New Hampshire 1816 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New Hampshire 1816 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:
1816
State:
New Hampshire
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Josiah Butler, Nathaniel Upham, Clifton Claggert, Salma Hale, John F. Parrott, Arthur Livermore, William Hale, Jeremiah Smith, Jeduthun Wilcox, Roger Vose, Bradbury Cilley, Parker Noyes, George Prescott, Daniel Young, Josiah Bartlett, Samuel Hale, Joseph Healey, Stephen P. Webster, William Webster, Samuel Quarles, William Badger, Abiel Foster, Thomas Manning, Richard H. Ayer, Amos Cogswell, Thomas C. Drew, Jacob Tuttle, Benjamin Butler, Levi Woodbury, John Durken, John T. Gilman, Nathaniel A. Havin, John MacClary, Robert Means, George B. Upham, Thomas Bellows, Benjamin J. Gilbert, Henry S. Langdon, John Tappan, Samuel Dinsmore, Daniel Gookin, Ezra Bartlett, J. K. Smith, William K. Atkinson, Josiah Britton, John S. Cutts, Enoch Colby, Eli Hale, Daniel Hoit, William A. Kent, John Langdon, George Sullivan, Benjamin West, Charles H. Atherton, Richard Ayley, Samuel Bell, Silas Betton, James Bingham, Jonathan Brown, Baruch Chase, Oliver Crosby, Edward Cutts, Jr., Moses Eastman, Timothy A. Edson, Joseph Ela, Edward Evans, Estwick Evans, William Gardner, John George, John Goddard, Samuel Grant, Samuel Grisky, John P. Hale, John Hanis, John Harris, Amos Kent, Hativil Knight, William Low, Nathaniel F. Parrott, Moses P. Payson, Cyrus Perkins, William Pickering, James Shapley, Ebenezer Stearns, Fredrick A. Sumner, Ezekiel Webster, John Wheeler, William H. Woodward
Candidates: Josiah Butler[1]Nathaniel Upham[2]Clifton Claggert[3]Salma Hale[4]John F. Parrott[5]Arthur Livermore[6]William HaleJeremiah SmithJeduthun WilcoxRoger VoseBradbury CilleyParker NoyesGeorge PrescottDaniel YoungJosiah BartlettSamuel HaleJoseph HealeyStephen P. WebsterWilliam WebsterSamuel QuarlesWilliam BadgerAbiel FosterThomas ManningRichard H. AyerAmos CogswellThomas C. DrewJacob TuttleBenjamin ButlerLevi WoodburyJohn DurkenJohn T. GilmanNathaniel A. HavinJohn MacClaryRobert MeansGeorge B. UphamThomas BellowsBenjamin J. GilbertHenry S. LangdonJohn TappanSamuel DinsmoreDaniel GookinEzra BartlettJ. K. SmithWilliam K. AtkinsonJosiah BrittonJohn S. CuttsEnoch ColbyEli HaleDaniel HoitWilliam A. KentJohn LangdonGeorge SullivanBenjamin WestCharles H. AthertonRichard AyleySamuel BellSilas BettonJames BinghamJonathan BrownBaruch ChaseOliver CrosbyEdward Cutts, Jr.Moses EastmanTimothy A. EdsonJoseph ElaEdward EvansEstwick EvansWilliam GardnerJohn GeorgeJohn GoddardSamuel GrantSamuel GriskyJohn P. HaleJohn HanisJohn HarrisAmos KentHativil KnightWilliam LowNathaniel F. ParrottMoses P. PaysonCyrus PerkinsWilliam PickeringJames ShapleyEbenezer StearnsFredrick A. SumnerEzekiel WebsterJohn WheelerWilliam H. Woodward
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Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Daniel Young received 4 votes as Dan Young.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Percy.
[9]Roger Vose received 2 votes as George Vose.
[10]John F. Parrott received 54 votes as John J. Parrott.
[11]The Original Election Returns list Josiah Butler with 4344 votes but the town totals add up to 4445.
[12]Daniel Young received 6 votes as Dan Young.
[13]John T. Gilman received 4 votes as John Taylor Gilman.
[14]Josiah Butler received 161 votes as Joseph Butler.
[15]Nathaniel Upham received 87 votes as Nathaniel Upton.
[16]John F. Parrott received 15 votes as John Parrott.
[17]Nathaniel Upham received 89 votes as Nathaniel Upton.
[18]Clifton Claggett received 191 votes as Clifton Clagett.
[19]John F. Parrott received 112 votes as John F. Barrett.
[20]Dan Young received 1 vote as Daniel Young.
[21]Daniel Gookin received 2 votes as "Daniel Gookin and Judge Jarvis".
[22]Daniel Young received 1 vote as Dan Young.
[23]William Badger received 3 votes as William Badjer.
[24]Salma Hale received 4 votes as Salmon Hale and 1 vote as Samuel Hale.
[25]Daniel Young received 3 votes as Dan Young.
[26]John T. Gilman received 1 vote as John Taylor Gilman.
[27]Josiah Butler received 76 votes as Joshua Butler.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Hampshire Archives and Records Management, Concord.
Concord Town Records, 1732-1820. 485.
New-Hampshire Patriot (Concord, NH). December 3, 1816.
New-hampshire Sentinel (Keene, NH). December 7, 1816.
The Portsmouth Oracle (Portsmouth, NH) (Portsmouth, NH). December 7, 1816.
The Dover Sun (Dover, NH). December 10, 1816.
Browne, George Waldo. Early Records of the Town of Derryfield now Manchester, NH. Vol. III. Manchester, NH: City Council of Manchester, 1909. 374.
Downs, Charles A. History of Lebanon, N.H. 1761-1887. Concord, NH: Rumford Printing, 1908. 232.
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. 303.
Hayward, Silvanus. History of the Town of Gilsum, New Hampshire from 1752 to 1879. Manchester, NH: J. B. Clarke, 1881. 87.
Hayward, William Willis. The History of Hancock, New Hampshire, 1764-1889. Vol. I. Lowell, MA.: S. W. Huse and, 1889. 140.
Hoyt, Peter L. Hoyt's History of Wentworth, New Hampshire, as transcribed from the Original Manuscript by Francis A. Muzzey. Littleton, NH: Courier, 1976. 247.
Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar for the Year 1860. Concord, NH: Claremont Manufacturing Company, 1860. 33.
Runnels, M. T. The History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire. Boston: Mudge, 1882. 426.
Seward, Josiah Lafayette. A History of the Town of Sullivan, New Hampshire: 1777-1917. Keene, NH: J.L. Seward, 1921. 237.
Whitcher, William F. Some Things About Coventry-Benton, New Hampshire. Woodsville, NH: News Print, 1905. 152.

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