Massachusetts 1808 Selectman, Boston

Office:: Selectman (Town)
Title:: Selectman
Jurisdiction:: Town

Label:: Massachusetts 1808 Selectman, Boston
Date:: 1808
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Selectman/Selectman
Candidates:: David Tilden, William Porter, Francis Wright, Joseph Kettle, Jonathan Chapman, Ebenezer Oliver, John May, Jonathan Hunnewell, Jacob Rhoades, John Tileston, Caleb Bingham, Daniel Baxter, Samuel Clapp, Edward Procter, David Townsend

Candidates:	David Tilden	William Porter	Francis Wright	Joseph Kettle	Jonathan Chapman	Ebenezer Oliver	John May	Jonathan Hunnewell	Jacob Rhoades	John Tileston	Caleb Bingham	Daniel Baxter	Samuel Clapp	Edward Procter	David Townsend
Affiliation:	supported by both parties	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat
Final Result: [1][2]	2471	1548	1546	1551	1544	1544	1541	1534	940	939	938	937	935	933	933
Town of Boston	2471	1548	1546	1551	1544	1544	1541	1534	940	939	938	937	935	933	933

Notes:

[1]"In the afternoon David Tilden, Esq. declined serving as Selectman and received the thanks of the town for his services for 13 years. .... The meeting was then adjourned to Monday the 28th inst. when the vacancy in the Board of Selectmen will be supplied." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). March 16, 1808.

[2]The New England Palladium and the Columbian Centinel list 1551 votes for Joseph Kettell.

References:

New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). March 15, 1808.

The Repertory (Boston, MA). March 15, 1808.

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). March 16, 1808.

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