Massachusetts 1795 State Senate, Hampshire County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1795 State Senate, Hampshire County
- Date:
- 1795
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- William Shepherd, John Hastings, David Sexton, Samuel Fowler, Ebenezer Mattoon, Jr., Thomas Dwight, Hugh MacClellen, Samuel Henshaw, William Billings, Justin Ely, David Smead, Solomon Stoddard, John Bliss, Simeon Strong, Levi Shepherd, Robert Breek, John Fowler, Samuel Lyman, Noah Goodman
| Candidates: | William Shepherd[1] | John Hastings[2] | David Sexton[3] | Samuel Fowler[4] | Ebenezer Mattoon, Jr. | Thomas Dwight | Hugh MacClellen | Samuel Henshaw | William Billings | Justin Ely | David Smead | Solomon Stoddard | John Bliss | Simeon Strong | Levi Shepherd | Robert Breek | John Fowler | Samuel Lyman | Noah Goodman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | ||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [5][6] | 1781 | 1779 | 1575 | 1208 | 931 | 748 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hampshire County | 1781 | 1779 | 1575 | 1208 | 931 | 748 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Amherst | 76 | 69 | 74 | 58 | 51 | 56 | - | 18 | 45 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ashfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Belchertown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bernardston[7] | 33 | 12 | 35 | 19 | 35 | 6 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Blandford | 44 | 35 | 8 | 49 | 23 | 12 | 22 | 9 | - | 26 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| Town of Brimfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buckland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlemont | 21 | 26 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 26 | - | - | 25 | 24 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Chester | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesterfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Colrain | 60 | 1 | 60 | - | 59 | 60 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Conway | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cummington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Deerfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Easthampton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gill | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Goshen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Granby | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Granville | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenwich | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hadley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hatfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hawley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Heath | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leverett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Leyden[8] | 17 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 17 | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Longmeadow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ludlow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middlefield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Monson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montgomery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Salem | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northampton | 96 | 123 | - | 113 | - | - | - | 101 | 84 | 61 | 25 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norwich | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Orange | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Palmer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pelham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Plainfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rowe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Russell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shelburne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shutesbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Brimfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Hadley[9] | 27 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 37 | 5 | - | 1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Southampton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southwick | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Springfield | 146 | 138 | 96 | - | 82 | 142 | 49 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sunderland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ware | - | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warwick | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wendell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Springfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westhampton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whately | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wilbraham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamsburg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worthington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]"No. Voters, 2274. Make a choice, 1138. No choice." Governor's Council Records.
[6]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Ebenezer Mattoon, Jr. would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[7]John Hastings received 1 vote as Jonathan Hastings.
[8]John Hastings received 2 votes as Jonathan Hastings.
[9]William Shepherd received 27 votes as William Shepard.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Amherst Town Records. 165.
Bernardston Town Records. 138-139.
Blandford Town Records. Book Two. 198-199.
Charlemont Town Records. 164.
Colrain Town Records. Book One. 289.
Leyden Town Records. 92.
South Hadley Town Records. 113.
Ware Town Records.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). April 8, 1795.
Federal Spy (Springfield, MA). April 14, 1795.
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