Massachusetts 1802 State Senate, Suffolk County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1802 State Senate, Suffolk County
- Date:
- 1802
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- Oliver Wendell, John Quincy Adams, Peleg Coffin, William Tudor, Benjamin Austin, Jr., James Bowdoin, Nathaniel Fellows, David Tilden
| Candidates: | Oliver Wendell[1] | John Quincy Adams[2] | Peleg Coffin[3] | William Tudor[4] | Benjamin Austin, Jr. | James Bowdoin | Nathaniel Fellows | David Tilden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican |
| Final Result: [5][6] | 2479 | 2477 | 2477 | 2473 | - | - | - | - |
| Suffolk County | 2479 | 2477 | 2477 | 2473 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Boston[7] | 2375 | 2373 | 2375 | 2373 | 1498 | 1497 | 1495 | 1495 |
| Town of Chelsea | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Town of Hingham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hull | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]"No. Voters, 4099. Make a choice, 2050." Governor's Council Records.
[6]"We may safely felicitate the citizens of Suffolk and Essex, on the election of the following gentlemen for their Senators the ensuing year, by a very large majority, viz.--Hon. OLIVER WENDELL, WILLIAM TUDOR, PELEC COFFIN, and JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Esquires." The Political Repository: Or, Farmer's Journal (Brookfield, MA). April 13, 1802.
[7]The New-England Palladium (Boston, MA) reports 2374 votes for William Tudor, 2375 votes for John Quincy Adams and 1498 votes for Benjamin Austin, Jr.
References:
Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Boston Town Records. 124.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 7, 1802.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 9, 1802.
The Political Repository: Or, Farmer's Journal (Brookfield, MA). April 13, 1802.
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