Governor Election Ballot, Whig Ticket
Whig Prox 1846 – for the re-election of Charles Jackson. Jackson had been elected in 1845 on the Liberation prox which was intended to free the suffrage leader Thomas Dorr from state prison. Now that Dorr was liberated the coalition against the Whigs weakened and the election did not give a majority to any candidate. Ultimately Jackson lost his office to Byron Diman in an election by the General Assembly. 16.1 cm X 12.3 cm
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