New York 1789 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New York 1789 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
Date:
1789
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Peter Sylvester, Matthew Adgate, John Williams
Candidates: Peter Sylvester[1]Matthew AdgateJohn Williams
Affiliation:FederalistAnti-FederalistAnti-Federalist
Final Result: [2]1628150150
District of Five1628150150
Albany County504530-
Town of Cambridge37101-
Town of Hosick3649-
Town of Rensselaerwyck268155-
Town of Saratoga (E.H.R.)4471-
Town of Schaghticoke3199-
Town of Stephentown8855-
Clinton County23-36
Town of Plattsburgh--36
Town of Wilksburgh23--
Columbia County954723-
Town of Canaan108249-
Town of Clavarack82155-
Town of Clermont684-
Town of Germantown1110-
Town of Hillsdale125174-
City of Hudson2212-
Town of Kinderhook21684-
Town of Manor of Livingston12345-
Washington County14724814
Town of Argyle52242
Town of Granville1030-
Town of Hampton117-
Town of Hebron753-
Town of Kingsbury4375
Town of Salem34871
Town of Westfield39-6

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Though listed here as "District 5," U.S. House of Representatives districts in New York were not officially identified by number until 1797. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony of the State of New York. 223.

References:

New York The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). April 10, 1789.
Hudson Weekly Gazette (Hudson, NY). April 28, 1789.
Hutchins, S. C. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony State of New York. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons, and, 1870.
Young, Alfred F. The Democratic Republicans of New York: The Origins, 1763-1797. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1967. 590.

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