Massachusetts 1812 Moderator, Fairhaven

Office:: Moderator (Town)
Title:: Moderator
Jurisdiction:: Town

Label:: Massachusetts 1812 Moderator, Fairhaven
Date:: 1812
State:: Massachusetts
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Moderator/Moderator
Candidates:: John Hawes, Killey Eldredge

Candidates:	John Hawes [1]	Killey Eldredge
Affiliation:	Republican	Federalist
Final Result: [2]	246	165
Town of Fairhaven	246	165

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"On Monday last the citizens of the new town of Fairhaven, lately set off from New Bedford, held their first meeting for the choice of Town officers, for the ensuing year .... The whole number of votes for Moderator was 411." New-Bedford Gazette (New Bedford, MA). March 20, 1812.

References:

New-Bedford Gazette (New Bedford, MA). March 20, 1812.

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