Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, First Western District
- Office:
- Electoral College (Federal)
- Title:
- Elector
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1796 Electoral College, First Western District
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Electoral College/Elector
- Electors:
- Simon Larned, David Rosseter, Truman Wheeler, Thomas Ives, Jonathan Remington, Thompson J. Skinner, John Bacon, William Walker, Barnabus Bidwell, Samuel Larned, Ephraim Williams, Daniel Dewey, William Bacon, Dicky Jones, Woodbridge Little
| Electors: | Simon Larned | David Rosseter[1] | Truman Wheeler | Thomas Ives | Jonathan Remington | Thompson J. Skinner | John Bacon | William Walker | Barnabus Bidwell | Samuel Larned | Ephraim Williams | Daniel Dewey | William Bacon | Dicky Jones | Woodbridge Little |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | |||||||||||||||
| Presidential Candidate: | |||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [2][3] | 748 | 499 | 426 | 157 | 140 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Western One | 748 | 499 | 426 | 157 | 140 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Berkshire County | 698 | 443 | 426 | 105 | 140 | 5 | 49 | 32 | 20 | - | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Adams | - | - | - | - | 138 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Town of Alford | - | - | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Becket | - | 39 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| District of Bethlehem | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesire | 138 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dalton | 12 | 28 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Egremont | - | - | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Great Barrington | - | - | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Hancock[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lanesborough | 52 | 1 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lee | - | 4 | 103 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lenox | 113 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Louden | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Washington | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of New Ashford | - | - | - | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Marlborough | 2 | 64 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Partridgefield | 72 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsfield | 83 | 51 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Richmond | 22 | 56 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandisfield | 2 | - | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheffield | - | 1 | 88 | 1 | - | 2 | 49 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stockbridge | 5 | 97 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tyringham | 15 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Washington | 14 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Stockbridge | - | 24 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 32 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamstown | 142 | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Windsor[5] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hampshire County | 55 | 56 | - | 52 | - | 45 | - | - | 11 | 19 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlemont | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cummington | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11,000 Acres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hawley | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Plainfield | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rowe | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Worthington | 2 | 56 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]David Rosseter was listed as General Rosseter in the Original Election Returns.
[2]A majority was required for an elector to be elected. David Rosseter was eventually chosen by the Massachusetts General Court.
[3]David Rosseter voted for John Adams in the Electoral College. Whether his second vote was cast for Thomas Pinckney, Oliver Ellsworth or Samuel Johnston is unknown.
[4]There were no votes recorded in Hancock.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Windsor.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Lee Town Records, 1777-1801. 87.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 19, 1796.
The Independent Chronicle: and the Universal Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 21, 1796.
The Mercury (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Polar Star and Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA). November 22, 1796.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). November 23, 1796.
The New World (Philadelphia, PA). November 28, 1796.
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