Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Worcester County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1796 State Senate, Worcester County
Date:
1796
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Josiah Stearns, Daniel Bigelow, Salem Town, Jonathan Warner, Benjamin Reed, Elijah Brigham, Pliney Merrick, Samuel Flagg, Benjamin Heywood, John Sprague, Martin Kinsley, Artemas Ward, Bezaleel Taft, Timothy Newell, Thomas Hale, Caleb Amadown, Daniel Clap, Benjamin Kimball, Edward Bangs, Nathaniel Paine, Thomas Legate, Samuel Jones, Moses White, John Cutler, David Henshaw, Levi Lincoln
Candidates: Josiah Stearns[1]Daniel Bigelow[2]Salem Town[3]Jonathan Warner[4]Benjamin ReedElijah BrighamPliney MerrickSamuel FlaggBenjamin HeywoodJohn SpragueMartin KinsleyArtemas WardBezaleel TaftTimothy NewellThomas HaleCaleb AmadownDaniel ClapBenjamin KimballEdward BangsNathaniel PaineThomas LegateSamuel JonesMoses WhiteJohn CutlerDavid HenshawLevi Lincoln
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [5][6]22292026197215721116653--------------------
Worcester County22292026197215721116653--------------------
Town of Ashburnham--------------------------
Town of Athal--------------------------
Town of Barre--------------------------
District of Berlin--------------------------
Town of Bolton--------------------------
Town of Boylston--------------------------
Town of Brookfield8782698616-73--1-32-124----------
Town of Charlton--------------------------
Town of Douglas--------------------------
Town of Dudley--------------------------
Town of Fitchburg37373736-35-----------2--1-----
Town of Gardner--------------------------
Town of Gerry--------------------------
Town of Grafton--------------------------
Town of Hardwick--------------------------
Town of Harvard--------------------------
Town of Holden--------------------------
Town of Hubbardston--------------------------
Town of Lancaster--------------------------
Town of Leicester--------------------------
Town of Leominster69686969-69--------------------
Town of Lunenberg--------------------------
Town of Mendon64656565164---------------1----
Town of Milford--------------------------
Town of New Braintree--------------------------
Town of Northborough--------------------------
Town of Northbridge--------------------------
Town of Oakham3030296-26----25-----4---------
Town of Oxford--------------------------
Town of Paxton24754204--22--17813--------111-
Town of Petersham--------------------------
Town of Princeton85858585-69--15-1---------------
Town of Royalston--------------------------
Town of Rutland--------------------------
Town of Shrewsbury--------------------------
Town of Southborough--------------------------
Town of Spencer24242424-24--------------------
Town of Sterling--------------------------
Town of Sturbridge--------------------------
Town of Sutton--------------------------
Town of Templeton--------------------------
Town of Upton--------------------------
Town of Uxbridge--------------------------
Town of Ward--------------------------
Town of Westborough--------------------------
Town of Western3839173920734---1--------------1
Town of Westminster--------------------------
Town of Winchendon--------------------------
Town of Worcester82848431-381642-355-6-----11------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]"No. Voters, 2328. Make a choice, 1165." Governor's Council Records.
[6]Massaschusetts law required a majority to elect. Elijah Brigham would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookfield Town Records.
Oakham Town Records. 323.
Paxton Town Records. Book 2. 113.
Princeton Town Records.
Spencer Town Records.
Warren Town Records. 32.
Worcester Town Records. 302.
The Rural Repository (Leominster, MA). April 7, 1796.
Davis, Walter A., ed. The Old Records of the Town of Fitchburgh. Vol. 3. Fitchburg, MA: Sentinel Printing, 1899. 201.
Metcalf, John G. Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880. Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1880. 456.

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