List of Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

This is a list of Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

House of Deputies of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century, in New England, situated around the present-day cities of Salem and Boston. The territory administered by the colony included much of present-day central New England, including portions...

Speaker	Years ↑	District	Electoral history
William Hawthorne	1644 – 1645	Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...
George Cooke	1645	Cambridge Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
William Hawthorne	1646	Salem
Robert Bridges	1646	Lynn Lynn, Massachusetts Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...
Joseph Hill	1647	Mistick Side Medford, Massachusetts Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, five miles northwest of downtown Boston. In the 2010 U.S. Census, Medford's population was 56,173...
William Hawthorne	1648	Salem
Richard Russell	1648	Charlestown Charlestown, Massachusetts Charlestown is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located on a peninsula north of downtown Boston. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874...
Daniel Denison	1649	Ipswich Ipswich, Massachusetts Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,987 at the 2000 census. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island...
William Hawthorne	1650	Salem
Daniel Gookin Daniel Gookin Major-General Daniel Gookin was a settler of Virginia and Massachusetts, and a writer on the subject of American Indians.-Early life:...	1651	Cambridge Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
Daniel Denison	1651 – 1652	Ipswich Ipswich, Massachusetts Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,987 at the 2000 census. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island...
Humphrey Atherton Humphrey Atherton Major-General Humphrey Atherton, an early settler of Dorchester, Massachusetts, held the highest military rank in colonial New England. He first appeared in the records of Dorchester on March 18, 1637 and made freeman May 2, 1638. He became deputy governor, a representative in the General Court,...	1653	Springfield Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
Richard Russell	1654	Charlestown
Edward Johnson	1655
Richard Russell	1656	Charlestown
William Hawthorne	1657	Salem
Richard Russell	1658	Charlestown
Thomas Savage	1659 – 1660
William Hawthorne	1660 – 1661	Salem
Thomas Clarke	1662
John Leverett John Leverett John Leverett was an English colonial magistrate, merchant, soldier and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Born in England, he came to Massachusetts as a teenager. He was a leading merchant in the colony, and served in its military...	1663 – 1664	Boston
Thomas Clarke	1665
Richard Waldron Richard Waldron Major Richard Waldron dominated the society and economy of early colonial Dover, New Hampshire and had a substantial presence in greater New Hampshire and in neighbouring Massachusetts...	1666 – 1668	Cocheco Dover, New Hampshire Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. The population was 29,987 at the 2010 census, the largest in the New Hampshire Seacoast region...
Thomas Clarke	1669 – 1670
Thomas Savage	1671	Boston
Thomas Clarke	1672
Richard Waldron	1673	Cocheco
Joshua Hubbard	1673 – 1674
Richard Waldron	1674 – 1675	Cocheco
Peter Buckley Peter Buckley Peter Buckley is the name of:* Peter Buckley , English journeyman welterweight boxer* Peter J. Buckley, Oregon State Representative, District 5 * Peter Buckley , British former professional racing cyclist...	1675 – 1676	Concord Concord, Massachusetts Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 17,668. Although a small town, Concord is noted for its leading roles in American history and literature.-History:...
Thomas Savage	1677 – 1678	Boston
Richard Waldron	1679	Cocheco	District no longer part of Massachusetts
John Richards John Richards (colonial judge) John Richards was appointed as a magistrate on the Court of Oyer and Terminer in 1692 by Massachusetts Governor William Phips, and then again as a justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize and general Goal Delivery in 1693, both of which courts heard the cases that...	1679 – 1680	Dorchester Dorchester, Massachusetts Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large...
Daniel Fisher	1680 – 1682	Dedham Dedham, Massachusetts Dedham is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census. It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest by Westwood and on the southeast by...
Elisha Cooke	1683	Boston
John Waite	1684	Malden Malden, Massachusetts Malden is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,450 at the 2010 census. In 2009 Malden was ranked as the "Best Place to Raise Your Kids" in Massachusetts by Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine.-History:...
Isaac Addington	1685	Boston
John Saffin John Saffin John Saffin was a Boston merchant, best known for his A Brief and Candid Answer to Samuel Sewall's The Selling of Joseph.-Biography:...	1686	Boston	General Court adjourned May 21, 1686, did not convene until May or June 1689

Inter-Charter Period

Speaker	Years ↑	District
Thomas Oakes Thomas Oakes (representative) Thomas Oakes was a physician and politician in New England, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.He born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 18 June 1644, brother of Urian Oakes, and graduated at Harvard College in 1662. He subsequently studied medicine in London, and obtained some...	1689	Boston
John Bowles	1698 – 1690	Boston
Penn Townsend	1690 – 1691	Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...
William Bond William Bond (Massachusetts) William Bond was the first Speaker of the Massachusetts Province House of Representatives in 1692 following unification of Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691, a position he would be elected to several times after.-Early life:Bond was baptized September 8, 1625 in England, the son...	1691 – 1692	Watertown Watertown, Massachusetts The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England...
Penn Townsend	1692	Salem

Second Charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
Province of Massachusetts Bay
The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a crown colony in North America. It was chartered on October 7, 1691 by William and Mary, the joint monarchs of the kingdoms of England and Scotland...

Speaker	Years ↑	District	Electoral history
William Bond William Bond (Massachusetts) William Bond was the first Speaker of the Massachusetts Province House of Representatives in 1692 following unification of Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691, a position he would be elected to several times after.-Early life:Bond was baptized September 8, 1625 in England, the son...	1692 – 1693	Watertown Watertown, Massachusetts The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England...
Nathaniel Byfield	1693 – 1694	Boston
Nehemiah Jewett	1694 – 1695	Rowley Rowley, Massachusetts Rowley is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,500 at the 2000 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Rowley.-History:...
William Bond	1695 – 1696	Watertown
Penn Townsend	1696 – 1697	Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...
Nehemiah Byfield	1698	Rowley Rowley, Massachusetts Rowley is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,500 at the 2000 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Rowley.-History:...
James Converse	1699 – 1700	Woburn Woburn, Massachusetts Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 38,120 at the 2010 census. Woburn is located north of Boston, Massachusetts, and just south of the intersection of I-93 and I-95.- History :...
John Leverett John Leverett John Leverett was an English colonial magistrate, merchant, soldier and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Born in England, he came to Massachusetts as a teenager. He was a leading merchant in the colony, and served in its military...	1700 – 1701	Boston
Nehemiah Jewett	1701 – 1702	Rowley
James Converse	1702 – 1705	Woburn
Thomas Oakes Thomas Oakes (representative) Thomas Oakes was a physician and politician in New England, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.He born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 18 June 1644, brother of Urian Oakes, and graduated at Harvard College in 1662. He subsequently studied medicine in London, and obtained some...	1705 – 1707	Boston
John Burrill	1707	Lynn Lynn, Massachusetts Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...
Thomas Oliver Thomas Oliver Thomas Oliver may refer to:Thomas Oliver Thomas Oliver , last Royal Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts...	1708 – 1709	Cambridge Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
John Clark	1709 – 1711	Boston
John Burrill	1711 – 1720	Lynn
Elisha Cooke	1720
Timothy Lindall	1720 – 1721	Boston
John Clark	1721 – 1724	Boston
William Dudley William Dudley William Dudley was Dean of Windsor and then Bishop of Durham.A younger son of John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Dudley was nominated to Durham on 31 July 1476. He was consecrated between 1 September and 12 October 1476. In 1483 he supported Richard, Duke of Gloucester, the future King...	1724 – 1729	Roxbury Roxbury, Massachusetts Roxbury is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, and became a city in 1846 until annexed to Boston on January 5, 1868...
John Quincy John Quincy Colonel John Quincy was an American soldier, politician and member of the Quincy political family. His granddaughter Abigail Adams named her son, John Quincy Adams, in his honor. The city of Quincy, Massachusetts is named in his honor, as well.-Biography:John Quincy was born in Boston,...	1729 – 1741	Mount Wollaston
William Fairfield William Fairfield William Fairfield was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Pawlet, Vermont in 1769 or 1770, the son of William Fairfield, a farmer. His father fought with Edward Jessup's loyalist forces and moved with his family to Machiche in Quebec in 1779...	1741	Wenham Wenham, Massachusetts Wenham is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,875 at the 2010 census.The Town of Wenham was originally settled in 1635 and has retained much of its unique historic character and tranquil rural scenery...
Thomas Cushing II	1742 – 1746	Boston
Thomas Hutchinson	1746 – 1749	Boston	Resigned when appointed to the Governor's Council
Joseph Dwight	1748 – 1750	Brookfield Brookfield, Massachusetts Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,390 at the 2010 census.-History:Brookfield was first settled in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1718...
Thomas Hubbard	1750 – 1759	Waltham Waltham, Massachusetts Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, was an early center for the labor movement, and major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the city was a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning,...
Samuel White Samuel White (Massachusetts) Samuel White was a prominent lawyer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.-Marriage:In November 1735 White married Prudence Williams daughter of Samuel Williams of Taunton, Massachusetts.-External links:...	May 30, 1759 – May 28, 1760	Taunton Taunton, Massachusetts Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located south of Boston, east of Providence, north of Fall River and west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River...
James Otis James Otis, Sr. James Otis, Sr. was a prominent lawyer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. His sons James Otis, Jr. and Samuel Allyne Otis also rose to prominence, as did his daughter Mercy Otis Warren...	May 28, 1760 – May 26, 1762	Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...	Resigned when appointed to the Governor's Council
Timothy Ruggles Timothy Ruggles Timothy Dwight Ruggles was an American military leader, jurist and politician. He was a delegate to the first Stamp Act congress of 1765.-Early life:...	May 26, 1762 – May 25, 1764	Rochester Rochester, Massachusetts Rochester is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,232 at the 2010 census.-History:Rochester was settled in 1679 on the lands called "Sippican" by the local Wampanoags, along the coast of Buzzards Bay...
Samuel White Samuel White (Massachusetts) Samuel White was a prominent lawyer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.-Marriage:In November 1735 White married Prudence Williams daughter of Samuel Williams of Taunton, Massachusetts.-External links:...	May 25, 1764 – June 11, 1764	Taunton Taunton, Massachusetts Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located south of Boston, east of Providence, north of Fall River and west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River...
Thomas Clap Thomas Clap Thomas Clap, also spelled Thomas Clapp , was an American academic and educator, a Congregational Minister, and college administrator. He was both the fifth rector and the earliest to be called "president" of Yale College .He was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, and studied with Rev... pro tem	June 11, 1764 – May 29, 1765
Samuel White Samuel White (Massachusetts) Samuel White was a prominent lawyer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.-Marriage:In November 1735 White married Prudence Williams daughter of Samuel Williams of Taunton, Massachusetts.-External links:...	May 29, 1764 – May 28, 1766	Taunton Taunton, Massachusetts Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located south of Boston, east of Providence, north of Fall River and west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River...
James Otis, Jr. James Otis, Jr. James Otis, Jr. was a lawyer in colonial Massachusetts, a member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly, and an early advocate of the political views that led to the American Revolution. The phrase "Taxation without Representation is Tyranny" is usually attributed to him...	May 28, 1766 – May 28, 1766	Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...
Thomas Cushing Thomas Cushing Thomas Cushing III was an American lawyer and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. He was a loyalist for Massachusetts in the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776, and the first Lt. Commander of the state from 1780 to 1788...	May 28, 1766 – 1774	Boston
James Warren	1775 – 1778	Plymouth
John Pickering	1778 – 1779	Boston
John Hancock John Hancock John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...	1779 – 1780	Quincy Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council...	Resigned when elected Governor of Massachusetts

House of Representatives under the Massachusetts Constitution
Massachusetts Constitution
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the fundamental governing document of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one of the 50 individual state governments that make up the United States of America. It was drafted by John Adams, Samuel Adams, and James Bowdoin during the...

Speaker	Party	Years ↑	District	Electoral history
Caleb Davis Caleb Davis Caleb Davis was a merchant, revolutionary patriot, and public servant in Boston, Massachusetts. He held several positions of public trust, including state legislator, 1776–1788; Speaker of the Massachusetts General Court, 1780–1782; and Elector for Massachusetts' Suffolk County in the first U.S...	Pro-Administration Pro-Administration Party (United States) Pro-Administration "Party" is a term by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties.Almost the entire...	1780 – 1782	Boston	Resigned
Nathaniel Gorham Nathaniel Gorham Nathaniel Gorham was the fourteenth President of the United States in Congress assembled, under the Articles of Confederation...	Pro-Administration Pro-Administration Party (United States) Pro-Administration "Party" is a term by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties.Almost the entire...	1782 – 1783	Charlestown Charlestown, Massachusetts Charlestown is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located on a peninsula north of downtown Boston. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874...
Tristram Dalton Tristram Dalton Tristram Dalton was an American politician who served as a Senator from Massachusetts.-Early life:Dalton was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He attended Dummer Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard College in 1755...	Pro-Administration Pro-Administration Party (United States) Pro-Administration "Party" is a term by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties.Almost the entire...	1783 – 1784	Newbury Newbury, Massachusetts Newbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,666 at the 2010 census. Newbury includes the villages of Old Town , Plum Island and Byfield, home of The Governor's Academy , a private preparatory school.- History :Newbury Plantation was settled and incorporated...	Resigned when elected to State Senate
Samuel Allyne Otis Samuel Allyne Otis Samuel A. Otis , a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., November 24, 1740; was graduated from Harvard College in 1759; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Boston; member of the state house...	Pro-Administration Pro-Administration Party (United States) Pro-Administration "Party" is a term by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties.Almost the entire...	1784 – 1785	Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...
Nathaniel Gorham	Pro-Administration Pro-Administration Party (United States) Pro-Administration "Party" is a term by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties.Almost the entire...	1785 – 1786	Charlestown
Artemas Ward Artemas Ward Artemas Ward was an American major general in the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts...	Pro-Administration Pro-Administration Party (United States) Pro-Administration "Party" is a term by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties.Almost the entire...	1786 – 1787	Shrewsbury Shrewsbury, Massachusetts -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 31,640 people, 12,366 households, and 8,693 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 12,696 housing units at an average density of...
James Warren	Pro-Administration Pro-Administration Party (United States) Pro-Administration "Party" is a term by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties.Almost the entire...	1787 – 1788	Plymouth
Theodore Sedgwick Theodore Sedgwick Theodore Sedgwick was an attorney, politician and jurist, who served in elected state government and as a Delegate to the Continental Congress, a US Representative, and a United States Senator from Massachusetts. He served as the fifth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives...	Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...	1788 – 1789	Sheffield Sheffield, Massachusetts Not to be confused with the city of Sheffield in the UK, or Sheffield, Vermont.Sheffield is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,257 at the 2010 census. Sheffield is home to...	Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
David Cobb David Cobb (Massachusetts) David Cobb was a Massachusetts physician, military officer, jurist, and politician who served as a U.S. Congressman for the At-large District of Massachusetts.-Biography:...	Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...	1789 – 1793	Taunton Taunton, Massachusetts Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located south of Boston, east of Providence, north of Fall River and west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River...	Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
Edward Robbins Edward Robbins Edward Hutchinson Robbins served as the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1802 to 1806. He is the great-great-grandfather of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, on the side of Roosevelt's mother, Sarah Delano:...	Democratic-Republican	1793 – 1802	Boston	Resigned when elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
John Coffin Jones John Coffin Jones, Sr. John Coffin Jones, Sr. was a businessman who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1802 to 1803. Jones' sonJohn Coffin Jones, Jr. was the first United States Consular Agent to Hawaii.-Notes:...	Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...	1802 – 1803	Boston
Harrison Gray Otis Harrison Gray Otis (lawyer) Harrison Gray Otis , was a businessman, lawyer, and politician, becoming one of the most important leaders of the United States' first political party, the Federalists...	Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...	1803 – 1805	Boston	Resigned when elected to the State Senate
Timothy Bigelow Timothy Bigelow (lawyer) Timothy Bigelow was an American lawyer in early 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts.Born in Massachusetts to parents Timothy Bigelow and Anna Andrews, Bigelow was educated at Harvard University. In 1802, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He served as...	Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...	1805 – 1806	Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....	Party lost majority
Perez Morton Perez Morton Perez Morton was a lawyer and revolutionary patriot in Boston, Massachusetts.-Biography:Morton was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1751, and raised in Boston. His father, Joseph Morton, worked as a tavern-keeper at the White Horse Tavern. Perez attended the Boston Latin School starting around...	Democratic-Republican	1806 – 1808	Dorchester Dorchester, Massachusetts Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large...	Party lost majority
Timothy Bigelow	Federalist Federalist The term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world. Also, it may refer to the concept of federalism or the type of government called a federation...	1808 – 1810	Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....	Party lost majority
Perez Morton Perez Morton Perez Morton was a lawyer and revolutionary patriot in Boston, Massachusetts.-Biography:Morton was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1751, and raised in Boston. His father, Joseph Morton, worked as a tavern-keeper at the White Horse Tavern. Perez attended the Boston Latin School starting around...	Democratic-Republican	1810 – 1811	Dorchester Dorchester, Massachusetts Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large...	Resigned
Joseph Story Joseph Story Joseph Story was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1811 to 1845. He is most remembered today for his opinions in Martin v. Hunter's Lessee and The Amistad, along with his magisterial Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, first...	Democratic-Republican	1811 – 1812	Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...	Resigned, appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Eleazer Ripley	Democratic-Republican	1812	Waterville	Joined United States Army United States Army The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
Timothy Bigelow Timothy Bigelow Timothy Bigelow fought as a patriot in the American revolution. He was a delegate to the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, participated in the Committee of Correspondence, fought in the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and served as Colonel of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental...	Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...	1812 – 1820	Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
Elijah H. Mills Elijah H. Mills Elijah Hunt Mills was an American politician from Massachusetts.Mills was born in Chesterfield, Massachusetts. He was educated by private tutors and graduated from Williams College in 1797. Mills studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Northampton, Massachusetts...	Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...	1820 – 1821	Northampton Northampton, Massachusetts The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Northampton's central neighborhoods, was 28,549...	Resigned, elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
Josiah Quincy III Josiah Quincy III Josiah Quincy III was a U.S. educator and political figure. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives , Mayor of Boston , and President of Harvard University...	Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...	1821 – 1822	Boston	Resigned to become Judge of Boston Municipal Court
Luther Lawrence Luther Lawrence Luther Lawrence was the Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts .-Early life and family:Lawrence was the son of American Revolutionary, Samuel Lawrence, patriarch of the Lawrence family from Boston...	Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...	1822	Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...	Party lost majority
Levi Lincoln, Jr. Levi Lincoln, Jr. Levi Lincoln, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the 13th Governor of Massachusetts and represented the state in the U.S. Congress...	National Republican	1822 – 1823	Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....	Resigned when elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
William C. Jarvis	National Republican	1823 – 1825	Woburn Woburn, Massachusetts Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 38,120 at the 2010 census. Woburn is located north of Boston, Massachusetts, and just south of the intersection of I-93 and I-95.- History :...	Party lost majority
Timothy Fuller Timothy Fuller Timothy Fuller was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Life and work:Fuller was born in Chilmark, Massachusetts. His father, Timothy, the first settled minister of Princeton, Mass., was third in descent, from Thomas, who emigrated from England in 1638...	Democratic-Republican	1825 – 1826	Cambridgeport	Party lost majority
William C. Jarvis	National Republican	1826 – 1828	Woburn Woburn, Massachusetts Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 38,120 at the 2010 census. Woburn is located north of Boston, Massachusetts, and just south of the intersection of I-93 and I-95.- History :...
William B. Calhoun William B. Calhoun William Barron Calhoun was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Early life:Calhoun, the eldest child of Andrew Calhoun and Martha Calhoun, was born on December 29, 1796 in Boston, Massachusetts...	National Republican	1828 – 1834	Springfield Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...	Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
Julius Rockwell Julius Rockwell Julius Rockwell was a United States politician from Massachusetts, and the father of Francis Williams Rockwell.Rockwell was born in Colebrook, Connecticut and educated at private schools and then Yale, where he studied law, graduating in 1826. He was admitted to the bar and in 1830 commenced...	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	1835 – 1837	Pittsfield Pittsfield, Massachusetts Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201...	Resigned when appointed commissioner of the Bank of Massachusetts
Robert Charles Winthrop Robert Charles Winthrop Robert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	1838 – 1840	Boston	Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
George Ashmun George Ashmun George Ashmun was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Ashmun was born in Blandford, Massachusetts to Eli P. Ashmun and Lucy Hooker. He graduated from Yale in 1823 and was married to Martha E. Hall in 1828...	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	1841	Blandford Blandford, Massachusetts Blandford is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the home of the Blandford Ski Area.- History :...
Thomas Kinnicut	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	1842	Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
Daniel P. King Daniel P. King Daniel Putnam King was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in South Danvers, Massachusetts, now Peabody, Massachusetts King pursued classical studies and graduated from Harvard University in 1823....	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	1843	South Danvers
Thomas Kinnicut	Whig	1844	Worcester	Resigned
Samuel H. Walley, Jr. Samuel H. Walley Samuel Hurd Walley was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a member of the U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Early life:...	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	1844 – 1846	Boston
Ebenezer Bradbury	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	1847	Newburyport Newburyport, Massachusetts Newburyport is a small coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 35 miles northeast of Boston. The population was 21,189 at the 2000 census. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island...
Francis Crowninshield Crowninshield family The Crowninshield family is an American family that has been prominent in seafaring, political and military leadership, and the literary world. The founder of the American family immigrated in the late 17th century from what is now Germany...	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	1848 – 1849	Boston
Ensign Kellogg	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	1850	Pittsfield Pittsfield, Massachusetts Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201...
Nathaniel Prentice Banks Nathaniel Prentice Banks Nathaniel Prentice Banks was an American politician and soldier, served as the 24th Governor of Massachusetts, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and as a Union general during the American Civil War....	Democratic/Free Soil Coalition Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	1851 – 1852	Waltham Waltham, Massachusetts Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, was an early center for the labor movement, and major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the city was a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning,...	Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
George Bliss	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	1853	Springfield Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
Otis P. Lord	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	1854	Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...	Party lost majority
Daniel C. Eddy	Know Nothing Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...	1855	Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...
Charles A. Phelps	Know Nothing Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...	1856 – 1857	Boston	Party Lost election
Julius Rockwell Julius Rockwell Julius Rockwell was a United States politician from Massachusetts, and the father of Francis Williams Rockwell.Rockwell was born in Colebrook, Connecticut and educated at private schools and then Yale, where he studied law, graduating in 1826. He was admitted to the bar and in 1830 commenced...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1858	Pittsfield Pittsfield, Massachusetts Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201...	Resigned when appointed to the Massachusetts Superior Court
Charles Hale Charles Hale Charles Hale of Boston was a legislator in the Massachusetts state House and Senate intermittently between 1855 and 1877. He was house speaker in 1859. In the 1860s he lived in Cairo, Egypt, as the American consul-general...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1859	Boston
John A. Goodwin	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1860 – 1861	Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...
Alexander Hamilton Bullock	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1862 – 1865	Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....	Resigned when elected Governor of Massachusetts
James M. Stone	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1866 – 1867	Charlestown Charlestown, Massachusetts Charlestown is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located on a peninsula north of downtown Boston. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874...
Harvey Jewell Harvey Jewell Harvey Jewell was a U.S. politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1868 to 1871. He was born in Winchester, New Hampshire on May 26, 1820, the first of ten children born to Pliny and Emily Alexander Jewell...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1868 – 1871	Boston
John E. Sanford John E. Sanford John E. Sanford was a U.S. politician who served as the ninth Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts from June 29, 1866 to November 1, 1869; as Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners; and, from 1872 to 1875, as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1872 – 1875	Taunton Taunton, Massachusetts Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located south of Boston, east of Providence, north of Fall River and west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River...
John Davis Long John Davis Long John Davis Long was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 32nd Governor of Massachusetts between 1880 and 1883. He later served as the Secretary of the Navy from 1897 to 1902....	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1876 – 1878	Hingham Hingham, Massachusetts Hingham is a town in northern Plymouth County on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and suburb in Greater Boston. The United States Census Bureau 2008 estimated population was 22,561...	Resigned when elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Levi C. Wade	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1879	Newton Newton, Massachusetts Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
Charles J. Noyes Charles J. Noyes Charles Johnson Noyes was a politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1880-82 and 1887-88....	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1880 – 1882	Boston
George Augustus Marden George A. Marden George Augustus Marden was an American journalist, attorney and politician who served as Massachusetts Treasurer and as assistant treasurer of the United States for the Boston subtreasury.-Newspaper career:...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1883 – 1884	Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...
John Q. A. Brackett John Q. A. Brackett - Biography :He was born in Bradford, New Hampshire to Ambrose S. Brackett and Nancy Brackett. He was a 1865 graduate of Harvard College and an 1868 graduate of Harvard Law School and a lawyer by profession, holding the post of Judge Advocate of the Massachusetts Militia's First Brigade at one...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	January 7, 1885 – 1886	Arlington Arlington, Massachusetts Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, six miles northwest of Boston. The population was 42,844 at the 2010 census.-History:...	Resigned when elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Charles J. Noyes	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1887 – 1888	Boston
William Emerson Barrett William Emerson Barrett William Emerson Barrett was an American journalist and politician.Barrett was a founder of The Boston Evening Record, and served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a United States Representative from Massachusetts.Barrett was born in Melrose, Massachusetts on December...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1889 – 1893	11th Middlesex District Melrose, Massachusetts -Government:Robert J. Dolan is the mayor. Melrose is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Paul Brodeur . Katherine Clark is the state senator for wards 1 through 5 and Thomas McGee is the state senator for wards 6 and 7. Melrose is part of the seventh Congressional...	Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
George von Lengerke Meyer George von Lengerke Meyer George von Lengerke Meyer was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as United States ambassador to Italy and Russia, as United States Postmaster General from 1907 to 1909 during the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt and...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1894 – 1896	Hamilton Hamilton, Massachusetts Hamilton is a town located in the eastern central portion of Essex County in eastern Massachusetts. It is primarily a suburban bedroom community, most commonly known for its equestrian estates...
John Lewis Bates	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1897 – 1899	Boston	Resigned when elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
James J. Myers James J. Myers James J. Myers was a U.S. politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1900 to 1903....	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1900 – 1903	1st Middlesex district Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...	Retired
Louis A. Frothingham Louis A. Frothingham Louis Adams Frothingham was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Jamaica Plain on July 13, 1871. He attended the public schools and Adams Academy. He graduated from Harvard University in 1893 and from Harvard Law School in 1896...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1904 – 1905	11th Suffolk District	Resigned to run for governor
John N. Cole John N. Cole John N. Cole was a U.S. politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1906 to 1908.He resigned his position after being indicted on 123 separate counts of violating a law which prohibited Government officers from asking for railroad passes or tickets at...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1906 – 1908	8th Essex District Andover, Massachusetts Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201...	Resigned after criminal indictment
Joseph H. Walker Joseph H. Walker (Massachusetts speaker) Joseph H. Walker was a U.S. politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1909 to 1911.Walker was a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1911, but lost the Republican nomination to Lieutenant Governor Louis A. Frothingham. He ran again in 1912, but...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1909 – 1911	Brookline Brookline, Massachusetts Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 58,732.-Etymology:...	Resigned to run for governor
Grafton D. Cushing Grafton D. Cushing Grafton Dulany Cushing was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1915 to 1916.-References:...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1912 – 1914	Boston	Resigned when elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts The Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts is the first in the line to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor following the incapacitation of the Governor of Massachusetts...
Channing H. Cox Channing H. Cox Channing Harris Cox was a Massachusetts Republican politician and the 49th Governor of Massachusetts born in Manchester, New Hampshire....	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1915 – 1918	Boston	Resigned when elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts The Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts is the first in the line to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor following the incapacitation of the Governor of Massachusetts...
Joseph E. Warner Joseph E. Warner Joseph Everett Warner was a U.S. politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1919 to 1920, as the Attorney General of Massachusetts from 1928 to 1935, and as a Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court from 1940 until his death in 1958.Warner was born...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1919 – 1920	4th Bristol District Taunton, Massachusetts Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located south of Boston, east of Providence, north of Fall River and west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River...
Benjamin Loring Young Benjamin Loring Young Benjamin Loring Young of Weston, Massachusetts was a US politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1921 to 1924....	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1921 – 1924	13th Middlesex District Weston, Massachusetts Weston is a suburb of Boston located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States in the Boston metro area. The population of Weston, according to the 2010 U.S. Census, is 11,261....
John C. Hull John C. Hull (politician) John C. Hull was a U.S. politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1925 to 1929....	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1925 – 1929	11th Worcester District Leominster, Massachusetts Leominster is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 40,759 at the 2010 census. Leominster is located north of Worcester and west of Boston. Both Route 2 and Route 12 pass through Leominster. Interstate 190,...	Retired
Leverett Saltonstall Leverett Saltonstall Leverett A. Saltonstall was an American Republican politician who served as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts and as a United States Senator .-Biography:...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1929 – 1936	5th Middlesex District Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Chestnut Hill is a wealthy New England village located six miles west of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Like all Massachusetts villages, Chestnut Hill is not an incorporated municipal entity, but unlike most of them, it encompasses parts of three separate municipalities, each of...	Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
Horace T. Cahill Horace T. Cahill Horace Tracy Cahill was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1939 to 1945. A Republican, he ran unsuccessfully for Governor in 1944....	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1937 – 1938	6th Norfolk District Braintree, Massachusetts The Town of Braintree is a suburban city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Although officially known as a town, Braintree adopted a municipal charter, effective 2008, with a mayor-council form of government and is considered a city under Massachusetts law. The population was 35,744...	Resigned when elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts The Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts is the first in the line to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor following the incapacitation of the Governor of Massachusetts...
Christian Herter Christian Herter Christian Archibald Herter was an American politician and statesman; 59th governor of Massachusetts from 1953 to 1957, and United States Secretary of State from 1959 to 1961.-Early life:...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1939 – 1942	5th Suffolk District	Resigned when elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
Rudolph King Rudolph King Rudolph Francis King was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1937–44 and was House Speaker from 1943-1944...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1943 – 1944	8th Norfolk District Millis, Massachusetts Millis is a town in Norfolk County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is a small town with a population of 7,891 according to the 2010 census. The town is approximately southwest of downtown Boston and is bordered by Norfolk, Sherborn, Holliston, Medfield, and Medway...	Resigned to run become Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Frederick Willis Frederick Willis Frederick Bancroft Willis was the Republican Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1944-1948. He was born in Saugus, Massachusetts....	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1945 – 1948	10th Essex District Saugus, Massachusetts Saugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 26,628 at the 2010 census.-History:Saugus was first settled in 1629. Saugus is an Indian name believed to mean "great" or "extended"...	Party lost majority
Thomas P. O'Neill	Democratic Massachusetts Democratic Party The Massachusetts Democratic Party is the state affiliate of the United States Democratic Party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The state party chairman is John E...	1949 – 1952	3rd Middlesex District Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...	Party lost majority
Charles Gibbons Charles Gibbons Charles Gibbons was a U.S. politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1952 to 1955 as a Republican. As of 2011 he is the last Republican to serve as Massachusetts Speaker of the House. He was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1956, but...	Republican Massachusetts Republican Party The Massachusetts Republican Party is the Massachusetts branch of the United States Republican Party. Governance of the party takes the form of a State Committee which, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 52, consists of one man and one woman from each of the 40 Senate Districts...	1953 – 1954	22nd Middlesex District Stoneham, Massachusetts Stoneham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Its population was 21,437 at the 2010 census, down from 22,219 in 2000. The town is the birthplace of Olympic figure skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan and is the home of the Stone Zoo.- History :...	Party lost majority
Michael F. Skerry Michael F. Skerry Michael Francis "Mike" Skerry was a Massachusetts legislator; he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for six terms, from 1941–1957, and was the speaker from 1955 to 1957. Skerry served as delegate from the 8th District of Middlesex County to the Democratic National Convention from...	Democratic Massachusetts Democratic Party The Massachusetts Democratic Party is the state affiliate of the United States Democratic Party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The state party chairman is John E...	1955 – 1957	27th Middlesex District Medford, Massachusetts Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, five miles northwest of downtown Boston. In the 2010 U.S. Census, Medford's population was 56,173...	Resigned when appointed Clerk of the Malden District Court
John F. Thompson John F. Thompson John Forbes "Iron Duke" Thompson was a U.S. politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1949-1964. He served as the House Majority Leader from 1955–1957 and Speaker of the House from 1958 to 1964...	Democratic Massachusetts Democratic Party The Massachusetts Democratic Party is the state affiliate of the United States Democratic Party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The state party chairman is John E...	1958 – 1964	2nd Hampden District Ludlow, Massachusetts Ludlow is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,103 as of the 2010 census. It is located in western Massachusetts, north of Springfield, east of Chicopee, southeast of Granby, southwest of Belchertown, west of Wilbraham and is considered part of the...	Resigned after being indicted on charges of conspiracy and bribery
John Davoren John Davoren John Francis Xavier "Jack" Davoren was a U.S. politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1955–1967 and Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1967–1974. While in the house, he served as the House Majority Leader from 1962–1964 and Speaker from...	Democratic Massachusetts Democratic Party The Massachusetts Democratic Party is the state affiliate of the United States Democratic Party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The state party chairman is John E...	1965 – 1967	9th Worcester District Milford, Massachusetts Milford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It had a population of 27,999 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Milford, constituting the center of the town, please see the article Milford ,...	Resigned when appointed Secretary of the Commonwealth Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth is the principal public information officer of the state government of the U.S...
Robert H. Quinn Robert H. Quinn Robert H. Quinn is a Massachusetts attorney and former politician.Quinn was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1957 to 1969 and the speaker of that body from 1967 to 1969...	Democratic Massachusetts Democratic Party The Massachusetts Democratic Party is the state affiliate of the United States Democratic Party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The state party chairman is John E...	1967 – 1969	9th Suffolk District	Resigned when elected Massachusetts Attorney General Massachusetts Attorney General The Massachusetts Attorney General is an elected executive officer of the Massachusetts Government. The office of Attorney-General was abolished in 1843 and re-established in 1849. The current Attorney General is Martha Coakley....
David M. Bartley David M. Bartley David Michael Bartley is a U.S. politician and educator who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1963–1975, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1969 to 1975, Secretary of Administration and Finance from 1981–1983, and President of Holyoke...	Democratic Massachusetts Democratic Party The Massachusetts Democratic Party is the state affiliate of the United States Democratic Party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The state party chairman is John E...	1969 – 1975	7th Hampden District Holyoke, Massachusetts Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range of mountains. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 39,880...	Resigned to become President of Holyoke Community College Holyoke Community College Holyoke Community College is a state-funded public two-year community college located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It offers associate degrees as well as a transfer program for students to earn credits for transfer to other colleges...
Thomas W. McGee Thomas W. McGee Thomas William McGee is a former U.S. politician who served as a member of the Lynn City Council from 1956–1963, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1963–1991, and as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1975 to 1984 as a Democrat. He is the father...	Democratic Massachusetts Democratic Party The Massachusetts Democratic Party is the state affiliate of the United States Democratic Party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The state party chairman is John E...	1975 – 1984	20th Essex District Lynn, Massachusetts Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...	Defeated by Keverian in leadership challenge
George Keverian George Keverian George Keverian was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1985 until 1991...	Democratic Massachusetts Democratic Party The Massachusetts Democratic Party is the state affiliate of the United States Democratic Party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The state party chairman is John E...	1985 – 1990	39th Middlesex District Everett, Massachusetts Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, near Boston. The population was 41,667 at the 2010 census.Everett is the last city in the United States with a bicameral legislature, which is composed of a seven-member Board of Aldermen and an 18-member Common Council...	Resigned to run for State Treasurer Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts The Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts is an executive officer, elected state-wide every four years....
Charles Flaherty Charles Flaherty Charles F. Flaherty is a U.S. politician who served as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1967-1996...	Democratic Massachusetts Democratic Party The Massachusetts Democratic Party is the state affiliate of the United States Democratic Party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The state party chairman is John E...	1991 – April 9, 1996	27th Middlesex District Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...	Resigned - pleaded guilty to tax evasion
Thomas Finneran Thomas Finneran Thomas M. Finneran , is a radio talk host and former Massachusetts Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from April 1996 to September 2004...	Democratic Massachusetts Democratic Party The Massachusetts Democratic Party is the state affiliate of the United States Democratic Party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The state party chairman is John E...	April 9, 1996 – September 28, 2004	12th Suffolk District Mattapan, Massachusetts Mattapan is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. Historically a section of neighboring Dorchester, Mattapan became a part of Boston when Dorchester was annexed in 1870. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 36,480...	Resigned due to allegations of perjury and obstruction of justice
Salvatore DiMasi Salvatore DiMasi Salvatore F. "Sal" DiMasi is a former Democratic state representative in Massachusetts. The former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives originally joined the state legislature in 1979, as a member of the Democratic Party...	Democratic Massachusetts Democratic Party The Massachusetts Democratic Party is the state affiliate of the United States Democratic Party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The state party chairman is John E...	September 28, 2004 – January 27, 2009	3rd Suffolk District North End, Boston, Massachusetts The North End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It has the distinction of being the city's oldest residential community, where people have lived continuously since it was settled in the 1630s. Though small , the neighborhood has approximately 100 eating establishments, and a variety of...	Resigned - convicted of conspiracy, honest services fraud, and extortion
Robert DeLeo Robert DeLeo (politician) Robert A. DeLeo is an American politician from the state of Massachusetts. He is the father of two children, Robbie and Rachele....	Democratic Massachusetts Democratic Party The Massachusetts Democratic Party is the state affiliate of the United States Democratic Party in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The state party chairman is John E...	January 27, 2009 – Present	19th Suffolk District Revere, Massachusetts Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :...	Current Speaker

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The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a crown colony in North America. It was chartered on October 7, 1691 by William and Mary, the joint monarchs of the kingdoms of England and Scotland...