New Hampshire 1797 Governor's Council, Grafton County
- Office:
- Governor's Council (State)
- Title:
- Governor's Councillor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- New Hampshire 1797 Governor's Council, Grafton County
- Date:
- 1797
- State:
- New Hampshire
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor's Council/Governor's Councillor
- Candidates:
- Moses Dow, Russell Freeman, Moses Baker, David Hough, Bezilial Woodward, scattering
| Candidates: | Moses Dow | Russell Freeman | Moses Baker | David Hough | Bezilial Woodward | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | ||||||
| Final Result: [1][2] | 528 | 378 | - | - | - | 373 |
| Grafton County | 528 | 378 | - | - | - | 373 |
| Town of Adams | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Alexandria | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bartlett | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bath | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bethlehem | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridgewater | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Burton | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Campton | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canaan | - | 64 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chatham | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Colebrook | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Concord | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Conway | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Coventry | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dalton | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Danbury | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dorchester | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Enfield | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Franconia | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Grafton | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Groton | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hanover | 132 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Town of Haverhill | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hebron | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jefferson | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lancaster | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Landaff | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lebanon | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lincoln | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Littleton | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lyman | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lyme | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Chester | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Holderness | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northumberland | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Orange | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Orford | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Peeling | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Percy | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Piermont | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plymouth | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rumney | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stewartstown | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stratford | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Thornton | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warren | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wentworth | 1 | 34 | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]"The whole number of votes is one thousand, two hundred and eighty-five; six hundred and forty-three making a choice. Moses Dow, Esquire, has five hundred and twenty-eight, and Russell Freeman, Esquire, has three hundred and seventy-eight, being the two highest in number." Journal of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1797. 14-15.
[2]"Proceeded by joint ballot and made choice of ... the honorable Russell Freeman, Esquire, Counsellor for the county of Grafton." Journal of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1797. 15.
References:
Journal of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1797. 14-15.
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). April 4, 1797.
Foster, Herbert Darling, George Mendal Bridgman and Sidney Bradshaw Fay. The Records of the Town of Hanover, New Hampshire, 1761-1818. Hanover, NH: Hanover, 1905. 151-152.
Hoyt, Peter L. Hoyt's History of Wentworth, New Hampshire, as transcribed from the Original Manuscript by Francis A. Muzzey. Littleton, NH: Courier, 1976. 241.
Wallace, William Allen. The History of Canaan, New Hampshire. Concord, NH: Rumford Press, 1910. 79.
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