Massachusetts 1822 House of Representatives, Boston

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Massachusetts 1822 House of Representatives, Boston
Date:: 1822
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: George W. Brimmer, Heman Lincoln, Samuel L. Knapp, Daniel Webster, Nathaniel P. Russell, Gedney King, Enoch Silsby, Francis C. Gray, Jonathan Phillips, John Cotton, Francis J. Oliver, Otis Everett, Joseph H. Adams, Theodore Lyman, Jr., Henry Bass, William Goddard, George W. Otis, William J. Spooner, Nathan Appleton, William Tudor, William Shimmin, Thomas L. Winthrop, Jesse Putnam, William P. Mason, George Darracott, Phineas Upham, Samuel Billings, Paul Dean, Pliny Cutler, Lynde Walter, Francis Jackson, Robert Fennelly, Joseph Jenkins, Samuel T. Armstrong, Noah Doggett, David Thatcher, Benjamin T. Pickman, Eliphalet Williams, Abraham Babcock, Isaac Danforth, Horace Fox, John R. Adan, Stephen Hooper, David W. Child, Robert G. Shaw, Joseph Willett, John Howe, Thomas Badger, Nathaniel Greene, Jacob Hall, scattering

Candidates:	George W. Brimmer [1]	Heman Lincoln [2]	Samuel L. Knapp [3]	Daniel Webster [4]	Nathaniel P. Russell [5]	Gedney King [6]	Enoch Silsby [7]	Francis C. Gray [8]	Jonathan Phillips [9]	John Cotton [10]	Francis J. Oliver [11]	Otis Everett [12]	Joseph H. Adams [13]	Theodore Lyman, Jr.[14]	Henry Bass [15]	William Goddard [16]	George W. Otis [17]	William J. Spooner	Nathan Appleton	William Tudor	William Shimmin	Thomas L. Winthrop	Jesse Putnam	William P. Mason	George Darracott	Phineas Upham	Samuel Billings	Paul Dean	Pliny Cutler	Lynde Walter	Francis Jackson	Robert Fennelly	Joseph Jenkins	Samuel T. Armstrong	Noah Doggett	David Thatcher	Benjamin T. Pickman	Eliphalet Williams	Abraham Babcock	Isaac Danforth	Horace Fox	John R. Adan	Stephen Hooper	David W. Child	Robert G. Shaw	Joseph Willett	John Howe	Thomas Badger	Nathaniel Greene	Jacob Hall	scattering
Affiliation:	supported by both parties	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Middling	Middling	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Federalist	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling	Middling
Final Result: [18][19][20][21][22][23]	2731	1582	1548	1516	1488	1485	1477	1475	1471	1471	1469	1463	1457	1452	1449	1447	1446	1444	1442	1440	1437	1430	1429	1421	1414	1402	1402	1400	1395	1395	1386	1385	1380	1378	1367	1361	1361	1341	1337	1337	1328	1323	1309	1304	1234	1234	1225	1197	973	71	206
City of Boston	2731	1582	1548	1516	1488	1485	1477	1475	1471	1471	1469	1463	1457	1452	1449	1447	1446	1444	1442	1440	1437	1430	1429	1421	1414	1402	1402	1400	1395	1395	1386	1385	1380	1378	1367	1361	1361	1341	1337	1337	1328	1323	1309	1304	1234	1234	1225	1197	973	71	206
Ward One	216	69	67	65	67	66	66	66	67	67	68	63	69	67	67	65	66	66	66	50	69	155	155	63	64	66	153	156	153	151	154	154	154	148	153	153	153	64	148	151	148	153	148	154	151	153	154	153	-	-	31
Ward Two	172	71	71	71	62	69	69	70	71	70	67	71	70	71	71	71	69	69	68	71	67	105	105	69	62	37	104	105	104	101	105	104	106	101	105	104	94	46	103	99	100	105	101	100	98	101	101	108	101	-	-
Ward Three	218	72	74	75	75	71	73	74	72	73	73	69	73	71	70	74	72	73	72	73	71	148	145	71	70	72	147	147	147	144	146	145	145	147	145	146	147	71	141	140	74	144	144	147	146	144	143	139	140	-	-
Ward Four	191	198	198	174	171	170	174	171	170	172	171	167	167	171	168	168	170	167	170	169	166	84	84	165	167	164	82	82	80	83	78	82	78	80	76	79	81	166	71	80	142	75	74	77	74	74	19	63	14	-	-
Ward Five	251	107	108	112	111	108	110	110	110	110	109	106	108	108	109	109	107	110	110	110	108	142	142	103	108	108	144	143	144	141	142	141	142	136	141	139	145	99	136	140	140	132	136	133	137	138	139	133	132	-	-
Ward Six	208	76	77	78	82	79	75	77	76	74	77	75	77	75	74	73	74	74	74	73	77	145	146	77	70	72	147	143	141	146	141	137	139	141	138	138	145	73	132	141	137	139	120	118	117	113	119	140	137	-	19
Ward Seven	286	176	172	183	181	177	178	180	180	173	179	173	175	172	176	178	171	172	178	178	175	117	118	175	170	174	113	115	115	114	111	113	117	117	111	110	114	104	111	112	110	113	145	113	113	112	115	111	108	-	-
Ward Eight	310	209	200	215	209	208	210	208	209	211	210	210	206	207	209	204	206	203	192	209	206	115	114	204	204	202	109	109	115	111	109	107	108	111	106	106	87	199	108	84	96	88	95	104	101	92	101	59	-	71	-
Ward Nine	190	118	119	122	118	120	118	117	118	122	118	111	115	117	117	116	115	115	117	119	115	80	81	112	114	117	80	77	78	78	78	77	77	78	77	77	77	116	77	74	77	77	75	83	32	65	78	77	77	-	-
Ward Ten	249	149	154	125	136	125	127	127	124	125	120	125	127	123	120	120	116	127	123	116	116	136	134	118	115	124	132	131	128	132	128	132	121	128	125	126	128	119	123	127	119	110	119	120	120	103	121	92	91	-	129
Ward Eleven	270	216	189	189	167	185	168	168	167	165	170	184	162	163	160	162	173	162	166	166	160	110	113	157	163	160	111	111	110	111	111	110	113	107	108	103	108	174	103	106	105	107	88	87	84	83	86	56	94	-	27
Ward Twelve	170	121	119	107	109	107	109	107	107	109	107	109	108	107	108	107	107	106	106	106	107	93	92	107	107	106	80	81	80	83	83	83	80	84	82	80	82	110	84	83	80	80	64	68	61	56	49	66	79	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]Elected.

[7]Elected.

[8]Elected.

[9]Elected.

[10]Elected.

[11]Elected.

[12]Elected.

[13]Elected.

[14]Elected.

[15]Elected.

[16]Elected.

[17]Elected.

[18]"The following statement of the votes in this city, yesterday, for the choice of Representatives to the General Court is copied from the official records of the City Clerk. The number of Representatives voted for was twenty-five. The whole number of votes in the respective Wards, was 2889 - of which 1445 were necessary to constitute a choice. Only seventeen are elected and they were borne on the Federal Ticket." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). May 11, 1822.

[19]"Two tickets were voted for, one the regular Federal ticket, and the other called the Middling Interest ticket, consisting principally of Federalist." The Repertory (Boston, MA). May 9, 1822.

[20]The Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA) and The Repertory (Boston, MA) list George W. Brimer with 2631 votes but the Ward totals add up to 2731.

[21]The Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA) and The Repertory (Boston, MA) list Nathan Appleton with 1443 votes but the Ward totals add up to 1442.

[22]The Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA) and The Repertory (Boston, MA) list Robert G. Shaw with 1284 votes but the Ward totals add up to 1234.

[23]The Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA) and The Repertory (Boston, MA) list Nathaniel Green with 1073 votes but the Ward totals add up to 973.

References:

American Statesman and Evening Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 9, 1822.

Boston Commercial Gazette (Boston, MA). May 9, 1822.

The Repertory (Boston, MA). May 9, 1822.

New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). May 10, 1822.

Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). May 11, 1822.

The Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). May 16, 1822.

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