Massachusetts 1790 House of Representatives, Boston
- Office:
- House of Representatives (State)
- Title:
- State Representative
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1790 House of Representatives, Boston
- Date:
- 1790
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- House of Representatives/State Representative
- Candidates:
- William Eustis, John Coffin Jones, Samuel Breck, Jonathan Mason, Sr., Charles Jarvis, Caleb Davis, Jonathan Mason, William Tudor, Stephen Higginson, John Winthrop, Thomas Edwards, John Codman, Henry Hill
| Candidates: | William Eustis[1] | John Coffin Jones[2] | Samuel Breck[3] | Jonathan Mason, Sr.[4] | Charles Jarvis[5] | Caleb Davis | Jonathan Mason | William Tudor | Stephen Higginson | John Winthrop | Thomas Edwards | John Codman | Henry Hill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | ||||||||||||
| Final Result: [6][7] | 178 | 147 | 143 | 142 | 108 | 100 | 99 | 79 | 71 | 66 | 50 | 41 | 32 |
| Town of Boston | 178 | 147 | 143 | 142 | 108 | 100 | 99 | 79 | 71 | 66 | 50 | 41 | 32 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]"At a meeting of the Freeholders and Other Inhabitants of the Town of Boston .... Assembled at Faneuil Hall on Tuesday the 11th day of May Anno Domini 1790 10 O'Clock A.M. .... The Town having Determined to Choose Seven Persons to Represent them in the General Court of Massachusetts .... The Votes being broought in for Seven Representatives. The Number of the same were found to be two hundred -- and upon -- sorting them. It appeared that the following --Gentlemen only were Chosen by a Majority of Votes." A Volume of Records Relating to the Early History of Boston Containing Boston Town Records. 228-229.
[7]"Whole number 200, 101 making a choice. .... The five first were chosen." The Massachusetts Centinel (Boston, MA). May 12, 1790.
References:
The Massachusetts Centinel (Boston, MA). May 12, 1790.
A Volume of Records Relating to the Early History of Boston Containing Boston Town Records. 1784 to 1796. Boston: Municipal Printing Office, 1903. 228-229.
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