Massachusetts 1795 State Senate, Berkshire County
- Office:
- State Senate (State)
- Title:
- State Senator
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1795 State Senate, Berkshire County
- Date:
- 1795
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- State Senate/State Senator
- Candidates:
- John Bacon, Thomas J. Skinner, Gideon Wheeler, William Walker, Timothy Childs, William Bacon, Nathaniel Bishop
| Candidates: | John Bacon | Thomas J. Skinner | Gideon Wheeler | William Walker | Timothy Childs | William Bacon | Nathaniel Bishop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||
| Final Result: [1][2][3] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Berkshire County[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Adams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Alford | 24 | 10 | - | 14 | - | - | - |
| Town of Becket | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Bethlehem | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesire | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dalton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Egremont | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Great Barrington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hancock | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lanesborough | 72 | 4 | 68 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lee | 31 | 19 | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lenox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Louden | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Washington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of New Ashford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Marlborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Partridgefield | 43 | 43 | - | - | 29 | - | - |
| Town of Pittsfield | 66 | 50 | 41 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Richmond | 36 | 9 | 10 | 15 | - | - | 7 |
| Town of Sandisfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheffield | 36 | 35 | 23 | - | - | 23 | - |
| Town of Stockbridge | 69 | 1 | 63 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Town of Tyringham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Washington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Stockbridge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamstown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windsor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]"A Boston paper of the 13th inst. states that the return of the votes for Senators for this County to the Secretary's Office, was not made in season - and that consequently this County will not be represented in the Senate the ensuing year. - Col. Danforth, the Postmaster at Pittsfield, has given in an oath that the votes were deposited in the Post office by the High Sheriff and forwarded on in season to have arrived at the Secretary's Office previous to the day appointed for counting and sorting the votes. This being the fact, it is presumed that some method (by liberal construction,) will be devised whereby the gentlemen who have been chosen Senators for this county will be admitted to their seats." Andrews's Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). May 26, 1795.
[2]"Friday May 29. Since Wednesday, the Legislature has been engaged in deliberations on the deficiency of a representation of the Commonwealth, in Senate. The public has been already informed, that the votes for Senators for the county of Berkshire, were not received in season, at the Secretary's Office. In consequence of this, it was determined in Senate, that Senators from that district could not be admitted. After this, a message was sent from the Senate to the House, assigning a time for coming to the choice of Councillors. The house took the message into consideration; and it appearing to them, that as the Constitution provided, that the Senate should consist of Forty members, from who the Councillors, in the first instance, were to be chosen; and as by the decision of the Senate that body did not consist of but 38, they non-concurred the assignment. The business rests here. It is involved in difficulties, which appear, to formidable to be easily removed. - Should the Senate and House adhere to their votes, no choice of Councillors can take place, nor can the Governor and Lieutenant Governor be qualified. The question has been discussed with great candor; and we hope some means will speedily be found out to remedy the inconvenience." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). May 30, 1795.
[3]"MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, June 3. LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS. On Saturday, the two houses concurred, in an assignment, for coming to the choice of two Senators for the county of Berkshire. The two houses met in Convention for the purpose, when the hon. Thompson J. Skinner and John Bacon, Esquires, were elected." Andrews's Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). June 16, 1795.
[4]"We have no particular information from any other towns - it is said that votes in New Marlborough and Sandisfield, for Senators, were principally for Hon. Messrs. J. Bacon and T. J. Skinner. In Great Barrington, we are told, principally for Capt. Wm. Bacon, and Gideon Wheeler, Esq. - In West Stockbridge, for Hon. J. Bacon, T. J. Skinner, and Gideon Wheeler, Esq's. In Lenox generally for Hon. T. J. Skinner and Wm. Walker, Esq's. - In Pittsfield for Hon. Messrs. J. Bacon and T. J. Skinner and Gideon Wheeler, Esq's. - In Williamstown, generally for Hon. Messrs. J. Bacon and T. J. Skinner, Esq's." Andrews's Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). May 26, 1795.
References:
Lee Town Records. 81-82.
Peru Town Records. 82.
Pittsfield Town Records.
Andrews's Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). April 14, 1795.
Andrews's Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). May 26, 1795.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). May 30, 1795.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). May 31, 1795.
Andrews's Western Star (Stockbridge, MA). June 16, 1795.
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