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James Walkinshaw, a shrewd and money-making Scotchman, is at the present time a power in Conviss. He has been the supervisor for many years, and is a man of the people. Their interests can never suffer from any oversight or misjudgement of his. He is equal to any emergency likely to come before the board of supervisors. He has just been elected a representative in the legislature from his district. _
The town was named after Gen. Ezra Conviss, who was in the legislature and introduced the bill for its organization, but died before the act was passed.
PINCKNEY, NOW CLARENCE,
Was organized in 1839, and elected the following persons, to wit: Andrew Bell, supervisor; Cook Tyler, town clerk; A. M. Green, treasurer; W. B. Noble, C. W. Clapp, Samuel Sellers, A. P. Bell, justices of the peace ; O. S. Bell, collector; W. B. Noble, C. W. Clapp, Norris Barnes, school inspectors.
At the general election held in this town in November, 1839, Elon Farnsworth and William Woodbridge received each 15 votes for governor. Thomas Fitzgerald and J. Wright Gordon received each 15 votes for lieutenant governor. John Ball received 16 votes for senator, and P. Bridge 14 votes for the same. Andrew L. Hays and Harris C. Goodrich received each 15 votes for representative. Jonathan Hart and Henry Cook received each 15 votes for representatives. No political party seems to have led at this election. Whole number of votes cast, 30. At the next general election held in November, 1840, 46 votes were cast for presidential electors, designated Whig 26, Democratic 16.
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