Massachusetts 1805 Clerk of the House of Representatives

Office:: Clerk of the House of Representatives (State)
Title:: Clerk of the House of Representatives
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1805 Clerk of the House of Representatives
Date:: 1805
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Clerk of the House of Representatives/Clerk of the House of Representatives
Candidates:: Nicholas Tillinghast, Charles Pinckney Sumner, scattering

Candidates:	Nicholas Tillinghast [1]	Charles Pinckney Sumner	scattering
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]	175	146	3
House of Representatives	175	146	3

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"The whole number was 324, necessary to make a choice, 163." The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). May 30, 1805.

[3]The Independent Chronicle May 30, 1805 lists 145 votes for Charles P. Sumner and 4 scattering votes.

References:

The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). May 30, 1805.

New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). May 31, 1805.

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 1, 1805.

Portland Gazette (Portland, ME). June 2, 1805.

The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, NH). June 4, 1805.

Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). June 5, 1805.

Oracle Post (Portsmouth, NH). June 5, 1805.

The Sun (Pittsfield, MA). June 10, 1805.

Petersburg Intelligencer (Petersburg, VA). June 11, 1805.

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