Massachusetts 1799 State Senate, Suffolk County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1799 State Senate, Suffolk County
Date:
1799
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Oliver Wendall, John C. Jones, Thomas Dawes, Jonathan Mason, James Bowdoin, William Eustis, Benjamin Austin, Jr., Charles Jarvis, John Duggan, John Codman, Arnold Welles, Jr., John Magner, William Heath, David Green, Samuel Cooper, Samuel Brown, Benjamin Russell, Jonathan Loring Austin, Joseph Blake, Thomas Lewis, Alexander Yound, Thomas Minns, Amos Hovey
Candidates: Oliver Wendall[1]John C. Jones[2]Thomas Dawes[3]Jonathan Mason[4]James BowdoinWilliam EustisBenjamin Austin, Jr.Charles JarvisJohn DugganJohn CodmanArnold Welles, Jr.John MagnerWilliam HeathDavid GreenSamuel CooperSamuel BrownBenjamin RussellJonathan Loring AustinJoseph BlakeThomas LewisAlexander YoundThomas MinnsAmos Hovey
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [5][6]2432236123252016-------------------
Suffolk County2432236123252016-------------------
Town of Boston2294223321871888529246176148442211111111111
Town of Chelsea-----------------------
Town of Hingham-----------------------
Town of Hull-----------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]"No. Voters, 2568. Make a choice, 1285." Governor's Council Records.
[6]Arnold Welles, Jr. declined being considered as a candidate.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Boston Town Records. 68.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). April 2, 1799.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). April 3, 1799.
J. Russell's Gazette. Commercial and Political (Boston, MA). April 3, 1799.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 4, 1799.
The Newburyport Herald and Country Gazette (Newburyport, MA). May 10, 1799.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). May 14, 1799.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 20, 1799.

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