The 1852 New York state election was held on November 2, 1852, to elect the governor, the

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, a Canal Commissioner and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all members of the

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History

The Democratic state convention met on September 1 and 2 in

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Wheeler H. Bristol Wheeler Hutchison Bristol (January 16, 1818 Canaan, Columbia County, New York – November 21, 1904 DeLand, Volusia County, Florida) was an American engineer, railroad executive and politician. He was New York State Treasurer from 1868 to 1871 ...

was Temporary President on September 1, Henry Stevens from Cortland County was elected president on September 2. Seymour was nominated for governor on the second ballot (Seymour 78,

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21, 5 other candidates with fewer votes). Lt. Gov. Church was re-nominated on the first ballot (Church 69, Augustus Schell 54, 2 other candidates with a few votes). Canal Commissioner Follett was re-nominated on the first ballot with 81 votes. Prison Inspector Clark was re-nominated on the first ballot with 82 votes. The Whig state convention met on September 22 at the City Hall in Syracuse, Henry W. Taylor from Ontario County presided. Governor Hunt was re-nominated by acclamation. Judge Kent was nominated for Lt. Gov. on the second ballot (Kent 64,

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28, 4 other candidates with fewer votes). Kempshall was nominated for Canal Commissioner by acclamation. Crosby, from

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, was nominated for Prison Inspector on the second ballot. The Free Democratic state convention met on September 29 in

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, and passed a series of strong free soil resolutions. They nominated Tompkins, Gates, Wheaton, Curtis, and

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and

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for presidential electors at large.

Candidates

Minthorne Tompkins was the son of U.S. Vice President

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, William Kent was the son of Chancellor

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. Seth M Gates and Charles A. Wheaton ran for the second time (also 1848) unsuccessfully for Lt. Gov. and Canal Commissioner.

Results

The whole Democratic ticket was elected. The incumbent governor Hunt was defeated, the incumbent Church, Follett and Clark were re-elected. 86 Democrats, 41 Whigs and one Independent were elected for the session of 1853 to the

."The State Government for 1853"
'' New-York Daily Times''. January 5, 1853. p. 1.

Notes

Sources

*Result for Gov. i
''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (page 31; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) *Result i
''The Tribune Almanac 1853''

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