Massachusetts 1796 Major General, 1st Division, Special
- Office:
- Major General (State)
- Title:
- Major General
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 Major General, 1st Division, Special
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Major General/Major General
- Candidates:
- Simon Elliot
| Candidates: | Simon Elliot[1] |
|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |
| Final Result: [2][3] | 116 |
| House of Representatives | 109 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"June 14. Agreeably to assignment, the House proceeded to the choice of a Major General of the first division, to fill the vacancy occasion by the resignation of Major General Jackson." Political Gazette (Newburyport, MA). June 16, 1796.
[3]"The Hon. Senate, we are informed have concurred, with Hon. House in the choice of Col. Simon Elliot, to be Major General, by a majority of one vote." Hampshire and Berkshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). June 21, 1796.
References:
The Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). June 1, 1796.
Impartial Herald (Newburyport, MA). June 14, 1796.
Federal Orrery (Boston, MA). June 16, 1796.
Political Gazette (Newburyport, MA). June 16, 1796.
Impartial Herald (Newburyport, MA). June 18, 1796.
Hampshire and Berkshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). June 21, 1796.
Andrews's Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). June 21, 1796.
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