Massachusetts 1803 State Senate, Worcester County

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Massachusetts 1803 State Senate, Worcester County
Date:
1803
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Thomas Hale, Daniel Bigelow, Salem Towne, Elijah Brigham, John Whiting, Edward Bangs, Samuel Jones, Pliny Merrick, Bezaleel Taft, Andrew Peters, Moses White, Aaron Marsh, Samuel Flagg, John Hastings
Candidates: Thomas Hale[1]Daniel Bigelow[2]Salem Towne[3]Elijah Brigham[4]John WhitingEdward BangsSamuel JonesPliny MerrickBezaleel TaftAndrew PetersMoses WhiteAaron MarshSamuel FlaggJohn Hastings
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [5][6][7]3139310829292677----------
Worcester County3139310829292677----------
Town of Ashburnham43433136272727-20-----
Town of Athol7574757588881-----
Town of Barre883838349494949------
District of Berlin49494949----------
Town of Bolton--------------
Town of Boylston80507540666676-----
Town of Brookfield22122022022059595760211---
Town of Charlton76777771313230315-----
Town of Dana--------------
Town of Douglas47146471313131346--1--
Town of Dudley7878787733237-----
Town of Fitchburg5858585759605959------
Town of Gardner42424242----------
Town of Gerry8286868333--2-----
Town of Grafton5552222584848484------
Town of Hardwick7373737342424242------
Town of Harvard5353535378787677------
Town of Holden8786813364---------
Town of Hubbardston606012581199961-----
Town of Lancaster111114110110726968701-----
Town of Leicester97989898191720162-----
Town of Leominster--------------
Town of Lunenberg585658283838383832-----
Town of Mendon27272238889893825-----
Town of Milford42222224646464618-----
Town of New Braintree[8]6466666622221----1
Town of Northborough[9]64626132242622----
Town of Northbridge33333233512121112-----
Town of Oakham[10]52515251202020201-----
Town of Oxford[11]50505162222222156-----
Town of Paxton[12]23631361717171712-----
Town of Petersham76767676818181801-----
Town of Princeton9495294111-92-----
Town of Royalston656650661717171717-----
Town of Rutland6565646133353535------
Town of Shrewsbury9090898948474747------
Town of Southborough5465632112-252-----
Town of Spencer6563656465461-----
Town of Sterling123124123113232424249-----
Town of Sturbridge737373402929292933-----
Town of Sutton--------------
Town of Templeton4249464066555-----
Town of Upton313131102222222221-----
Town of Uxbridge82848314342434185-----
Town of Ward232317194040403714-----
Town of Westborough3433-332420-1832-----
Town of Western5352535235343434------
Town of Westminster586160596855------
Town of Winchendon5959595914141414------
Town of Worcester898987901521521511522---1-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Elected.
[3]Elected.
[4]Elected.
[5]"No. Voters, 4785. Make a choice, 2393." Governor's Council Records.
[6]"WORCESTER COUNTY. The Federal Ticket for Senators in the County of Worcester has obtained two-thirds of the votes given in the County. That ticket was composed of the names of the Hon. D. BIGELOW, S. TOWN, E. BRIGHAM, and T. HALE, Esq'rs." New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 12, 1803.
[7]"WORCESTER COUNTY. "FEDERALISM still continues to increase in this county the celebration of the 4th March, and the Fifty Circular Letters that were secretly distributed through the county to the contrary notwithstanding. ... For Senators, the Federal list has an average of 2378 votes.--The anti-federal 1061." Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 11, 1803.
[8]The Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). reports no votes for Bezaleel Taft.
[9]The National Aegis (Worcester, MA) reports 64 votes for Daniel Bigelow, 64 votes for Salem Towne and no votes for Elijah Brigham.
[10]The National Aegis (Worcester, MA) reports no votes for Bezaleel Taft in Oakham.
[11]The National Aegis (Worcester, MA) reports 46 votes for Thomas Hale, 50 votes for Elijah Brigham and no votes for Bezaleel Taft.
[12]The Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). reports 56 votes for Daniel Bigelow.

References:

Governor's Council Records. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
Brookfield Town Records.
Oakham Town Records. 483.
Spencer Town Records.
Warren Town Records. 87.
Worcester Town Records. 43.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 6, 1803.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 6, 1803.
The National Aegis (Worcester, MA). April 6, 1803.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 8, 1803.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 9, 1803.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 12, 1803.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). April 13, 1803.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 13, 1803.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). April 15, 1803.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). May 11, 1803.
Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). May 18, 1803.
The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). June 2, 1803.
Davis, Walter A., ed. The Old Records of the Town of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Vol. II. Fitchburg, MA: Published by Authority of the City Council, 1899. 286-287.
Metcalf, John G. Annals of the Town of Mendon, from 1659 to 1880. Providence: E. L. Freeman, 1880. 472.

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