New Hampshire 1808 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
New Hampshire 1808 Governor
Date:
1808
State:
New Hampshire
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
John Langdon, John T. Gilman, Jeremiah Smith, Oliver Peabody, Timothy Farrar, William Hale, George Sullivan, Samuel Bell, Thomas W. Thompson, Richard C. Everett, Enoch Coffin, Benjamin West, John Goddard, Robert B. Clark, Nathaniel Gilman, Thomas Santer, Nicholas Crane, John Currier, Daniel Gookin, Isaac Blair, Daniel Coon, Nicholas Gilman, Moses Lewis, Samuel Nute, Amasa Allen, Thomas T. Bachelder, Daniel Blaisdell, John Conant, Samuel Ellenwood, David Everett, Cornelius Hall, Phineas Hamilton, Abel Moses Isaac Dow, John Smith, Jabez Speier, John Wilson, Levi Bartlett, Moody Bedell, George F. Blunt, John Bowen, John Bradley, Brown, Obadiah Carrigain, Baruch Chase, James Christian, Phinehas Cook, Abner Culver, Moses Cunningham, Enoch Colby, Nathan Dow, Jr., John Goon, Daniel Greenleaf, Moody Hall, Jesse Healey, Moses Hills, Elisha Huntley, Cyrus Kingsbury, Isaac Maruse, Jeremiah Mason, Benjamin Merrill, Joseph Morse, Richard Odell, Phinehas Parker, Samuel S. Parker, William Partton, George W. Philips, Benjamin Pierce, David Reed, Jr., Ebenezer Richardson, Daniel Robinson, Samuel Royes, William Symms, John Taylor, Timothy Walker, Reuben Whitman, Samuel Willey, Andrew Gerrish, blank
Candidates: John Langdon[1]John T. GilmanJeremiah SmithOliver PeabodyTimothy FarrarWilliam HaleGeorge SullivanSamuel BellThomas W. ThompsonRichard C. EverettEnoch CoffinBenjamin WestJohn GoddardRobert B. ClarkNathaniel GilmanThomas SanterNicholas CraneJohn CurrierDaniel GookinIsaac BlairDaniel CoonNicholas GilmanMoses LewisSamuel NuteAmasa AllenThomas T. BachelderDaniel BlaisdellJohn ConantSamuel EllenwoodDavid EverettCornelius HallPhineas HamiltonAbel Moses Isaac DowJohn SmithJabez SpeierJohn WilsonLevi BartlettMoody BedellGeorge F. BluntJohn BowenJohn BradleyBrown[2]Obadiah CarrigainBaruch ChaseJames ChristianPhinehas CookAbner CulverMoses CunninghamEnoch ColbyNathan Dow, Jr.John GoonDaniel GreenleafMoody HallJesse HealeyMoses HillsElisha HuntleyCyrus KingsburyIsaac MaruseJeremiah MasonBenjamin MerrillJoseph MorseRichard OdellPhinehas ParkerSamuel S. ParkerWilliam ParttonGeorge W. PhilipsBenjamin PierceDavid Reed, Jr.Ebenezer RichardsonDaniel RobinsonSamuel RoyesWilliam SymmsJohn TaylorTimothy WalkerReuben WhitmanSamuel WilleyAndrew Gerrishblank
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [3]13903128683440225914389662214131312109655533333222222222222111111111111111111111111111111111111111117
Cheshire County218535741712083--21---137-------3---22----2---2----1-----11-----11-111--1----1-1111------1
Town of Acworth8314-----13----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Alstead93362-8---------------------------------------------------1---1-----------------
Town of Charlestown6037-1-------------------------------------------------1------------------------
Town of Chesterfield57---25-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Claremont6177121--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cornish794555---1---1----------------------2-----------1-----1-------------------------
Town of Croydon602----------------------2-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Dublin46136-13------------------------------------------------------------1------------
Town of Fitzwilliam43-50---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Gilsum4641---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Goshen24--14--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hinsdale47-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Jaffrey37351---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Keene3313628-----------------------------------------1--------------------------------
Town of Langdon39-10---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lempster453--33-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Marlborough272435---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Marlow70------------------------------------------------------1------------1-1-------
Town of New Grantham75-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newport245-27---7----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Packersfield302361---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Plainfield84-15---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Richmond160----------------------------------------------------------------------------1
Town of Rindge44412-17-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Springfield58--19--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stoddard373--12-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sullivan18-8--------12-------------2----------------------------------------------------
Town of Surry432-------------------------------------------------------1---------1-1--------
Town of Swanzey91130---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Unity1416----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Walpole157-71---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Washington92-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wendell52-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Westmoreland84322---------7-----------------2--------1--------------------------------------
Town of Winchester4514------------------3---------------------------------------------------------
Coos County[4]282311---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Adams[5]43-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bartlett[6]59-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chatham28-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cockburne32-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Colebrook14-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dalton[7]------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Jefferson25-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lancaster8161------10--------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Northumberland24-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Percy115----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stewartstown18-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stratford30--------4--------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Whitefield[8]------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grafton County17453222741276--21-----10---5----3---2----------1--------------------------1------------4
Town of Alexandria3510---------------------------------------------------------------------------4
Town of Bath60332-9--1-----------------------------1--------------------------1-------------
Town of Bethlehem43-3---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bridgewater966--------------------3-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Campton1965----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Canaan51-494---------5---5------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Concord1283----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Coventry181----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Danbury29-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dorchester55-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ellsworth--10---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Enfield78114---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Franconia33-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Grafton59-1----------5------------2---------------------------------------------------
Town of Groton31-27---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hanover43-25-67-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Haverhill701-----20----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hebron27730---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Landaff50215---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lebanon75182---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lincoln11-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Littleton23922---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lyman932----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lyme372171---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Chester6828----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Holderness5122----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Orange[9]714----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Orford882----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Peeling20-7---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Piermont85-3---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Plymouth5927----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Rumney70-1---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Thornton30312---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Warren41--8--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wentworth62-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hillsborough County[10]32591076820100--522------6-----------222---2---------1---11----------1--11--1----------1
Town of Amherst121-17-------------------------------------------------------1------------------
Town of Andover89--------------------------------2--------------------------------------------
Town of Antrim118------2----------------------------------------------------------1-----------
Town of Bedford57---5-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Boscawen[11]12916374-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bradford5243---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brookline43-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Deering131-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Derryfield50------3----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dunbarton941------------------------------------------------------------1---------------
Town of Dunstable84-1---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Fishersfield55-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Francestown1191----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Goffstown112-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Greenfield101-1---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hancock71-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Henniker893--1-------------------------------------------1-----------------------------
Town of Hillsborough60---------------------------2-------------------------------------------------
Town of Hollis122---1-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hopkinton129--1---------------------------------------1----------------------------------
Kearsage Gore[12]23-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Litchfield32---12-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lyndeborough95-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Mason6837-5-----------------------------------------------------------1--------------
Town of Merrimack78--------------------------2--------------------------------------------------
Town of Milford61-46---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Mont Vernon87-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Boston1372----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Ipswich26113-16-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New London4530---------------------------2-----------------------------------------------1
Town of Nottingham West69--------------6--------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Peterborough69---8-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Salisbury66-------22---------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sharon25---2------------------------------------------1------------------------------
Town of Society Land16-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sutton1063----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Temple30---51-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Warner83-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Weare1994----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wilmot292----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wilton66-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Windsor233----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rockingham County3878247432061-8919--13-5-9-5-5------------22--21-1-111-1----111--1---1------------1-11111
Town of Allenstown37-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Atkinson65-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bow53-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brentwood2519-30-------------------------------1------------------------------------------
Town of Candia999-16--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Canterbury143-----------------3-----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chester11811----------------------------------------------------1-----------------------
Town of Chichester100-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Concord186-11-------13-------1-------------2--1------1--------1-----------------------1--
Town of Deerfield1581----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of East Kingston29-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Epping58--81--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Epsom1011----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Exeter52-----50----------------------------------1--------1-------1-------------------
Town of Greenland75-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hampstead4871---------4-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hampton130-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hampton Falls25-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hawke42--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Kensington34--28---------------------------------------------1---------------------------1
Town of Kingston72--1--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Londonderry76801---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Loudon6748----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Castle66-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newington55-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newmarket176-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Newton90-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of North Hampton68-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Northfield127-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Northwood76-28---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Nottingham714----9-------------------------------------------------------------------1---
Town of Pelham68------14----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Pembroke691----------1---1-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Pittsfield785------------1-------------------------1-------------------------------------
Town of Plaistow516----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Poplin9-222----------8---------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Portsmouth5701--------------4--------------2------1-----1--------------------------1-1--1-
Town of Raymond688----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Rye145-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Salem71--26--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sandown398----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Seabrook35-----30-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of South Hampton391----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Stratham991-----5----------------------------1-----------------------------------------
Town of Windham1536----------------1-----------------------------------------------------------
Strafford County25542323144-143-------------3-3-3-------------------------------------1----------1-----
Town of Alton305611---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Barnstead1132----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Barrington143--25-122------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brookfield24-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Burton21-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Center Harbor29-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Conway1169-----------------------------------------------------------1----------------
Town of Dover133-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Durham145-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Eaton100-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Effingham[13]------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Farmington96-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Gilmantown172-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lee95-16---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Madbury55--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Meredith12629----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Middleton10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Milton58----21-----------------3------------------------------------------------------
Town of Moultonborough92-1---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Durham8116----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Hampton108-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ossipee91-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ossipee Gore[14]8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Rochester148------------------3----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sanbornton1271----------------------------------------------------------------------1-----
Town of Sandwich8945----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Somersworth2427----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Tamworth9016----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Tuftonboro90-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wakefield40-317--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wolfeboro10018-------------------3--------------------------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Listed in Original Election Returns as Captain Brown.
[3]The New Hampshire Federalists made no organized effort to elect a Governor and scattered their votes among several candidates.
[4]The above returns include the ballots from Adams and Barlett which were not listed in the OFFICIAL CANVAS of votes.
[5]"Not returned." Original Election Returns.
[6]"Not returned." Original Election Returns.
[7]"Not returned." Original Election Returns.
[8]"Not returned." Original Election Returns.
[9]"Illegible." Original Election Returns
[10]The above returns include the ballots from Boscawen and Kearsage Gore which were not listed in the OFFICIAL CANVAS of votes.
[11]"Not returned in season." Original Election Returns.
[12]"No return." Original Election Returns.
[13]There were no votes recorded in Effingham.
[14]"Not in season." Original Election Returns.

References:

Original Election Returns. New Hampshire Archives and Records Management, Concord.
Adams Town Records.
Bartlett Town Records.
Boscawen Town Records. 90.
Concord Town Records, 1732-1820. 411.
Kearsage Gore Town Records.
Ossippee Gore Town Records.
Concord Gazette (Concord, NH). March 15, 1808.
Concord Gazette (Concord, NH). March 22, 1808.
Aldrich, George. Walpole: As It Was and As It Is. Claremont, NH: The Claremont Manufacturing, 1880. 173.
Bemis, Charles A. History of the Town of Marlborough, Cheshire County, N.H.. Boston, MA: Press of G. H. Ellis, 1881. 300.
Blood, Henry Ames. The History of Temple, N.H.. Boston, MA: Geo. C. Rand and Avery, 1860. 192.
Chase, Benjamin. History of Old Chester, From 1719 to 1869. Auburn, NH: Published by the Author, 1869. 459.
Carter, Hosea B, ed. The New Hampshire Manual for the General Court, with Complete Official Succession, 1680-1891. Concord, NH: State of New Hampshire, 1891. 151.
Carter, N. F. History of Pembroke, N.H.: 1730-1895. Concord, NH: Republican Press Association, 1895. 385.
Cogswell, Leander W. History of the Town of Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Concord, NH: Republican Press Association, 1880. 314.
Cutter, Daniel B. History of the Town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Concord, NH: Republican Press Association 1881. 47.
Dearborn, John J. The History of Salisbury, New Hampshire. Manchester, NH: W. E. Moore, 1890. 118.
Downs, Charles A. History of Lebanon, N.H. 1761-1887. Concord, NH: Rumford Printing, 1908. 217.
Eastman, John R. History of the Town of Andover, New Hampshire 1751-1906. Concord, NH: Rumford Printing Company, 1910. 248.
Foster, Herbert Darling, George Mendal Bridgman and Sidney Bradshaw Fay. The Records of the Town of Hanover, New Hampshire, 1761-1818. Hanover, NH: Hanover, 1905. 233.
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Jackson, James R. History of Littleton, New Hampshire. Cambridge, MA: University Press 1905. 623.
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LeVarn, Casper L. The Early History of Wilmot, New Hampshire. Concord, NH: Evans Printing Company, 1957. 17.
Lord, C. C. Life and Times in Hopkinton, N.H.. Concord, NH: Republican Press Association, 1890. 516.
Lord, John King. A History of the Town of Hanover, N.H. Hanover, NH: Dartmouth Press, 1928. 3.
McDuffee, Franklin. History of the Town of Rochester, New Hampshire from 1722 to 1890. Manchester, NH: J. B. Clarke, 1892. 524.
Morrison, Leonard A. The History of Windham in New Hampshire (Rockingham County), 1719-1883. Boston,MA: Cupples, Upham and, 1883. 211.
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Norton, John F. The History of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire from 1752 to 1887. New York, NY: Burr Printing House, 1888. 259.
Parker, Edward E. History of Brookline, Formerly Raby, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Gardner, MA: Meals Printing, 1914. 434.
Ramsdell, George A. The History of Milford. Concord, NH: Rumford Press, 1901.
Read, Benjamim. The History of Swanzey, New Hampshire, from 1734 to 1890. Salem, MA: Salem Press, 1892. 217.
Runnels, M. T. The History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire. Boston: Mudge, 1882. 423.
Secomb, Daniel F. History of the Town of Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Concord, NH: Evans, Sleeper and Woodbury, 1883. 215.
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Somers, A. N. History of Lancaster, New Hampshire. Concord, NH: The Rumford Press, 1899. 215.
Stark, Caleb. History of the Town of Dunbarton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Concord, NH: G. P. Lyon, 1860. 128.
Stearns, Ezra S. History of Plymouth, New Hampshire. Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1906. 577.
Stearns, Ezra S. History of the Town of Rindge, New Hampshire. Boston, MA: Press of G. H. Ellis, 1875. 410.
Wallace, William Allen. The History of Canaan, New Hampshire. Concord, NH: Rumford Press, 1910. 669.
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Whitcher, William F. History of the Town of Haverhill, New Hampshire. 1919. 164.
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