Massachusetts 1812 State Senate, Franklin District
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1812 State Senate, Franklin District
- Date:
- 1812
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Samuel C. Allen, Joseph Rice, William Phillips, Josiah Rice, Joshua Goddard, Elijah Moore, Samuel Phillips, Caleb Strong
| Candidates: | Samuel C. Allen[1] | Joseph Rice | William Phillips | Josiah Rice | Joshua Goddard | Elijah Moore | Samuel Phillips | Caleb Strong |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | |||
| Final Result: [2][3] | 2849 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Franklin | 2849 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Franklin County | 2849 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ashfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bernardston[4] | 51 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buckland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlemont | 115 | 32 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Colrain | 158 | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Conway | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Deerfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gill | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Greenfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hawley | 138 | 22 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Heath | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leverett | 56 | 81 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Leyden | 61 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Salem | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Orange | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rowe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shelburne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shutesbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sunderland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warwick | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wendell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whately | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"No. Voters, 4345. Make a choice, 2168." Governor's Council Records.
[3]"The County of Franklin shall form one district, and choose one Senator." The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). February 19, 1812.
[4]"The Committee further report, that they rejected the votes from the towns of Bernardstown in the District of Franklin ... the certificates of the Town Clerk being omitted." Governor's Council Records.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Bernardston Town Records. 296.
Charlemont Town Records. 302.
Colrain Town Records. Book 2. 88.
Hawley Town Records.
Leverett Town Records.
Leyden Town Records. 55.
The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). February 19, 1812.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 20, 1812.
The Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). May 22, 1812.
Merrimack Intelligencer (Haverhill, MA). May 23, 1812.
Hampshire Federalist (Springfield, MA). May 28, 1812.
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