Massachusetts 1815 Selectman, Boston
- Office:
- Selectman (Town)
- Title:
- Selectman
- Jurisdiction:
- Town
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1815 Selectman, Boston
- Date:
- 1815
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Selectman/Selectman
- Candidates:
- Joseph Austin, Joseph Foster, Jonathan Hunewell, Joseph Lovering, Robert Williams, Joseph Tilden, Josiah Batchelder, Elisha Tichnor, Jacob Hiler
| Candidates: | Joseph Austin[1] | Joseph Foster[2] | Jonathan Hunewell[3] | Joseph Lovering[4] | Robert Williams[5] | Joseph Tilden[6] | Josiah Batchelder[7] | Elisha Tichnor[8] | Jacob Hiler[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist |
| Final Result: [10] | 1551 | 1551 | 1551 | 1551 | 1551 | 890 | 860 | 860 | 843 |
| Town of Boston[11] | 1551 | 1551 | 1551 | 1551 | 1551 | 890 | 860 | 860 | 843 |
Notes:
[1]Elected, declined.
[2]Elected, declined.
[3]Elected, declined.
[4]Elected, declined.
[5]Elected, declined.
[6]Elected, declined.
[7]Elected, declined.
[8]Elected, declined.
[9]Elected, declined.
[10]"TOWN AFFAIRS. On Monday the annual choice of Town Officers commenced in this town. .... A ballot for nine Selectmen ensued. - At 12 o'clock the poll was closed, when the following gentlemen were declared elected: .... The four last gentlemen in the room of Nathan Webb, Esq. who decline being a candidate and Charles Bulfinch, Esq., Mr. Ebenezer Oliver, and Benjamin Weld, Esq." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). March 15, 1815.
[11]The Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA), and the Boston Gazette (Boston, MA), report 842 votes for Jacob Hiler in Boston.
References:
New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). March 14, 1815.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). March 15, 1815.
Boston Gazette (Boston, MA). March 16, 1815.
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