Connecticut 1815 Council of Assistants, Nomination

Office:
Council of Assistants (State)
Title:
Councillor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Connecticut 1815 Council of Assistants, Nomination
Date:
1815
State:
Connecticut
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Council of Assistants/Councillor
Candidates:
Roger M. Sherman, Frederick Wolcott, Matthew Griswold, Elizur Goodrich, Samuel W. Johnson, Noah B. Benedict, Jonathan Brace, Henry Champion, William Perkins, Samuel B. Sherwood, Elias Perkins, Shubael Griswold, Aaron Austin, Nathaniel Terry, Asher Miller, Asa Chapman, Daniel Putnam, Jonathan Barnes, Jacob B. Gurley, William T. Williams, James Lanman, Rufus Hitchcock, James Stevens, Charles Fanning, William Bristol, Elisha Phelps, Cushing Ellis, Sylvester Wells, David Plant, Lemuel Whitman, Peter Webb, Nathaniel Perry, David Bulles, Samuel Woodward, William Eldridge, Isaac Spencer, 2nd, Austin Olcott, Abraham D. Baldwin, Elijah Boardman, John S. Peters, Eli Whitney, George W. Stanley, John Tallmadge, Uriel Holmes, Moses Lyman, Enoch Perkins, David S. Boardman
Candidates: Roger M. Sherman[1]Frederick Wolcott[2]Matthew Griswold[3]Elizur Goodrich[4]Samuel W. Johnson[5]Noah B. Benedict[6]Jonathan Brace[7]Henry Champion[8]William Perkins[9]Samuel B. Sherwood[10]Elias Perkins[11]Shubael Griswold[12]Aaron Austin[13]Nathaniel Terry[14]Asher Miller[15]Asa Chapman[16]Daniel Putnam[17]Jonathan Barnes[18]Jacob B. Gurley[19]William T. Williams[20]James LanmanRufus HitchcockJames StevensCharles FanningWilliam BristolElisha PhelpsCushing EllisSylvester WellsDavid PlantLemuel WhitmanPeter WebbNathaniel PerryDavid BullesSamuel WoodwardWilliam EldridgeIsaac Spencer, 2ndAustin OlcottAbraham D. BaldwinElijah BoardmanJohn S. PetersEli WhitneyGeorge W. StanleyJohn TallmadgeUriel HolmesMoses LymanEnoch PerkinsDavid S. Boardman
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [21]9008899789878939884387688699859484288390834082758082803675887551750174816925672142934264425542544225420141964156414741104093407240504044400840023853379237803762-------
Fairfield County899----------------------------------------------
Town of Brookfield54----------------------------------------------
Town of Danbury[22]-----------------------------------------------
Town of Fairfield71----------------------------------------------
Town of Greenwich85----------------------------------------------
Town of Huntingdon78----------------------------------------------
Town of New Canaan64----------------------------------------------
Town of New Fairfield43----------------------------------------------
Town of Newtown79----------------------------------------------
Town of Norwalk23----------------------------------------------
Town of Reading57----------------------------------------------
Town of Ridgefield44----------------------------------------------
Town of Sherman41----------------------------------------------
Town of Stamford39----------------------------------------------
Town of Stratford93----------------------------------------------
Town of Trumbull38----------------------------------------------
Town of Weston34----------------------------------------------
Town of Wilton56----------------------------------------------
Hartford County2015----------------------------------------------
Town of Berlin150----------------------------------------------
Town of Bristol101----------------------------------------------
Town of Burlington71----------------------------------------------
Town of Canton87----------------------------------------------
Town of East Hartford128----------------------------------------------
Town of East Windsor172----------------------------------------------
Town of Enfield119----------------------------------------------
Town of Farmington148----------------------------------------------
Town of Glastonbury100----------------------------------------------
Town of Granby136----------------------------------------------
City of Hartford204----------------------------------------------
Town of Hartland79----------------------------------------------
Town of Marlborough74----------------------------------------------
Town of Simsbury97----------------------------------------------
Town of Southington[23]-----------------------------------------------
Town of Suffield63----------------------------------------------
Town of Wethersfield154----------------------------------------------
Town of Windsor132----------------------------------------------
Litchfield County1658----------------------------------------------
Town of Barkhamstead70----------------------------------------------
Town of Bethlehem77----------------------------------------------
Town of Canaan55----------------------------------------------
Town of Colbrook68----------------------------------------------
Town of Cornwall72----------------------------------------------
Town of Goshen55----------------------------------------------
Town of Harwinton91----------------------------------------------
Town of Kent92----------------------------------------------
Town of Litchfield76----------------------------------------------
Town of New Hartford107----------------------------------------------
Town of New Milford54----------------------------------------------
Town of Norfolk116----------------------------------------------
Town of Plymouth69----------------------------------------------
Town of Roxbury55----------------------------------------------
Town of Salisbury52----------------------------------------------
Town of Sharon101----------------------------------------------
Town of Torrington95----------------------------------------------
Town of Warren5757575638545554505654444242565051403724----------------------443131-2
Town of Washington140----------------------------------------------
Town of Watertown55----------------------------------------------
Town of Winchester55----------------------------------------------
Town of Woodbury46----------------------------------------------
Middlesex County759----------------------------------------------
Town of Chatham91----------------------------------------------
Town of Durham54----------------------------------------------
Town of East Haddam107----------------------------------------------
Town of Haddam77----------------------------------------------
Town of Killingworth97----------------------------------------------
City of Middletown163----------------------------------------------
Town of Saybrook170----------------------------------------------
New Haven County1083----------------------------------------------
Town of Branford98----------------------------------------------
Town of Cheshire36----------------------------------------------
Town of Derby32----------------------------------------------
Town of East Haven49----------------------------------------------
Town of Guilford177----------------------------------------------
Town of Hamden17----------------------------------------------
Town of Milford101----------------------------------------------
Town of Meriden58----------------------------------------------
Town of Middlebury46----------------------------------------------
City of New Haven[24][25]12211612412011910312110596104919711810412978101689467--------------------9451---9-
Town of North Haven25----------------------------------------------
Town of Oxford30----------------------------------------------
Town of Southbury33----------------------------------------------
Town of Wallingford93----------------------------------------------
Town of Waterbury38----------------------------------------------
Town of Wolcott52----------------------------------------------
Town of Woodbridge69----------------------------------------------
New London County905----------------------------------------------
Town of Bozrah27----------------------------------------------
Town of Colchester118----------------------------------------------
Town of Franklin65----------------------------------------------
Town of Groton46----------------------------------------------
Town of Lisbon52----------------------------------------------
Town of Lyme126----------------------------------------------
Town of Montville103----------------------------------------------
City of New London[26]106----------------------------------------------
City of Norwich97----------------------------------------------
Town of North Stonington35----------------------------------------------
Town of Preston80----------------------------------------------
Town of Stonington26----------------------------------------------
Town of Waterford24----------------------------------------------
Tolland County796----------------------------------------------
Town of Bolton57----------------------------------------------
Town of Coventry103----------------------------------------------
Town of Ellington71----------------------------------------------
Town of Hebron82----------------------------------------------
Town of Somers91----------------------------------------------
Town of Stafford126----------------------------------------------
Town of Tolland91----------------------------------------------
Town of Union27----------------------------------------------
Town of Vernon82----------------------------------------------
Town of Willington66----------------------------------------------
Windham County1461----------------------------------------------
Town of Ashford135----------------------------------------------
Town of Brooklyn100----------------------------------------------
Town of Canterbury140----------------------------------------------
Town of Columbia53----------------------------------------------
Town of Hampton88----------------------------------------------
Town of Killingly90----------------------------------------------
Town of Lebanon129----------------------------------------------
Town of Mansfield152----------------------------------------------
Town of Plainfield79----------------------------------------------
Town of Pomfret77----------------------------------------------
Town of Sterling31----------------------------------------------
Town of Thompson72----------------------------------------------
Town of Voluntown33----------------------------------------------
Town of Windham134----------------------------------------------
Town of Woodstock148----------------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Nominated.
[2]Nominated.
[3]Nominated.
[4]Nominated.
[5]Nominated.
[6]Nominated.
[7]Nominated.
[8]Nominated.
[9]Nominated.
[10]Nominated.
[11]Nominated.
[12]Nominated.
[13]Nominated.
[14]Nominated.
[15]Nominated.
[16]Nominated.
[17]Nominated.
[18]Nominated.
[19]Nominated.
[20]Nominated.
[21]The votes listed for Roger M. Sherman other than his statewide total are actually the "Highest Federal Votes for Nomination", as listed in the Abstract of Votes from the Connecticut Historical Society. Those votal total 9576. Only the votes in Warren and New Haven are for specific candidates.
[22]The Abstract of Votes lists no votes for Danbury.
[23]The Abstract of Votes lists no votes for Southington.
[24]"The democrats did not nominate any of their candidates." Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). September 19, 1815.
[25]"Not a republican vote was given in this town for Representative or Councillor, unless we include two of three given for Daniel Putman [sic] Esq. a federalist, whose father did many eminent services for his country, besides killing a Wolf." Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). September 23, 1815.
[26]"The highest vote for Councillors in that town stood 109 re108 fed." Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). September 23, 1815.

References:

Original Election Certificate, Warren. State Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
Abstract of Votes. Connecticut Historial Society, Hartford.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). September 19, 1815.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). September 23, 1815.
Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). October 23, 1815.
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). October 25, 1815.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). October 25, 1815.
Norwich Courier (Norwich, CT). October 25, 1815.
Middlesex Gazette (Middletown, CT). October 26, 1815.
Columbian Register (New Haven, CT). October 28, 1815.
Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT). October 30, 1815.
Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). October 31, 1815.
Connecticut Spectator (Middletown, CT). November 1, 1815.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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