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1815 Massachusetts's 3rd Congressional District Special Election
Although elected in the 1814–1815 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, Daniel A. White (Federalist) of the was offered, and accepted, the position of probate judge in Essex County before taking his seat in Congress. Special election A special election was held July 17, 1815, electing Jeremiah Nelson (Federalist) to fill the vacated seat. and he was seated with the rest of the House at the beginning of the 14th United States Congress The 14th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in the Old Brick Capitol in Washingto ... December 4, 1815. White's "lost" election For unknown reasons, some records credit Nelson with White's votes as if Nelson were elected during the regular cycle without regard for White's election. References * {{Massachusetts elections Massachusetts 1815 03 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1814–1815 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Massachusetts
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Massachusetts held its elections November 7, 1814. State law required a majority vote for election, which was not met in two districts, leading to a second election January 6, 1815. See also * Massachusetts's 4th congressional district special election, 1814 * Massachusetts's 12th congressional district special election, 1814 * Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district special election, 1815 * United States House of Representatives elections, 1814 and 1815 * List of United States representatives from Massachusetts Notes 1814 United States House of Representatives Massachusetts United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federalist Party
The Federalist Party was a Conservatism in the United States, conservative political party which was the first political party in the United States. As such, under Alexander Hamilton, it dominated the national government from 1789 to 1801. Defeated by the Jeffersonian Republicans in 1800, it became a minority party while keeping its stronghold in New England and made a brief resurgence by opposing the War of 1812. It then collapsed with its last presidential candidate in 1816. Remnants lasted for a few years afterwards. The party appealed to businesses and to conservatives who favored banks, national over state government, manufacturing, an army and navy, and in world affairs preferred Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and strongly opposed the French Revolution. The party favored centralization, Early federalism in the United States, federalism, Modernization theory, modernization, Industrialization in the United States, industrialization and Protectionism in the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Probate Court
A probate court (sometimes called a surrogate court) is a court that has competence in a jurisdiction to deal with matters of probate and the Administration of an estate on death, administration of estates. In some jurisdictions, such courts may be referred to as Orphans' Courts or courts of ordinary. In some jurisdictions probate court functions are performed by a chancery court or another court of equity, or as a part or division of another court. Probate courts administer proper distribution of the assets of a Death, decedent (one who has died), Adjudication, adjudicates the validity of will (law), wills, enforces the provisions of a valid will (by issuing the Probate, grant of probate), prevents malfeasance by executors and administrators of Estate (law), estates, and provides for the equitable distribution of the assets of persons who die intestate (without a valid will), such as by granting a Letters of Administration, grant of administration giving judicial approval to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essex County, Massachusetts
Essex County is a County (United States), county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the total population was 809,829, making it the third-most populous county in the state, and the List of the most populous counties in the United States, eightieth-most populous in the country. It is part of the Greater Boston area (the Boston–Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge–Newton, Massachusetts, Newton, MA–New Hampshire, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area). The largest city in Essex County is Lynn, Massachusetts, Lynn. The county was named after the England, English county of Essex. It has two traditional county seats: Salem, Massachusetts, Salem and Lawrence, Massachusetts, Lawrence. Prior to the dissolution of the county government in 1999, Salem had jurisdiction over the Southern Essex District, and Lawrence had jurisdiction over the Northern Essex District, but currently these cities do not function as seats of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah Nelson
Jeremiah Nelson (September 14, 1769October 2, 1838) was a Representative from Massachusetts. Nelson was born in Rowley in the Province of Massachusetts Bay on September 14, 1769, to Solomon and Elizabeth (Mighill) Nelson. He graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1790. He engaged in the mercantile business in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He was a member of the general court of Massachusetts in 1803 and 1804, was elected as a Federalist to the Ninth Congress (March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807); he was not a candidate for renomination in 1806 to the Tenth Congress. In 1811, he served as chairman of the board of selectmen of Newburyport. He was again elected to the Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1825). During the (Seventeenth and Eighteenth Congresses) he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1824 to the Nineteenth Congress. He serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th United States Congress
The 14th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in the Old Brick Capitol in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1815, to March 4, 1817, during the seventh and eighth years of James Madison's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority. Major events * November 1816: James Monroe defeated Rufus King in the U.S. presidential election. Major legislation * April 10, 1816: Establishment of the Second Bank of the United States * April 27, 1816: Dallas tariff Proposed, but not enacted * March 3, 1817: Bonus Bill of 1817 (vetoed) Treaties * August 24, 1816: Treaty of St. Louis signed States admitted and territories organized * December 11, 1816: Indiana was admitted as the 19th state, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Elections To The 14th United States Congress
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United States House Of Representatives Special Elections
Below is a list of special elections to the United States House of Representatives. Such elections are called by Governor (United States), state governors to fill vacancies that occur when a member of the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives dies or resigns before the biennial general election. Winners of these elections serve the remainder of the term and are usually candidates in the next general election for their districts. In the United States, these contests are called "special elections." They are sometimes held on the regular Election Day (United States), Election Day like regular congressional elections but often they are on different days as determined by local statutes. Despite their name, however, special elections to the U.S. House of Representatives happen often. Furthermore, one published study shows that special elections are explained by the same factors as regular congressional elections. Special elections to the U.S. House have occur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Of Representatives Elections In Massachusetts
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1815 United States House Of Representatives Elections
Events January * January 2 – Lord Byron marries Anna Isabella Milbanke in Seaham, county of Durham, England. * January 3 – Austria, Britain, and Bourbon-restored France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia. * January 8 – Battle of New Orleans: American forces led by Andrew Jackson defeat British forces led by Sir Edward Pakenham. American forces suffer around 60 casualties and the British lose about 2,000 (the battle lasts for about 30 minutes). * January 13 – War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state. * January 15 – War of 1812: Capture of USS ''President'' – American frigate , commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, is captured by a squadron of four British frigates. February * February – The Hartford Convention arrives in Washington, D.C. * February 3 – The first commercial cheese factory is founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
