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 Thompson | Josiah Smith | Thomas Davis | Joseph Bryant | Israel Fearing | Abraham Holmes | Ephraim Spooner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||||
| Final Result: [3][4] | 557 | 541 | 265 | 106 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plymouth County | 557 | 541 | 265 | 106 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Abington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridgewater | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Duxbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Halifax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hanover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kingston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marshfield | 1 | 28 | - | - | 32 | 30 | - | - | 5 |
| Town of Middleborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pembroke | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plymouth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plympton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rochester | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Scituate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wareham | 8 | - | 28 | - | 23 | - | 24 | 11 | - |
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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