Massachusetts 1792 Electoral College, Western District

Office:
Electoral College (Federal)
Title:
Elector
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Massachusetts 1792 Electoral College, Western District
Date:
1792
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Electoral College/Elector
Electors:
William Shepard, Moses Gill, Elijah Dwight, Dwight Foster, Thompson J. Skinner, Samuel Henshaw, Simeon Strong, Levi Lincoln, Ebenezer Mattoon, Jr., Nathaniel Bishop, Martin Kingsley, David Smead, Abel Wilder, John Veacon, Samuel Fowler, Daniel Bigelow, Samuel Flagg, Jonathan Grorik, Samuel Baker, William Lyman, Samuel Lyman, Justin Ely, Warham Parks, John Hastings, Jonathan Warner, Timothy Paine, Ebenezer Hunt, William Williams, Thomas Dwight, Timothy Edwards, John Williams, Artemas Ward, Hugh M. Dalton, Nathaniel Paine, Benjamin Read, Salem Town, Noah Goodman, Timothy Newell, Peter Tomeman, William Skinner , [unreadable], William Billings, John Sprague, Thomas Ives, Joseph Davis, Joseph Allen, Adam Plank, William Pynchon, Ebenezer Fisher, Ezekiel Kellog, Henry Dwight, Benjamin Wilson, Seth Ediman, Henry Brimfield, Ezekial Warrick, John Fessenden, Benjamin Joslin, Thomas Denny, Timothy Robinson, Solomon Stoddard, John Black, John S. Skinner, Caleb Ammidown, Elijah Brigham, John Goldberry, Thomas Grout, Simon Learned, Theodore Sedgwick, Timothy Childs, Danforth Keys, Seth Levenford, John Ashley, Joshua Bigelow, Solomon Leland, Stephen Rice, Joseph Sergant, Waltham Walker, Barnabus Bidwell, John Bisco, Andrew Peters, Justus Ashman, James Bars, Ezra Beams, David Bigelow, John Bliss, Moses Bliss, Robert Breck, John Dodds, Elisha Fisk, Timothy Fuller, Benjamin Green, Daniel Hoit, John Hubbard, Elijah Hunt, William King, Ebenezer Lomard, Abner Morgan, Samuel Phillips, Samuel Robbinson, Stephen Sibley, Bezaleel Taft, Jacob Vanduser, Gideon Wheeler, Daniel Willard, John, [unreadable]
Electors: William ShepardMoses GillElijah DwightDwight FosterThompson J. SkinnerSamuel HenshawSimeon StrongLevi LincolnEbenezer Mattoon, Jr.Nathaniel BishopMartin KingsleyDavid SmeadAbel WilderJohn VeaconSamuel FowlerDaniel BigelowSamuel FlaggJonathan GrorikSamuel BakerWilliam LymanSamuel LymanJustin ElyWarham ParksJohn HastingsJonathan WarnerTimothy PaineEbenezer HuntWilliam WilliamsThomas DwightTimothy EdwardsJohn WilliamsArtemas WardHugh M. DaltonNathaniel PaineBenjamin ReadSalem TownNoah GoodmanTimothy NewellPeter TomemanWilliam Skinner [unreadable]William BillingsJohn SpragueThomas IvesJoseph DavisJoseph AllenAdam PlankWilliam PynchonEbenezer FisherEzekiel KellogHenry DwightBenjamin WilsonSeth EdimanHenry BrimfieldEzekial WarrickJohn FessendenBenjamin JoslinThomas DennyTimothy RobinsonSolomon StoddardJohn BlackJohn S. SkinnerCaleb AmmidownElijah BrighamJohn GoldberryThomas GroutSimon LearnedTheodore SedgwickTimothy ChildsDanforth KeysSeth LevenfordJohn AshleyJoshua BigelowSolomon LelandStephen RiceJoseph SergantWaltham WalkerBarnabus BidwellJohn BiscoAndrew PetersJustus AshmanJames BarsEzra BeamsDavid BigelowJohn BlissMoses BlissRobert BreckJohn DoddsElisha FiskTimothy FullerBenjamin GreenDaniel HoitJohn HubbardElijah HuntWilliam KingEbenezer LomardAbner MorganSamuel PhillipsSamuel RobbinsonStephen SibleyBezaleel TaftJacob VanduserGideon WheelerDaniel WillardJohn[unreadable]
Affiliation:Pro-AdministrationPro-AdministrationPro-AdministrationPro-AdministrationPro-AdministrationFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Presidential Candidate:George Washington / John AdamsGeorge Washington / John AdamsGeorge Washington / John AdamsGeorge Washington / John AdamsGeorge Washington / John Adams
Final Result: [1][2]9797877427407395935884033543533452772772692652612041861761721661621541451241201191191171121098377735548474139383730302926242424232120201615151414121212111087776655544433322211111111111111111111111111
District of West9797877427407395935884033543533452772772692652612041861761721661621541451241201191191171121098377735548474139383730302926242424232120201615151414121212111087776655544433322211111111111111111111111111
Berkshire County2026287250781421713110225511--921911-9814164061112--20213131132-18------1418-520----------1414--------72-55-44---31---1----------1-1--1-1-111--
Town of Adams--20--19-----------15----------19----18------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Alford--14--14-14-14------------14-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Becket-----------------------------15------------------------------------------------------------------------1---
District of Bethlehem-----8-78----11-8------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Dalton[3]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Egremont--3434-34---34-------34----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Great Barrington23-3228-6217-----1--------19-----10--5-----------5---------------------7----------1----1------------1----1-1-1--
Town of Hancock-------------14----14---------------------14--------------1414-------------------------------------------------
Town of Lanesborough---------22------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lee17---121-------38------20----------22--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lenox--3030---30-30------------30-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Louden[4]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Mount Washington22-22-2122-----------22----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
District of New Ashford---------1311---13--11-11--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Marlborough31--3131----31------------31-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Partridgefield[5]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Pittsfield146-14-12-8---------------1----1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Richmond---91--13139---3--------13-------------------------------------------------4---------------------------------
Town of Sandisfield----10-15------10---15-510--------1-5---------------------------------------4----------------------------------
Town of Sheffield--14625---5----------5--------5--------------------------------------5-------------------------------------
Town of Stockbridge35-434121-422712---7-3-1----4-----161----------18------------------------2---------11----------------------------
Town of Tyringham1-10-10----6----5-----5------1-4---------------------------------------5---------------------------1--------
Town of Washington[6]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of West Stockbridge6-27-----8---7-------6------------------------------------------------------1---------------1-------------
Town of Williamstown50-4950----5451---11--------1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Windsor20--------20----------------2020----------------20-------------------------------------------------------------
Hampshire County52518319826926922319719422098135586077731887968-893614543113746499926753108507743-3023-393823129---24242021-2016-15---124-10--7-15------3--1--1--111--1--1------------11
Town of Amherst24201920108161141-----11---14-1---1----------------------------------------1--------------------------------------
Town of Ashfield15----1515------------------15----15---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Belchertown--20---------------------20-20-20----------------------20------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bernardston18---18------18--1818------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Blandford1--1---989-------1----10----1--9-------------------------------------------------1-------------------------
Town of Brimfield---292929---------29--------------29---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Buckland[7]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Charlemont13---13-------13----------13--------13-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Chester15----71-------3-10--59-----4-3-3-----------9----5-------------10-----4--------------------------------------
Town of Chesterfield3--191918----19------------16----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Colrain20--2020---20------20------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Conway13--1313-----13-------------------1----------12----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Cummington-------------14----1----4--3--3-------------------------------------------3-------------1-----------------
Town of Deerfield34-3434---3433----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1--------------
District of Easthampton2---1110-----------4-49-----11---8---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Goshen[8]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Granby-------------1818--18-----18-18---18----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Granville16------2411654---6------1-----------------------------------12-----------------------------------------------
Town of Greenfield1312--13-11---2-1----------111-------1-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Greenwich------654--10---17--------------------------------------15---------7-----------------------------------------
Town of Hadley182011713-17-3-----------1--2--2--6----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hatfield7162221-13613----------1---20----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Hawley23-----------23--------------23---23--------23-----------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Heath[9]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Holland[10]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Leverett----------38------38-38-38-----------------38------------------------------------------------------------------
District of Leyden12--12----12------------12----------12-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Longmeadow------7332833-----33-----33----1--------------------1-----------------------------1---------------------------1
Town of Ludlow[11]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Middlefield18------------------16-18-----18------------------------16-----------------------------------------------------
Town of Monson30-------30----29-----------30---------30------------------------------------------------1---------------------
Town of Montague8-----8----------------8---8-------------------8----------------------------------------------------------
Town of Montgomery6---6-------6-------------6--------------------6----------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Salem-2123---21---21------------21-------------------------21--------------------------------------------------------
Town of Northampton1391720316125---------1-1------7-179---3-------------------------3----------------------------------------------
Town of Northfield2929-29--28------29----------------1---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Norwich20--20-2020----------------------20----------------------------------------------------------------------------
District of Orange[12]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Palmer-------121212-----12------12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Pelham----24-----24-----24---------------24-------------24-----------------------------------------------------------
District of Plainfield[13]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Rowe[14]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Russell17----17------17---20----17-----17------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Shelburne27--------27--------------27------2727-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Shutesbury----12-----1313--1313------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of South Brimfield25-25-------------25-----------25----25------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of South Hadley-----139-6-----13------11--------11-----2---------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Southampton10-111214---12----------21-4---2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Southwick16---1616-16-------------16------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Springfield5-2221-31--------1-------1411-1----------------4------------------1------------------1------------------1-
Town of Sunderland12-9--123---------------12-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ware-20---20--20-----------------------------20---------20---------------------------------------------------------
Town of Warwick-13--3314181-------29-------1------13-----21-19--------------------------------------------1----------------------
Town of Wendell2323----10-13-----------------23-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of West Springfield[15]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Westfield19-15---115------4----15-3---1711-1--15------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Westhampton[16]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Whately-----------13-------13---13---13--13---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Wilbraham[17]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Williamsburg-----62----------5-67-----17-------------------------------1----------------------------------------------
Town of Worthington[18]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worcester County2525982572213922283747832-1992192171001736212520162679011-305056-61928-1-1255182441----2124624--3-20--15---12-811-87--31--5--4-3--22--1---11-11--1-11-1-1-----
Town of Ashburnham1919----19------19--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Athal3131----31-----3131--1---------------------------5-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Barre-19--8-8-----11--19--------118----------------------------------11---------------------------------------------
District of Berlin-1111---------11-11-3----11---------1--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Bolton1113112--11-----1-----11---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Boylston-17--17-----1717-----------17----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Brookfield3536363491362--99--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Charlton----15------15--12-10------------------18------1-------------------1----------------1-------------1--1-1-------
Town of Douglas111212----1----12---9--12-------------1---1------------------------1---------------------------1---------1-----
Town of Dudley----25-17---25917-9-1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Fitchburg-1111---11-------11---11---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Gardner-777-7------------------------------7---------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Gerry68----------6--2--2----62----6----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Grafton----9-----99--9--------------------------------------------8----------------------------------------------
Town of Hardwick-6---66---------25-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Harvard159--1515------------6--------6-------------------------15----------------------------------------------------
Town of Holden41448-2462-1214-----------6--------5---10----------------------------2---------------1----1------------------
Town of Hubbardston-181818-1818---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lancaster-201814-8------2-----1-10---2---18-------------9-----------------------1---------------------------------------
Town of Leicester-17---16------159--8-------11--------------------------------12-----------------3-------------------1----------
Town of Leominster112--10-------------11----73------------4--------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Lunenberg-20---242224----------------------------------9-------20-------------------------------------------------------
Town of Mendon25---25------2521---1-----------------20---------------------------4-------5-----------------------------------
Town of Milford----------17-1717--------------------17-17-------1-------------------------------------------------------------
Town of New Braintree----21-----21-----21--2121-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Northborough-151515-1515---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Northbridge[19]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Oakham[20]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Oxford-15--15------15--15-14--------15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Paxton-18--20122016-3----------------------2-----------18------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Petersham93-103------336-11---------2-----------2----2-------------------2-------------------------------------------
Town of Princetown5252531-531---1-1----1953-1---11-----------------------------------------1--------------------------------------
Town of Royalston2222----------22----122----------22----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Rutland-165413-5-----17--18--2117------------2------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Shrewsbury99--13-9---449-4-4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Southborough--15-----14-13---16-19-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Spencer-16--17-----1517--17---------------------------------------------------------------2---------------------------
Town of Sterling-14-6-116------17-----17-----9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sturbridge----25-2525---251------------------------24--------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Sutton-14142212---2426--27------------------2--------------3--------------2---------4--------------------------------
Town of Templeton-14-113----------1--151412---1--------------------------------------1------------------------------------------
Town of Upton-9910399---331-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Uxbridge---1818-18------------------18--------18-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Ward-1---35-----5--------------------------------5------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Westborough-8-81398---1219--10-9---1----1-------------------------------------4----------------------1-------------------
Town of Western-262626-2626---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Westminster13012525-30-------------10----2-----------------24---------------------------------------------1----------------
Town of Winchendon-11----11---5----11--11-----6---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Town of Worcester1181-38131---2021-120---17218---1---1----------------1---------------------------------1--------------------------

Notes:

[1]A majority of votes was required to be elected. As no electors received a majority of votes, the Massachusetts General Court selected the five electors. William Shepard, Moses Gill, Dwight Foster, Thompson J. Skinner and Ebenezer Mattoon, Jr. were selected.
[2]There were no affiliations or elector declarations in the Original Election Returns. William Shepard, Moses Gill, Dwight Foster, Thompson J. Skinner and Ebenezer Mattoon, Jr. voted for George Washington and John Adams in the Electoral College.
[3]There were no votes recorded in Dalton.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Louden.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Partridgefield.
[6]There were no votes recorded in Washington.
[7]There were no votes recorded in Buckland.
[8]There were no votes recorded in Goshen.
[9]There were no votes recorded in Heath.
[10]There were no votes recorded in Holland.
[11]There were no votes recorded in Ludlow.
[12]There were no votes recorded in Orange.
[13]There were no votes recorded in Plainfield.
[14]There were no votes recorded in Rowe.
[15]There were no votes recorded in West Springfield.
[16]There were no votes recorded in Westhampton.
[17]There were no votes recorded in Wilbraham.
[18]There were no votes recorded in Worthington.
[19]There were no votes recorded in Northbridge.
[20]There were no votes recorded in Oakham.

References:

Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookfield Town Records.
Colrain Town Records. 269.
Rice, Franklin P., ed. Worcester Town Records: 1784-1800. Worcester, MA: The Worcester Society of Antiquity, 1890. 214.

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