Massachusetts 1809 Governor's Council

Office:: Governor's Council (State)
Title:: Governor's Councillor
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1809 Governor's Council
Date:: 1809
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Governor's Council/Governor's Councillor
Candidates:: Samuel Fales, John Heard, Lathrop Lewis, Hugh MacLellan, John Phillips, William Spooner, Ezra Starkweather, Enoch Titcomb, Salem Town

Candidates:	Samuel Fales [1]	John Heard [2]	Lathrop Lewis [3]	Hugh MacLellan [4]	John Phillips [5]	William Spooner [6]	Ezra Starkweather [7]	Enoch Titcomb [8]	Salem Town [9]
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [10][11]	299	299	299	299	299	299	299	299	299
General Court	299	299	299	299	299	299	299	299	299

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]Elected.

[9]Elected.

[10]The committee on the subject reported the whole number of votes to be 580.

[11]On June 5, all nine elected Councillors declined accepting the office.

References:

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 7, 1809.

New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). June 9, 1809.

The Berkshire Reporter (Pittsfield, MA). June 10, 1809.

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