Massachusetts 1799 State Senate, Berkshire County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1799 State Senate, Berkshire County
- Date:
- 1799
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- David Rosseter, William Williams, Thomas Ives, Timothy Childs, John Bacon, Thompson J. Skinner, Loft
| Candidates: | David Rosseter[1] | William Williams[2] | Thomas Ives | Timothy Childs | John Bacon | Thompson J. Skinner | Loft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | |
| Final Result: [3] | 1141 | 1042 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Berkshire County | 1141 | 1042 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Adams | 43 | 43 | - | 5 | 113 | 113 | - |
| Town of Alford | 42 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Becket | 56 | 56 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| District of Bethlehem | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesire | 2 | 2 | - | - | 97 | 100 | - |
| Town of Dalton | 35 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Egremont | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Great Barrington | - | - | 79 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hancock | 35 | 35 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Lanesborough | 75 | 64 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| Town of Lee | 74 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lenox | 17 | 13 | 35 | - | 53 | 33 | 5 |
| Town of Louden | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Washington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of New Ashford | 25 | 28 | - | - | 1 | 6 | - |
| Town of New Marlborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Partridgefield[4] | 65 | 59 | 12 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsfield | 66 | 65 | 51 | 78 | 8 | - | - |
| Town of Richmond | 52 | 54 | 3 | - | 7 | - | 10 |
| Town of Sandisfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Savoy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheffield | 67 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Town of Stockbridge | 103 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Town of Tyringham | 25 | 29 | - | - | 21 | 17 | - |
| Town of Washington | 37 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Stockbridge | 35 | 45 | 14 | - | 25 | - | - |
| Town of Williamstown | 54 | 55 | 6 | - | 114 | 108 | - |
| Town of Windsor | 29 | 27 | 18 | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"No. Voters, 1769. Make a choice, 885." Governor's Council Records.
[4]The Berkshire Gazette lists 52 votes for William Williams and 58 votes for David Rosseter.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Lee Town Records. 99.
Peru Town Records. 118.
Berkshire Gazette (Pittsfield, MA). April 10, 1799.
The Newburyport Herald and Country Gazette (Newburyport, MA). May 10, 1799.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). May 14, 1799.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 20, 1799.
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