Massachusetts 1806 Speaker of the House

Office:
Speaker of the House (State)
Title:
Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1806 Speaker of the House
Date:
1806
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:
Perez Morton, Timothy Bigelow, scattering
Candidates: Perez Morton[1]Timothy Bigelowscattering
Affiliation:DemocratFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]2572042
House of Representatives2572042

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"In the House of Representatives. The votes for Speaker were taken, the number stated to be 463 - of which 232 were necessary to make a choice." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 31, 1806.
[3]The Post-Boy (Windsor, VT) lists Perez Morton with 251 votes and Timothy Bigelow with 206 votes.

References:

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 31, 1806.
Hampshire Federalist (Springfield, MA). June 2, 1806.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). June 3, 1806.
The Post-Boy (Windsor, VT). June 3, 1806.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). June 3, 1806.
Political Observatory (Walpole, NH). June 6, 1806.
The Enquirer (Richmond, VA). June 10, 1806.
Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). June 11, 1806.
Rhode-Island Republican (Newport, RI). June 13, 1806.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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