New York 1794 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7

Office:: U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: New York 1794 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7
Date:: 1794
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: John E. Van Allen, Thomas Tredwell

Candidates:	John E. Van Allen [1]	Thomas Tredwell
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican
Final Result: [2]	1109	298
District of Seven	1109	298
Clinton County	33	120
Town of Peru	-	45
Town of Plattsburgh	-	75
Town of Willsburough	33	-
Rensselaer County[3]	1076	178
Town of Hosick	68	9
Town of Petersburgh[4]	186	-
Town of Pittstown	65	10
Town of Rensselaerwyck	346	77
Town of Schaghticoke[5]	22	20
Town of Stephentown	225	2
Town of Troy	164	60

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Though listed here as "District 7", 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]The Herald; A Gazette for the Country (New York, NY), February 14, lists 1109 votes for John E. Van Allen and 298 votes for Thomas Tredwell.

[4]The Diary; or Evening Register (New York, NY), February 11, lists John E. Van Allen with 168 votes in Petersburgh.

[5]The Diary; or Evening Register (New York, NY) spells Schaghticoke as "Schactokoke."

References:

The Diary; or Evening Register (New York, NY). February 11, 1795.

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). February 11, 1795.

American Minerva, and the New-York (Evening) Advertiser (New York, NY). February 12, 1795.

The Herald; A Gazette for the Country (New York, NY). February 14, 1795.

The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). February 17, 1795.

The Goshen Repository, and Weekly Intelligencer (Goshen, NY). February 17, 1795.

Greenleaf's New York Journal, and Patriotic Register (New York, NY). February 21, 1795.

Hutchins, S. C. Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony State of New York. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons, and, 1870.

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