Massachusetts 1803 State Senate, Middlesex County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1803 State Senate, Middlesex County
- Date:
- 1803
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Jonathan Maynard, Aaron Hill, William Hull, William Hildreth, Josiah Bartlett, Timothy Bigelow, Timothy Jackson, James Bancroft, Ebenezer Bridge, Woods, Daniel Whitney, John Maynard, Artemas Ward, scattering
| Candidates: | Jonathan Maynard[1] | William Hull[3] | William Hildreth[4] | Aaron Hill[2] | Timothy Bigelow | Josiah Bartlett | James Bancroft | Timothy Jackson | Ebenezer Bridge | Woods | Daniel Whitney | John Maynard | Artemas Ward | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | |||
| Final Result: [5][6][7] | 1915 | 1907 | 1885 | 1851 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Middlesex County | 1915 | 1907 | 1885 | 1851 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Acton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ashby | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bedford[8] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Billerica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Boxboro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Burlington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cambridge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Carlisle | 57 | 51 | 52 | 57 | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlestown[9] | 190 | 161 | 190 | 189 | 185 | 164 | 159 | 162 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chelmsford[10] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Concord | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dracut[11] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dunstable | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of East Sudbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Framingham | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Groton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Holliston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hopkinton | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lexington | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lincoln | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Littleton | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Malden | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marlborough | 96 | 100 | 98 | 99 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Town of Medford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Natick | 24 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 47 | 41 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newton | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 97 | 98 | 96 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pepperell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Reading | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sherborn | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shirley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stoneham | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sudbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tewksbury | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - |
| Town of Townsend | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Tyngsborough | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waltham | 33 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Watertown[12] | 43 | 41 | 43 | 35 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 18 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Westford | 41 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 37 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Weston | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Wilmington | 21 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 9 | - | 22 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Woburn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]"No. Voters, 3516. Make a choice, 1759." Governor's Council Records.
[6]"From GROTON--'In Groton, Pepperell, Townsend, Shirly, Ashby and Littleton, the federal Senatorial ticket had 231 votes--the democratic 227. In these towns, the last year, there was a large democratic majority.'" Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 9, 1803.
[7]"In Groton, Pepperel, Townsend, Shirly, Ashby and Littleton, Billerica, Reading, and Weston, the federal ticket had 517, democratic 306." New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 12, 1803.
[8]"Bedford--A small democratic majority." New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 12, 1803.
[9]"The correspondent who favoured us with the statement of the Charlestown votes, observed 'By the enclosed statement you will perceive that the sun of Federalism is but a few degrees below the horizon, in this town. With a little more exertion, we hope, another year, to see it rising upon us, with its usual splendor.'" New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 5, 1803.
[10]"Chelmsford--A federal majority." New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 12, 1803.
[11]"Dracut--A considerable majority for the democratic candidates. It is reported no list of voters was made out previous to the election, as the law required." New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 12, 1803.
[12]The New-England Palladium (Boston, MA) reports 44 votes for William Hull and 36 votes for William Hildreth.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Watertown Town Records. Vol. 7. 314.
Weston Town Records. Vol. One. 522.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 5, 1803.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 6, 1803.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 8, 1803.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 9, 1803.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 12, 1803.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 15, 1803.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 11, 1803.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). May 18, 1803.
The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). June 2, 1803.
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