Massachusetts 1805 House of Representatives, Sheffield

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1805 House of Representatives, Sheffield
Date:: 1805
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: John W. Hulbert, Shears

Candidates:	John W. Hulbert [1]	Shears
Affiliation:	Federalist	Democrat
Final Result: [2]	-	-
District of Mount Washington and Sheffield	-	-
Town of Mount Washington	-	-
Town of Sheffield	161	132

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"From Stockbridge, May 7, 1805. I have the pleasure to inform you, that we have just received from Sheffield, the issue of the election of a representative, in that democratic town, yesterday. John W. Hulbert, Esq. had 161 votes, and is chosen. Mr. Shears, the democratic candidate, had 132 votes." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 11, 1805.

References:

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 11, 1805.

Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). May 15, 1805.

Newhampshire Sentinel (Keene, NH). May 18, 1805.

Norfolk Repository (Dedham, MA). June 18, 1805.

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