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1825 United States House Of Representatives Election In Connecticut
Connecticut elected its members April 4, 1825, after the term began but before the new Congress convened. See also * 1824 and 1825 United States House of Representatives elections * List of United States representatives from Connecticut References 1825 Events January–March * January 4 – King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies in Naples and is succeeded by his son, Francis. * February 3 – Vendsyssel-Thy, once part of the Jutland peninsula forming westernmost Denmark, becomes a ... Connecticut United States House of Representatives {{Connecticut-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Ticket
The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically altered, this electoral system (''at-large'' voting) results in the victorious political party receiving ''100%'' of the seats. Rarely used today, the general ticket is usually applied in more than one multi-member district, which theoretically allows regionally strong minority parties to win some seats, but the strongest party nationally still typically wins with a landslide. This systems is largely seen as outdated and undemocratic due to its extreme majoritarian results, and has mostly been replaced by party-list proportional (allowing fair representation to all parties) or first-past-the-post voting (allowing voters to vote for individual candidates in single-member districts). Similarly to first-past-the post and other non-proportion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvin Goddard (politician)
Calvin Goddard (July 17, 1768 – May 2, 1842) was a United States representative from Connecticut. Biography He was born in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He attended Plainfield Academy where he pursued classical studies, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1786. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1790 and commenced practice in Plainfield, Connecticut. Goddard was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1795 to 1801. He was elected as a Federalist to the Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Elizur Goodrich. He was re-elected to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses and served from May 14, 1801, until his resignation in 1805 before the convening of the Ninth Congress. He was succeeded by Timothy Pitkin. He was again elected to the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1807 and served as a speaker. He moved to Norwich, Connecticut in 1807 and resumed the practice of law. He was a presidential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Of Representatives Elections In Connecticut
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1824 And 1825 United States House Of Representatives Elections
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Ebenezer Stoddard
Ebenezer Stoddard (May 6, 1785 – August 19, 1847) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born in Union. He attended Woodstock Academy in 1802 and in 1803 and graduated from Brown University in 1807. After studying, he was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in West Woodstock. Stoddard was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress and reelected as an Adams-Clay Republican candidate to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825). After leaving Congress, he sat in the Connecticut Senate The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Sen ... in 1825–1827. He was the 33rd and 35th lieutenant governor of the state in 1833 and 1835–1837. He continued to practice law before dying in West Woodstock in 1847. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemuel Whitman
Lemuel Whitman (June 8, 1780 – November 13, 1841) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born in Farmington, Connecticut where he completed preparatory studies. He graduated from Yale College in 1800 and taught in a seminary in Bermuda in 1801. Later, he studied law and was graduated from the Litchfield Law School. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Farmington. Whitman was appointed judge of the superior court in 1818. associate judge of the Hartford County Court 1819-1821, and chief judge 1821-1823. He was one of a committee of three to prepare a revision of the statutes of the Connecticut in 1821. He was a member of the Connecticut Senate in 1822 and elected as an Adams-Clay Republican candidate to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825). After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law and served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives The Connecticut State House of Representatives is the lowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1823 United States House Of Representatives Election In Connecticut
Connecticut lost one seat in reapportionment following the 1820 United States Census. See also * 1822 and 1823 United States House of Representatives elections * List of United States representatives from Connecticut 1823 Events January–March * January 22 – By secret treaty signed at the Congress of Verona, the Quintuple Alliance gives France a mandate to invade Spain for the purpose of restoring Ferdinand VII (who has been captured by armed revolutio ... Connecticut United States House of Representatives {{Connecticut-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1821 United States House Of Representatives Election In Connecticut
Connecticut elected its members April 2, 1821. See also * 1820 and 1821 United States House of Representatives elections * List of United States representatives from Connecticut 1821 Events January–March * January 21 – Peter I Island in the Antarctic is first sighted, by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. * January 28 – Alexander Island, the largest in Antarctica, is first discovered by Fabian Gottlieb von Be ... Connecticut United States House of Representatives {{Connecticut-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ansel Sterling
Ansel Sterling (February 3, 1782 – November 6, 1853) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was the brother of Micah Sterling who was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Lyme, Connecticut, where he attended the common schools. Later, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1805. He commenced practice in Salisbury before moving to Sharon in 1808 where he continued the practice of his profession. Sterling was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1815, 1818–1821, 1825, 1826, 1829, and 1835–1837, and served as clerk of the house in the sessions of 1815 and 1818-1820. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress and reelected as an Adams-Clay candidate to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825). After leaving Congress, he resumed legal practice and was the chief justice of the court of common pleas of Litchfield County Litchfield County is in northwestern Conne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Scott Williams
Thomas Scott Williams (June 26, 1777 – December 15, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. He was a descendant of immigrant Robert Williams of Roxbury, a cordwainer of Great Yarmouth and Norwich, England, who arrived in Roxbury, Massachusetts with his wife and several children about 1635. Born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, Williams completed preparatory studies. He was graduated from Yale College in 1794. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1799 and commenced practice in Mansfield, Connecticut. He moved to Hartford, Connecticut, in 1803. He was appointed attorney of the board of managers of the school fund of Hartford 1809–1810. He served in the State house of representatives in 1813, 1815, and 1816. He served as clerk of the house in 1815 and 1816. Williams was elected as a Federalist to the Fifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819). He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1819, 1825, and 1827–1829. He was appointed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyman Law
Lyman Law (August 19, 1770 – February 3, 1842), son of Richard Law and father of John Law, was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born New London, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1791. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1793 and commenced practice in New London. Law was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1801, 1802, 1806, 1809, 1810, 1819, and 1826, and served as speaker in 1806, 1809, and 1810. He was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1817). Law was the sixth Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Connecticut, serving from 1821 to 1822. He died in New London on February 3, 1842, and was originally buried in the "Second Burial Ground" and was reburied in Cedar Grove Cemetery in 1851. His son John Law served as United States Representative from Indiana. His son William Henry Law Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |