New York 1802 Assembly, Columbia County

Office:
Assembly (State)
Title:
Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New York 1802 Assembly, Columbia County
Date:
1802
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:
Samuel Edmonds, Peter Silvester, Moncrief Livingston, Aaron Kellogg, Benjamin Birdsall, Jonathan Warner, Josiah Holley, Ambrose Spencer, Josiah Warner, Elisha Holley, Myndart Vosburgh, Samuel Dedmans, Benjamin Holly
Candidates: Samuel EdmondsPeter SilvesterMoncrief LivingstonAaron KelloggBenjamin BirdsallJonathan WarnerJosiah HolleyAmbrose SpencerJosiah WarnerElisha HolleyMyndart VosburghSamuel DedmansBenjamin Holly
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [1][2][3][4][5]1674167215981596151615001482145742111
Columbia County1674167215981596151615001482145742111
Town of Canaan260259255256241245239238-----
Town of Chatham160160154157161161158156-----
Town of Claverack1171091031061791831791611111-
Town of Clermont4747484518191917-----
Town of Germantown626262613334-----
Town of Hillsdale11511199105379361363368-----
City of Hudson233223208213212211210234-----
Town of Kinderhook2372702242261741791651583---1
Town of Livingston[6][7][8]443431445427149138146121-1---

Notes:

[1]The Centinel, May 7, 1802, notes Samuel Edmonds as "Lately dismissed from the Sheriff's office in Columbia for the same patriotic purpose [as Ebenezer Foote, previously listed as being dismissed from a clerkship position to"save the Republic.]"
[2]The Centinel, May 7, 1802, notes Jonathan Warner as "Lately appointed a Judge of the common pleas for the same county."
[3]The Centinel,May 7, 1802, notes Ambrose Spencer as"Too well known to need any description."
[4]The New-York Herald (New York, NY) reported 1492 votes for Jonathan Warner and 1491 votes for Benjamin Birdsall.
[5]The Centinel, May 7, 1802, gives 1507 votes for Benjamin Birdsall, 1496 for Josiah Warner, 1481 for Josiah Holley, and 1456 for Ambrose Spencer.
[6]Benjamin Birdsall received 17 votes as Benjamin Birdsell, 3 votes as Benj. Birdsall, 3 votes as Benj. Birrdsael, 2 votes as Benjamin Birdswill, 1 vote each as Benjamin Birdall, Benjamin Birdal, Benjamin Burchell and Benjamin Burd.
[7]Jonathan Warner received 3 votes and 1 vote as Jonathan Warn.
[8]Ambrose Spencer received 1 vote as Ambrose Spen in Livingston.

References:

Original Election Returns.
The Balance, and Columbian Repository (Hudson, NY). May 4, 1802.
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). May 6, 1802.
The Albany Centinel (Albany, NY). May 7, 1802.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 8, 1802.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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