Massachusetts 1823 Speaker of the House

Office:
Speaker of the House (State)
Title:
Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1823 Speaker of the House
Date:
1823
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:
William C. Jarvis, William Prescott, Hercules Cushman, scattering
Candidates: William C. Jarvis[1]William PrescottHercules Cushmanscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]15290233
House of Representatives15290233

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]There was a total of 268 votes. 135 were necessary for a choice.
[3]Columbian Centinel and Independent Chronicle both list 153 votes for William C. Jarvis.

References:

The Essex Register (Salem, MA). May 29, 1823.
New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 30, 1823.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). May 31, 1823.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). May 31, 1823.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). June 5, 1823.
Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina Gazette (Raleigh, NC). June 13, 1823.
Village Register, and Norfolk County Advertiser (Dedham, MA). June 13, 1823.

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handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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