Massachusetts 1804 State Senate, Suffolk County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1804 State Senate, Suffolk County
Date:
1804
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Oliver Wendell, William Brown, John Phillips, Joseph Russell, Josiah Quincy, Abiel Smith, David Tilden, James Bowdoin, Benjamin Austin, Jr., Charles Jarvis
Candidates: Oliver Wendell[1]William Brown[2]John Phillips[3]Joseph Russell[4]Josiah Quincy[5]Abiel SmithDavid TildenJames BowdoinBenjamin Austin, Jr.Charles Jarvis
Affiliation:supported by both partiesFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [6][7][8][9]268918371579155114871210114411338547
Suffolk County268918371579155114871210114411338547
Town of Boston[10]26471802154415161452120911361126847-
Town of Chelsea423535353518777

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]"No. Voters, 2699. Make a choice, 1350." Governor's Council Records.
[7]The Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA) and The New-England Palladium (Boston, MA) report 1838 votes for William Brown.
[8]The Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA) reports 1587 votes for Josiah Quincy.
[9]"The Hon. Messrs. Wendell and Smith, are both Federalists, though placed on the democratic ticket." Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 4, 1804.
[10]The Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA) reports 1126 votes for David Tilden.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Boston Town Records. 165.
Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 4, 1804.
The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). April 4, 1804.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 4, 1804.
Eastern Argus (Portland, ME). April 6, 1804.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). May 15, 1804.
Columbian Centinel and Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 19, 1804.
The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). June 4, 1804.
Republican Spy (Springfield, MA). June 11, 1804.

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