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Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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The New Hampshire General Assembly convened in Portsmouth on June 3, 1784 (approx.), with Rev. Jeremy Belknap delivering a discourse. John Langdon was elected President, George Atkinson Lt. Governor. Lists of elected Senators by county and House of Representatives members provided.
Merged-components note: Merged as this is a continuation of the election results and list of representatives from Portsmouth assembly.
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On Wednesday se'nnight the Great and General Assembly of this State convened in the State-house in this town; when, after taking the necessary oaths and subscribing the declaration required by the constitution; they proceeded to business: And on the day following, an excellent and well adapted discourse was delivered before them by the Rev. Jeremy Belknap, from psalm cxliv. 11.
Neither of the candidates for the Presidency having a majority of votes from the people at large, the House proceeded to the choice of two out of the four candidates, agreeable to the constitution, and the Honorable JOHN LANGDON, and GEORGE ATKINSON, Esquires, were accordingly chosen, and sent up to the Senate; who were pleased to make choice of the former as President of this State the year ensuing.
His Excellency being notified of his appointment to this high office, made known his acceptance; and having, in the presence of the Senate and House, taken the necessary oaths, and subscribed the declaration, as required by the constitution, he was proclaimed by the Senior-Senator, PRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF New-Hampshire, and took his seat in the Chair accordingly.
The following gentlemen are elected Senators for the year ensuing:
For the County of Rockingham,
Honorable John Mc Clary, Joseph Gilman,
George Atkinson, Nathaniel Peabody, and
Joshua Wentworth, Esquires.
For the County of Strafford,
Mr. Moses Shaw,
Capt John Eastman.
Capt. Levi Morrill.
Mr. William Plummer.
Col. Tho's Bartlett.
Mr. Moses Barnard.
Mr. Charles Glidden.
Nathan Batcheldor, Esq
Peter Green, Esq.
Richard Bartlett, Esq.
Col. Nath'l Emerson.
Thomas Page, Esq.
Nathaniel Peabody, Esq.
Mr. Caleb Dustin.
James Bettan, Esq.
Mr. Jacob Butler.
Col. John Waldron.
Gen. John Sullivan.
Maj. Jona. Wentworth.
James Knowles, Esq.
Capt. Joshua Foss.
Capt. William Harper.
Col. Joseph Badger, jr
Dr. James Brackett.
Mr. Reuben Libbey.
Thomas Tash, Esq.
Locations.
LS BOROUGH.
Samuel Marsh, Esq.
Capt. Benjamin French
Mr. James Martin.
Mr. Timothy Taylor.
Goffestown,
Robert Macgregore, Esq.
Holles,
Daniel Emerson, Esq.
Amherst,
Mr. Robert Means.
Raby and Mason.
Capt. Samuel Douglas
New-Ipswich,
Mr. Ephraim Adams.
Duxbury and Mile-Slip
Wilton,
Col. Philip Putnam.
Capt. Levi Spaulding.
Mr. Matthew Wallace
John Duncan, Esq
Maj. Robert Wallace.
Mr. Jonathan Dow.
Mr. Benjamin Darling
John Bryant, Esq.
Mr. Robert Smith.
George Jackman, Esq.
For the County of CHESTER
Elijah Grout, Esq.
Col. Amus Shephard,
Mr. Benjamin Hall :
Maj. Elisha Whitcomb.
Mr. Jonathan Gaskill.
Mr. John Gilmore.
Capt. Simon Willard,
Mr. Samuel Works.
Mr. Edward Jewett.
Capt. Benjamin Sumner.
Mr. Stephen Powers:
Leviuel Holmes, Esq.
Maj. Joseph Kimball.
Honorable John Wentworth, and Otis Baker,
Esquires.
For the County of Hillsborough,
Honorable Matthew Thornton, and Ebene-
zer Webster, Esquires.
For the County of Cheshire.
Honorable Moses Chase, and John Bellows,
Esquires.
For the County of Grafton,
Honorable Francis Worcester, Esquire.
The following is an exact List of the names of the Honorable House of Representatives, with the towns from which they are sent:
Honorable JOHN SULLIVAN, Esq. Speaker.
For the County of ROCKINGHAM.
George Atkinson.
PORTS MOUTH,
George Gains and
John Pickering, Esq'rs.
Exeter,
Josiah Gilman, Esq.
John Prentice, Esq.
Londonderry,
Arch'd McMurphy, Esq.
Chester,
Col. William White.
Newington,
Ephraim Pickering, Esq.
Greenland,
William Weeks, Esq.
Rye,
Samuel Jennes, Esq.
North-Hampton,
Col. Moses Leavitt.
Hampton,
Christopher Toppan, Esq.
Hampton-Falls & Seabrook, Mr. Abner Sanborn.
Stratham,
Mark Wiggin, Esq.
Protectworth & Hinsdale.
For the County of GRAFTON.
Holderness, Compton, Thorn-
ton, Lincoln and Franconia.
Noah Worcester, Esq.
Plymouth. Rumney and ?
Capt. Abra. Burnham
Wentworth,
New-Chester, Alexandria, Mr. Enoch Noyes.
and Cockermouth.
Enfield, Canaan, Cardigan,
Dorchester & Grafton.
Mr. Ebenezer Hoyt.
Hanover,
Rufsel Freeman, Esq.
Lebanon.
Elisha Payne, Esq.
Lyme and Orford,
Col. William Simpson.
Haverhill, Pierimont,
Warren and Coventry.
Col. Moses Dow.
Bath, Lyman, Landaff,
Concord, alias Gunthwait,
Maj. John Young.
Littleton, and Dayton. :
Lancaster, Northumberland,
Strafford, Dartmouth,
Col. Joseph Whipple.
Piercy, Cockburn & Colburn-
Those gentlemen with this + mark affixed to their
names, were not of the House last year.
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Primary Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Event Date
June 10 (Reporting); Assembly Convened Wednesday Se'nnight
Key Persons
Outcome
john langdon elected president; george atkinson as secondary; senators and representatives elected as listed.
Event Details
The Great and General Assembly convened, took oaths, heard discourse by Rev. Jeremy Belknap. House chose Langdon and Atkinson for presidency; Senate selected Langdon as President. Lists of senators by county and house representatives provided.