Connecticut 1802 Council of Assistants

Office:
Council of Assistants (State)
Title:
Councillor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1802 Council of Assistants
Date:
1802
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Council of Assistants/Councillor
Candidates:
Joseph P. Cook, Oliver Ellsworth, William Hillhouse, David Daggett, William Williams, Roger Newbury, Aaron Austin, Nathaniel Smith, Thomas Seymour, Jonathan Brace, John Allen, Chauncey Goodrich, John Chester, Stephen T. Hosmer, Elizur Goodrich, William Edmonds, Simeon Baldwin, Thomas Grosvenor, Zephaniah Swift, Benjamin Talmadge
Candidates: Joseph P. Cook[1]Oliver Ellsworth[2]William Hillhouse[3]David Daggett[4]William Williams[5]Roger Newbury[6]Aaron Austin[7]Nathaniel Smith[8]Thomas Seymour[9]Jonathan Brace[10]John Allen[11]Chauncey Goodrich[12]John ChesterStephen T. HosmerElizur GoodrichWilliam EdmondsSimeon BaldwinThomas GrosvenorZephaniah SwiftBenjamin Talmadge
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [13][14]93098853871585858576845082828277701369906280493143022837228219761911268178159
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Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Elected.
[8]Elected.
[9]Elected.
[10]Elected.
[11]Elected.
[12]Elected.
[13]The Bee (New London, CT) lists 9517 votes for Joseph P. Cook, 8780 votes for William Williams, 7263 votes for Thomas Seymour, 8280 votes for Aaron Austin and 4891 votes for Chauncey Goodrich.
[14]The New-York Herald (New York, NY) lists Chauncey Goodrich with 4966 votes.
[15]"The republican ticket for assistants prevailed. John Allen, a federalist, had only 2 votes, and John Chester of the same principle, only three votes for assistants." National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). April 26, 1802.

References:

The Patriot, or, Scourge of Aristocracy (Stonington-Port, CT). April 16, 1802.
The Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). April 22, 1802.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). April 26, 1802.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). May 17, 1802.
The Bee (New London, CT). May 19, 1802.
Connecticut Gazette, and the Commercial Intelligencer (New London, CT). May 19, 1802.
The Monitor (Litchfield, CT). May 19, 1802.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 19, 1802.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). May 20, 1802.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). May 20, 1802.
Windham Herald (Windham, CT). May 20, 1802.

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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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