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*Thompson Joseph Skinner of Williamstown, Second District.
*Dwight Foster of Brookfield, Second District.
*Ebenezer Mattoon, Jr., of Amherst, Second District.
Walter Spooner of New Bedford, Third District. William Sever of Kingston, Third District.
*Solomon Freeman of Harwich, Third District.
*Peleg Wadsworth of Portland, Me., Fourth District.
*Daniel Cony of Hollowell, Me., Fourth District.
*Nathaniel Wells of Wells, Me., Fourth District.
The Electoral College met at the Old State House, Wednesday, December 5. 1792. William Sever presided, and the Electors cast their ballots unanimously for George Washington of Virginia and John Adams of Massachusetts. Major John Tyler was appointed messenger to carry the votes to Philadelphia, then the seat of the National Government.
1796 .- By an act of June 26, 1794, the State was divided into fourteen districts for the election of Representatives to Congress, and by a resolve of June 13, 1796, the people were to choose one Presidential Elector from each district and the Legislature was to choose two at large, as well as to fill all deficiencies caused by the failure of the people to elect. The November session of the Legislature in this year, by a resolve dated Nov. 23, 1796, gave the Electors power to fill any vacancies in their body. The measure was signed by Samuel Adams, then Gov- ernor, but he subsequently sent two messages to the Legislature requesting the privilege of annulling his approval and erasing his signature, on the ground that, in his opinion, it would establish a dangerous precedent, and that it was the spirit and intent of the Constitution that the vacancies should be filled by the Legislature. The Legislature, however, refused to allow him to withdraw his signature, and the proviso that was obnoxious to Governor Adams survives in the Public Statutes to this day.
The Electors chosen were as follows:
*Edward Hutchinson Robbins of Milton, at large.
*Increase Sumner of Roxbury, at large.
*David Rosseter of Richmond, First Western District.
*Ebenezer Hunt of Northampton, Second Western District. Ebenezer Mattoon of Amherst, Third Western District.
Joseph Allen of Worcester, Fourth Western District.
Ebenezer Bacon of Attleboro, First Southern District.
*William Sever of Kingston, Second Southern District.
*Elisha May of Attleboro, Third Southern District. Thomas Dawes of Boston, First Middle District.
*Elbridge Gerry of Marblehead, Second Middle District.
*Samuel Holten of Danvers, Third Middle District.
Samuel Phillips of Andover, Fourth Middle District.
*Thomas Rice of Wiscasset, Me., First Eastern District. Stephen Longfellow of Gorham, Me., Second Eastern District.
Nathaniel Wells of Wells, Me., Third Eastern District. Those chosen by the Legislature are indicated by stars.
The Electoral College met at the Old State House, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1796, and the ballot for President resulted as follows: John Adams of Massachusetts sixteen, Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina thirteen, Samuel Johnson of North
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Carolina two, and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut one. Hon. Alexander Camp- bell of Steuben, Me., was chosen Messenger to carry the vote to Philadelphia.
1800 .- The Electors in 1800 were chosen by the Legislature under a resolve of June 6, 1800, which provided that there should be one for each Congressional District and two at large. The Electors were empowered to fill vacancies in their own number by a resolve of Nov. 15, 1800. The following Electors were chosen Nov. 13, 1800:
Samuel Phillips of Andover, at large.
Edward Hutchinson Robbins of Milton, at large.
David Rosseter of Richmond, First Western District.
Ebenezer Hunt of Northampton, Second Western District. John Hooker of Springfield, Third Western District.
Joseph Allen of Worcester, Fourth Western District. Walter Spooner of New Bedford, First Southern District.
William Sever of Kingston, Second Southern District. William Baylies of Dighton, Third Southern District. Thomas Dawes of Boston, First Middle District. Francis Dana of Cambridge, Second Middle District. Samuel Sewall of Marblehead, Third Middle District. Theophilus Bradbury of Newburyport, Fourth Middle District. Samuel Sumner Wilde of Warren, Me., First Eastern District.
Lemuel Weeks of Falmouth, Me., Second Eastern District.
Andrew Pepperell Fernald of Kittery, Me., Third Eastern District.
This method of the choice of the Electors by the Legislature proved an un- popular one, and there were loud complaints against it. It was adopted to secure the undivided vote of the State for Mr. Adams, as a majority of the Legislature was known to be in his favor. If the people had voted by districts several of the Electoral votes would probably have been given to Mr. Jefferson.
The Electoral College met December 3, 1800, in the Senate Chamber of the present State House, all of its predecessors having met in the Old State House. The vote was cast unanimously for John Adams of Massachusetts and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina.
1804 .- In 1804 the Electors were chosen by the people, under a resolve of June 15, 1804, the entire number upon one ticket. This was the first choice of the Electors upon a general ticket. This plan was supposed to have been adopted instead of the choice by separate districts, to favor the interests of Mr. Adams, but those who proposed the plan were much surprised and disappointed at the result. It was a time of great political excitement, and there seems to have been considerable independent voting, as the Jefferson ticket was chosen. The result would probably have been different if the district system had prevailed.
The Electoral College was composed as follows:
James Sullivan of Boston, at large.
Elbridge Gerry of Marblehead, at large.
James Bowdoin of Boston, Suffolk District.
John Hathorne of Salem, Essex South District.
Thomas Kittredge of Andover, Essex North District.
James Winthrop of Cambridge, Middlesex District.
John Whiting of Lancaster. Worcester North District.
Timothy Newell of Sturbridge, Worcester South District.
Jonathan Smith, Jr., of West Springfield, Hampshire South District.
Edward Upham of New Salem, Hampshire North District.
John Bacon of Stockbridge, Berkshire District.
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William Heath of Roxbury, Norfolk District.
Josiah Deane of Raynham, Bristol District.
James Warren of Plymouth, Plymouth District. John Davis of Barnstable, Barnstable District. John Woodman of Buxton, Me., York District.
Charles Turner of Turner, Me., Cumberland District. Thomas Fillebrown of Hallowell, Me., Kennebeck District. John Farley of Newcastle, Me., Lincoln District.
The Electoral College met Wednesday, December 5, 1804, and cast its unani- mous vote for Thomas Jefferson of Virginia for President and George Clinton of New York for Vice-President. Mr. Kittredge of Newburyport was chosen Mes- senger to carry the vote to Washington.
1808 .- The choice of Electors in 1808 is one of the most interesting in our history. The Jeffersonian ticket, with Gov. Sullivan at its head, had swept the State by popular vote in 1804. Both branches of the Legislature were now with a Federal majority. At the June session the Legislature neglected to adopt any plan for the choice of Electors. Before proroguing the Legislature, Gov. Sulli- van sent in a long message urging the adoption of some plan, and stating his strong opposition to the choice by the Legislature which the postponement evidently contemplated. At the opening of the November session he again stated in his message his opposition to a choice by the Legislature, and strongly urged an election by the people, but the Legislature decided by a joint order to proceed to the choice themselves. This method removed any opportunity for the Governor to veto the plan, as it did not go to him for approval. After the choice had been made a protest signed by several members was spread upon the journals. A memorial was sent to Congress charging informality in the ap- pointment, on the ground that the choice had not been laid before the Governor and that his certificate did not accompany the return. No action was however taken and the matter dropped. The college was composed as follows:
Caleb Strong of Northampton, at large.
Francis Dana of Cambridge, at large.
John Brooks of Medford, Suffolk District.
Moses Brown of Beverly, Essex South District.
William Bartlett of Newburyport, Essex North District.
Ebenezer Bridge of Chelmsford, Middlesex District.
Josiah Stearns of Lunenburg, Worcester North District. Benjamin Heywood of Worcester, Worcester South District.
John Hooker of Springfield, Hampshire South District.
John Barrett of Northfield, Hampshire North District.
Daniel Dewey of Williamstown, Berkshire District.
Ebenezer Warren of Foxboro, Norfolk District. Samuel Tobey of Berkley, Bristol District.
Joshua Thomas of Plymouth, Plymouth District. Lemuel Williams of New Bedford, Barnstable District.
Andrew Pepperell Fernald of Kittery, Me., York District.
Samuel Freeman of Portland, Me., Cumberland District.
Samuel Sumner Wilde of Hallowell, Me., Kennebeck District. Jeremiah Bailey of Wiscasset, Me., Lincoln District.
They were chosen Nov. 14, 1808. The College met Tuesday, Dec. 6, and Wed- nesday, Dec. 7, its unanimous vote was cast for Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina for President and Rufus King of New York for Vice-President.
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1812 .- The Electors of 1812 were chosen under a resolve of Oct. 22, 1812, which provided six districts. No. 1, including Suffolk, Essex and Middlesex counties, to choose five Electors; No. 2, to include Worcester, Hampshire, Franklin, Hampden and Berkshire counties, to choose six; No. 3, to include Plymouth, Bristol, Norfolk, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket Counties, to choose four ; No. 4, composed of York, Cumberland and Oxford counties, to choose three; No. 5, composed of Lincoln, Kennebeck and Somerset counties, to choose three, and No. 6, to include Hancock and Washington counties, to choose one Elector. The political majority of the Senate differed from that of the House, and this plan was agreed upon after prolonged discussion and the rejection of several pro- posed methods. The following is the list of Electors chosen by popular vote:
Harrison Gray Otis of Boston, District No. 1.
Nathan Dane of Beverly, District No. 1.
Jeremiah Nelson of Newburyport, District No. 1.
Abraham Bigelow of Cambridge, District No. 1.
John Walker of Burlington, District No. 1.
Benjamin Heywood of Worcester. District No. 2. Ephraim Williams of Deerfield, District No. 2.
George Bliss of Springfield, District No. 2.
Isaac Maltby of Hatfield, District No. 2. Eleazer James of Barre, District No. 2. John Whitefield Hulbert of Sheffield, District No. 2. William Heath of Roxbury, District No. 3.
Joshua Thomas of Plymouth, District No. 3. David Scudder of Barnstable, District No. 3. +Israel Thorndike of Boston, District No. 3. Nathaniel Goodwin of Biddeford, Me., District No. 4. Samuel Paris of Hebron, Me., District No. 4.
Lathrop Lewis of Gorham, Me., District No. 4.
Abiel Wood of Wiscasset, Me., District No. 5.
Lemuel Paine of Winslow, Me., District No. 5.
James McLellan of Bath, Me., District No. 5. William Crosby of Belfast, Me., District No. 6.
The College met Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1812. Gen. William Heath presided, and all the votes were cast for De Witt Clinton of New York for President. For Vice-President, two votes were for Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts, and all the rest for Jared Ingersol of Pennsylvania. Gen. John Cooper of Machias was chosen Messenger to carry the vote to Washington.
1816 .- The Electors for this year were chosen by joint ballot of the Legisla- ture under a resolve of June 13, 1816, the choice being made Nov. 14, 1816, and resulted as follows :
Christopher Gore of Boston, at large.
Prentiss Mellen of Portland, Me., at large.
Israel Thorndike of Boston, Suffolk District.
Benjamin Pickman, Jr., of Salem, Essex South District.
Daniel Appleton White of Newburyport, Essex North District.
Joseph Locke of Billerica, Middlesex District.
Thomas Dwight of Springfield, Hampshire South District.
Peter Bryant of Cummington, Hampshire North District.
1William Rotch, Jr., of New Bedford was chosen by the people, but declined, and the Elect- ors filled the vacancy by the choice of Israel Thorndike ot Boston.
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Daniel Howard of Bridgewater, Plymouth District.
Wendell Davis of Sandwich, Barnstable District.
Seth Washburn of Raynham, Bristol District.
Bezaleel Taft of Uxbridge, Worcester South District.
Jonas Kendall of Leominster, Worcester North District.
Edward Hutchinson Robbins of Milton, Norfolk District.
John Low of Lyman, Me., First Eastern District.
Stephen Longfellow, Jr., of Portland, Me., Second Eastern District.
William Abbott of Castine, Me., Fourth Eastern District.
Timothy Boutelle of Waterville, Me., Sixth Eastern District.
Luther Cary of Turner, Me., Seventh Eastern District.
tWilliam Phillips of Boston.
tJosiah Stebbins of Alna, Me.
+Thomas Handasyd Perkins of Boston.
The College met Dec. 3, 1816, and chose Christopher Gore, President, and Stephen Longfellow, Jr., Secretary, and on Dec. 4, they cast their votes for Rufus King of New York for President, and John Eagar Howard of Baltimore, Md., for Vice-President. The Rev. Henry Colman of Hingham was chosen Mes- senger to carry the vote to Washington.
1820 .- These Electors were chosen by the people, under a resolve of June 15, 1820. They were chosen by districts, one for each Congressional district and two at large:
William Phillips of Boston, at large.
William Gray of Boston, at large.
John Adams of Quincy, Norfolk District.
Daniel Webster of Boston, Suffolk District.
Benjamin Williams Crowninshield of Salem, Essex South District.
John Heard of Ipswich, Essex North District.
Samuel Dana of Groton, Middlesex District.
Ebenezer Mattoon of Amherst, Hampshire North District.
Seth Sprague of Duxbury, Plymouth District.
Thomas Howard Blood of Sterling, Worcester North District.
Jonas Sibley of Sutton, Worcester South District.
#Ezra Starkweather of Worthington, Hampshire South District.
#Wendell Davis of Sandwich, Barnstable District.
#John Davis of Barnstable, Bristol District.
#Joseph Woodbridge of Stockbridge, Berkshire District.
John Adams was chosen President of the College, and Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1820, the Electors cast their votes for James Monroe of Virginia for President. For Vice-President there were eight votes for Richard Stockton of New Jersey, and seven votes for Daniel D. Tompkins of New York. Col. S. D. Harris, late of the United States Army, was chosen Messenger to carry the vote to Washington.
1824 .- The Electors were chosen this year under a resolve of June 8, 1824, by the people upon one ticket:
William Gray of Boston, at large.
tThe three last named were chosen by the College to fill the vacancies caused by the follow- ing named members-elect, who were unable to attend: Joseph Woodbridge of Stockbridge. Joshua Head of Waldoboro, Me., and Samuel Sumner Wilde of Warren, Me.
#The four last named were chosen by the Electors to fill vacancies. In Hampshire South and Barnstable Districts there had been no choice, and Alden Spooner of New Bedford and Hugo Burghardt of Richmond, who had been chosen by the people, did not attend.
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Levi Lincoln of Worcester, at large.
Thomas Lindall Winthrop of Boston, Suffolk District.
Nathaniel Silsbee of Salem, Essex South District.
Joseph Kittredge of Andover, Essex North District. Augustus Tower of Stow, Middlesex District. Jonathan Davis of Oxford, Worcester South District. Edmund Cushing of Lunenburg, Worcester North District. Oliver Smith of Hatfield, Franklin District. Enos Foote of Southwick, Hampden District.
William Walker of Lenox, Berkshire District.
John Endicott of Dedham, Norfolk District.
Thomas Weston of Middleboro, Plymouth District.
Cornelius Grinnell of New Bedford, Bristol District.
Hezekiah Barnard of Nantucket, Barnstable District.
The Electoral College met Nov. 30, 1824, and organized by the choice of William Gray as President, and on Dec. 1, the votes of the Electors were unanimously cast for John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts for President, and John Caldwell Calhoun of South Carolina for Vice-President. Hon. Russell Freeman, a mem- ber of the Executive Council, was chosen the Messenger to carry the vote to Washington.
1828 .- The Electors were chosen by the people upon a general ticket under an act of June 10, 1828.
Thomas Lindall Winthrop of Boston, at large.
Samuel Lathrop of West Springfield, at large. Jesse Putnam of Boston, Suffolk District.
Stephen White of Salem, Essex South District.
Bailey Bartlett of Haverhill, Essex North District.
Nathan Chandler of Lexington, Middlesex District.
Jonathan Davis of Oxford, Worcester South District. Silas Holman of Bolton, Worcester North District.
Elicl Gilbert of Greenfield, Franklin District. Joshua Frost of Springfield, Hampden District. Samuel Jones of Stockbridge, Berkshire District.
Edward Hutchinson Robbins of Milton, Norfolk District.
Seth Sprague of Duxbury, Plymouth District.
Oliver Starkweather of Pawtucket, Bristol District.
Braddock Dimmick of Falmouth, Barnstable District.
The Electoral College met Dec. 2, 1828, and organized by the choice of Thomas L. Winthrop, President, and Stephen White, Secretary. On Dec. 3, the Electors cast their votes for John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts for President, and Richard Rush of Pennsylvania for Vice-President. Hon. Oliver Fiske of Wor- cester was chosen Messenger on the third ballot to carry the vote to Washington.
1832 .- The Electors were chosen under an act of March 24, 1832, upon a general ticket by the people. The substantial features of this law have governed the choice of all the subsequent Electors.
Charles Jackson of Boston, at large.
Thomas Handasyd Perkins of Boston, Suffolk District.
Gideon Barstow of Salem, Essex South District.
Ebenezer Moseley of Newburyport, Essex North District.
Nathan Brooks of Concord, Middlesex District.
Aaron Tufts of Dudley, Worcester North District.
Samuel Lee of Barre, Worcester South District.
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Ebenezer Mattoon of Amherst, Franklin District.
James Byers of Springfield, Hampden District. Henry Shaw of Lanesboro, Berkshire District. James Richardson of Dedham, Norfolk District. Jotham Lincoln of Hingham, Plymouth District.
Cornelius Grinnell of New Bedford, Bristol District.
Nymphas Marston of Barnstable, Barnstable District.
The Electoral College met December 4, 1832, and chose Charles Jackson, President, and Henry Shaw, Secretary. December 5, the Electors cast their votes for Henry Clay of Kentucky for President, and John Sargent of Pennsyl- vania for Vice-President. James Richardson, one of the Electors, was chosen Messenger to carry the vote to Washington.
1836 .- Nathaniel Silsbee of Salem, at large.
Edward Augustus Newton of Pittsfield, at large.
Samuel Appleton of Boston, District No 1.
Leverett Saltonstall of Salem, District No. 2. Benjamin Walker of Lowell, District No. 3.
Loammi Baldwin of Charlestown, District No. 4. Joseph Gowing Kendall of Worcester, District No. 5.
Samuel Lee of Barre, District No. 6.
Thomas Longley of Hawley, District No. 7.
Isaac Chapman Bates of Northampton, District No. 8.
Bezaleel Taft, Jr., of Uxbridge, District No. 9.
Howard Lothrop of Easton, District No. 10.
Charles Waln Morgan of New Bedford, District No. 11.
Charles Jarvis Holmes of Rochester, District No. 12.
The Electoral College was organized Dec 6, 1836, by the choice of Nathaniel Silsbee, President, and Joseph G. Kendall, Secretary. A letter was read from Daniel Webster urging the Electors to cast their votes for the best interests of the country, irrespective of any personal consideration for him, and on Dec. 7, the votes of the Electors were unanimously cast for Daniel Webster of Massa- chusetts for President, and Francis Granger of New York for Vice-President. Hon. Thomas Longley, one of the Electors, was chosen Messenger to carry the vote to Washington. Messrs. Longley, Holmes and Taft were candidates, and the contest was considered an undignified one for the Electors to engage in.
1840 .- Isaac Chapman Bates of Northampton, at large.
Peleg Sprague of Boston, at large.
Richard Haughton of Boston, District No. 1.
Stephen Clarendon Phillips of Salem, District No. 2.
Rufus Longley of Haverhill, District No. 3.
Sidney Willard of Cambridge, District No. 4.
Ira Moore Barton of Worcester, District No. 5.
George Grinnell, Jr., of Greenfield, District No. 6.
tJohn Zachariah Goodrich of Stockbridge, District No. 7.
Samuel Mixter of New Braintree, District No. 8. Thomas French of Canton, District No. 9.
Wilkes Wood of Middleboro, District No. 10. Joseph Tripp of Fairhaven, District No. 11.
John Bois Thomas of Plymouth, District No. 12.
tJohn Z. Goodrich was chosen by the Electors in place of Thaddeus Pomeroy, who was chosen by the people, but prevented by sickness from attending.
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The Electoral College met December 1, 1840, and chose Isaac C. Bates, Presi- dent, and Richard Haughton, Secretary. December 2, the Electors cast their votes for William Henry Harrison of Ohio for President, and John Tyler of Virginia for Vice-President. Solomon Lincoln of Hingham was chosen Mes- senger to carry the vote to Washington. The Advertiser of December 3 states that the meeting of the Electors was conducted for the first time with open doors, and that "many spectators were present to witness the solemn pro- ceedings."
1844 .- Abbott Lawrence of Boston, at large.
Lewis Strong of Northampton, at large,
Nathan Appleton of Boston, District No. 1.
John Perry Allen of Manchester, District No. 2. Homer Bartlett of Lowell, District No. 3.
Abraham Rand Thompson of Charlestown, District No. 4.
Charles Allen of Worcester, District No. 5.
William Barron Calhoun of Springfield, District No. 6.
Chauncey Benjamin Rising of Worthington, District No. 7. Elijah Vose of Dorchester, District No. 8.
William Baylies of West Bridgewater, District No. 9.
Seth Crowell of Dennis, District No. 10.
The Electoral College met and organized December 3, 1844, by the choice of Abbott Lawrence, President, and Chauncey B. Rising, Secretary. December 4 the Electors cast their votes for Henry Clay of Kentucky for President, and Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York for Vice-President. Dr. Augustus A. Gould of Boston was chosen Messenger to carry the vote to Washington. The Boston Post of Dec. 5, stated that they had no minute of the proceedings, but were doubtless safe in assuming that the vote had been cast for Clay.
1848 .- Levi Lincoln of Worcester, at large.
Edmund Dwight of Boston, at large.
Albert Fearing of Boston, District No. 1.
David Pingree of Salem, District No. 2.
Daniel Adams of Newbury, District No. 3.
Isaac Livermore of Cambridge, District No. 4.
Benjamin Franklin Thomas of Worcester, District No. 5.
Myron Lawrence of Belchertown, District No. 6.
Asa Howland of Conway, District No. 7.
Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn of Roxbury, District No. 8.
William Baylies of West Bridgewater, District No. 9.
William Redwood Easton of Nantucket, District No. 10.
The Electoral College met Dec. 5, and organized by the choice of Levi Lincoln, President, and Benjamin F. Thomas, Secretary, and on December 6, the Elect- ors cast their votes for Zachary Taylor of Louisiana for President, and Millard Fillmore of New York for Vice-President. There were about fifty candidates for Messenger to carry the vote to Washington, and Gen. William Schouler was chosen on the third ballot.
1852 .- Robert Charles Winthrop of Boston, at large. George Bliss of Springfield, at large.
John Ham Williams Page of New Bedford, District No. 1. George Augustus Crocker of Taunton, District No. 2.
John Gardner of Dedham, District No. 3.
Amos Lawrence of Boston, District No. 4.
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Robert Gould Shaw of Boston, District No. 5.
Daniel Collins Baker of Lynn, District No. 6.
George Cogswell of Bradford, District No. 7. Jacob Coggin of Tewksbury, District No. 8. Ebenezer Torrey of Fitchburg, District No. 9. Rufus Bullock of Royalston, District No. 10.
Ezekiel Root Colt of Pittsfield, District No. 11.
The Electoral College met November 30, 1852, and organized by the choice of Robert C. Winthrop, President, and J. H. W. Page, Secretary. They adopted a resolve to the memory of Daniel Webster, it being the day of his public funeral in Boston, and on December 1 they cast their votes for Winfield Scott of New Jersey for President, and for William A. Graham of North Carolina for Vice- President. Samuel Bowles of Springfield was chosen Messenger.
1856 .- Thomas Colt of Pittsfield, at large.
Julius Rockwell of Pittsfield, at large.
John Vinson of Edgartown, District No. 1.
Azariah Brainard Wheeler of North Bridgewater, District No. 2.
George Robert Russell of West Roxbury, District No. 3.
George Odiorne of Boston, District No. 4.
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