Massachusetts 1787 State Senate, Suffolk County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1787 State Senate, Suffolk County
- Date:
- 1787
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Stephen Metcalf, Cotton Tufts, Samuel Adams, William Phillips, Thomas Dawes, Benjamin Austin, Jr., James Warren, Elijah Dunbar
Candidates: | Stephen Metcalf[1] | Cotton Tufts[2] | Samuel Adams[3] | William Phillips[4] | Thomas Dawes | Benjamin Austin, Jr. | James Warren | Elijah Dunbar |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | ||||||||
Final Result: [5][6] | 2087 | 1976 | 1704 | 1590 | 1137 | 1056 | 1031 | 994 |
Suffolk County | 2087 | 1976 | 1704 | 1590 | 1137 | 1056 | 1031 | 994 |
Town of Bellingham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Boston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Braintree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Brookline | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Chelsea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Cohasset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Dedham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Dorchester | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
District of Dover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Foxborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Franklin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Hingham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Hull | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Medfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Medway | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Milton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Needham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Roxbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Sharon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Stoughton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Walpole | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Weymouth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Wrentham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]"No. Voters, 3174. Make a choice, 1588." Governor's Council Records.
[6]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Benjamin Austin, Jr. and Elijah Dunbar would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
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