Massachusetts 1790 State Senate, Plymouth County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1790 State Senate, Plymouth County
Date:
1790
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Joshua Thomas, Daniel Howard, Isaac Thompson, Josiah Smith, Thomas Davis, Joseph Bryant, Israel Fearing, Abraham Holmes, Ephraim Spooner
Candidates: Joshua Thomas[1]Daniel Howard[2]Isaac ThompsonJosiah SmithThomas DavisJoseph BryantIsrael FearingAbraham HolmesEphraim Spooner
Affiliation:
Final Result: [3][4]557541265106-----
Plymouth County557541265106-----
Town of Abington---------
Town of Bridgewater---------
Town of Duxbury---------
Town of Halifax---------
Town of Hanover---------
Town of Kingston---------
Town of Marshfield128--3230--5
Town of Middleborough---------
Town of Pembroke---------
Town of Plymouth---------
Town of Plympton---------
Town of Rochester---------
Town of Scituate---------
Town of Wareham8-28-23-2411-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"No. Voters, 659. Make a choice, 330." Governor's Council Records.
[4]Massachusetts law required a majority to elect. Isaac Thompson would subsequently be elected by the Massachusetts General Court.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Marshfield Town Records. 240.
Wareham Town Records. Book One. 181.
Cumberland Gazette (Portland, ME). May 10, 1790.
The Massachusetts Centinel (Boston, MA). May 12, 1790.
Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 13, 1790.

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