New York 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- New York 1790 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
- Date:
- 1790
- State:
- New York
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- James Townsend, John Vanderbilt, William Floyd, Thomas Tredwell, Ezra L'Hommedieu
| Candidates: | James Townsend[1] | John Vanderbilt | William Floyd | Thomas Tredwell | Ezra L'Hommedieu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Anti-Federalist | Anti-Federalist | Anti-Federalist |
| Final Result: [2][3] | 592 | 327 | 319 | 284 | 147 |
| District of One | 592 | 327 | 319 | 284 | 147 |
| Kings County | 6 | 209 | 83 | 7 | 1 |
| Town of Brooklyn | 6 | 44 | 54 | 7 | - |
| Town of Bushwick | - | 28 | 18 | - | - |
| Town of Flatbush | - | 79 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Town of Flatlands | - | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| Town of Gravesend | - | 21 | 1 | - | - |
| Town of New Utrecht | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Queens County | 581 | 64 | 47 | 45 | 139 |
| Town of Flushing | 77 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Town of Jamaica | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | 66 |
| Town of New Town | 18 | - | 34 | 1 | 76 |
| Town of North Hempsted | 103 | 1 | - | 35 | 1 |
| Town of Oyster Bay | 168 | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| Town of South Hempsted | 224 | 5 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Richmond County | - | 54 | 23 | - | - |
| Town of Castletown | - | 12 | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield | - | 4 | 12 | - | - |
| Town of Southfield[4] | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westfield | - | 38 | 11 | - | - |
| Suffolk County | 5 | - | 166 | 232 | 7 |
| Town of Brookhaven | - | - | 45 | 18 | - |
| Town of Huntingdon | 5 | - | 42 | 77 | - |
| Town of Northampton | - | - | 2 | 30 | - |
| Town of Shelter Island | - | - | 6 | - | 1 |
| Town of Smithtown | - | - | 8 | 66 | - |
| Town of Southampton | - | - | 22 | 30 | - |
| Town of Southhold | - | - | 41 | 11 | 6 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Though listed here as "District 1," U.S. House of Representatives districts in New York were not officially identified by number until 1797. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony of the State of New York. 223.
[3]"1790, May 28 - Died, Tuesday last, after a long illness, at Jericho, James Townsend, Esq., returned by the canvassers as elected to U.S. House of Representatives from Long Island. - N.Y. Jour." Queens County in Olden Times. 74.
[4]No votes.
References:
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 19, 1790.
The Daily Advertiser (New York, NY). May 20, 1790.
The New-York Daily Gazette (New York, NY). May 21, 1790.
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). May 21, 1790.
The New-York Packet (New York, NY). May 22, 1790.
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). May 25, 1790.
The New-York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). May 28, 1790.
Hutchins, S. C. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony State of New York. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons, and, 1870.
Onderdonk, Henry, Jr. Queens County in Olden Times. Jamaica, NY: Charles Welling, 1865. 74.
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