New York 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- New York 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
- Date:
- 1821
- State:
- New York
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Silas Wood, Cadwallader D. Colden, Peter Sharpe, Joshua Smith, John J. Morgan, Henry Eckford, John J. Morgan, Henry Eckford, Churchill C. Cambrelling, Peter Stevens, Abraham Rose, Matthew Clarkson, William Bayard, Henry Kneeland, Peter Stephens, Abraham Rose, Abel Huntington, Abraham Gurnee, Ebenezer Sage
| Candidates: | Silas Wood[1] | Cadwallader D. Colden | Peter Sharpe[2] | Joshua Smith | John J. Morgan | Henry Eckford | John J. Morgan | Henry Eckford | Churchill C. Cambrelling | Peter Stevens | Abraham Rose | Matthew Clarkson | William Bayard | Henry Kneeland | Peter Stephens | Abraham Rose | Abel Huntington | Abraham Gurnee | Ebenezer Sage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Clintonian/Federalist | Clintonian/Federalist | Republican | Republican | |||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [3] | 3961 | 3959 | 3369 | 3326 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of One | 3961 | 3959 | 3369 | 3326 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kings County | 606 | 586 | 584 | 588 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brooklyn | 342 | 321 | 376 | 381 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bushwick | 22 | 23 | 70 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Flatbush | 92 | 91 | 42 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Flatlands | 32 | 32 | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gravesend | 75 | 75 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Utrecht | 43 | 44 | 79 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New York County | 1090 | 1160 | 510 | 475 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of New York | 1090 | 1160 | 510 | 475 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward One[4] | 675 | 271 | 294 | 275 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ward Two[5][6] | 415 | 439 | 225 | 200 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Queens County[7] | 1269 | 1241 | 848 | 826 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Flushing | 99 | 98 | 83 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hempstead[8] | 421 | 395 | 212 | 192 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jamaica | 123 | 123 | 107 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newtown | 185 | 182 | 181 | 181 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of North Hempstead | 92 | 91 | 102 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Oyster Bay | 399 | 399 | 163 | 163 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Richmond County | 306 | 306 | 348 | 348 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Castleton | 47 | 47 | 131 | 131 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | 79 | 79 | 112 | 112 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southfield | 54 | 54 | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westfield | 126 | 126 | 45 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffolk County[9][10][11] | 700 | 670 | 1063 | 1089 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Brookhaven | 238 | 220 | 127 | 143 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Easthampton | 12 | 12 | 139 | 139 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Huntington | 207 | 190 | 164 | 162 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Islip | 43 | 44 | 39 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Riverhead | 44 | 45 | 85 | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shelter Island | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Smithtown | 48 | 54 | 73 | 84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southampton | 35 | 33 | 256 | 256 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Southold | 69 | 67 | 169 | 169 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]This was a contested election, which Caldwallader D. Colden successfully contested in Congress and was eventually seated.
[4]Cadwallader D. Colden received 1 vote as Callwalader Colden.
[5]Cadwallader D. Colden received 3 votes as Cadwalader Colden.
[6]The National Advocate (New York, NY), The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), The New-York Spectator (New York, NY) and The Columbian, for the Country (New York, NY)) all list 225 votes for Peter Sharpe.
[7]"Mr. Colden's Election - We have seen a letter from Samuel Sherman, Esq. the Clerk of Queens County, in which, in a very handsome and candid manner, he acknowledges that he made an error in returning to the Secretary's Office, 395 votes as given for Cadwallader Colden, which had been returned to him, by the inspectors of the town of Hempstead, as given for Cadwallader D. Colden. This puts the question of Mr. Colden's election clearly and indisputably at rest." National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). June 9, 1821.
[8]Cadwallader D. Colden received 395 votes as Cadwallader Colden.
[9]Cadwallader D. Colden received 1 vote as Lader D. Colden.
[10]The Albany Argus (Albany, NY) lists 220 votes for Cadwallader D. Colder as scattering votes in Suffolk county.
[11]"Mr. Colden lost 395 votes in the town of Hempstead, the returns being made for Cadwallader Colden, omitting the D; and 220 in the town of Brookhaven, the returns being made for Cadwallader D. Colder; in consequence of which the certificate of election is given to Mr. Sharpe. This disciple of Tammany Hall, therefore, will be permitted to go to Washington at the public expense, hold a seat in Congress a few days, perhaps vote for a slave-holding speaker, and return home." Lansingburgh Gazette (Lansingburgh, NY). June 5, 1821.
References:
Brookhaven Town Records. 230-231.
The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). May 1, 1821.
National Advocate (New York, NY). May 1, 1821.
The Union. United States Gazette and True American (Philadelphia, PA). May 1, 1821.
The New-York Spectator (New York, NY). May 2, 1821.
The Columbian, for the Country (New York, NY). May 4, 1821.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). May 7, 1821.
The Albany Argus (Albany, NY). May 29, 1821.
Lansingburgh Gazette (Lansingburgh, NY). June 5, 1821.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). June 9, 1821.
Report of the Committee on Contested Elections.
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