Massachusetts 1805 House of Representatives, Salem

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

Label:: Massachusetts 1805 House of Representatives, Salem
Date:: 1805
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: John Hathorne, William Cleveland, Joshua Ward, Joseph Story, John Southwick, William Stearns, Ebenezer Bickford, Benjamin Peckman, Jr., Samuel G. Derby, Edward Allen, Ephraim Emerton, Samuel Ropes

Candidates:	John Hathorne [1]	William Cleveland [2]	Joshua Ward [3]	Joseph Story [4]	John Southwick [5]	William Stearns [6]	Ebenezer Bickford	Benjamin Peckman, Jr.	Samuel G. Derby	Edward Allen	Ephraim Emerton	Samuel Ropes
Affiliation:	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [7]	567	566	566	565	565	562	464	463	462	461	461	460
Town of Salem	567	566	566	565	565	562	464	463	462	461	461	460

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]"Yesterday was the meeting in this town fro the election of Representatives to the General Court. On the question, what number should be chosen, three (our old number) was proposed by the Federalist; but the Democrats, in conformity with their professions of Economy, and in order to raise the town of Salem above 'the petty town of Danvers' (as Mr. Crowninshield, our member to Congress, denominated it) moved for six, which number was carried and the Democratic ticket prevailed, the votes being as follows:" The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). May 17, 1805.

References:

The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). May 17, 1805.

Salem Register (Salem, MA). May 20, 1805.

American Citizen (New York, NY). May 24, 1805.

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