New York 1789 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New York 1789 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
Date:
1789
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Laurence, John Broome, Philip Pell
Candidates: John Laurence[1]John BroomePhilip Pell
Affiliation:FederalistAnti-FederalistAnti-Federalist
Final Result: [2][3][4]254237233
District of Two254237233
New York County22512802
City of New York[5][6]22512802
Ward Dock8030-
Ward East[7]280512
Ward Montgomery[8]56795-
Ward North28434-
Ward Out[9]23033-
Ward South21611-
Ward West49426-
Westchester County2919231
Town of Bedford311-
Town of East Chester815-
Town of Greenbush[10]237-
Town of Harrison---
Town of Mamoreoneeck513-
Town of Morrisania---
Town of Mount Pleasant3111-
Town of New Rochelle98-
Town of North Castle12-14
Town of Pelham-7-
Town of Poundridge4416
Town of Rye1011-
Town of Scarsdale---
Town of Westchester155-
Town of White Plains1041
Town of Yonkers96-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Some sources list an alternate spelling of John Laurence as "John Lawrence."
[3]The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY) lists 2418 votes for John Laurence.
[4]Though listed here as "District 2," U.S. House of Representatives districts in New York were not officially identified by number until 1797. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony of the State of New York. 223.
[5]The New-York Packet (New York, NY) and The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY) list 577 votes for John Laurence.
[6]The New-York Packet (New York, NY) and The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY) list 2257 votes for John Laurence and 280 votes for John Broome; Philip Pell is omitted.
[7]The New-York Packet (New York, NY) and The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY) list 57 votes for John Broome; Philip Pell is omitted.
[8]The New-York Packet (New York, NY) and The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY) list 577 votes for John Laurence.
[9]The New-York Packet (New York, NY), The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY), and The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY) list 330 votes for John Laurence.
[10]Listed in some sources as "Greenburgh."

References:

New York The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). April 9, 1789.
The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY). April 9, 1789.
The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register (New York, NY). April 9, 1789.
The New-York Packet (New York, NY). April 10, 1789.
The Albany Journal: or, the Montgomery, Washington and Columbia Intelligencer (Albany, NY). April 13, 1789.
The Federal Herald (Lansingburgh, NY). April 13, 1789.
The Country Journal, and Dutchess and Ulster County Farmer's Register (Poughkeepsie, NY). April 14, 1789.
The Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 15, 1789.
Hutchins, S. C. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony State of New York. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons, and, 1870.
Scharf, J. Thomas. The History of Westchester County, New York. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: L. E. Preston and, 1886. 115.
Young, Alfred F. The Democratic Republicans of New York: The Origins, 1763-1797. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1967. 590.

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