1788 Class 2 Senate Election: Strong vs Jarvis
WaMS In 1788, the United States government successfully lobbied for a strong central government. Years of chaos amongst the States with rebellion , corrupt officials and landowners still suffering the effects of the Revolution pretty much sealed the fate of individual state power. The United States Senate was established in November of 1788 with Tristram Dalton taking home the Class 1 honors. Class 2 would be a six-way dogfight between ex-Mass Congress members Caleb Strong, Theodore Sedgwick, John Lowell, Nathaniel Gorham and Samuel Holten. The sixth man would be Boston representative Charles Jarvis. Class 2 Election Charles Jarvis was a Boston representative that unsuccessfully ran for Class 1 Senator and famously gave a speech during th...