Massachusetts 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, Berkshire District
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1812 U.S. House of Representatives, Berkshire District
- Date:
- 1812
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Daniel Dewey, Samuel H. Wheeler, Timothy Child, William Turner, John W. Houlbert, Nathaniel Bishop, Joshua Danford, Abiather Mann, Cyrus Stowell
| Candidates: | Daniel Dewey[1] | Samuel H. Wheeler | Timothy Child | William Turner | John W. Houlbert | Nathaniel Bishop | Joshua Danford | Abiather Mann | Cyrus Stowell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | |||||||
| Final Result: | 2450 | 2130 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Berkshire | 2450 | 2130 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Berkshire County | 2450 | 2130 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Adams | 60 | 143 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Alford | 37 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Becket[2] | 112 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chesire | 4 | 193 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Clarksburg | 16 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dalton | 63 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Egremont | 46 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Florida | 33 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Great Barrington | 172 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hancock | 50 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hinsdale | 77 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lanesborough[3] | 111 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lee | 190 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Lenox | 37 | 143 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Washington | 6 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of New Ashford | 36 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Marlborough | 161 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Otis[4] | 81 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Peru | 119 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Pittsfield | 148 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Richmond | 96 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandisfield | 90 | 136 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Savoy | 9 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheffield | 172 | 97 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| District of Southfield | 13 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stockbridge | 106 | 117 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tyringham | 102 | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Washington | 76 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of West Stockbridge | 57 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamstown | 100 | 127 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windsor | 70 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Daniel Dewey received 1 vote as Daniel Da.
[3]The votes from Lanesborough were not included in the Original Election Returns.
[4]Samuel H. Wheeler received 2 vote as Samuel Wheeler.
References:
Original Election Returns. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
The Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). November 5, 1812.
The Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). November 6, 1812.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). November 7, 1812.
Merrimack Intelligencer (Haverhill, MA). November 7, 1812.
New-England Palladium (Boston, MA). November 10, 1812.
The Pittsfield Sun (Pittsfield, MA). November 15, 1812.
The Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). November 20, 1812.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). December 16, 1812.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 18, 1812.
The Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). December 18, 1812.
Merrimack Intelligencer (Haverhill, MA). December 26, 1812.
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