Massachusetts 1795 State Senate, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth Counties

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1795 State Senate, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth Counties
Date:
1795
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Peleg Coffin, John Davis, Isaac Thompson, Benjamin Whitman, Josiah Smith, William Jernigan
Candidates: Peleg Coffin[1]John Davis[2]Isaac ThompsonBenjamin WhitmanJosiah SmithWilliam Jernigan
Affiliation:
Final Result: [3][4]568522454409--
District of Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth568522454409--
Dukes County------
Town of Chilmark------
Town of Edgartown------
Town of Tisbury171514---
Nantucket County------
Town of Sherburn------
Plymouth County------
Town of Abington------
Town of Bridgewater------
Town of Carver------
Town of Duxbury------
Town of Halifax------
Town of Hanover------
Town of Kingston------
Town of Marshfield322662671
Town of Middleborough------
Town of Pembroke------
Town of Plymouth------
Town of Plympton------
Town of Rochester------
Town of Scituate------
Town of Wareham------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"No. Voters, 959. Make a choice, 480." Governor's Council Records.
[4]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Isaac Thompson would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Marshfield Town Records. 354.
Tisbury Town Records. 298.

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