Massachusetts 1822 State Senate, Norfolk County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1822 State Senate, Norfolk County
- Date:
- 1822
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- John Ruggles, Benjamin Reynolds, Micah White, Lewis Fisher, Stephen P. Loud, Samuel Bass, Sherman Leland, Minott Thayer, Josiah J. Fiske, Barney Smith, William Ellis, Samuel Bugbee, Edward Dowse, John Endicott, scattering
| Candidates: | John Ruggles[1] | Benjamin Reynolds[2] | Micah White | Lewis Fisher | Stephen P. Loud | Samuel Bass | Sherman Leland | Minott Thayer | Josiah J. Fiske | Barney Smith | William Ellis | Samuel Bugbee | Edward Dowse | John Endicott | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | |||||||
| Final Result: [3][4] | 1783 | 1738 | 1643 | 1352 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norfolk County | 1783 | 1738 | 1643 | 1352 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bellingham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Braintree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookline | 20 | 20 | 20 | 46 | 46 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canton | 88 | 86 | 88 | 24 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cohasset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dedham | 170 | 170 | 171 | 125 | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Town of Dorchester | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Dover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Foxborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Franklin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Medfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Medway | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milton[5] | 99 | 73 | 73 | 37 | 49 | 45 | 2 | - | - | 18 | - | 16 | 15 | 1 | - |
| Town of Needham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Quincy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Randolph | 140 | 140 | 74 | 16 | 66 | 67 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Town of Roxbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sharon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stoughton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Walpole | 75 | 62 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 76 | - | - | 26 | - | 17 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Town of Weymouth | 76 | 76 | 69 | 92 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wrentham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"Whole number of votes, 10065. Make a choice, 1678." Governor's Council Records.
[4]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Lewis Fisher would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[5]Micah White received 8 votes as Michael White.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookline Town Records. 544-545.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). April 3, 1822.
New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 5, 1822.
Village Register, and Norfolk County Advertiser (Dedham, MA). April 5, 1822.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). April 10, 1822.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). May 18, 1822.
The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). May 21, 1822.
Franklin Herald (Greenfield, MA). May 28, 1822.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). June 1, 1822.
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