Massachusetts 1820 House of Representatives, Boston

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1820 House of Representatives, Boston
Date:
1820
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
Heman Lincoln, Samuel Hubbard, Lemuel Shaw, Edmund Winchester, Theodore Lyman, Jr., Nathan Hale, Francis C. Gray, Joseph Coolidge, Jr., William Sturgis, Warren Dutton, William Tudor, Joseph Austin, George Bond, Benjamin Russell, Josiah Quincy, Josiah Salisbury, Jeremiah Evarts, James Loring, Benjamin Whitman, James T. Austin, David Sears, Samuel A. Wells, Thaddeus Page, John P. Boyd, John Brazer, William Gray, Henry Orne, William Jackson, Thomas Badger, R. G. Shaw, Samuel F. Armstrong, D. Baxter, Samuel Brown, Samuel Dorr, William Little, George Odiorne, H. Purkitt, B. P. Tilden, F. Welsh, Samuel Whitwell, T. L. Winthrop, S. E. Dwight, D. Messinger, Jacob Rhodes, Frederick Weld, Thomas Baldwin, Samuel Billings, D. W. Child, John Cotton, Henry Dearborn, William Gale, Joseph Grafton, Aaron Hill, E. Jones, Samuel L. Knapp, Theodore Lyman, Ephraim Marsh, David C. Mosely, H. G. Otis, Jesse Putnam, Benjamin Rich, James Savage, Elisha Ticknor, Joseph Tilden, S. H. Walley, Arnold Welles, Caleb Adams, James Adams, Samuel Appleton, Jonathan L. Austin, Theodore Bainbridge, J .C. Ballard, F. Bassett, S. Bean, Alex Bliss, William B. Bradford, David W. Bradlee, Martin Brimmer, Peter C. Brooks, John Brown, George Burroughs, Frederick Cabot, R. B. Callender, John Campbell, James Carter, Joshua Child, John Clark, John Cotton, Alfred Curtis, Nathan Curtis, Charles Davis, Franklin Dexter, John Dorr, Daniel Dunton, John D. Dyer, Henry Emmons, Joseph Eustis, Otis Everett, R. Faxon, Amos Fitch, John Fitch, Jeremiah Fitch, Joseph Foster, John Fox, Ebenezer Francis, Ebenezer Frothingham, George Frothingham, Henry H. Fuller, T. Goddard, Joseph Grafton, Moses Grant, William R. Gray, David Hale, Joseph Hall, Jr., Jacob Hall, George Hallett, David Henshaw, Samuel Hitchborn, Barz Holmes, H. Homes, J. N. Howe, Matthew M. Hunt, Thomas Hunting, William Ingalls, Thomas Jackson, Fra James, T. K. Jones, J. Kilham, Gidney King, Ensign Lincoln, Jonathan Loring, James S. Lovell, John Lovering, Archibald MacNeill, Thomas Melville, William Minot, Elijah Morse, T. Motley, G. W. Otis, L. Packard, Jr., S. Parkman, Jr., A. Peabody, James Phillips, Turner Phillips, Jonathan Phillips, J. Phillips, James Prince, J. C. Rainsford, B. Rand, J. C. Ransford, Henry Rice, Benjamin Rich, John G. Rodgers, James Sabine, Thomas Sawyer, Jonathan Simonds, Elias Smith, James Smith, S. Snelling, David Stanwood, Isaac Stevens, L. Tappan, Charles Tappan, Joel Thayer, Joseph Thorndike, E. Ticknor, R. D. Tucker, Fitch Tufts, Phineas Upham, D. Vinal, T. Vose, Josiah Vose, D. Webster, Redford Webster, William Wells, Joseph West, Benjamin West, Jonathan Whitney, Asa Whitney, Josiah Whitney, Thomas Wigglesworth, Daniel Wild, Timothy Williams, Dean Willis, Isaac Winslow, Joseph Woodward, Edmund Wright, Jr.
Candidates: Heman Lincoln[1]Samuel Hubbard[2]Lemuel Shaw[3]Edmund Winchester[4]Theodore Lyman, Jr.[5]Nathan Hale[6]Francis C. Gray[7]Joseph Coolidge, Jr.[8]William Sturgis[9]Warren Dutton[10]William Tudor[11]Joseph Austin[12]George Bond[13]Benjamin Russell[14]Josiah Quincy[15]Josiah SalisburyJeremiah EvartsJames LoringBenjamin WhitmanJames T. AustinDavid SearsSamuel A. WellsThaddeus PageJohn P. BoydJohn BrazerWilliam GrayHenry OrneWilliam JacksonThomas BadgerR. G. ShawSamuel F. ArmstrongD. BaxterSamuel BrownSamuel DorrWilliam LittleGeorge OdiorneH. PurkittB. P. TildenF. WelshSamuel WhitwellT. L. WinthropS. E. DwightD. MessingerJacob RhodesFrederick WeldThomas BaldwinSamuel BillingsD. W. ChildJohn CottonHenry DearbornWilliam GaleJoseph GraftonAaron HillE. JonesSamuel L. KnappTheodore LymanEphraim MarshDavid C. MoselyH. G. OtisJesse PutnamBenjamin RichJames SavageElisha TicknorJoseph TildenS. H. WalleyArnold WellesCaleb AdamsJames AdamsSamuel AppletonJonathan L. AustinTheodore BainbridgeJ .C. BallardF. BassettS. BeanAlex BlissWilliam B. BradfordDavid W. BradleeMartin BrimmerPeter C. BrooksJohn BrownGeorge BurroughsFrederick CabotR. B. CallenderJohn CampbellJames CarterJoshua ChildJohn ClarkJohn CottonAlfred CurtisNathan CurtisCharles DavisFranklin DexterJohn DorrDaniel DuntonJohn D. DyerHenry EmmonsJoseph EustisOtis EverettR. FaxonAmos FitchJohn FitchJeremiah FitchJoseph FosterJohn FoxEbenezer FrancisEbenezer FrothinghamGeorge FrothinghamHenry H. FullerT. GoddardJoseph GraftonMoses GrantWilliam R. GrayDavid HaleJoseph Hall, Jr.Jacob HallGeorge HallettDavid HenshawSamuel HitchbornBarz HolmesH. HomesJ. N. HoweMatthew M. HuntThomas HuntingWilliam IngallsThomas JacksonFra JamesT. K. JonesJ. KilhamGidney KingEnsign LincolnJonathan LoringJames S. LovellJohn LoveringArchibald MacNeillThomas MelvilleWilliam MinotElijah MorseT. MotleyG. W. OtisL. Packard, Jr.S. Parkman, Jr.A. PeabodyJames PhillipsTurner PhillipsJonathan PhillipsJ. PhillipsJames PrinceJ. C. RainsfordB. RandJ. C. RansfordHenry RiceBenjamin RichJohn G. RodgersJames SabineThomas SawyerJonathan SimondsElias SmithJames SmithS. SnellingDavid StanwoodIsaac StevensL. TappanCharles TappanJoel ThayerJoseph ThorndikeE. TicknorR. D. TuckerFitch TuftsPhineas UphamD. VinalT. VoseJosiah VoseD. WebsterRedford WebsterWilliam WellsJoseph WestBenjamin WestJonathan WhitneyAsa WhitneyJosiah WhitneyThomas WigglesworthDaniel WildTimothy WilliamsDean WillisIsaac WinslowJoseph WoodwardEdmund Wright, Jr.
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]246424602446244523771570156715571555155115491542152215001482953953950938936931923913902897886554444444444433332222222222224422222221111111111111111111111111121111111111111111111211111111111111121112111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Town of Boston246424602446244523771570156715571555155115491542152215001482953953950938936931923913902897886554444444444433332222222222224422222221111111111111111111111111121111111111111111111211111111111111121112111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Elected.
[8]Elected.
[9]Elected.
[10]Elected.
[11]Elected.
[12]Elected.
[13]Elected.
[14]Elected.
[15]Elected.
[16]"Voted to proceed to the Choice of Fifteen persons to represent this Town in the General Court the present Year. .... The Votes being collected, Sorted and Counted it appeared that the whole number given in was 2498. Necessary to make a choice 1250, the following Gentlemen had the number of Votes set against their respective names and were declared to be duly elected, Representatives for the Year ensuing." Boston Town Records. 141.
[17]Joseph Coolidge, Jr. received 1 vote as Joseph Coolidge.
[18]David C. Mosely received 2 votes as David Mosely.
[19]H. G. Otis received 2 votes as H. G. Otis, Jr.
[20]David Hale received 1 vote as D. Hale, Jr.
[21]Gidney King received 1 vote as G. King.
[22]John Lovering received 1 vote as J. Lovering.
[23]John Dorr received 1 vote as J. Door.

References:

Boston Town Records. 141-143.
New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 16, 1820.
The Repertory (Boston, MA). May 16, 1820.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). May 17, 1820.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). May 18, 1820.

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