Massachusetts 1821 State Senate, Berkshire County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1821 State Senate, Berkshire County
- Date:
- 1821
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Lemuel Moffitt, Phineas Allen, Thomas Allen, James W. Robbins, Nathan Willis, William H. Tyler, Caleb Hyde, Nathan Allen, Nehemiah Talcott, scattering
| Candidates: | Lemuel Moffitt[1] | Phineas Allen[2] | Thomas Allen | James W. Robbins | Nathan Willis | William H. Tyler | Caleb Hyde | Nathan Allen | Nehemiah Talcott | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | |||||
| Final Result: [3][4] | 1953 | 1858 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Berkshire County | 1953 | 1843 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Adams | 172 | 172 | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Alford | 34 | 37 | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Becket[5][6][7] | 14 | 14 | 78 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesire | 142 | 142 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Clarksburg | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dalton | 43 | 44 | 54 | 8 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Egremont[8] | 70 | 70 | 42 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Town of Florida | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Great Barrington | 47 | 45 | 127 | 114 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Town of Hancock[9] | 44 | 44 | 36 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Hinsdale | 26 | 21 | 61 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Town of Lanesborough[10] | 61 | 56 | 74 | 17 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lee[11] | 30 | 30 | 145 | 145 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lenox | 135 | 131 | 59 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Mount Washington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of New Ashford | 38 | 38 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Marlborough | 50 | 46 | 137 | 87 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Otis | 26 | 26 | 65 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Peru | 10 | 10 | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsfield | 234 | 186 | 97 | 9 | 129 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Town of Richmond | 69 | 69 | 42 | 11 | 33 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Town of Sandisfield | 102 | 100 | 82 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Savoy | 66 | 66 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheffield | 81 | 79 | 124 | 125 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Town of Stockbridge | 72 | 71 | 97 | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Town of Tyringham | 62 | 61 | 51 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Town of Washington | 49 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of West Stockbridge | 81 | 86 | 49 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Town of Williamstown | 123 | 130 | 89 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windsor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"Whole number of votes, 7370. Necessary to make a choice, 1843." Governor's Council Records.
[4]Nathan Willis was announced as a candidate in the Berkshire Star. In the Pittsfield Sun of March 28, is a published statement saying he had no knowledge of his being announced as a candidate. He does not however, decline.
[5]"The Committee further report, that they have rejected the return from ... Becket in the County of Berkshire for want of attestation of the town clerks to the return of votes." Governor's Council Records.
[6]"The Senatorial returns from Middleton, Becket and Billerica, were rejected, the two former not having been attested by the Town Clerk, and the latter stating that the meeting was held on the 9th of April." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). June 2, 1821.
[7]The Pittsfield Sun reports 77 votes for Thomas Allen.
[8]The Pittsfield Sun reports 43 votes for both Thomas Allen and James W. Robbins.
[9]The Pittsfield Sun reports 34 votes for Thomas Allen.
[10]The Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA) reports 64 votes for Lemuel Moffitt, 59 for Phineas Allen, and 71 for Thomas Allen.
[11]The Pittsfield Sun reports 33 votes for both Lemuel Moffitt and Phineas Allen, and 137 votes for both Thomas Allen and James W. Robbins.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). March 28, 1821.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). April 4, 1821.
Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA). April 5, 1821.
Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). April 11, 1821.
Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA). April 12, 1821.
Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA). April 19, 1821.
Berkshire Star (Stockbridge, MA). May 10, 1821.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). May 16, 1821.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). June 2, 1821.
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