Massachusetts 1801 Governor's Council
- Office:
- Governor's Council (State)
- Title:
- Governor's Councillor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1801 Governor's Council
- Date:
- 1801
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- Legislative
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor's Council/Governor's Councillor
- Candidates:
- Oliver Wendell, John Hastings, Stephen Choate, Thompson J. Skinner, Stephen Longfellow, Jonathan Maynard, William Aspinwall, Thomas Dwight, Enoch Titcomb
| Candidates: | Oliver Wendell[1] | John Hastings[2] | Stephen Choate[3] | Thompson J. Skinner[4] | Stephen Longfellow[5] | Jonathan Maynard[6] | William Aspinwall[7] | Thomas Dwight[8] | Enoch Titcomb[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist |
| Final Result: [10][11] | 243 | 243 | 240 | 154 | 153 | 153 | 152 | 152 | 147 |
| General Court | 243 | 243 | 240 | 154 | 153 | 153 | 152 | 152 | 147 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Elected.
[8]Elected.
[9]Elected.
[10]"THE COUNCIL. Yesterday the two houses convened for the purpose of choosing COUNSELLORS for advising the Governor in the Executive part of Government. The whole number of votes was 245--123 making a choice." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 30, 1801.
[11]Stephen Longfellow, Thompson J. Skinner, Enoch Titcomb, Jonathan Maynard, Thomas Dwight, and William Aspinwall declined to serve in the Council. Further ballots were held on June 1.
References:
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 30, 1801.
The Telescope: or, American Herald (Leominster, MA). June 4, 1801.
Jenks' Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). June 8, 1801.
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