Massachusetts 1822 State Senate, Bristol and Dukes District

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1822 State Senate, Bristol and Dukes District
Date:
1822
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Oliver Starweather, Thomas Rotch, Jethro Daggett, Stephen Merrihew, James L. Hodges, Nathaniel Wheeler, Stephen Mayhew, John Hancock, Silas Kempton, Oliver Crosby
Candidates: Oliver Starweather[1]Thomas Rotch[2]Jethro Daggett[3]Stephen MerrihewJames L. HodgesNathaniel WheelerStephen MayhewJohn HancockSilas KemptonOliver Crosby
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistRepublican
Final Result: [4][5]188318161776-------
District of Bristol and Dukes188318161776-------
Bristol County----------
Town of Attleborough----------
Town of Berkley----------
Town of Dartmouth197197197737373----
Town of Dighton----------
Town of Easton----------
Town of Fairhaven----------
Town of Freetown454545149140140----
Town of Mansfield616161352825----
Town of New Bedford19220517346261037-1-
Town of Norton----------
Town of Raynham777777414138----
Town of Rehoboth150148148133133128----
Town of Seekonk143145145114112114----
Town of Somerset505041282325----
Town of Swansea424444868688----
Town of Taunton220219220114108114----
Town of Troy----------
Town of Wellington919089757577----
Town of Westport908991292929----
Dukes County----------
Town of Chilmark----------
Town of Edgartown706795843427---
Town of Tisbury22-7896772361-1

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]"Whole number of votes, 10278. Make a choice, 1744." Governor's Council Records.
[5]"Bristol and Dukes - Whole number 10278 - necessary to make a choice 1714." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). June 1, 1822.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Tisbury Town Records. 413.
Columbian Reporter and Old Colony Journal (Taunton, MA). April 3, 1822.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). April 5, 1822.
Columbian Reporter and Old Colony Journal (Taunton, MA). April 10, 1822.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). April 12, 1822.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). June 1, 1822.
New-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, MA). June 7, 1822.

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