Rhode Island 1790 Convention for Adoption of the U.S. Constitution

Office:
Constitutional Convention (State)
Title:
Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Rhode Island 1790 Convention for Adoption of the U.S. Constitution
Date:
1790
State:
Rhode Island
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:
yea, nay
Candidates: yea[1]nay
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]3432
Bristol County6-
Town of Barrington[3]2-
Town of Bristol[4]2-
Town of Warren[5]2-
Kent County28
Town of Coventry[6]-2
Town of East Greenwich[7]-2
Town of Warwick[8]22
Town of West Greenwich[9]-2
Newport County161
Town of Jamestown[10]2-
Town of Little Compton[11]2-
Town of Middletown[12]2-
Town of Newport[13]6-
Town of Portsmouth[14]21
Town of Tiverton[15]2-
Providence County613
Town of Cranston[16]-2
Town of Cumberland[17]2-
Town of Foster[18]-2
Town of Glocester[19]-1
Town of Johnston[20]-2
Town of North Providence[21]-2
Town of Providence[22]4-
Town of Scituate[23]-2
Town of Smithfield[24]-2
Washington County210
Town of Charlestown[25]-2
Town of Exeter[26]-2
Town of Hopkinton[27]2-
Town of North Kingstown[28]-2
Town of Richmond[29]-2
Town of South Kingstown[30]-2

Notes:

[1]Approved.
[2]"The Question, "Shall the Constitution be adopted, or not?" was taken on Saturday.......Thirty-four Members voting for, and Thirty-two against it." The Providence Gazette and Country Journal (Providence, RI). June 5, 1790.
[3]Voting Yea: Thomas Allen, Samuel Allen.
[4]Voting Yea: William Bradford, Shearjashub Bourn.
[5]Voting Yea: Bejnamin Bosworth, Samuel Pearce.
[6]Voting Nay: Benjamn Arnold, Job Greene.
[7]Voting Nay: Job Comstock, Pardon Mawney.
[8]Voting Yea: Benjamin Arnold Jr., Christopher Green. Voting Nay: Thomas Rice, Gideon Arnold.
[9]Voting Nay:William Nichols, William Mathewson.
[10]Voting Yea: Benjamin Remington, Micholas Carr.
[11]Voting Yea: John Davis, William Ladd.
[12]Voting Yea: Joseph Barker, Elisha Barker.
[13]Voting Yea: George Hazard, Henry Marchant, George Champlin, Peleg Clarke, William Tripp, George Sears.
[14]Voting Yea: Burrington Anthony, Peter Barker. Voting Nay: Giles Slocum.
[15]Voting Yea: Isaac Manchester, Abraham Barker.
[16]Voting Nay: Peter Stone, Jonathan Sprague.
[17]Voting Yea: John S. Dexter, Levi Ballou.
[18]Voting Nay: William Hayward, John Williams.
[19]Voting Nay: Stephan Steer.
[20]Voting Nay: Noah Mathewson, William B. King.
[21]Voting Nay: Elisha Brown, Esek Esten
[22]Voting Yea: Jabez Bowen, Benjamin Bourn, William Barton, John I. Clark.
[23]Voting Nay: James Aldrich, Nathan Bates.
[24]Voting Nay: Andrew Waterman, John Sayles.
[25]Voting Nay: Joseph Stanton, Thomas Hoxsie.
[26]Voting Nay: Joseph Reynolds, Job Wilcox.
[27]Voting Yea: John Brown, Jesse Maxson.
[28]Voting Nay: Willliam Congdon, Bowen Card.
[29]Voting Nay: James Sheldon, Thomas James.
[30]Voting Nay: Jonathan J. Hazard, Samuel J. Potter.

References:

The Providence Gazette and Country Journal (Providence, RI). June 5, 1790.

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