Massachusetts 1816 State Senate, Berkshire County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1816 State Senate, Berkshire County
- Date:
- 1816
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Caleb Hyde, Nathan Willis, John Whiting, Daniel Noble, Joseph Tucker, scattering
| Candidates: | Caleb Hyde[1] | Nathan Willis | John Whiting | Daniel Noble | Joseph Tucker | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | ||
| Final Result: [2][3][4] | 2506 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Berkshire County | 2506 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Adams | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Alford | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Becket | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cheshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Clarksburg | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dalton | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Egremont | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Florida | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Great Barrington | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hancock | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hinsdale | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lanesborough | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lenox | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Washington | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of New Ashford | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Marlborough | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Otis | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Peru | 20 | 20 | 114 | 114 | 2 | - |
| Town of Pittsfield | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Richmond | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandisfield | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Savoy | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheffield | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Southfield | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stockbridge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tyringham | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Washington | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Stockbridge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamstown | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windsor | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"Whole number of votes 4963. Make a choice 2482." Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). May 16, 1816.
[3]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. John Whiting would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.
[4]"We have a letter from a Gentleman in Stockbridge, which mentions that the democratic votes for Senator, in one of the towns in Berkshire were lost, being given for the wrong person, the candidate having been changed after the first nomination. This fact will render it still more probable that there will be at least one vacancy in this county." Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 11, 1816. This most certainly pertains to Capt. Jonathan Allen, one of the original Republican candidates, who, however, declined before the election and was replaced by Nathan Willis. It appears that some voters were not aware of this and therefore voted for Jonathan Allen, resulting in only Caleb Hyde being elected with required majority of votes.
References:
Peru Town Records. 344.
Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 11, 1816.
The Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). April 18, 1816.
Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 15, 1816.
Nantucket Gazette (Nantucket, MA). May 15, 1816.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). May 16, 1816.
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