Connecticut 1816 Council of Assistants, Nomination

Office:: Council of Assistants (State)
Title:: Councillor
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Connecticut 1816 Council of Assistants, Nomination
Date:: 1816
State:: Connecticut
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Council of Assistants/Councillor
Candidates:: Samuel Johnson, Asa Chapman, Roger M. Sherman, Elizur Goodrich, Frederick Wolcott, Noah B. Benedict, Samuel B. Sherwood, Matthew Griswold, Elias Perkins, William Perkins, Jonathan Brace, Shubael Griswold, Henry Champion, Nathaniel Terry, William T. Williams, Jacob B. Gurley, Jonathan Barnes, Daniel Putnam, Aaron Austin, David Tomlinson, Elijah Boardman, William Bristol, Asher Miller, Rufus Hitchcock, Enoch Burrows, James Lanman, David Bolles, John Morgan, John S. Peters, Eli Todd, Roger Waldo, Daniel Bacon, David Hill, William M. Betts, Sylvester Wells, Lemuel Whitman, Calvin Willey, Austin Olcott, Eli Whitney, Nathan Smith, James Morris, Roger B. Whittlesey

Candidates:	Samuel Johnson	Asa Chapman	Roger M. Sherman	Elizur Goodrich	Frederick Wolcott	Noah B. Benedict	Samuel B. Sherwood	Matthew Griswold	Elias Perkins	William Perkins	Jonathan Brace	Shubael Griswold	Henry Champion	Nathaniel Terry	William T. Williams	Jacob B. Gurley	Jonathan Barnes	Daniel Putnam	Aaron Austin	David Tomlinson	Elijah Boardman	William Bristol	Asher Miller	Rufus Hitchcock	Enoch Burrows	James Lanman	David Bolles	John Morgan	John S. Peters	Eli Todd	Roger Waldo	Daniel Bacon	David Hill	William M. Betts	Sylvester Wells	Lemuel Whitman	Calvin Willey	Austin Olcott	Eli Whitney	Nathan Smith	James Morris	Roger B. Whittlesey
Affiliation:	supported by both parties	supported by both parties	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Republican
Final Result: [1][2][3]	13149	12498	9377	9258	9242	9237	9236	9219	9155	9053	8833	8689	8589	8408	8136	8085	8039	7952	7768	7686	7679	7630	7596	7510	7413	7304	7280	7270	7251	7241	7206	7154	7106	7098	6988	6973	6952	6590	-	-	-	-
Fairfield County	1827	1869	926	977	887	926	974	966	902	924	895	895	969	894	745	790	798	912	856	1672	1671	1606	837	1635	1587	1459	1627	1603	1568	1556	1587	1549	1623	1501	1512	1528	1578	1508	-	-	-	-
Town of Stratford[4]	138	118	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	103	113	98	-	103	98	104	103	110	105	103	96	105	104	102	112	99	103	101	-	-	-	-
Hartford County	2858	2709	2119	2155	2082	2114	2102	2166	2084	2104	2001	1956	2039	1878	1919	1897	1931	1970	1770	1408	1340	1404	1944	1424	1388	1368	1334	1311	1293	1395	1314	1313	1286	1364	1364	1362	1277	1111	-	-	-	-
Town of East Windsor[5]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Hartford[6][7]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Litchfield County	1999	1643	1765	1666	1816	1702	1687	1653	1674	1633	1642	1635	1646	1505	1439	1323	1289	1349	1279	656	670	637	1195	572	566	587	580	564	557	584	455	556	463	573	498	419	457	515	-	-	-	-
Town of Warren	65	67	64	64	63	57	63	63	65	63	62	62	61	62	58	54	62	63	56	5	4	4	56	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	14	1
Middlesex County	1040	991	683	645	626	660	689	645	664	682	619	623	429	643	616	627	642	641	526	542	574	544	477	532	547	541	555	516	566	512	564	562	561	438	491	523	549	558	-	-	-	-
New Haven County	1579	1523	1111	1097	1133	1119	1106	1057	1070	1066	1069	1071	984	1001	984	950	977	1077	888	1039	1019	1032	905	1016	962	965	916	989	980	903	964	928	888	981	976	933	852	946	-	-	-	-
City of New Haven	234	200	201	197	-	198	201	200	196	193	194	197	190	181	190	187	175	207	180	123	115	125	190	120	91	109	58	115	108	110	97	96	107	106	77	102	109	-	153	77	-	-
New London County	1217	1286	806	767	753	748	735	778	790	758	737	688	663	686	656	713	632	585	636	941	954	966	585	947	929	908	917	926	874	923	918	895	897	897	848	832	847	723	-	-	-	-
Tolland County	901	905	681	667	657	684	667	647	676	622	619	560	601	568	606	629	643	624	627	586	597	597	570	554	586	608	558	576	585	569	596	556	556	593	545	554	566	517	-	-	-	-
Windham County	1728	1572	1286	1284	1288	1284	1276	1307	1295	1264	1251	1261	1258	1233	1171	1156	1127	794	1186	842	854	844	1084	830	848	868	793	785	828	799	808	795	832	751	754	822	826	712	-	-	-	-

Notes:

[1]The Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT) and Republican Farmer (Bridgeport, CT) list the Republicans as the Toleration Ticket.

[2]The Republican Farmer (Bridgeport, CT) lists the Federalists as the Platform Ticket.

[3]"It will be seen that David Tomlinson, of the Toleration Ticket, has a greater number of votes than Asher Miller - Mr. T. is of course one of the twenty elected to stand in nomination - Mr. Miller has leave to retire, as would also one or two others on the federal ticket, had the federal managers of elections in certain democratic towns made returns according to law. Federal justices should be careful to make correct returns of votes in the ensuing spring for governor. We are not prepared to believe that incorrect returns always happen to be sent from republican towns. You know what we mean." Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). October 19, 1816.

[4]"The highest for the Platform ticket was 31, so down to 18 or 19." Republican Farmer (Bridgeport, CT). September 18, 1816.

[5]"The highest vote for nomination was Federalist 196; Democratic 66." Diary of Thomas Robbins, 679-680.

[6]"Highest federal vote for Assistants 408. Highest democratic do. 333." Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). September 17, 1816.

[7]"Highest federal vote for Assistants 408. Highest democratic do. 336." Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). September 23, 1816.

References:

Original Election Certificate. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.

Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). September 17, 1816.

Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). September 17, 1816.

Republican Farmer (Bridgeport, CT). September 18, 1816.

Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). September 23, 1816.

Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). September 24, 1816.

Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). September 25, 1816.

Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). October 19, 1816.

Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). October 21, 1816.

American Mercury (Hartford, CT). October 22, 1816.

Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). October 22, 1816.

Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). October 23, 1816.

Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). October 23, 1816.

Republican Farmer (Bridgeport, CT). October 23, 1816.

Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). October 26, 1816.

Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). October 29, 1816.

Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). October 29, 1816.

Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). November 4, 1816.

Tarbox, Increase N., ed. Diary of Thomas Robbins, D.D. Vol. I. Boston: Beacon Press, 1886. 679-680.

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