New Hampshire 1803 Governor's Council, Hillsborough County
- Office:
- Governor's Council (State)
- Title:
- Governor's Councillor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- New Hampshire 1803 Governor's Council, Hillsborough County
- Date:
- 1803
- State:
- New Hampshire
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor's Council/Governor's Councillor
- Candidates:
- Benjamin Peirce, Robert Means, scattering
| Candidates: | Benjamin Peirce[1] | Robert Means | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist |
| Final Result: [2][3] | 2020 | - | 78 |
| Hillsborough County | 2020 | - | 78 |
| Town of Amherst | 169 | 126 | - |
| Town of Andover | 77 | 38 | - |
| Town of Antrim | 86 | 12 | - |
| Town of Bedford | 31 | 73 | - |
| Town of Boscawen | 95 | 82 | - |
| Town of Bradford | 27 | 44 | - |
| Town of Brookline | - | 53 | - |
| Town of Deering[4] | 97 | - | - |
| Town of Derryfield[5] | 24 | 31 | - |
| Town of Dunbarton | 40 | 81 | - |
| Town of Dunstable | 22 | 79 | - |
| Town of Fishersfield | - | - | - |
| Town of Francestown | 72 | 30 | - |
| Town of Goffstown | 55 | 24 | - |
| Town of Greenfield | - | - | - |
| Town of Hancock | 90 | 9 | - |
| Town of Henniker | 79 | 63 | - |
| Town of Hillsborough | 109 | 29 | - |
| Town of Hollis | 42 | 95 | - |
| Town of Hopkinton | 158 | 108 | - |
| Kearsage Gore | - | - | - |
| Town of Litchfield | 6 | 34 | - |
| Town of Lyndeborough | 20 | 35 | - |
| Town of Mason | - | - | - |
| Town of Merrimack[6] | 65 | 61 | - |
| Town of Milford | 4 | 104 | - |
| Town of New Boston | 99 | 64 | - |
| Town of New Ipswich | - | 88 | - |
| Town of New London | 17 | 35 | - |
| Town of Nottingham West | 24 | 24 | - |
| Town of Peterborough | 57 | 60 | - |
| Town of Salisbury | 32 | 138 | - |
| Town of Sharon | 26 | 18 | - |
| Town of Society Land | - | - | - |
| Town of Sutton | - | - | - |
| Town of Temple | 9 | 76 | - |
| Town of Warner | 69 | 46 | - |
| Town of Weare | 178 | 28 | - |
| Town of Wilton | 55 | 50 | - |
| Town of Windsor | 30 | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"The whole number of votes in the county of Hillsborough is three thousand nine hundred and thirty-six, of which one thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine make a choice; that the Hon. Benjamin Peirce, Esq. has two thousand and twenty, and is chosen." Journal of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1803. 29.
[3]"According to the Amherst Paper, Col. PEIRCE the Republican (or Democratic) candidate for Councillor for Hillsborough county, has 1811 votes in 30 towns, and Col. MEANS, the anti-republican candidate, 1737, in the same towns." American Republican Gazette (Concord, NH). April 7, 1803.
[4]The Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH) and American Republican Gazette (Concord, NH) list Benjamin Pierce with 96 votes.
[5]The Early Records of Manchester list Robert Means with 39 votes and Benjamin Pierce with 25 votes.
[6]The Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH) and Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, NH) list Benjamin Pierce with 63 votes.
References:
Journal of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1803. 29.
Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, NH). February 17, 1803.
Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, NH). March 3, 1803.
The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). March 8, 1803.
American Republican Gazette (Concord, NH). March 10, 1803.
Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, NH). March 10, 1803.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). March 10, 1803.
American Republican Gazette (Concord, NH). March 17, 1803.
Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, NH). March 17, 1803.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). March 17, 1803.
Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, NH). March 24, 1803.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). March 24, 1803.
Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, NH). March 31, 1803.
Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, NH). April 6, 1803.
American Republican Gazette (Concord, NH). April 7, 1803.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). April 7, 1803.
American Republican Gazette (Concord, NH). April 14, 1803.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). April 14, 1803.
United States Oracle, (For the Country) (Portsmouth, NH). June 7, 1803.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). June 9, 1803.
United States Oracle, and Portsmouth Advertiser (Portsmouth, NH). June 11, 1803.
Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, NH). June 16, 1803.
Dartmouth Gazette (Hanover, NH). June 18, 1803.
Browne, George Waldo. Early Records of the Town of Derryfield now Manchester, NH. Vol. III. Manchester, NH: City Council of Manchester, 1909. 88.
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