Massachusetts 1788 State Senate, Worcester County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1788 State Senate, Worcester County
- Date:
- 1788
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Amos Singletary, Jonathan Grout, John Fessenden, Peter Penneman, Abel Wilder, Samuel Baker, John Taylor, Moses Gill, Timothy Paine, John Sprague, Joseph Stone, Seth Washburn, Samuel Willard, Josiah Whitney, Jonathan Warner, Timothy Fuller, Artemas Ward, Jeremiah Learned, Samuel Denny, Martin Kinsley, Stephen Maynard, John Tysington, Timothy Newhall, Caleb Ammidown, Bezaleel Taft, Samuel Curtis, Ezra Houghton, Joseph Allen, Joseph Behor, Levi Lincoln, Josiah Stearns
| Candidates: | Amos Singletary[1] | Jonathan Grout[2] | John Fessenden[3] | Peter Penneman | Abel Wilder | Samuel Baker | John Taylor | Moses Gill | Timothy Paine | John Sprague | Joseph Stone | Seth Washburn | Samuel Willard | Josiah Whitney | Jonathan Warner | Timothy Fuller | Artemas Ward | Jeremiah Learned | Samuel Denny | Martin Kinsley | Stephen Maynard | John Tysington | Timothy Newhall | Caleb Ammidown | Bezaleel Taft | Samuel Curtis | Ezra Houghton | Joseph Allen | Joseph Behor | Levi Lincoln | Josiah Stearns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [4][5] | 1687 | 1651 | 1636 | 1524 | 1240 | 1036 | 990 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Worcester County | 1687 | 1651 | 1636 | 1524 | 1240 | 1036 | 990 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ashburnham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Athal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Barre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Berlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bolton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boylston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookfield | 104 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 112 | 112 | 4 | 111 | 112 | 100 | 104 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Douglas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dudley[6] | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 22 | 21 | 46 | 21 | - | 22 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fitchburg | 26 | - | 25 | 25 | 12 | 11 | - | 11 | 10 | - | 26 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gardner | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gerry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Grafton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hardwick | 43 | 47 | 23 | - | 42 | - | 44 | 8 | - | 12 | - | 13 | - | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Harvard | 24 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 23 | - | 20 | 25 | 23 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holden | 41 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 17 | - | 41 | 18 | 19 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hubbardston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lancaster | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leicester[7] | 34 | - | 33 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leominster | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lunenberg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mendon[8] | 49 | 48 | 49 | 49 | - | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Braintree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northbridge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oakham | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oxford | 63 | 61 | 60 | 63 | 26 | 12 | 60 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Paxton | 14 | - | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | - | 3 | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Town of Petersham | 50 | 52 | 50 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 34 | 35 | 35 | - | - | 35 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Princeton | 43 | 55 | 15 | - | 12 | 63 | 1 | 63 | 26 | - | - | 62 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 53 | 26 | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Royalston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rutland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shrewsbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Spencer | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sterling | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sturbridge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sutton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Templeton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Upton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Uxbridge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ward | 43 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Westborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Western | 14 | - | - | 14 | 28 | 28 | - | 28 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westminster | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Winchendon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worcester | 51 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 70 | 67 | 68 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]"No. Voters, 3076. Make a choice, 1539." Governor's Council Records.
[5]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Samuel Baker and Abel Wilder would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[6]"Several other candidates had one vote each." Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 24, 1788.
[7]"There were a few scattering votes for a number of other gentlemen." Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 16, 1788.
[8]In Mendon Town, the following candidates received between one and thirteen votes, but sources do not indicate their exact totals: Abel Wilder, Samuel Baker, Moses Gill, Seth Washburn, Samuel Peckham, Bezaleel Taft, Samuel Curtis, Samuel Willard, and Jonathan Warner.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookfield Town Records.
Hardwick Town Records. 558.
Oakham Town Records. 141-142.
Paxton Town Records. Book One. 354.
Princeton Town Records.
Warren Town Records. 222.
Worcester Town Records. 136-137.
The Independent Chronicle. And the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 10, 1788.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 10, 1788.
The Massachusetts Gazette (Boston, MA). April 11, 1788.
The Boston Gazette, and the Country Journal (Boston, MA). April 14, 1788.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 16, 1788.
American Herald (Boston, MA). April 21, 1788.
American Herald (Boston, MA). April 24, 1788.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 24, 1788.
The Boston Gazette, and the Country Journal (Boston, MA). June 2, 1788.
The Salem Mercury (Salem, MA). June 3, 1788.
Davis, Walter A., ed. The Old Records of the Town of Fitchburgh. Vol. 1. Fitchburg, MA: Sentinel Printing, 1898. 376.
Metcalf, John G. Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880. Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1880.
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