Massachusetts 1823 Governor's Council, Ballot 2
- Office:
- Governor's Council (State)
- Title:
- Governor's Councillor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1823 Governor's Council, Ballot 2
- Date:
- 1823
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- Legislative
- Iteration:
- Second Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor's Council/Governor's Councillor
- Candidates:
- Marcus Morton, David Cummins, Jesse Putnam, Solomon Smead, Nathan Chandler, Thomas Weston, William P. Walker, Ebenezer Fisher, Abraham Lincoln, Walter Folger, Jr., Samuel Crocker, Thomas Greenleaf, Abraham Holmes, Thomas Kendall, Joseph Locke, Samuel Porter, William Reed, Richard Sullivan
| Candidates: | Marcus Morton[1] | David Cummins[2] | Jesse Putnam[3] | Solomon Smead[4] | Nathan Chandler[5] | Thomas Weston[6] | William P. Walker[7] | Ebenezer Fisher[8] | Abraham Lincoln[9] | Walter Folger, Jr. | Samuel Crocker | Thomas Greenleaf | Abraham Holmes | Thomas Kendall | Joseph Locke | Samuel Porter | William Reed | Richard Sullivan |
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| Final Result: [10][11][12] | 220 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 218 | 218 | 211 | 206 | 145 | 68 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
| General Court | 220 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 218 | 218 | 211 | 206 | 145 | 68 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]Elected.
[6]Elected.
[7]Elected.
[8]Elected.
[9]Elected.
[10]"Monday June 2, 1823 - Letters of resignation were received from the above gentlemen and another election for Counsellors took place the following day (June 3)." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). June 4, 1823.
[11]"The Committee for collecting the ballots reported the whole number to be 279 - of which 140 were necessary to make a choice." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). June 4, 1823.
[12]The Essex Register June 5, 1823 listed the whole number of votes as 286.
References:
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). June 4, 1823.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). June 4, 1823.
The Essex Register (Salem, MA). June 6, 1823.
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