Massachusetts 1822 Alderman, Boston

Office:: Alderman (City)
Title:: Alderman
Jurisdiction:: City

Label:: Massachusetts 1822 Alderman, Boston
Date:: 1822
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Alderman/Alderman
Candidates:: Bryant B. Tilden, Ephraim Eliot, Joseph Jenkins, Jacob Hall, Samuel Billings, Nathaniel P. Russell, Joseph Head, Joseph Lovering, Daniel Baxter, Samuel T. Armstrong, David W. Childs, scattering

Candidates:	Bryant B. Tilden [1]	Ephraim Eliot [2]	Joseph Jenkins [3]	Jacob Hall [4]	Samuel Billings [5]	Nathaniel P. Russell [6]	Joseph Head [7]	Joseph Lovering [8]	Daniel Baxter	Samuel T. Armstrong	David W. Childs	scattering
Affiliation:	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat
Final Result: [9][10][11]	3572	3548	3521	3420	3405	2230	2103	2091	1625	1549	1485	648
City of Boston	3572	3548	3521	3420	3405	2230	2103	2091	1625	1549	1485	648
Ward One	272	252	258	255	252	105	105	99	173	167	169	41
Ward Two	193	195	193	180	159	77	79	80	120	112	118	78
Ward Three	224	178	219	220	220	77	78	82	145	127	141	41
Ward Four	386	381	370	375	376	307	301	306	89	82	107	41
Ward Five	292	277	282	278	277	182	176	171	121	115	106	27
Ward Six	218	214	201	218	214	169	107	106	116	112	53	23
Ward Seven	444	436	425	420	422	319	269	265	185	181	131	38
Ward Eight	456	452	408	394	401	347	343	347	129	112	117	119
Ward Nine	277	267	286	266	266	194	186	185	89	88	86	16
Ward Ten	322	309	318	302	307	183	187	171	135	137	139	69
Ward Eleven	201	299	280	282	282	128	132	132	173	165	175	34
Ward Twelve	287	288	281	230	229	142	140	147	150	151	143	121

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]Elected.

[9]Boston incorporated as a city on March 4, 1822. This was the first election for Aldermen.

[10]"Whole number of votes for Aldermen, 3663. Necessary to make a choice, 1832." American Statesman and Evening Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 11, 1822.

[11]"There were two Tickets for Aldermen. The regular Federal ticket had the names of Messrs. Eliot, Head, Tilden, Russell, Lovering, Billings, Hall, and Jenkins; the five first being Federalist, the two next Democrats, and the last of the Middling Interest. The Aldermen on the Democratic and Middling Interest Tickets were the same; and contained five of the names on the Federal ticket. Messrs. Head, Russell, and Lovering were on the Federal Ticket only." American Statesman and Evening Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 11, 1822.

References:

New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 9, 1822.

Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). April 10, 1822.

Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). April 10, 1822.

American Statesman and Evening Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 11, 1822.

Boston Commercial Gazette (Boston, MA). April 11, 1822.

The Repertory (Boston, MA). April 11, 1822.

New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 12, 1822.

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