New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Albany County

Office:: Constitutional Convention (State)
Title:: Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Albany County
Date:: 1788
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:: John Lansing, Jr., Henry Oothoudt, Dirk Swart, Peter Vrooman, Robert Yates, Israel Thomson, Abraham Ten Eyck, Abraham Ten Broeck, Peter Gansevoort, Jr., Jacob Cuyler, James Gordon, Francis Nicoll, Jeronemus Hoogland, John W. Schomerhorn

Candidates:	John Lansing, Jr.[1]	Henry Oothoudt [2]	Dirk Swart [3]	Peter Vrooman [4]	Robert Yates [5]	Israel Thomson [6]	Abraham Ten Eyck [7]	Abraham Ten Broeck	Peter Gansevoort, Jr.	Jacob Cuyler	James Gordon	Francis Nicoll	Jeronemus Hoogland	John W. Schomerhorn
Affiliation:	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist		Anti-Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [8][9][10][11][12]	4681	4678	4673	4671	4670	4666	4657	2627	2621	2620	2617	2617	2613	2610
Albany County	4681	4678	4673	4671	4670	4666	4657	2627	2621	2620	2617	2617	2613	2610

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]Various sources give alternate spellings of some candidates' names: Dirk Swart as Dirck Swart; Israel Thomson as Israel Thompson; Jeronemus Hoogland as Jeronemus Hoagland; John W. Schomerhorn as John Schermerhorn, John Schamerhorn, and John Schameron; and Abraham Ten Broek as Abraham Tenbroek and Abraham Ten Brook.

[9]The Annals of Albany lists Abraham Ten Eyck as Anthony Ten Eyck.

[10]The Annals of Albany and some issues of the New York Journal list Israel Thomson on the Anti-Federal ticket, while the Independent Gazetteer, Federal Herald, and some issues of the New York Journal list this candidate on the Federal ticket.

[11]The Federal Herald lists Israel Thomson with 466 votes.

[12]The Daily Advertiser does not list returns for Israel Thomson or Francis Nicoll.

References:

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 3, 1788.

The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 4, 1788.

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 5, 1788.

The Federal Herald (Lansingburgh, NY). June 9, 1788.

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 9, 1788.

The Independent Gazeteer; or, the Chronicle of Freedom (Philadelphia, PA). June 10, 1788.

Munsell, Joel. The Annals of Albany. Vol. I. Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1850.

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