Massachusetts 1821 House of Representatives, Boston

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1821 House of Representatives, Boston
Date:: 1821
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Edmund Winchester, Heman Lincoln, Lynde Walter, Eliphalet Williams, Francis C. Gray, Benjamin West, Josiah Quincy, Enoch Silsby, William Tudor, Nathan Hale, Gedney King, James Savage, Thomas H. Perkins, Joseph Lovering, William Prescott, Nathan Appleton, Peter C. Brooks, Benjamin Russell, John Cotton, George W. Otis, Jonathan Phillips, Theodore Lyman, Jr., Francis J. Oliver, Henry Bass, William Shimmin, Samuel H. Walley, Robert Fennelly, George Sullivan, George W. Coffin, James Loring, Isaac Stevens, David W. Child, Edmund Kimball, Cyrus Alger, Thomas Dean, Lewis Tappan, Eleazer Howard, Samuel Hichborn, Jr., Edward Cruft, S. P. Tarbell, A. P. Cleveland, Jeremiah Gore, David Ellis, Barzillia Homes, Samuel L. Knapp, James T. Austin, Samuel A. Wells, H. Dearborn, William Ingalls, H. Orne, Thomas Baldwin, S. Billings, William Gale, William Gray, P. Dean, A. Dunlap, David Henshaw, Charles Hood, Samuel Hubbard, Jonathan Mason, Samuel Adams, D. Baxter, W. Donnison, George Hallet, Thomas Jackson, T. Lewis, D. Messinger, J. Sears, D. Sharp, William Sturgis, R. Sturgis, John Tappan, R. D. Tucker, Abram Babcock, T. Badger, Enoch Bartlett, G. Bond, Enos Cobb, Thomas Cordis, Joshua Davis, William Dehon, Luke Eastman, Samuel Fales, John Fox, Joseph Haven, Thomas Holt, William Homer, S. Hooper, John Howe, Jonathan Jewett, John Lepean, Lewis Lerow, John Odin, John Parker, A. Peabody, James Read, Henry N. Rogers, Lemuel Shaw, Benjamin Smith, W. D. Sohier, J. Stearns, William Sullivan, Thomas Thaxter, T. K. Thomas, Thomas Wells, Abraham Wild, D. Wild, Charles Winslow, William Wyman, Asher Adams, H. Atkins, A. O. Barton, Jonas Bass, John Bellows, Adam Bent, A. Binney, Jerome Bond, Joseph P. Bradstreet, John Brazer, James Brewer, M. Brimmer, R. B. Callender, Jonathan Carleton, H. Codman, Joseph Coolidge, Seth Copeland, C. P. Curtis, H. L. Cushman, Cyrus Cyecy, J. Davis, James Davis, Nathaniel Dearborn, T. Dennie, Charles M. Domett, John Drayton, Henry Emmons, Otis Everett, G. Fairbanks, S. Fairbanks, H. Fuller, Horace H. Goodman, Josh Gray, Aaron Hill, George J. Homer, John Howe, Edward Jones, Edward Kendall, William Little, James Lloyd, Jonathan Loring, Benjamin Loring, Harry Oliver, Azor Orne, H. G. Otis, Jr., S. H. Parker, Jacob Peabody, William Plimpton, Benjamin Porter, J. Putnam, Edward Quincy, J. W. Revere, N. P. Russell, D. Sears, Joseph Sewall, S. A. Shed, William J. Spooner, W. H. Sumner, Jonathan Thaxter, F. Tufts, D. Tuttle, Terrance Wakefield, Francis Welch, J. H. Wheeler, Lot Wheelright, Ebenezer White, B. Whitman, Asa Whitney, Jonathan Whitney, Asa Whitney, J. Winslow, Benjamin Winslow, T. L. Winthrop, Abraham Wood

Candidates:	Edmund Winchester [1]	Heman Lincoln [2]	Lynde Walter [3]	Eliphalet Williams [4]	Francis C. Gray [5]	Benjamin West [6]	Josiah Quincy [7]	Enoch Silsby [8]	William Tudor [9]	Nathan Hale [10]	Gedney King [11]	James Savage [12]	Thomas H. Perkins [13]	Joseph Lovering [14]	William Prescott [15]	Nathan Appleton [16]	Peter C. Brooks [17]	Benjamin Russell [18]	John Cotton [19]	George W. Otis [20]	Jonathan Phillips [21]	Theodore Lyman, Jr.[22]	Francis J. Oliver [23]	Henry Bass [24]	William Shimmin [25]	Samuel H. Walley	Robert Fennelly	George Sullivan	George W. Coffin	James Loring	Isaac Stevens	David W. Child	Edmund Kimball	Cyrus Alger	Thomas Dean	Lewis Tappan	Eleazer Howard	Samuel Hichborn, Jr.	Edward Cruft	S. P. Tarbell	A. P. Cleveland	Jeremiah Gore	David Ellis	Barzillia Homes	Samuel L. Knapp	James T. Austin	Samuel A. Wells	H. Dearborn	William Ingalls	H. Orne	Thomas Baldwin	S. Billings	William Gale	William Gray	P. Dean	A. Dunlap	David Henshaw	Charles Hood	Samuel Hubbard	Jonathan Mason	Samuel Adams	D. Baxter	W. Donnison	George Hallet	Thomas Jackson	T. Lewis	D. Messinger	J. Sears	D. Sharp	William Sturgis	R. Sturgis	John Tappan	R. D. Tucker	Abram Babcock	T. Badger	Enoch Bartlett	G. Bond	Enos Cobb	Thomas Cordis	Joshua Davis	William Dehon	Luke Eastman	Samuel Fales	John Fox	Joseph Haven	Thomas Holt	William Homer	S. Hooper	John Howe	Jonathan Jewett	John Lepean	Lewis Lerow	John Odin	John Parker	A. Peabody	James Read	Henry N. Rogers	Lemuel Shaw	Benjamin Smith	W. D. Sohier	J. Stearns	William Sullivan	Thomas Thaxter	T. K. Thomas	Thomas Wells	Abraham Wild	D. Wild	Charles Winslow	William Wyman	Asher Adams	H. Atkins	A. O. Barton	Jonas Bass	John Bellows	Adam Bent	A. Binney	Jerome Bond	Joseph P. Bradstreet	John Brazer	James Brewer	M. Brimmer	R. B. Callender	Jonathan Carleton	H. Codman	Joseph Coolidge	Seth Copeland	C. P. Curtis	H. L. Cushman	Cyrus Cyecy	J. Davis	James Davis	Nathaniel Dearborn	T. Dennie	Charles M. Domett	John Drayton	Henry Emmons	Otis Everett	G. Fairbanks	S. Fairbanks	H. Fuller	Horace H. Goodman	Josh Gray	Aaron Hill	George J. Homer	John Howe	Edward Jones	Edward Kendall	William Little	James Lloyd	Jonathan Loring	Benjamin Loring	Harry Oliver	Azor Orne	H. G. Otis, Jr.	S. H. Parker	Jacob Peabody	William Plimpton	Benjamin Porter	J. Putnam	Edward Quincy	J. W. Revere	N. P. Russell	D. Sears	Joseph Sewall	S. A. Shed	William J. Spooner	W. H. Sumner	Jonathan Thaxter	F. Tufts	D. Tuttle	Terrance Wakefield	Francis Welch	J. H. Wheeler	Lot Wheelright	Ebenezer White	B. Whitman	Asa Whitney	Jonathan Whitney	Asa Whitney	J. Winslow	Benjamin Winslow	T. L. Winthrop	Abraham Wood
Affiliation:							Federalist			Federalist			Federalist		Federalist							Federalist														Federalist									Federalist																						Federalist																																			Federalist																																															Federalist
Final Result: [26][27][28][29]	1579	1578	1564	1483	1476	1276	1094	1090	1089	1088	1088	1085	1081	1080	1077	1074	1071	1070	988	986	981	980	979	882	858	509	506	506	505	505	502	501	500	499	499	496	495	494	491	491	488	488	485	411	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Town of Boston	1579	1578	1564	1483	1476	1276	1094	1090	1089	1088	1088	1085	1081	1080	1077	1074	1071	1070	988	986	981	980	979	882	858	509	506	506	505	505	502	501	500	499	499	496	495	494	491	491	488	488	485	411	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]Elected.

[9]Elected.

[10]Elected.

[11]Elected.

[12]Elected.

[13]Elected.

[14]Elected.

[15]Elected.

[16]Elected.

[17]Elected.

[18]Elected.

[19]Elected.

[20]Elected.

[21]Elected.

[22]Elected.

[23]Elected.

[24]Elected.

[25]Elected.

[26]"The Chairman of the Selectmen stated that the assessors had not taken the number of polls in all the wards, but that in those in which they were taken there was but little variation from the number returned last year, and that there was no doubt there were as many as 10,000 polls, which would entitle the town to forty five representatives. A motion that twenty five be chosen, was made and agreed to without opposition." The Repertory (Boston, MA). May 14, 1821.

[27]"The Chairman of the Selectmen requested the Inhabitants to prepare and bring in their votes for twenty five person, to represent the town in the General Court the year ensuing. At the close of the Poll, it appeared that the whole number of Votes was 1610. Necessary to make a choice 806." Boston Town Records. 199.

[28]Nathaniel Dearborn received 1 vote as N. M. Dearborn.

[29]George J. Homer received 1 vote as G. J. Homer.

References:

Boston Town Records. 199-201.

The Repertory (Boston, MA). May 14, 1821.

New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 15, 1821.

Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). May 16, 1821.

Boston Commercial Gazette (Boston, MA). May 17, 1821.

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