Massachusetts 1819 Governor's Council

Office:
Governor's Council (State)
Title:
Governor's Councillor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1819 Governor's Council
Date:
1819
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor's Council/Governor's Councillor
Candidates:
William Banister, Israel Bartlett, Stephen P. Gardner, James Howland, Elihu Hoyt, Jonathan Hunewell, Jonathan H. Lyman, Josiah Quincy, Aaron Tufts
Candidates: Josiah Quincy[8]Jonathan Hunewell[6]Israel Bartlett[2]William Banister[1]Jonathan H. Lyman[7]Elihu Hoyt[5]Stephen P. Gardner[3]Aaron Tufts[9]James Howland[4]
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [10][11]199199199199199199199199199
General Court199199199199199199199199199

Notes:

[1]Elected but declined.
[2]Elected but declined.
[3]Elected but declined.
[4]Elected but declined.
[5]Elected but declined.
[6]Elected but declined.
[7]Elected but declined.
[8]Elected but declined.
[9]Elected but declined.
[10]"Friday, May 28. In convention the following gentlemen were chosen Counsellors ... The whole number of votes was 341, of which the gentlemen chosen had 199." Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 29, 1819.
[11]"Letters were received by the Speaker from each of the Hon. Gentlemen chosen Counsellors, in which they declined accepting the trust." Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 29, 1819.

References:

Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 29, 1819.
Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 31, 1819.
The Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). June 1, 1819.

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