Massachusetts 1810 Council

Office:: Governor's Council (State)
Title:: Governor's Councillor
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1810 Council
Date:: 1810
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Governor's Council/Governor's Councillor
Candidates:: Samuel Fowler, Aaron Hill, Daniel Kilham, Marshall Spring, Levi Lincoln, Thomas Hazard, Jr., William Aspinwall, Thomas Cutts, Daniel Dewey, Thomas Dwight, Oliver Fisk, Prentiss Mellen, William Prescott, Edward H. Robbins, Ephraim Spooner, Nathaniel Dummer, Artemas Ward, Benjamin J. Porter, Martin Kinsley, William Widgery

Candidates:	Samuel Fowler [1]	Aaron Hill [2]	Daniel Kilham [3]	Marshall Spring [4]	Levi Lincoln [5]	Thomas Hazard, Jr.[6]	William Aspinwall [7]	Thomas Cutts	Daniel Dewey	Thomas Dwight	Oliver Fisk	Prentiss Mellen	William Prescott	Edward H. Robbins	Ephraim Spooner	Nathaniel Dummer	Artemas Ward	Benjamin J. Porter	Martin Kinsley	William Widgery
Affiliation:	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Democrat	Democrat	Democrat
Final Result: [8]	338	338	338	338	337	336	330	308	292	292	292	292	292	292	292	291	291	254	82	35
General Court	338	338	338	338	337	336	330	308	292	292	292	292	292	292	292	291	291	254	82	35

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]"The Committee which collected the votes for Counsellors, reported the whole number of votes to be 630 - of which 316 were necessary to make a choice. There are still two vacancies." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 6, 1810.

References:

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 6, 1810.

Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 9, 1810.

Freeman's Friend (Portland, ME). June 9, 1810.

Weekly Visiter (Kennebunk, ME). June 9, 1810.

Portland Gazette, and Maine Advertizer (Portland, ME). June 11, 1810.

The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). June 11, 1810.

The Berkshire Reporter (Pittsfield, MA). June 13, 1810.

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