Massachusetts 1812 State Senate, Worcester County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1812 State Senate, Worcester County
Date:
1812
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
John Spurr, Levi Lincoln, Jr., Bezaleel Taft, Francis Blake, Jonathan Davis, Abraham Lincoln, Pliny Merrick, Salem Town
Candidates: John Spurr[1]Levi Lincoln, Jr.[2]Bezaleel TaftFrancis BlakeJonathan DavisAbraham LincolnPliny MerrickSalem Town
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [3][4][5][6]28612855------
District of Worcester South28612855------
Worcester County28612855------
Town of Barre156156159159----
Town of Brookfield9090263263----
Town of Charlton229231113111-11-
Town of Dana72711918---1
Town of Douglas100100101101----
Town of Dudley8787129128----
Town of Grafton94937878----
Town of Hardwick123123162162----
Town of Mendon1961957373----
Town of Milford94944848----
Town of New Braintree[7]1616141140----
Town of North Brookfield[8]--------
Town of Northbridge--------
Town of Oxford6665138137----
Town of Petersham135134114114----
Town of Spencer125125113113----
Town of Sturbridge185184135134----
Town of Sutton296294185182----
Town of Upton60608888----
Town of Uxbridge--------
Town of Ward55555252----
Town of Westborough--------
Town of Western89898888----
Town of Worcester2442451641611---

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]"No. Voters, 5611. Make a choice, 2806." Governor's Council Records.
[4]"The towns of Worcester, Mendon, Brookfield, Oxford, Charlton, Sutton, Spencer, New Braintree, Westborough, Uxbridge, Northbridge, Sturbridge, Hardwick, Wester, Douglas, Grafton, Petersham, Upton, Dudley, Ward, Milford, Dana and Barre, in the county of Worcester, shall form one district and choose two Senators." The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). February 19, 1812.
[5]5611 total votes, 2806 making a choice.
[6]"Worcester South District. Returns of the votes for Senators have been received (most of them officially) from all the towns in this District. The results are as follows - Spurr 2869, Lincoln 2865, Taft 2765 and Blake 2757. Lowest republican plurality - 100. there are probably from ten to fifteen scattering votes." The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). May 6, 1812.
[7]Levi Lincoln, Jr. received 2 votes as Levi Lincoln.
[8]Incorporated as a town February 28, 1812.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookfield Town Records.
Charlton Town Records.
Dana Town Records.
Hardwick Town Records.
Mendon Town Records.
New Braintree Town Records.
Spencer Town Records.
Sturbridge Town Records.
Western Town Records.
Worcester Town Records. 246.
The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). February 19, 1812.
The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). April 8, 1812.
The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). May 6, 1812.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 20, 1812.
The Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). May 22, 1812.
Merrimack Intelligencer (Haverhill, MA). May 23, 1812.
Hampshire Federalist (Springfield, MA). May 28, 1812.
Metcalf, John G. Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880. Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1880. 488.

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