Connecticut 1796 Council of Assistants

Office:: Council of Assistants (State)
Title:: Councillor
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Connecticut 1796 Council of Assistants
Date:: 1796
State:: Connecticut
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Council of Assistants/Councillor
Candidates:: Heman Swift, John Treadwell, Joseph P. Cook, William Hillhouse, Jonathan Ingersoll, Aaron Austin, James Davenport, Thomas Grosvenor, Roger Newbury, William Williams, Jeremiah Wadsworth, Thomas Seymour, David Daggett, William Edmond, Samuel W. Dana, John Allen, Hezekiah Bissell, Marvin Wait, Oliver Wolcott

Candidates:	Heman Swift [1]	John Treadwell [2]	Joseph P. Cook [3]	William Hillhouse [4]	Jonathan Ingersoll [5]	Aaron Austin [6]	James Davenport [7]	Thomas Grosvenor [8]	Roger Newbury [9]	William Williams [10]	Jeremiah Wadsworth [11]	Thomas Seymour [12]	David Daggett	William Edmond	Samuel W. Dana	John Allen	Hezekiah Bissell	Marvin Wait	Oliver Wolcott
Affiliation:		Federalist											Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [13]	4245	4087	4032	3982	3887	3577	3540	3443	3368	3340	3261	2871	2307	1817	1639	1609	1454	1288	986

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 Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT) lists Heman Swift with 4243 votes.

References:

Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). May 13, 1796.

American Mercury (Hartford, CT). May 16, 1796.

Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). May 16, 1796.

American Telegraphe (Newfield, CT). May 18, 1796.

Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). May 18, 1796.

Weekly Monitor (Litchfield, CT). May 18, 1796.

Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). May 19, 1796.

Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). May 20, 1796.

The Phenix; Or, Windham Herald (Windham, CT). May 21, 1796.

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