke------------------------
Town of Kensington------------------------
Town of Kingston------------------------
Town of Londonderry------------------------
Town of Loudon------------------------
Town of New Castle------------------------
Town of Newington------------------------
Town of Newmarket------------------------
Town of Newton------------------------
Town of North Hampton------------------------
Town of Northfield------------------------
Town of Northwood------------------------
Town of Nottingham------------------------
Town of Pelham------------------------
Town of Pembroke------------------------
Town of Pittsfield------------------------
Town of Plaistow------------------------
Town of Poplin------------------------
Town of Portsmouth------------------------
Town of Raymond------------------------
Town of Rye------------------------
Town of Salem------------------------
Town of Sandown------------------------
Town of Seabrook------------------------
Town of South Hampton------------------------
Town of Stratham------------------------
Town of Windham------------------------
Strafford County1080942825892--------------------
Town of Alton------------------------
Town of Barnstead------------------------
Town of Barrington------------------------
Town of Brookfield------------------------
Town of Burton------------------------
Town of Center Harbor------------------------
Town of Conway------------------------
Town of Dover48473848----4--7------------
Town of Durham------------------------
Town of Eaton------------------------
Town of Effingham------------------------
Town of Farmington------------------------
Town of Gilmantown------------------------
Town of Lee------------------------
Town of Madbury------------------------
Town of Meredith------------------------
Town of Middleton------------------------
Town of Milton------------------------
Town of Moultonborough------------------------
Town of New Durham------------------------
Town of New Hampton------------------------
Town of Ossipee------------------------
Ossipee Gore------------------------
Town of Rochester1251259032-4-----125------------
Town of Sanbornton------------------------
Town of Sandwich------------------------
Town of Somersworth------------------------
Town of Tamworth------------------------
Town of Tuftonboro------------------------
Town of Wakefield------------------------
Town of Wolfeboro------------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Total number of votes 23,810; 2977 necessary to make a choice.
[6]The Village Messenger (Amherst, NH) lists John Goddard with 153 votes.
[7]The Village Messenger (Amherst, NH) of October 6, 1798 lists Woodbury Langdon, John Goddard and William Gardner as Grumblers, noting "the others are well known, decided FEDERALISTS."

References:

Concord Town Records, 1732-1820. 324.
The Sun. Dover Gazette and County Advertiser (Dover, NH). August 29, 1798.
Village Messenger (Amherst, NH). September 1, 1798.
The Mirror (Concord, NH). September 4, 1798.
Village Messenger (Amherst, NH). October 6, 1798.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). October 13, 1798.
Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH). October 27, 1798.
The Mirror (Concord, NH). November 12, 1798.
The Eagle (Hanover, NH). November 13, 1798.
Browne, George Waldo. Early Records of the Town of Derryfield now Manchester, NH. Vol. II. Manchester, NH: City Council of Manchester, 1909. 341.
Foster, Herbert Darling, George Mendal Bridgman and Sidney Bradshaw Fay. The Records of the Town of Hanover, New Hampshire, 1761-1818. Hanover, NH: Hanover, 1905. 161.
Hayward, William Willis. The History of Hancock, New Hampshire, 1764-1889. Vol. I. Lowell, MA.: S. W. Huse and, 1889. 125.
Hoyt, Peter L. Hoyt's History of Wentworth, New Hampshire, as transcribed from the Original Manuscript by Francis A. Muzzey. Littleton, NH: Courier, 1976. 241.
Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar for the Year 1860. Concord, NH: Claremont Manufacturing Company, 1860. 30.
Seward, Josiah Lafayette. A History of the Town of Sullivan, New Hampshire: 1777-1917. Keene, NH: J.L. Seward, 1921. 236.
Wadleigh, George. Notable Events in the History of Dover, New Hampshire. Dover, NH, 1913. 189.

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