Massachusetts 1819 House of Representatives, Boston

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1819 House of Representatives, Boston
Date:: 1819
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Joseph Coolidge, Jr., Charles Davis, Samuel Dorr, Barzilla Holmes, Josiah Marshall, James Perkins, Joseph W. Revere, Enoch Silsby, William Sullivan, Joseph Austin, Peter C. Brooks, Nathan Hall, Heman Lincoln, Jonathan Loring, Joseph Lovering, Daniel Messenger, Thomas Motley, Jonathan Phillips, Joseph Sewall, Jonathan Whitney, Francis Bassett, John French, George W. Otis, Henry Purkitt, Edmund Winchester, samuel Appleton, Thomas Jackson, Augustus Peabody, Benjamin Rand, Benjamin Smith, William Sturgis, Bryant P. Tilden, George Bond, Peter O. Thatcher, Francis Welch, Benjamin Whitman, William Jackson, John Knapp, Elijah Morse, Benjamin Watson, Benjamin Russell, Thomas Parsons, Phineas Upham, Israel Thorndike, John Cotter, Samuel Billings, Joseph W. Howe, George Hallet, Edmund Wright, Thaddeus Page, Wilslow Lewis, Charles Hood, William B. Bradford, John Brazier, Samuel A. Wells, David Henshaw, Joseph Stodder, James Lloyd, William MacKay, Nathaniel Curtis, J. C. Merrill, Benjamin Austin, James T. Austin, Samuel Brown, Ebenezer Clough, Jeremiah Fitch, William Gray, Samuel Adams, Thomas Badger, Theodore Bainbridge, Harvey Bates, Thomas Brewer, Perez Bryant, James Davis, H. Dearborn, P. P. F. Degrand, Job Drew, James Ellison, Jonathan Emery, Jr., William Eustis, James H. Foster, John Fox, S. Gardner, Francis C. Gray, John Hathaway, Jonathan D. Howard, Jr., Joseph Lewis, Israel Munroe, Henry Orne, Thomas Rowe, James Russell, Theodore Sawyer, Isaac Stevens, Samuel Swett, Theodore K. Thomas, Henry H. Tuckerman, John Tyler, H. S. Waldo, Zachariah G. Whitman, Samuel Whitwell, Daniel Wise, Elijah Withington, Nathaniel Wright, A. Young

Candidates:	Joseph Coolidge, Jr.[1]	Charles Davis [2]	Samuel Dorr [3]	Barzilla Holmes [4]	Josiah Marshall [5]	James Perkins [6]	Joseph W. Revere [7]	Enoch Silsby [8]	William Sullivan [9]	Joseph Austin [10]	Peter C. Brooks [11]	Nathan Hall [12]	Heman Lincoln [13]	Jonathan Loring [14]	Joseph Lovering [15]	Daniel Messenger [16]	Thomas Motley [17]	Jonathan Phillips [18]	Joseph Sewall [19]	Jonathan Whitney [20]	Francis Bassett [21]	John French [22]	George W. Otis [23]	Henry Purkitt [24]	Edmund Winchester [25]	samuel Appleton [26]	Thomas Jackson [27]	Augustus Peabody [28]	Benjamin Rand [29]	Benjamin Smith [30]	William Sturgis [31]	Bryant P. Tilden [32]	George Bond [33]	Peter O. Thatcher [34]	Francis Welch [35]	Benjamin Whitman [36]	William Jackson [37]	John Knapp [38]	Elijah Morse [39]	Benjamin Watson [40]	Benjamin Russell [41]	Thomas Parsons [42]	Phineas Upham [43]	Israel Thorndike [44]	John Cotter [45]	Samuel Billings	Joseph W. Howe	George Hallet	Edmund Wright	Thaddeus Page	Wilslow Lewis	Charles Hood	William B. Bradford	John Brazier	Samuel A. Wells	David Henshaw	Joseph Stodder	James Lloyd	William MacKay	Nathaniel Curtis	J. C. Merrill	Benjamin Austin	James T. Austin	Samuel Brown	Ebenezer Clough	Jeremiah Fitch	William Gray	Samuel Adams	Thomas Badger	Theodore Bainbridge	Harvey Bates	Thomas Brewer	Perez Bryant	James Davis	H. Dearborn	P. P. F. Degrand	Job Drew	James Ellison	Jonathan Emery, Jr.	William Eustis	James H. Foster	John Fox	S. Gardner	Francis C. Gray	John Hathaway	Jonathan D. Howard, Jr.	Joseph Lewis	Israel Munroe	Henry Orne	Thomas Rowe	James Russell	Theodore Sawyer	Isaac Stevens	Samuel Swett	Theodore K. Thomas	Henry H. Tuckerman	John Tyler	H. S. Waldo	Zachariah G. Whitman	Samuel Whitwell	Daniel Wise	Elijah Withington	Nathaniel Wright	A. Young
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Federalist
Final Result: [46][47][48]	1889	1888	1888	1888	1888	1888	1888	1888	1888	1887	1887	1887	1887	1887	1887	1887	1887	1887	1887	1887	1886	1886	1886	1886	1886	1885	1885	1885	1885	1885	1885	1885	1884	1882	1882	1882	1879	1878	1876	1876	1875	1873	1873	1855	1848	883	882	882	881	881	881	881	880	879	879	879	878	25	7	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Town of Boston	1889	1888	1888	1888	1888	1888	1888	1888	1888	1887	1887	1887	1887	1887	1887	1887	1887	1887	1887	1887	1886	1886	1886	1886	1886	1885	1885	1885	1885	1885	1885	1885	1884	1882	1882	1882	1879	1878	1876	1876	1875	1873	1873	1855	1848	883	882	882	881	881	881	881	880	879	879	879	878	25	7	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]Elected.

[9]Elected.

[10]Elected.

[11]Elected.

[12]Elected.

[13]Elected.

[14]Elected.

[15]Elected.

[16]Elected.

[17]Elected.

[18]Elected.

[19]Elected.

[20]Elected.

[21]Elected.

[22]Elected.

[23]Elected.

[24]Elected.

[25]Elected.

[26]Elected.

[27]Elected.

[28]Elected.

[29]Elected.

[30]Elected.

[31]Elected.

[32]Elected.

[33]Elected.

[34]Elected.

[35]Elected.

[36]Elected.

[37]Elected.

[38]Elected.

[39]Elected.

[40]Elected.

[41]Elected.

[42]Elected.

[43]Elected.

[44]Elected.

[45]Elected.

[46]"By a return from the Assessors it appeared that there were Eleven thousand one hundred and ninety seven rateable Polls within the Town, which number authorized the election of Fifty Representatives. A Motion was made and seconded, that the town should elect Forty five representative for the year ensuing which (after an animated debate) passed in the affirmative. .... The votes were received, sorted and counted by the Selectmen; when it appeared that the whole number of votes given in was 2799; necessary to make a choice 1400." Boston Town Records. 117.

[47]By the time Boston voted for State Representatives, it was becoming clear that Republicans were making gains in the House elections and it was decided therefore to increase the number of members they city would send to forty-five. A motion to send only twelve was rejected and the number of forty-five was confirmed.

[48]"The poll closed at half past 2 o'clock, when the Federal Ticket of forty-five .... was elected by a majority rising a thousand votes." Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). May 15, 1819.

References:

Boston Town Records. 117.

Boston Patriot and Daily Chronicle (Boston, MA). May 14, 1819.

The Repertory (Boston, MA). May 14, 1819.

Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). May 15, 1819.

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