Massachusetts 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, Norfolk District
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, Norfolk District
- Date:
- 1812
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Nathaniel Ruggles, Ebenezer Seaver, John Howe, Thomas B. Adams, William Heath, John Q. Adams, Raefus P. Amory, William Brewer, Samuel Carman, Benjamin Fuller, Moses Ingley, James Richardson, Stephen Sharp
| Candidates: | Nathaniel Ruggles[1] | Ebenezer Seaver | John Howe | Thomas B. Adams | William Heath | John Q. Adams | Raefus P. Amory | William Brewer | Samuel Carman | Benjamin Fuller | Moses Ingley | James Richardson | Stephen Sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | |||||||||||
| Final Result: | 2540 | 2056 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Norfolk | 2540 | 2056 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middlesex County | 623 | 267 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brighton | 69 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Framingham | 160 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Natick | 36 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newton | 177 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sherborn | 88 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Watertown | 93 | 84 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norfolk County | 1917 | 1789 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Bellingham | 46 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Braintree | 85 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookline | 64 | 59 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canton | 44 | 141 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cohasset | 85 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dedham | 141 | 229 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dorchester[2] | 235 | 167 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| District of Dover | 43 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Franklin | 186 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Medfield | 79 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Medway | 102 | 71 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milton | 68 | 125 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Needham | 69 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Quincy | 123 | 25 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Randolph | 45 | 134 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Roxbury | 225 | 286 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Walpole | 79 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Weymouth | 80 | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wrentham | 118 | 96 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). November 3, 1812.
The Repertory (Boston, MA). November 3, 1812.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). November 4, 1812.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy, or, Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). November 4, 1812.
Boston Gazette (Boston, MA). November 5, 1812.
Hampden Federalist (Springfield, MA). November 5, 1812.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). November 6, 1812.
The Repertory (Boston, MA). November 6, 1812.
The Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). November 6, 1812.
Merrimack Intelligencer (Haverhill, MA). November 7, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 7, 1812.
Portland Gazette, and Maine Advertiser (Portland, ME). November 9, 1812.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). December 16, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 18, 1812.
The Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). December 18, 1812.
Merrimack Intelligencer (Haverhill, MA). December 26, 1812.
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