Massachusetts 1790 State Senate, Worcester County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1790 State Senate, Worcester County
- Date:
- 1790
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Moses Gill, Abel Wilder, John Fessenden, Amos Singletary, Samuel Baker, David Bigelow, Jeremiah Learned, Seth Washburn, Artemas Ward, Timothy Paine, Dwight Foster, Peter Pennaman, Israel Nichols, Martin Kinsley, John Tyler, Phineas Upham, Andrew Peters, Samuel Curtis, Jonathan Warner, Levi Lincoln, John Bisco
| Candidates: | Moses Gill[1] | Abel Wilder[2] | John Fessenden[3] | Amos Singletary | Samuel Baker | David Bigelow | Jeremiah Learned | Seth Washburn | Artemas Ward | Timothy Paine | Dwight Foster | Peter Pennaman | Israel Nichols | Martin Kinsley | John Tyler | Phineas Upham | Andrew Peters | Samuel Curtis | Jonathan Warner | Levi Lincoln | John Bisco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | |||||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [4][5][6] | 1578 | 1046 | 1039 | 868 | 806 | 805 | 755 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Worcester County | 1578 | 1046 | 1039 | 868 | 806 | 805 | 755 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ashburnham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Athal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Barre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Berlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bolton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boylston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookfield | 108 | 54 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 65 | 58 | - | 53 | - | 54 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Charlton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Douglas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dudley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fitchburg | 30 | 28 | 20 | - | 16 | - | - | 30 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gardner | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gerry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Grafton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hardwick | 28 | 33 | 19 | - | 15 | - | 13 | 22 | 10 | 17 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Town of Harvard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holden | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hubbardston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lancaster | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leicester | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leominster | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lunenberg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mendon | 40 | 2 | 40 | 30 | - | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Braintree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northbridge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oakham | 33 | - | 33 | 33 | - | 33 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oxford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Paxton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Petersham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Princetown | 62 | 62 | 21 | 18 | 61 | - | - | 62 | 27 | 34 | - | 18 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Royalston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rutland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shrewsbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Spencer | 33 | 21 | 24 | 20 | - | 31 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| Town of Sterling | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sturbridge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sutton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Templeton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Upton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Uxbridge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ward | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Western | 25 | 26 | - | - | 21 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 4 | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westminster | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Winchendon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worcester | 55 | 50 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 35 | - | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]"No. Voters, 1972. Make a choice, 987." Governor's Council Records.
[5]"Hon. Moses Gill, Abel Wilder and John Fessenden, chosen. Candidates - Hon. Samuel Baker 806, Amos Singletary 868, David Bigelow 805 and Jeremiah Learned 755. Whole number 1792 - 987 a choice." Cumberland Gazette (Portland, ME). May 10, 1790.
[6]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Samuel Baker and Amos Singletary would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookfield Town Records.
Hardwick Town Records. 553.
Oakham Town Records. 194.
Princeton Town Records.
Spencer Town Records.
Warren Town Records. 232.
Worcester Town Records. 162.
The Herald of Freedom (Boston, MA). April 7, 1790.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 7, 1790.
Cumberland Gazette (Portland, ME). May 10, 1790.
The Massachusetts Centinel (Boston, MA). May 12, 1790.
Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 13, 1790.
The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). June 1, 1790.
Davis, Walter A., ed. The Old Records of the Town of Fitchburgh. Vol. 2. Fitchburg, MA: Sentinel Printing, 1899. 38.
Metcalf, John G. Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880. Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1880. 443 - 444.
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