Massachusetts 1821 Speaker of the House

Office:: Speaker of the House (State)
Title:: Speaker of the House
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1821 Speaker of the House
Date:: 1821
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
Candidates:: Josiah Quincy, George Bliss, B. W. Crowninshield, Luther Lawrence, John B. Davis, Benjamin Pollard

Candidates:	Josiah Quincy [1]	George Bliss	B. W. Crowninshield	Luther Lawrence	John B. Davis	Benjamin Pollard
Affiliation:	Federalist					Federalist
Final Result: [2]	141	34	24	6	1	1
House of Representatives[3]	141	34	24	6	1	1

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]The total number of votes is 207.

[3]Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA) June 2, 1821 lists 32 votes for George Bliss.

References:

The Repertory (Boston, MA). May 31, 1821.

Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). June 2, 1821.

The Essex Register (Salem, MA). June 2, 1821.

Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). June 2, 1821.

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