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Colonial governors can be found at page for the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]]. |
Colonial governors can be found at page for the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]]. |
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*[[John Hancock]] None 1780-1785 |
*[[John Hancock]] None 1780-1785 |
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*[[Thomas Cushing]] None 1785-1785 |
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*[[James Bowdoin]] None 1785-1787 |
*[[James Bowdoin]] None 1785-1787 |
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*[[John Hancock]] None 1787-1793 |
*[[John Hancock]] None 1787-1793 |
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*[[Samuel Adams (American revolutionary)|Samuel Adams]] None 1794-1797 |
*[[Samuel Adams (American revolutionary)|Samuel Adams]] None 1794-1797 |
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*[[Increase Sumner]] Federalist 1797-1799 |
*[[Increase Sumner]] Federalist 1797-1799 |
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*[[Moses Gill]] None 1799-1800 |
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*[[Caleb Strong ]]Federalist 1800-1807 |
*[[Caleb Strong ]]Federalist 1800-1807 |
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*[[James Sullivan]] Dem.-Rep. 1807-1808 |
*[[James Sullivan]] Dem.-Rep. 1807-1808 |
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*[[William L. Douglas]] Democratic 1905-1906 |
*[[William L. Douglas]] Democratic 1905-1906 |
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*[[Curtis Guild, Jr.]] Republican 1906-1909 |
*[[Curtis Guild, Jr.]] Republican 1906-1909 |
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*[[Ebenezer S. Draper]] Republican 1909-1911 |
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*[[Eugene N. Foss]] Democratic 1911-1914 |
*[[Eugene N. Foss]] Democratic 1911-1914 |
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*[[David I. Walsh]] Democratic 1914-1916 |
*[[David I. Walsh]] Democratic 1914-1916 |
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*[[Jane M. Swift]] Republican 2001-2003 |
*[[Jane M. Swift]] Republican 2001-2003 |
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*[[Mitt Romney]] Republican 2003- |
*[[Mitt Romney]] Republican 2003- |
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From May 20 until May 30, 1800, there was no Governor of Massachusetts. Governor Sumner died in office on June 7, 1799, leaving Lieutenant Governor Moses Gill as Governor of the Commonwealth. Governor Gill never received a lieutenant, and died himself on May 20, 1800. |
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For the ten days between Governor Gill's death and Governor 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 pointed named governor. |
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[[Category:Lists of United States governors|Massachusetts]] [[Category:Governors of Massachusetts|*]] |
[[Category:Lists of United States governors|Massachusetts]] [[Category:Governors of Massachusetts|*]] |
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Revision as of 04:54, 22 June 2004
List of Massachusetts Governors
Colonial governors can be found at page for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- John Hancock None 1780-1785
- Thomas Cushing None 1785-1785
- James Bowdoin None 1785-1787
- John Hancock None 1787-1793
- Samuel Adams None 1794-1797
- Increase Sumner Federalist 1797-1799
- Moses Gill None 1799-1800
- Caleb Strong Federalist 1800-1807
- James Sullivan Dem.-Rep. 1807-1808
- Levi Lincoln Dem.-Rep. 1808-1809
- Christopher Gore Federalist 1809-1810
- Elbridge Gerry Dem.-Rep. 1810-1812
- Caleb Strong Federalist 1812-1816
- John Brooks Federalist 1816-1823
- William Eustis Dem.-Rep. 1823-1825
- Marcus Morton Dem.-Rep. 1825-1825
- Levi Lincoln Dem.-Rep.1 1825-1834
- John Davis Whig 1834-1835
- Samuel Armstrong Whig 1835-1836
- Edward Everett Whig 1836-1840
- Marcus Morton Democratic 1840-1841
- John Davis Whig 1841-1843
- Marcus Morton Democratic 1843-1844
- George N. Briggs Whig 1844-1851
- George S. Boutwell Democratic 1851-1853
- John H. Clifford Whig 1853-1854
- Emory Washburn Whig 1854-1855
- Henry J. Gardner Know Nothing Party 1855-1858
- Nathaniel P. Banks Republican 1858-1861
- John A. Andrew Republican 1861-1866
- Alexander H. Bullock Republican 1866-1869
- William Claflin Republican 1869-1872
- William B. Washburn Republican 1872-1874
- Thomas Talbot Republican 1874-1875
- William Gaston Democratic 1875-1876
- Alexander H. Rice Republican 1876-1879
- Thomas Talbot Republican 1879-1880
- John D. Long Republican 1880-1883
- Benjamin Franklin Butler Democratic 1883-1884
- George D. Robinson Republican 1884-1887
- Oliver Ames Republican 1887-1890
- John Q. A. Brackett Republican 1890-1891
- William E. Russell Democratic 1891-1894
- Frederic T. Greenhalge Republican 1894-1896
- Roger Wolcott Republican 1896-1900
- Winthrop M. Crane Republican 1900-1903
- John L. Bates Republican 1903-1905
- William L. Douglas Democratic 1905-1906
- Curtis Guild, Jr. Republican 1906-1909
- Ebenezer S. Draper Republican 1909-1911
- Eugene N. Foss Democratic 1911-1914
- David I. Walsh Democratic 1914-1916
- Samuel W. McCall Republican 1916-1919
- Calvin Coolidge Republican 1919-1921
- Channing H. Cox Republican 1921-1925
- Alvin T. Fuller Republican 1925-1929
- Frank G. Allen Republican 1929-1931
- Joseph B. Ely Democratic 1931-1935
- James Michael Curley Democratic 1935-1937
- Charles F. Hurley Democratic 1937-1939
- Leverett Saltonstall Republican 1939-1945
- Maurice J. Tobin Democratic 1945-1947
- Robert F. Bradford Republican 1947-1949
- Paul A. Dever Democratic 1949-1953
- Christian Herter Republican 1953-1957
- Foster Furcolo Democratic 1957-1961
- John A. Volpe Republican 1961-1963
- Endicott Peabody Democratic 1963-1965
- John A. Volpe Republican 1965-1969
- Francis W. Sargent Republican 1969-1975
- Michael Dukakis Democratic 1975-1979
- Edward J. King Democratic 1979-1983
- Michael Dukakis Democratic 1983-1991
- William F. Weld Republican 1991-1997
- Paul Cellucci Republican 1997-2001
- Jane M. Swift Republican 2001-2003
- Mitt Romney Republican 2003-
No Governor
From May 20 until May 30, 1800, there was no Governor of Massachusetts. Governor Sumner died in office on June 7, 1799, leaving Lieutenant Governor 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 Governor 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 pointed named governor.