Massachusetts 1803 Town Clerk, Salem, Special

Office:: Town Clerk (Town)
Title:: Town Clerk
Jurisdiction:: Town

Label:: Massachusetts 1803 Town Clerk, Salem, Special
Date:: 1803
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: Special
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Town Clerk/Town Clerk
Candidates:: Ichabod Tucker, Richard Ward, scattering

Candidates:	Ichabod Tucker [1]	Richard Ward	scattering
Affiliation:	Federalist
Final Result: [2][3]	271	172	16
Town of Salem	271	172	16

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"Town Clerk.--On Saturday last this Town made choice of a Town-Clerk instead of Mr. Norris, deceased. The votes were, ... Mr. Tucker was therefore chosen by a majority of 42 votes." Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). November 1, 1803.

[3]"Was Mr. Tucker chosen Town-Clerk of Salem upon political considerations? It is a well known fact, the Democrats agreed upon no one candidate. The Palladium therefore might have spared its boasting." Salem Register (Salem, MA). November 3, 1803.

References:

New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). November 1, 1803.

The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). November 1, 1803.

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). November 2, 1803.

Salem Register (Salem, MA). November 3, 1803.

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