Massachusetts 1816 State Senate, Berkshire County, Special

Office:: State Senate (State)
Title:: State Senator
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1816 State Senate, Berkshire County, Special
Date:: 1816
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:: John Whiting, Nathan Willis

Candidates:	John Whiting [1]	Nathan Willis
Affiliation:	Federalist	Democrat
Final Result: [2]	312	162
General Court	312	162

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"The two Houses met in Convention to supply the Senatorial vacancy in Berkshire. The whole number of votes was 474." Newburyport Herald, and Commercial Gazette (Newburyport, MA). June 4, 1816.

References:

Boston Patriot and Morning Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 18, 1816.

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 1, 1816.

Newburyport Herald, and Commercial Gazette (Newburyport, MA). June 4, 1816.

The Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). June 6, 1816.

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