Massachusetts 1801 State Senate, Suffolk County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1801 State Senate, Suffolk County
- Date:
- 1801
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Oliver Wendell, William Tudor, James Bowdoin, Jonathan Loring Austin, John Coffin Jones, John Codman, Benjamin Austin, Charles Jarvis, James Prince, George Blake, Samuel Norton, Harrison Gray Otis
| Candidates: | Oliver Wendell[1] | William Tudor[2] | James Bowdoin[3] | Jonathan Loring Austin[4] | John Coffin Jones | John Codman | Benjamin Austin | Charles Jarvis | James Prince | George Blake | Samuel Norton | Harrison Gray Otis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | supported by both parties | supported by both parties | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Republican | Federalist | ||
| Final Result: [5] | 3814 | 3812 | 2142 | 2141 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffolk County | 3814 | 3812 | 2142 | 2141 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boston[6][7] | 3643 | 3701 | 2069 | 2069 | 1759 | 1738 | 102 | 92 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Chelsea | 39 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hingham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hull | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]"No. Voters, 3984. Make a choice, 1993." Governor's Council Records.
[6]The Columbian Minerva (Dedham, MA) reports 1759 votes for John Codman.
[7]Levi Lincoln, in his letter to James Madison lists Oliver Wendell with 3645 votes, Jonathan Loring Austin with 2067 votes, John Coffin Jones with 1761 votes and John Codman with with 1728 votes.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Boston Town Records. 102.
“To James Madison from Levi Lincoln, 16 April 1801”. Founders Online. National Archives, Washington.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 4, 1801.
Columbian Minerva (Dedham, MA). April 7, 1801.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 8, 1801.
Columbian Courier (New Bedford, MA). April 10, 1801.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 10, 1801.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 8, 1801.
The Newburyport Herald and Country Gazette (Newburyport, MA). May 19, 1801.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). May 20, 1801.
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