New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Dutchess County

Office:: Constitutional Convention (State)
Title:: Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New York 1788 Constitutional Convention, Dutchess County
Date:: 1788
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:: Zephaniah Platt, Jacobus Swartwout, John De Witt, Gilbert Livingston, Ezra Thompson, Melancton Smith, Jonathan Akins, Egbert Benson, Isaac I. Tallman, Joseph Crane, Robert Sands, Ebenezer Cary, Martin Wiltse, Richard D'Cantillon

Candidates:	Zephaniah Platt [1]	Jacobus Swartwout [2]	John De Witt [3]	Gilbert Livingston [4]	Ezra Thompson [5]	Melancton Smith [6]	Jonathan Akins [7]	Egbert Benson	Isaac I. Tallman	Joseph Crane	Robert Sands	Ebenezer Cary	Martin Wiltse	Richard D'Cantillon
Affiliation:	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist	Anti-Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result:	1765	1755	1753	1749	1749	1748	1732	892	889	887	885	883	880	854
Dutchess County[8]	1765	1755	1753	1749	1749	1748	1732	892	889	887	885	883	880	854

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY) lists Jonathan Akins with 1737 votes.

References:

The Country Journal, and the Poughkeepsie Advertiser (Poughkeepsie, NY). June 3, 1788.

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register (New York, NY). June 5, 1788.

The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). June 6, 1788.

The Federal Herald (Lansingburgh, NY). June 9, 1788.

The Independent Gazeteer; or, the Chronicle of Freedom (Philadelphia, PA). June 10, 1788.

Doherty, Frank J. The Settlers of the Beekman Patent: Dutchess County, New York. Pleasant Valley, NY: F. J. Doherty, 1990.

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