Connecticut 1816 House of Representatives, New Haven

Office:: House of Representatives (State)
Title:: State Representative
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Connecticut 1816 House of Representatives, New Haven
Date:: 1816
State:: Connecticut
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: House of Representatives/State Representative
Candidates:: Charles Denison

Candidates:	Charles Denison [1]
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3][4]	-
New Haven County	-
City of New Haven	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Charles Denison is elected without opposition.

[3]"O, SHAME! Triumph of Apostacy and Delusion!!! In this federal town of New-Haven, where four fifths of the FREE-men are the friends of order and 'steady habits,' prejudice, apostacy and fanatacism are triumphant! THe result of the Election this day furnishes the fullest evidence that moral depravity and personal debasement form no barrier to political delusion and sectarian prejudice. - O, SHAME!" Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 9, 1816.

[4]"Mr. DENISON received the votes of all or nearly all the Federalists; and of all the Democrats. In voting for Mr. Denison, the Federalists acted consistently. They would not desert their principles." Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 16, 1816.

References:

Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 9, 1816.

Connecticut Journal (New Haven, CT). April 16, 1816.

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