Massachusetts 1822 Speaker of the House, Special
- Office:
- Speaker of the House (State)
- Title:
- Speaker of the House
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1822 Speaker of the House, Special
- Date:
- 1822
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Speaker of the House/Speaker of the House
- Candidates:
- Luther Lawrence, William C. Jarvis, Lemuel Williams, Jr., William Prescott, George Bliss, Nathaniel Silsby, Hercules Cushman, Peter C. Brooks, Benjamin W. Crowninshield, Sherman Leland
Candidates: | Luther Lawrence | William C. Jarvis | Lemuel Williams, Jr. | William Prescott | George Bliss | Nathaniel Silsby | Hercules Cushman | Peter C. Brooks | Benjamin W. Crowninshield | Sherman Leland |
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Affiliation: | ||||||||||
Final Result: [1][2] | 55 | 36 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
House of Representatives | 55 | 36 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Notes:
[1]The Legislature elected in 1821, reconvened on January 9, 1822. On January 16, Josiah Quincy, the sitting House Speaker resigned, having been appointed as a Judge of the Municipal Court. A new election for House Speaker was necessary; which took place the same day Josiah Quincy resigned.
[2]"The Committee on the subject, reported, that the ballots received were 176 - of which 89 were necessary to make a choice. .... No one having a majority, three other ballots succeeded." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). January 19, 1822.
References:
The Salem Gazette (Salem, MA). January 18, 1822.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). January 19, 1822.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). January 24, 1822.
Hampden Patriot and Liberal Recorder (Springfield, MA). January 30, 1822.
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