Massachusetts 1811 House of Representatives, Taunton

Office:
House of Representatives (State)
Title:
State Representative
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1811 House of Representatives, Taunton
Date:
1811
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:
Samuel Crocker, Simeon Tisdale
Candidates: Samuel Crocker[1]Simeon Tisdale
Affiliation:FederalistDemocrat
Final Result: [2][3]319256
Town of Taunton319256

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"The Federalists, at a previous meeting had agreed to support four candidates. To try only one the first time, and if successful, to try for the other three. On Monday, at our first trial, the Federal candidate had 319 votes, the democratic 256 - leaving a Federal majority of 63. And on the second trial, which was for the other candidates, (notwithstanding the audacious fraud, and glaring insult upon the town and the public, of an unprincipled and impertinent democrat, who actually put in two votes, and was detected in attempting with his guilty hand, to put in the third) the result was such as to make an average majority in favour of the four Federal candidates to be 52." Boston Gazette (Boston, MA). May 16, 1811.
[3]"Yesterday we held our meeting for the choice of Representatives. It was the largest ever known in this town." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 18, 1811.

References:

Boston Gazette (Boston, MA). May 16, 1811.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 18, 1811.

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