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! Governor!! Took |
! Governor!! Took Office!! Left Office !! Party !!Lt. Governor(s) |
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|[[John Hancock]] |
|[[John Hancock]] |
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|align=center| [[1780]] ||align=center| [[1785]] || None |
|align=center| [[1780]] ||align=center| [[1785]] || None ||[[Thomas Cushing]] |
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|[[Thomas Cushing]] |
|[[Thomas Cushing]] |
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|align=center| [[1785]] ||align=center| [[1785]] || None |
|align=center| [[1785]] ||align=center| [[1785]] || None || |
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|[[James Bowdoin]] |
|[[James Bowdoin]] |
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|align=center| [[1785]] ||align=center| [[1787]] || None |
|align=center| [[1785]] ||align=center| [[1787]] || None ||[[Thomas Cushing]] |
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|[[John Hancock]] |
|[[John Hancock]] |
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|align=center| [[1787]] ||align=center| [[1793]] || None |
|align=center| [[May 30]], [[1787]] ||align=center| [[October 8]], [[1793]] || None || [[Thomas Cushing]] (1787-88)<br>[[Samuel Adams]] (1788-93) |
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|[[Samuel Adams]] |
|[[Samuel Adams]] |
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|align=center| [[1793]] ||align=center| [[1797]] || None |
|align=center| [[October 8]], [[1793]] ||align=center| [[June 2]], [[1797]] || None || |
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|[[Increase Sumner]] |
|[[Increase Sumner]] |
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|align=center| [[1797]] ||align=center| [[1799]] |
|align=center| [[June 2]], [[1797]] ||align=center| [[June 7]], [[1799]] |
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|[[United States Federalist Party|Federalist]] |
|[[United States Federalist Party|Federalist]] || [[Moses Gill]] |
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|[[Moses Gill]] |
|[[Moses Gill]] |
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|align=center| [[1799]] ||align=center| [[1800]] || None |
|align=center| [[June 7]], [[1799]] ||align=center| [[May 20]], [[1800]] || None || None |
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|Governor's Council |
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|align=center| [[May 20]], [[1800]] ||align=center| [[May 30]], [[1800]] || || |
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|[[Caleb Strong]] |
|[[Caleb Strong]] |
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|align=center| [[1800]] ||align=center| [[1807]] |
|align=center| [[May 30]], [[1800]] ||align=center| [[May 29]], [[1807]] |
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|[[United States Federalist Party|Federalist]] |
|[[United States Federalist Party|Federalist]] || |
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|[[James Sullivan]] |
|[[James Sullivan]] |
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|align=center| [[1807]] ||align=center| [[1808]] |
|align=center| [[May 29]], [[1807]] ||align=center| [[December 10]], [[1808]] |
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|[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] |
|[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] ||[[Levi Lincoln]] |
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|[[Levi Lincoln]] |
|[[Levi Lincoln]] |
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|align=center| [[1808]] ||align=center| [[1809]] |
|align=center| [[December 10]], [[1808]] ||align=center| [[May 1]], [[1809]] |
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|[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] |
|[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] || |
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|[[Christopher Gore]] |
|[[Christopher Gore]] |
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|align=center| [[1809]] ||align=center| [[1810]] |
|align=center| [[May 1]], [[1809]] ||align=center| [[June 10]], [[1810]] |
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|[[United States Federalist Party|Federalist]] |
|[[United States Federalist Party|Federalist]] || |
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|[[Elbridge Gerry]] |
|[[Elbridge Gerry]] |
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|align=center| [[1810]] ||align=center| [[1812]] |
|align=center| [[June 10]], [[1810]] ||align=center| [[June]], [[1812]] |
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|[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] |
|[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] || |
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|[[Caleb Strong]] |
|[[Caleb Strong]] |
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|align=center| [[1812]] ||align=center| [[1816]] |
|align=center| [[June]], [[1812]] ||align=center| [[May 30]], [[1816]] |
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|[[United States Federalist Party|Federalist]] |
|[[United States Federalist Party|Federalist]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#E6E6AA |
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|[[John Brooks]] |
|[[John Brooks]] |
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|align=center| [[1816]] ||align=center| [[1823]] |
|align=center| [[May 30]], [[1816]] ||align=center| [[May 31]], [[1823]] |
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|[[United States Federalist Party|Federalist]] |
|[[United States Federalist Party|Federalist]] || |
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|[[William Eustis]] |
|[[William Eustis]] |
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|align=center| [[1823]] ||align=center| [[1825]] |
|align=center| [[May 31]], [[1823]] ||align=center| [[February 6]], [[1825]] |
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|[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] |
|[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] ||[[Levi Lincoln, Jr.]] (1823-24)<br>[[Marcus Morton]] (1824-25) |
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|[[Marcus Morton]] |
|[[Marcus Morton]] |
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|align=center| [[1825]] ||align=center| [[1825]] |
|align=center| [[February 6]], [[1825]] ||align=center| [[May 26]], [[1825]] |
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|[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] |
|[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC |
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|[[Levi Lincoln, Jr.]] |
|[[Levi Lincoln, Jr.]] |
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|align=center| [[1825]] ||align=center| [[1834]] |
|align=center| [[May 26]], [[1825]] ||align=center| [[January 9]], [[1834]] |
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|[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] |
|[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC |
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|[[John Davis (Massachusetts Governor)|John Davis]] |
|[[John Davis (Massachusetts Governor)|John Davis]] |
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|align=center| [[1834]] ||align=center| [[1835]] |
|align=center| [[January 9]], [[1834]] ||align=center| [[March 1]], [[1835]] |
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|[[United States Whig Party|Whig]] |
|[[United States Whig Party|Whig]] ||[[Samuel Armstrong]] |
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|[[Samuel Armstrong]] |
|[[Samuel Armstrong]] |
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|align=center| [[1835]] ||align=center| [[1836]] |
|align=center| [[March 1]], [[1835]] ||align=center| [[January 13]], [[1836]] |
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|[[United States Whig Party|Whig]] |
|[[United States Whig Party|Whig]] || |
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|[[Edward Everett]] |
|[[Edward Everett]] |
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|align=center| [[1836]] ||align=center| [[1840]] |
|align=center| [[January 13]], [[1836]] ||align=center| [[January 18]], [[1840]] |
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|[[United States Whig Party|Whig]] |
|[[United States Whig Party|Whig]] || |
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|[[Marcus Morton]] |
|[[Marcus Morton]] |
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|align=center| [[1840]] ||align=center| [[1841]] |
|align=center| [[January 18]], [[1840]] ||align=center| [[January 7]], [[1841]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|[[John Davis (Massachusetts Governor)|John Davis]] |
|[[John Davis (Massachusetts Governor)|John Davis]] |
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|align=center| [[1841]] ||align=center| [[1843]] |
|align=center| [[January 7]], [[1841]] ||align=center| [[January 17]], [[1843]] |
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|[[United States Whig Party|Whig]] |
|[[United States Whig Party|Whig]] || |
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|[[Marcus Morton]] |
|[[Marcus Morton]] |
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|align=center| [[1843]] ||align=center| [[1844]] |
|align=center| [[January 17]], [[1843]] ||align=center| [[January]], [[1844]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC |
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|[[George N. Briggs]] |
|[[George N. Briggs]] |
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|align=center| [[1844]] ||align=center| [[1851]] |
|align=center| [[January]], [[1844]] ||align=center| [[January 11]], [[1851]] |
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|[[United States Whig Party|Whig]] |
|[[United States Whig Party|Whig]] || |
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|[[George S. Boutwell]] |
|[[George S. Boutwell]] |
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|align=center| [[1851]] ||align=center| [[1853]] |
|align=center| [[January 11]], [[1851]] ||align=center| [[January 14]], [[1853]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC |
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|[[John H. Clifford]] |
|[[John H. Clifford]] |
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|align=center| [[1853]] ||align=center| [[1854]] |
|align=center| [[January 14]], [[1853]] ||align=center| [[January 12]], [[1854]] |
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|[[United States Whig Party|Whig]] |
|[[United States Whig Party|Whig]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC |
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|[[Emory Washburn]] |
|[[Emory Washburn]] |
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|align=center| [[1854]] ||align=center| [[1855]] |
|align=center| [[January 12]], [[1854]] ||align=center| [[January 4]], [[1855]] |
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|[[United States Whig Party|Whig]] |
|[[United States Whig Party|Whig]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#ccffff |
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|[[Henry J. Gardner]] |
|[[Henry J. Gardner]] |
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|align=center| [[1855]] ||align=center| [[1858]] |
|align=center| [[January 4]], [[1855]] ||align=center| [[January 7]], [[1858]] |
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|[[United States Know-Nothing Party|Know-Nothing]] |
|[[United States Know-Nothing Party|Know-Nothing]] || |
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|[[Nathaniel P. Banks]] |
|[[Nathaniel P. Banks]] |
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|align=center| [[1858]] ||align=center| [[1861]] |
|align=center| [[January 7]], [[1858]] ||align=center| [[January 3]], [[1861]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[John A. Andrew]] |
|[[John A. Andrew]] |
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|align=center| [[1861]] ||align=center| [[1866]] |
|align=center| [[January 3]], [[1861]] ||align=center| [[January 4]], [[1866]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[Alexander H. Bullock]] |
|[[Alexander H. Bullock]] |
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|align=center| [[1866]] ||align=center| [[1869]] |
|align=center| [[January 4]], [[1866]] ||align=center| [[January 7]], [[1869]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] ||[[William Claflin]] |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[William Claflin]] |
|[[William Claflin]] |
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|align=center| [[1869]] ||align=center| [[1872]] |
|align=center| [[January 7]], [[1869]] ||align=center| [[January 4]], [[1872]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[William B. Washburn]] |
|[[William B. Washburn]] |
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|align=center| [[1872]] ||align=center| [[1874]] |
|align=center| [[January 4]], [[1872]] ||align=center| [[April 29]], [[1874]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] ||[[Thomas Talbot (Massachusetts)|Thomas Talbot]] |
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|[[Thomas Talbot (Massachusetts)|Thomas Talbot]] |
|[[Thomas Talbot (Massachusetts)|Thomas Talbot]] |
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|align=center| [[1874]] ||align=center| [[1875]] |
|align=center| [[April 29]], [[1874]] ||align=center| [[January 7]], [[1875]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
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|[[William Gaston]] |
|[[William Gaston]] |
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|align=center| [[1875]] ||align=center| [[1876]] |
|align=center| [[January 7]], [[1875]] ||align=center| [[January 6]], [[1876]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[Alexander H. Rice]] |
|[[Alexander H. Rice]] |
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|align=center| [[1876]] ||align=center| [[1879]] |
|align=center| [[January 6]], [[1876]] ||align=center| [[January 2]], [[1879]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[Thomas Talbot (Massachusetts)|Thomas Talbot]] |
|[[Thomas Talbot (Massachusetts)|Thomas Talbot]] |
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|align=center| [[1879]] ||align=center| [[1880]] |
|align=center| [[January 2]], [[1879]] ||align=center| [[January 8]], [[1880]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[John D. Long]] |
|[[John D. Long]] |
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|align=center| [[1880]] ||align=center| [[1883]] |
|align=center| [[January 8]], [[1880]] ||align=center| [[January 4]], [[1883]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
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|[[Benjamin Franklin Butler (politician)|Benjamin F. Butler]] |
|[[Benjamin Franklin Butler (politician)|Benjamin F. Butler]] |
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|align=center| [[1883]] ||align=center| [[1884]] |
|align=center| [[January 4]], [[1883]] ||align=center| [[January 3]], [[1884]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[George D. Robinson]] |
|[[George D. Robinson]] |
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|align=center| [[1884]] ||align=center| [[1887]] |
|align=center| [[January 3]], [[1884]] ||align=center| [[January 6]], [[1887]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || [[Oliver Ames]] |
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|[[Oliver Ames]] |
|[[Oliver Ames]] |
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|align=center| [[1887]] ||align=center| [[1890]] |
|align=center| [[January 6]], [[1887]] ||align=center| [[January 7]], [[1890]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || [[John Q. A. Brackett]] |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[John Q. A. Brackett]] |
|[[John Q. A. Brackett]] |
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|align=center| [[1890]] ||align=center| [[1891]] |
|align=center| [[January 7]], [[1890]] ||align=center| [[January 8]], [[1891]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
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|[[William Russell (governor)|William E. Russell]] |
|[[William Russell (governor)|William E. Russell]] |
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|align=center| [[1891]] ||align=center| [[1894]] |
|align=center| [[January 8]], [[1891]] ||align=center| [[January 4]], [[1894]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] ||[[Roger Wolcott (Massachusetts)|Roger Wolcott]] (1892-14) |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[Frderic T. Greenhalge]] |
|[[Frderic T. Greenhalge]] |
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|align=center| [[1894]] ||align=center| [[1896]] |
|align=center| [[January 4]], [[1894]] ||align=center| [[March 5]], [[1896]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] ||[[Roger Wolcott (Massachusetts)|Roger Wolcott]] |
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|[[Roger Wolcott (Massachusetts)|Roger Wolcott]] |
|[[Roger Wolcott (Massachusetts)|Roger Wolcott]] |
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|align=center| [[1896]] ||align=center| [[1900]] |
|align=center| [[March 5]], [[1896]] ||align=center| [[January 4]], [[1900]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || [[Winthrop M. Crane]] (1896-1899)<br>[[John L. Bates]] (1899-1900) |
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|[[Winthrop M. Crane]] |
|[[Winthrop M. Crane]] |
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|align=center| [[1900]] ||align=center| [[1903]] |
|align=center| [[January 4]], [[1900]] ||align=center| [[January 8]], [[1903]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] ||[[John L. Bates]] |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[John L. Bates]] |
|[[John L. Bates]] |
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|align=center| [[1903]] ||align=center| [[1905]] |
|align=center| [[January 8]], [[1903]] ||align=center| [[January 5]], [[1905]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] ||[[Curtis Guild, Jr.]] |
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|[[William L. Douglas]] |
|[[William L. Douglas]] |
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|align=center| [[1905]] ||align=center| [[1906]] |
|align=center| [[January 5]], [[1905]] ||align=center| [[January 4]], [[1906]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[Curtis Guild, Jr.]] |
|[[Curtis Guild, Jr.]] |
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|align=center| [[1906]] ||align=center| [[1909]] |
|align=center| [[January 4]], [[1906]] ||align=center| [[January 7]], [[1909]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] ||[[Ebenezer Sumner Draper|Ebenezer S. Draper]] |
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|[[Ebenezer Sumner Draper|Ebenezer S. Draper]] |
|[[Ebenezer Sumner Draper|Ebenezer S. Draper]] |
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|align=center| [[1909]] ||align=center| [[1911]] |
|align=center| [[January 7]], [[1909]] ||align=center| [[January 5]], [[1911]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
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|[[Eugene N. Foss]] |
|[[Eugene N. Foss]] |
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|align=center| [[1911]] ||align=center| [[1914]] |
|align=center| [[January 5]], [[1911]] ||align=center| [[January 8]], [[1914]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] ||[[David I. Walsh]] (1913-14) |
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|[[David I. Walsh]] |
|[[David I. Walsh]] |
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|align=center| [[1914]] ||align=center| [[1916]] |
|align=center| [[January 8]], [[1914]] ||align=center| [[January 6]], [[1916]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[Samuel W. McCall]] |
|[[Samuel W. McCall]] |
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|align=center| [[1916]] ||align=center| [[1919]] |
|align=center| [[January 6]], [[1916]] ||align=center| [[January 2]], [[1919]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || [[Calvin Coolidge]] |
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|[[Calvin Coolidge]] |
|[[Calvin Coolidge]] |
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|align=center| [[1919]] ||align=center| [[1921]] |
|align=center| [[January 2]], [[1919]] ||align=center| [[January 6]], [[1921]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || [[Channing H. Cox]] |
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|[[Channing H. Cox]] |
|[[Channing H. Cox]] |
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|align=center| [[1921]] ||align=center| [[1925]] |
|align=center| [[January 6]], [[1921]] ||align=center| [[January 8]], [[1925]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || [[Alvan T. Fuller]] |
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|[[Alvan T. Fuller]] |
|[[Alvan T. Fuller]] |
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|align=center| [[1925]] ||align=center| [[1929]] |
|align=center| [[January 8]], [[1925]] ||align=center| [[January 3]], [[1929]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] ||[[Frank G. Allen]] |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[Frank G. Allen]] |
|[[Frank G. Allen]] |
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|align=center| [[1929]] ||align=center| [[1931]] |
|align=center| [[January 3]], [[1929]] ||align=center| [[January 8]], [[1931]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
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|[[Joseph B. Ely]] |
|[[Joseph B. Ely]] |
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|align=center| [[1931]] ||align=center| [[1935]] |
|align=center| [[January 8]], [[1931]] ||align=center| [[January 3]], [[1935]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
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|[[James Michael Curley]] |
|[[James Michael Curley]] |
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|align=center| [[1935]] ||align=center| [[1937]] |
|align=center| [[January 3]], [[1935]] ||align=center| [[January 7]], [[1937]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|[[Charles F. Hurley]] |
|[[Charles F. Hurley]] |
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|align=center| [[1937]] ||align=center| [[1939]] |
|align=center| [[January 7]], [[1937]] ||align=center| [[January 5]], [[1939]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[Leverett Saltonstall]] |
|[[Leverett Saltonstall]] |
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|align=center| [[1939]] ||align=center| [[1945]] |
|align=center| [[January 5]], [[1939]] ||align=center| [[January 3]], [[1945]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
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|[[Maurice J. Tobin]] |
|[[Maurice J. Tobin]] |
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|align=center| [[1945]] ||align=center| [[1947]] |
|align=center| [[January 3]], [[1945]] ||align=center| [[January 2]], [[1947]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] ||bgcolor=#FFE8E8| [[Robert F. Bradford]] |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[Robert F. Bradford]] |
|[[Robert F. Bradford]] |
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|align=center| [[1947]] ||align=center| [[1949]] |
|align=center| [[January 2]], [[1947]] ||align=center| [[January 6]], [[1949]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
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|[[Paul A. Dever]] |
|[[Paul A. Dever]] |
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|align=center| [[1949]] ||align=center| [[1953]] |
|align=center| [[January 6]], [[1949]] ||align=center| [[January 8]], [[1953]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[Christian Herter]] |
|[[Christian Herter]] |
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|align=center| [[1953]] ||align=center| [[1957]] |
|align=center| [[January 8]], [[1953]] ||align=center| [[January 3]], [[1957]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
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|[[Foster Furcolo]] |
|[[Foster Furcolo]] |
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|align=center| [[1957]] ||align=center| [[1961]] |
|align=center| [[January 3]], [[1957]] ||align=center| [[January 5]], [[1961]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[John A. Volpe]] |
|[[John A. Volpe]] |
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|align=center| [[1961]] ||align=center| [[1963]] |
|align=center| [[January 5]], [[1961]] ||align=center| [[January 3]], [[1963]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
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|[[Endicott Peabody]] |
|[[Endicott Peabody]] |
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|align=center| [[1963]] ||align=center| [[1965]] |
|align=center| [[January 3]], [[1963]] ||align=center| [[January 7]], [[1965]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[John A. Volpe]] |
|[[John A. Volpe]] |
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|align=center| [[1965]] ||align=center| [[1969]] |
|align=center| [[January 7]], [[1965]] ||align=center| [[January 22]], [[1969]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] ||[[Francis W. Sargent]] (1967-69) |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[Francis W. Sargent]] |
|[[Francis W. Sargent]] |
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|align=center| [[1969]] ||align=center| [[1975]] |
|align=center| [[January 22]], [[1969]] ||align=center| [[January 2]], [[1975]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
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|[[Michael Dukakis]] |
|[[Michael Dukakis]] |
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|align=center| [[1975]] ||align=center| [[1979]] |
|align=center| [[January 2]], [[1975]] ||align=center| [[January 4]], [[1979]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
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|[[Edward J. King]] |
|[[Edward J. King]] |
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|align=center| [[1979]] ||align=center| [[1983]] |
|align=center| [[January 4]], [[1979]] ||align=center| [[January 6]], [[1983]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
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|[[Michael Dukakis]] |
|[[Michael Dukakis]] |
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|align=center| [[1983]] ||align=center| [[1991]] |
|align=center| [[January 6]], [[1983]] ||align=center| [[January 3]], [[1991]] |
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|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
|[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] || [[John Kerry]] (1983-85) |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[William Weld|William F. Weld]] |
|[[William Weld|William F. Weld]] |
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|align=center| [[1991]] ||align=center| [[1997]] |
|align=center| [[January 3]], [[1991]] ||align=center| [[July 29]], [[1997]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || [[Paul Cellucci|A. Paul Cellucci]] |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[Paul Cellucci|Argeo Paul Cellucci]] |
|[[Paul Cellucci|Argeo Paul Cellucci]] |
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|align=center| [[1997]] ||align=center| [[2001]] |
|align=center| [[July 29]], [[1997]] ||align=center| [[April 10]], [[2001]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || [[Jane Swift|Jane M. Swift]] |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[Jane Swift|Jane M. Swift]] |
|[[Jane Swift|Jane M. Swift]] |
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|align=center| [[2001]] ||align=center| [[2003]] |
|align=center| [[April 10]], [[2001]] ||align=center| [[January 2]], [[2003]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || |
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|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8 |
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|[[Mitt Romney|Willard Mitt Romney]] |
|[[Mitt Romney|Willard Mitt Romney]] |
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|align=center| [[2003]] ||align=center| [[as of 2005|present]] |
|align=center| [[January 2]], [[2003]] ||align=center| [[as of 2005|present]] |
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|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] |
|[[United States Republican Party|Republican]] || [[Kerry Healey]] |
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Revision as of 08:49, 5 September 2005
Governor of Massachusetts
Part the Second, Chapter II, Section I, Article I of the Massachusetts Constitution reads,
Succession
According to the constitution, whenever the chair of the governor is vacant, the lieutenant governor shall take over as governor. The first time this came into use was five years after the constitution's adoption, when in 1785 Governor John Hancock resigned his post with five months remaining before the inauguration of Gov. James Bowdoin.
No Single Governor
Whenever both the governor and his lieutenant left their offices vacant, the Governor's Council was charged with acting as governor. Gov. Increase Sumner died in office on June 7, 1799, leaving Lt. Gov. Moses Gill as Governor of the Commonwealth. Governor Gill never received a lieutenant, and died himself on May 20, 1800.
For the ten days between Governor Gill's death and Gov. Caleb Strong's inauguration, the Governor's Council became the executive arm of the Commonwealth's government. Its chair, Thomas Dawes, was the closest person to governor during this time, but was at no point named governor.
New and Current Line of Succession
Article LV of the Constitution annulled this line of succession and created a new line that did not entrust the governorship to an eight-member council. The new and current line of succession is as follows:
- Governor (Mitt Romney)
- Lieutenant Governor (Kerry Healey)
- Secretary of the Commonwealth (William Francis Galvin)
- Attorney General (Thomas Francis Reilly)
- Treasurer and Receiver-General (Tim Cahill)
- Auditor (A. Joseph DeNucci)
List of Massachusetts Governors
Colonial governors can be found at page for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.