Massachusetts 1820 State Senate, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket District
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1820 State Senate, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket District
- Date:
- 1820
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Solomon Freeman, George Myrick, John Reed, Elijah Cobb, John Hancock, Allen Mayhew, Thaddeus Coffin, Barnabas Hall, Jr., Albert Gardner, William Jernegan, John Ness
| Candidates: | Solomon Freeman[1] | George Myrick | John Reed | Elijah Cobb | John Hancock | Allen Mayhew | Thaddeus Coffin | Barnabas Hall, Jr. | Albert Gardner | William Jernegan | John Ness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Federalist | ||||
| Final Result: [2] | 1233 | 187 | 47 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 1233 | 187 | 47 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Barnstable County | 854 | - | 47 | 22 | - | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Barnstable | 174 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brewster | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chatham | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dennis | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Town of Eastham | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Falmouth | 133 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Harwich | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Orleans | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Provincetown | 51 | - | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandwich | 165 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Truro | 8 | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wellfleet | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Yarmouth | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dukes County | 138 | - | - | - | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Chilmark | - | - | - | - | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Edgartown | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Tisbury | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nantucket County | 241 | 187 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Nantucket | 241 | 187 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"Whole number of votes, 1531. Necessary to make a choice, 760." Governor's Council Records.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Boston Town Records.
Chatham Town Records. 29.
Dennis Town Records
Truro Town Records. 230.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). April 7, 1820.
Boston Commercial Gazette (Boston, MA). May 11, 1821.
Boston Daily Advertiser, and Repertory (Boston, MA). May 18, 1820.
Columbian Centinel. American Federalist (Boston, MA). May 18, 1820.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). May 19, 1820.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). May 24, 1820.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). May 25, 1820.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy, or, Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). May 31, 1820.
Swift, William S. and Jennie W. Cleveland. Records of the Town of Tisbury, Mass. Boston: Wright and Potter, 1903. 400.
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