Massachusetts 1803 State Senate, Suffolk County, Special
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1803 State Senate, Suffolk County, Special
- Date:
- 1803
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Oliver Wendell, John Coffin Jones, William Tudor, Jonathan Mason, John Codman, David Tilden, Benjamin Austin, Jr., Nathaniel Fellowes, James Bowdoin, Theophilus Parsons, William Smith, Charles Jarvis, Samuel Brown
| Candidates: | Oliver Wendell[1] | John Coffin Jones[2] | William Tudor[3] | Jonathan Mason[4] | John Codman[5] | David Tilden | Benjamin Austin, Jr. | Nathaniel Fellowes | James Bowdoin | Theophilus Parsons | William Smith | Charles Jarvis | Samuel Brown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | supported by both parties | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Republican |
| Final Result: [6][7] | 2892 | 1802 | 1788 | 1762 | 1709 | 1126 | 1124 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffolk County | 2892 | 1802 | 1788 | 1762 | 1709 | 1126 | 1124 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boston[8] | 2375 | 1698 | 1680 | 1653 | 1679 | 1078 | 1076 | 1056 | 1036 | 12 | 28 | 19 | 5 |
| Town of Chelsea | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hingham | 122 | 74 | 78 | 79 | - | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | - | - | - |
| Town of Hull | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]"No. Voters, 2906. Make a choice, 1454." Governor's Council Records.
[7]"The federal Ticket for Senators for Suffolk county, succeeded by a majority of 621 votes." Jenks' Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). April 11, 1803.
[8]The New-England Palladium (Boston, MA) reports 2737 votes for Oliver Wendell in Boston.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Boston Town Records. 145-146.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 5, 1803.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 6, 1803.
Columbian Courier, and Weekly Miscellany (New Bedford, MA). April 8, 1803.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 9, 1803.
Jenks' Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). April 11, 1803.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 11 1803.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). May 18, 1803.
The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). June 2, 1803.
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