Massachusetts 1814 Moderator, Salem

Office:: Moderator (Town)
Title:: Moderator
Jurisdiction:: Town

Label:: Massachusetts 1814 Moderator, Salem
Date:: 1814
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Moderator/Moderator
Candidates:: Jacob Ashton, Moses Townsend

Candidates:	Jacob Ashton [1]	Moses Townsend
Affiliation:	Peacemaker	Warhawk
Final Result: [2]	759	380
Town of Salem	759	380

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA) lists Jacob Ashton as John Ashton.

References:

The Essex Register (Salem, MA). March 8, 1814.

Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). March 15, 1814.

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). March 16, 1814.

Merrimack Intelligencer (Haverhill, MA). March 19, 1814.

Political and Commercial Register (Philadelphia, PA). March 19, 1814.

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