Massachusetts 1822 State Senate, Plymouth County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1822 State Senate, Plymouth County
- Date:
- 1822
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Cushing Otis, Nathaniel M. Davis, Benjamin Ellis, Joseph Richardson, John Thomas, William Bourne, scattering
| Candidates: | Cushing Otis[1] | Nathaniel M. Davis | Benjamin Ellis | Joseph Richardson | John Thomas | William Bourne | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | |
| Final Result: [2][3] | 1860 | 1747 | 1748 | 1657 | 1 | 1 | 94 |
| Plymouth County | 1860 | 1747 | 1748 | 1657 | 1 | 1 | 94 |
| Town of Abington | 89 | 123 | 89 | 120 | - | - | 6 |
| Town of Bridgewater | 389 | 265 | 376 | 267 | - | - | 8 |
| Town of Carver | 33 | 79 | 35 | 79 | - | - | - |
| Town of Duxbury | 102 | 15 | 104 | 18 | - | - | 5 |
| Town of Halifax | 18 | 68 | 18 | 68 | - | - | - |
| Town of Hanover | 27 | 89 | 8 | 89 | - | - | 20 |
| Town of Hanson | 52 | 39 | 39 | 39 | - | - | 13 |
| Town of Hingham | 134 | 213 | 136 | 207 | - | - | 6 |
| Town of Hull | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Town of Kingston | 111 | 16 | 106 | 17 | - | - | 7 |
| Town of Marshfield | 85 | 21 | 85 | 21 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Town of Middleborough | 175 | 307 | 156 | 288 | - | - | - |
| Town of North Bridgewater[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pembroke | 44 | 63 | 45 | 65 | - | - | 3 |
| Town of Plymouth | 285 | 149 | 238 | 105 | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Plympton | 73 | 53 | 71 | 53 | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Rochester[5] | 127 | 78 | 116 | 56 | - | - | 15 |
| Town of Scituate | 96 | 128 | 99 | 131 | - | - | 7 |
| Town of Wareham | 14 | 31 | 20 | 23 | - | - | - |
| Town of West Bridgewater[6] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"Whole number of votes, 6710. Make a choice, 1680." Governor's Council Records.
[3]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Nathaniel M. Davis would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[4]Vote for North Bridgewater included in the Bridgewater town votes.
[5]"The Committee further report that they have rejected the return ... from the town of Rochester in the County of Plymouth because it was signed by one of the Selectmen only." Governor's Council Records.
[6]Vote for West Bridgewater included in the Bridgewater town votes.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Marshfield Town Records. 97-98.
Wareham Town Records. Book Two. 27.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). April 5, 1822.
American Statesman and Evening Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 2, 1822.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). May 3, 1822.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). May 18, 1822.
Old Colony Memorial, and Plymouth County Advertiser (Plymouth, MA). May 18, 1822.
The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). May 21, 1822.
Franklin Herald (Greenfield, MA). May 28, 1822.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). June 1, 1822.
These election records were released on 11 January 2012. Versions numbers are assigned by state. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are complete and are in Version 1.0. All other states are in a Beta version. For more information go to the about page.
