1811 Connecticut gubernatorial election
1811 Connecticut gubernatorial election
Nominee
Roger Griswold
John Treadwell
Party
Federalist
Federalist
Alliance
Democratic-Republican
Popular vote
10,148
8,727
Percentage
52.37%
45.04%
Governor before election
John Treadwell
Federalist
Elected Governor
Roger Griswold
Federalist
The 1811 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 8, 1811.[1]
Incumbent Federalist Governor John Treadwell was defeated by Roger Griswold , a Federalist who received the support of the Democratic-Republican Party.
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Roger Griswold , Federalist, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
John Treadwell , Federalist, incumbent Governor
Both candidates were Federalists;[2] Griswold was supported by the Democratic-Republicans.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Contemporary sources indicate that Treadwell was supported by the established church while Griswold was supported by lawyers .[8] [9] [10] [11]
Results [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Gov. Roger Griswold" . National Governors Association . Retrieved 20 December 2021 .
^ "The honorable Roger Griswold is elected Governor" . Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political . Alexandria, Va. April 23, 1811. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021 .
^ a b "Connecticut 1811 Governor" . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved 20 December 2021 .
^ "Election news" . The enquirer . Richmond, Va. April 26, 1811. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021 .
^ "A masked battery" . The Rhode-Island Republican . Newport, R.I. July 3, 1811. p. 2. Retrieved 20 December 2021 .
^ "When Roger Griswold, Esq. was elected" . Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political . Alexandria, Va. October 19, 1811. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021 .
^ Lower, Chad D. (2013). The Political Ideology of Connecticut's Standing Order (PhD). Kent State University. p. 43. Retrieved 20 December 2021 .
^ "Light Dawning! Even upon Connecticut!" . The Rhode-Island Republican . Newport, R.I. April 25, 1810. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021 .
^ "In Connecticut" . Virginia Argus . Richmond, Va. May 25, 1810. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021 .
^ "Family quarrels" . The Rhode-Island Republican . Newport, R.I. May 22, 1811. p. 1. Retrieved 20 December 2021 .
^ Ifkovic, John W. (November 1985). "Governor Roger Griswold and the Militia controversy of 1812" . Connecticut History Review . University of Illinois Press (26): 77–92. Retrieved 20 December 2021 .
^ "CT Governor, 1811" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 December 2021 .
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-930466-17-9 .
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 44. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0 .
^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976 . Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 92. ISBN 0-379-00665-0 .
^ "At the late election in Connecticut" . Virginia Argus . Richmond, Va. May 23, 1811. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021 .
^ "Connecticut" . The Rhode-Island Republican . Newport, R.I. May 22, 1811. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021 .
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