New York 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
New York 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
Date:
1808
State:
New York
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Ebenezer Sage, Benjamin B. Blydenburgh, John W. Seaman, Israel Carll, Benjamin Coe, William W. Gilbert, Benjamin W. Seaman, Selah Strong, Amos Taber
Candidates: Ebenezer Sage[1]Benjamin B. BlydenburghJohn W. SeamanIsrael CarllBenjamin CoeWilliam W. GilbertBenjamin W. SeamanSelah StrongAmos Taber
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [2][3][4][5]16451627975111111
District of One16451627975111111
Kings County[6]3973871------
Town of Brooklyn190224-------
Town of Bushwick4722-------
Town of Flatbush5338-------
Town of Flatlands1736-------
Town of Gravesend[7]453-------
Town of New Utrecht8614-------
Queens County[8][9]111875680------
Town of Flushing[10]36978------
Town of Hempstead434096------
Town of Jamaica[11]883688------
Town of Newtown1265146------
Town of North Hempstead2116105------
Town of Oyster Bay2249167------
Suffolk County[12]1137365294111111
Town of Brookhaven26122150------
Town of East Hampton178--------
Town of Huntington32237-------
Town of Islip2822-------
Town of Riverhead-2898------
Town of Shelter Island32--------
Town of Smith Town31726------
Town of Southampton3906-------
Town of Southold1307640------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Benjamin Coe and William W. Gilbert were candidates for State Senate.
[3]"We have not received returns from Queens, but verbal accounts render it certain that DR. SAGE is elected to Congress. It is matter of surprize that, notwithstanding Suffolk has so often and so cordially co-operated with Queens in support of their nomination, in this instance Queens should promote a division which has imminently hazarded the cause in which both are engaged. This most republican part of the state has narrowly escaped being represented by a federalist." Suffolk Gazette (Sag Harbor, NY). May 14, 1808.
[4]"Thus for the first time in twenty years the federal ticket has succeeded in Queens. Last year the democrats went in by a majority of 400; this has been overcome, and 98 added on the other side. We fear not to predict a similar evidence of returning good sense in most of our country towns. They are cursed with no Irish mobs; no throngs of office-holders; no fawning sycophants about a Manhattan Bank." New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 4, 1808.
[5]"The Clerk of Suffolk has obligingly favoured me with the subjoined statement of the votes of that county. If the federal candidate for congress, as is reported, went into Suffolk with a majority of 700 votes, the election of Dr. Sage is but by a very small majority. The distant reader is informed that this is owing to the unpleasant circumstance of the Republican party having two candidates. From Queens we have not yet received the official returns." Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 13, 1808.
[6]The Public Advertiser (New York, NY) reports 427 votes for Ebenezer Sage in Kings County.
[7]The Public Advertiser (New York, NY) reports 34 votes for Ebenezer Sage in Gravesend.
[8]The Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), June 3, reports 639 votes for John W. Seaman in Queens County; however, the sum of totals per town is 670. In the Result of the District table, the figure for John W. Seaman in Queens County is 680 votes.
[9]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), the New-York Herald (New York, NY) and the Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger (Norfolk, VA) (Norfolk, Virginia) report 679 votes for John W. Seaman and 121 votes for Ebenezer Sage in Queens County.
[10]The Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), June 3, reports 73 votes for John W. Seaman in Flushing.
[11]The Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), June 3, reports 83 votes for John W. Seaman in Jamaica.
[12]Benjamin B. Blydenburgh received 1 vote as Brewster B. Blydenburgh and 1 vote as Brewster Blydenburgh.

References:

New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). April 30, 1808.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). May 3, 1808.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 4, 1808.
The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 4, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 6, 1808.
The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 7, 1808.
Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger (Norfolk, VA) (Norfolk VA). May 9, 1808.
The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 11, 1808.
American Citizen (New York, NY). May 12, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 13, 1808.
Suffolk Gazette (Sag Harbor, NY). May 14, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 19, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 20, 1808.
Suffolk Gazette (Sag Harbor, NY). May 28, 1808.
Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). June 3, 1808.
The Albany Register (Albany, NY). June 7, 1808.
Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 57.

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