Massachusetts 1793 State Senate, Suffolk County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1793 State Senate, Suffolk County
Date:
1793
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Stephen Metcalf, Thomas Dawes, Oliver Wendell, Benjamin Austin, Jr., William Heath, James Bowdoin, Ebenezer Thayer, Jr., John Read, Cotton Tufts, Thomas Russell, Ebenezer Thayer, Ebenezer Warren, Stephen Higginson, William Phillips, Charles Jarvis, Caleb Davis, Jonathan Mason, John Coffin Jones, William Eustis, Azore Orne
Candidates: Stephen Metcalf[1]Thomas Dawes[2]Oliver Wendell[3]Benjamin Austin, Jr.[4]William Heath[5]James BowdoinEbenezer Thayer, Jr.John ReadCotton TuftsThomas RussellEbenezer ThayerEbenezer WarrenStephen HigginsonWilliam PhillipsCharles JarvisCaleb DavisJonathan MasonJohn Coffin JonesWilliam EustisAzore Orne
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [6][7]20132003184811791175948946-------------
Suffolk County20132003184811791175948946-------------
Town of Bellingham--------------------
Town of Boston11921150118367936657751284650861581665222111
Town of Braintree--------------------
Town of Brookline2726323262710-182----------
Town of Chelsea--------------------
Town of Cohasset--------------------
Town of Dedham--------------------
Town of Dorchester696761969705-65-----------
District of Dover--------------------
Town of Foxborough--------------------
Town of Franklin--------------------
Town of Hingham--------------------
Town of Hull--------------------
Town of Medfield--------------------
Town of Medway--------------------
Town of Milton--------------------
Town of Needham--------------------
Town of Quincy--------------------
Town of Roxbury--------------------
Town of Sharon--------------------
Town of Stoughton--------------------
Town of Walpole--------------------
Town of Weymouth--------------------
Town of Wrentham--------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]"No. Voters, 2106. Make a choice, 1054." Governor's Council Records.
[7]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. James Bowdoin would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookline Town Records. 394.
The Argus (Boston, MA). April 2, 1793.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). April 2, 1793.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). April 3, 1793.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 4, 1793.
American Apollo (Boston, MA). April 5, 1793.
The Boston Gazette, and the Country Journal (Boston, MA). April 8, 1793.
A Volume of Records Relating to the Early History of Boston Containing Boston Town Records. 1784 to 1796. Boston: Municipal Printing Office, 1903. 326.

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