The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (secretary of state) is the principal public information officer of the state government of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |
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Style | His Honor |
Term length | Four years |
Inaugural holder | John Avery, Jr. |
Formation | 1780 |
Website | www |
The Secretary of the Commonwealth oversees the Corporations Division, the Elections Division, the Massachusetts Archives, the Massachusetts Historical Commission, the Public Records Division, the Securities Division, and the State Records Center.
The current secretary is William F. Galvin.
List of Secretaries of the Commonwealth (1780 to present)
# | Secretary of the Commonwealth | Years | Party | Electoral/appointed history |
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1 | John Avery, Jr. |
January 1, 1780 – June 7, 1806[1] |
Pro-Administration/Federalist | Succeeded Samuel Adams, who had been Secretary of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from August 15, 1776 until January 1, 1780. Avery died in office, June 7, 1806.[1] |
2 | Jonathan L. Austin | 1806 – 1808 |
Democratic-Republican | [data missing] |
3 | William Tudor | 1808 – 1810 |
Federalist | [data missing] |
4 | Benjamin Homans | 1810 – 1812 |
Democratic-Republican | [data missing] |
5 | Alden Bradford | 1812 – 1824 |
Federalist/National Republican | [data missing] |
6 | Edward D. Bangs |
1824 – 1836 |
National Republican/Whig | [data missing] |
7 | John P. Bigelow |
1836 – 1843 |
Whig | [data missing] |
8 | John A. Bolles | 1843 – 1844 |
Whig | [data missing] |
9 | John G. Palfrey |
1844 – 1848 |
Whig | [data missing] |
10 | William B. Calhoun |
January 1848[2] – 1851 |
Whig[3] | [data missing] |
11 | Amasa Walker |
1851 – 1853 |
Whig | [data missing] |
12 | Ephraim M. Wright | 1853 – 1856 |
Whig | [data missing] |
13 | Francis De Witt | 1856 – 1858 |
Know Nothing | [data missing] |
14 | Oliver Warner | 1858 – 1876 |
Republican | [data missing] |
15 | Henry B. Pierce |
1876 – 1891 |
Republican | [data missing] |
16 | William M. Olin |
1891 – April 15, 1911 |
Republican | Died in office April 15, 1911. |
Acting | Isaac H. Edgett | April 15, 1911 – April 28, 1911.[4] |
Republican | Edgett, was the First Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth under William M. Olin.
As the First Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth Edgett became the acting Secretary of the Commonwealth upon Olin's death. Edgett served as the acting Secretary of the Commonwealth[5] until Albert P. Langtry was elected by the Massachusetts legislature to serve out the remainder of Olin's term. |
17 | Albert P. Langtry |
April 28, 1911[4] | Republican[6] | Elected by the Legislature, on April 26, 1911, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William M. Olin. Langtry assumed the office of Secretary of the Commonwealth on April 28, 1911.[4] |
18 | Frank J. Donahue |
January 15, 1913 – 1915 |
Democratic[6] | [data missing] |
19 | Albert P. Langtry |
1915 – 1921 |
Republican | [data missing] |
20 | Frederic W. Cook |
1921 – 1949 |
Republican[7] | [data missing] |
21 | Edward J. Cronin |
1949 – November 24, 1958 |
Democratic | Died in office on November 24, 1958. |
Acting | J. Henry Goguen | December 1, 1958 – January 20, 1959 |
Democratic | [data missing] |
22 | Joseph D. Ward |
January 20, 1959 – 1961 |
Democratic[8] | [data missing] |
23 | Kevin H. White | 1961 – December 20, 1967 |
Democratic | First elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964 to a four-year term after the length of terms was extended. Resigned to become Mayor of Boston. |
24 | Jack Davoren |
1967 – 1974 |
Democratic | [data missing] |
25 | Paul H. Guzzi | 1975 – 1978 |
Democratic | [data missing] |
26 | Michael J. Connolly | 1979 – 1994 |
Democratic | [data missing] |
27 | William F. Galvin |
January 1, 1995 – present |
Democratic | [data missing] |
See also
References
- ^ a b Roberts, Oliver Ayer (1901), History of the Military company of the Massachusetts, now called the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts 1637-1888. Vol. II - 1738-1821, Boston, MA: Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, p. 196.
- ^ Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (1912), Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College With Annals of the College History, Vol. VI September; 1805 - September; 1815, New Haven, Ct: Yale University Press, p. 629.
- ^ William B. Calhoun at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.
- ^ a b c Boston Daily Globe (April 29, 1911), LANGTRY IN NEW OFFICE. The Netherlands Club Pays Him a Visit and Presents Him a Bunch of Roses., Boston, Mass: Boston Daily Globe, p. 9.
- ^ Boston Daily Globe (April 18, 1911), HOUSE RECORDED FOR INCOME TAX Walker Asks Reconsideration--- Senate Adopts 54-Hour Bill. Insane Hospital Inquiry Killed--- Anti-Lorimer Resolution. IMPORTANT EVENTS AT STATE HOUSE YESTERDAY., Boston, MA: The Boston Daily Globe, p. 1
- ^ a b "FOSS AND FROTHINGHAM WIN" (PDF). The New York Times. September 27, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
- ^ "MANY SEEK OFFICE IN MASSACHUSETTS". The New York Times. August 9, 1922. p. 6. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
- ^ "In Memoriam". Holy Cross Magazine. Archived from the original on September 5, 2004. Summer 2003. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.
- "THE STATES" (PDF). National Association of Secretaries of State. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
- "Special Collections - Burrill File". State Library of Massachusetts. Retrieved October 6, 2007.