Massachusetts 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District #7
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, Eastern District #7
- Date:
- 1812
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Levi Hubbard, Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr., Peleg Wadsworth, Albion K. Paris, Judah Dana, Henry Rust, Jr., John Turner, Robert Bradley, John Stone, Jr., scattering
| Candidates: | Levi Hubbard[1] | Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. | Peleg Wadsworth | Albion K. Paris | Judah Dana | Henry Rust, Jr. | John Turner | Robert Bradley | John Stone, Jr. | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | ||||||
| Final Result: [2][3] | 1568 | 1429 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Eastern Seven | 1568 | 1429 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cumberland County[4] | 79 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Baldwin[5] | 23 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridgeton | 41 | 54 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Harrison[6] | 15 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oxford County[7] | 1077 | 730 | - | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Town of Albany[8][9] | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bethel[10] | 45 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brownfield | 56 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Buckfield[11] | 102 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Denmark[12] | 34 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dixfield[13] | 14 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of East Andover[14] | 29 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fryeburgh[15] | 69 | 65 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Gilead[16] | 11 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hartford[17] | 51 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hebron | 36 | 97 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hiram[18] | 26 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holmanstown | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jay | 69 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kingville[19] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Livermore | 97 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lovell | 13 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newry | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norway | 50 | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Paris[20] | 100 | 44 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Porter[21] | 28 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rumford[22] | 41 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sumner[23] | 57 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Turner[24] | 81 | 23 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Waterford | 13 | 101 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Webbs Pond Plantation[25] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation No. 3 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation No. 4[26] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Somerset County[27] | 412 | 579 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Anson[28] | 41 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Athens | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Avon[29] | 19 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bingham | 4 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canaan[30] | 34 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cornville | 10 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Embden[31] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fairfield[32] | 37 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Freeman[33] | 17 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Harmony | 10 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Industry | 24 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Madison[34] | 30 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mercer | 44 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Portland | 22 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Vineyard[35] | 26 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Norridgewock | 14 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Palmyra | 9 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Phillips | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Solon | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Starks | 21 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Strong | 18 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation No. 5 4th Range | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation No. 4 6th Range[36] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plantation No. 6 7th Range[37] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 616 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[3]The name, Ebenezer Poor is listed as a candidate, but received no votes.
[4]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 66 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[5]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 30 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[6]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 36 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[7]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 325 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[8]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 8 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[9]Levi Hubbard received 5 votes as Levi Hobart.
[10]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 34 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[11]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 27 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[12]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 8 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[13]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 26 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[14]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 22 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[15]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 65 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[16]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 15 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[17]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 21 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[18]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 12 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[19]There were no votes recorded in Kingville.
[20]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 1 vote as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[21]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 7 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[22]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 37 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[23]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 19 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[24]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 23 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[25]There were no votes recorded in Webbs Pond Plantation.
[26]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No. 4.
[27]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 225 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[28]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 35 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[29]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 4 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[30]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 78 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[31]There were no votes recorded in Embden.
[32]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 45 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[33]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 7 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[34]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 41 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[35]Ebenezer Fessendon, Jr. received 15 votes as Ebenezer Fessendon.
[36]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No. 4 6th Range.
[37]There were no votes recorded in Plantation No. 6 7th Range.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Portland Gazette, and Maine Advertiser (Portland, ME). November 16, 1812.
The Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). November 20, 1812.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). December 16, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 18, 1812.
The Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). December 18, 1812.
Merrimack Intelligencer (Haverhill, MA). December 26, 1812.
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