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 VanderbiltWilliam FloydThomas TredwellEzra L'Hommedieu
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistAnti-FederalistAnti-FederalistAnti-Federalist
Final Result: [2][3]592327319284147
District of One592327319284147
Kings County62098371
Town of Brooklyn644547-
Town of Bushwick-2818--
Town of Flatbush-792-1
Town of Flatlands-78--
Town of Gravesend-211--
Town of New Utrecht-30---
Queens County581644745139
Town of Flushing7751121
Town of Jamaica16-166
Town of New Town18-34176
Town of North Hempsted1031-351
Town of Oyster Bay1681-3-
Town of South Hempsted2245123-
Richmond County-5423--
Town of Castletown-12---
Town of Northfield-412--
Town of Southfield[4]-----
Town of Westfield-3811--
Suffolk County5-1662327
Town of Brookhaven--4518-
Town of Huntingdon5-4277-
Town of Northampton--230-
Town of Shelter Island--6-1
Town of Smithtown--866-
Town of Southampton--2230-
Town of Southhold--41116

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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