Massachusetts 1812 State Senate, Hampshire North District

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1812 State Senate, Hampshire North District
Date:
1812
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Ezra Starkweather, Benjamin Smith
Candidates: Ezra Starkweather[1]Benjamin Smith
Affiliation:FederalistRepublican
Final Result: [2][3][4]3359-
District of Hampshire North3359-
Hampshire County3359-
Town of Amherst--
Town of Belchertown34386
Town of Chesterfield--
Town of Cummington--
Town of Easthampton--
Town of Goshen--
Town of Granby--
Town of Greenwich--
Town of Hadley--
Town of Hatfield--
Town of Middlefield--
Town of Northampton--
Town of Norwich--
Town of Pelham--
Town of Plainfield--
Town of South Hadley14616
Town of Southampton--
Town of Ware9467
Town of Westhampton--
Town of Williamsburg--
Town of Worthington--

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"No. Voters, 4358. Make a choice, 2180." Governor's Council Records.
[3]"The towns of Hadley, Northampton, Worthington, Westhampton, Cummington, Williamsburg, Chesterfield, Greenwich, Easthampton, Belchertown, Norwich, Granby, Plainfield, Southampton, Ware, Middlefield, South Hadley, Goshen, Pelham, Hatfield, and Amherst, in the County of Hampshire, shall form one district, and choose one Senator." The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). February 19, 1812.
[4]4358 total votes, 2180 making a choice.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Belchertown Town Records.
South Hadley Town Records. 161.
Ware Town Records.
The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). February 19, 1812.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 20, 1812.
The Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). May 22, 1812.
Merrimack Intelligencer (Haverhill, MA). May 23, 1812.
Hampshire Federalist (Springfield, MA). May 28, 1812.

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