The following table indicates the party of elected officials in Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

:

• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
  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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Attorney General
• Treasurer and Receiver-General
  Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
  The Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts is an executive officer, elected state-wide every four years....
  
  
• Auditor
  Massachusetts Auditor
  The Massachusetts State Auditor is a statewide elected office in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The current auditor is Suzanne Bump.-List of state auditors of Massachusetts:-External links:*...
  
  

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

• Massachusetts Senate
  Massachusetts Senate
  The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state...
  
  
• Massachusetts House of Representatives
  Massachusetts House of Representatives
  The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
  
  
• State delegation to the United States Senate
• State delegation to the United States House of Representatives

Key

For years in which a United States presidential election

United States presidential election

Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...

 was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes, and whether they won the election or lost the election.

Bold indicates present office holders.

The parties are: (A) (D) (DR) (F) (FS) (I) (N) (O) (R) (NU) (W).

List of political party strength in Massachusetts

Year	Executive/Constitutional offices						General Court Massachusetts General Court The Massachusetts General Court is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the Colonial Era, when this body also sat in judgment of judicial appeals cases...		United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Massachusetts These are complete tables of congressional delegations from Massachusetts to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Eleven of the twelve members of the current delegation are Democrats and one is a Republican.-United States Senate:...														Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
	Governor Governor of Massachusetts The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The current governor is Democrat Deval Patrick.-Constitutional role:...	Lieutenant Governor 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...	Sec. of Comm. 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...	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....	Treasurer Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts The Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts is an executive officer, elected state-wide every four years....	Auditor Massachusetts Auditor The Massachusetts State Auditor is a statewide elected office in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The current auditor is Suzanne Bump.-List of state auditors of Massachusetts:-External links:*...	Senate Massachusetts Senate The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state...	House Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...	U.S. Senator (Class 1)	U.S. Senator (Class 2)	U.S. House
1777				Vacant since 1774		no such office			no such office	no such office	no such office												no such office
1778				Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts.-Early life and ancestors:...  (D)
1779
1780	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...  (N)	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...  (N)	John Avery (F)		Henry Gardner (N)
1781
1782
1783					Thomas Ivers (N)
1784
1785	Vacant
	James Bowdoin James Bowdoin James Bowdoin II was an American political and intellectual leader from Boston, Massachusetts during the American Revolution. He served in both branches of the Massachusetts General Court in the colonial era and was president of the state's constitutional convention...  (N)
1786
1787	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...  (N)				Alexander Hodgen (N)
1788		Benjamin Lincoln Benjamin Lincoln Benjamin Lincoln was an American army officer. He served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War...  (N)
1789		Samuel Adams Samuel Adams Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American...  (N)
1790				James Sullivan (DR)
1791
1792					Thomas Davis Thomas Davis -Politicians:*Thomas Davis , Irish-American member of United States House of Representatives*Thomas Aspinwall Davis , American Mayor of Boston in 1845*Thomas Beall Davis , U.S. Representative from West Virginia...  (N)
1793	Vacant
1794	Samuel Adams Samuel Adams Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American...  (N)	Moses Gill Moses Gill Moses Gill was a Massachusetts politician who briefly served as Acting Governor of the state.-Life:He was a merchant living in Boston, until 1767, when he removed to Princeton, Massachusetts. In 1759 he married Sarah Prince, daughter to pastor Thomas Prince of Boston's Old South Church...  (N)
1795
1796
1797	Increase Sumner Increase Sumner Increase Sumner was an American politician from Massachusetts. He served as the fifth governor of Massachusetts from 1797 to 1799. Trained as a lawyer, he served in the provisional government of Massachusetts during the American Revolutionary War, and was elected to the Confederation Congress in...  (F)				Peleg Coffin (F)
1798
1799	Vacant
1800	Governor's Council Massachusetts Governor's Council The Massachusetts Governor's Council is a governmental body that provides advice and consent in certain matters such as judicial nominations, pardons, and commutations to the Governor of Massachusetts...	Vacant
	Caleb Strong Caleb Strong Caleb Strong was Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served as the sixth and tenth Governor of Massachusetts between 1800 and 1807, and again from 1812 until 1816.-Biography:...  (F)	Samuel Phillips, Jr. Samuel Phillips, Jr. Samuel Phillips, Jr. . Merchant, manufacturer and patriot, Phillips is considered a pioneer in American education.Samuel Phillips Jr. was born in North Andover, Massachusetts...  (F)
1801
1802		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:...  (F)			Jonathan Jackson (F)
1803
1804
1805
1806			Jonathan L. Austin Jonathan L. Austin Jonathan Loring Austin was a Massachusetts revolutionary, diplomat and politician who served as the second Secretary of the Commonwealth and the tenth Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts. Austin was the father of Massachusetts Attorney General James Treacothie Austin.-Early...  (DR)		Thomson J. Skinner Thomson J. Skinner Thomson Joseph Skinner was an American politician in Massachusetts. He served in both the State's House and Senate, and represented Massachusetts's 12th congressional district in the U.S...  (DR)
1807	James Sullivan (DR)	Levi Lincoln, Sr. Levi Lincoln, Sr. Levi Lincoln, Sr. was an American revolutionary and statesman who served as a Minuteman at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, a state legislator in Massachusetts, a participant in Massachusetts' state constitutional convention, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, a U.S...  (DR)		Barnabas Bidwell Barnabas Bidwell Barnabas Bidwell was a dual Canadian and American politician of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries.Bidwell was born to Adonijah Bidwell and Jemima Devotion in Township No. 1 , and graduated from Yale College in 1785. He later attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island...  (DR)
1808	Vacant		William Tudor William Tudor William Tudor was a wealthy lawyer and leading citizen of Boston. His eldest son William Tudor became a leading literary figure in Boston...  (F)		Josiah Dwight (N)
1809	Christopher Gore Christopher Gore Christopher Gore was a prominent Massachusetts lawyer, Federalist politician, and diplomat.-Biography:Gore was born in Boston in 1758, the tenth of thirteen children of Frances and John Gore, a successful merchant and artisan...  (F)	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:...  (F)
1810	Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States , serving under James Madison, until his death a year and a half into his term...  (DR)	William Gray William Gray (Massachusetts) William Gray was a Massachusetts merchant and politician. Born into a lower class family in Lynn, Massachusetts, he managed to build his own business and rise through the state's political ranks, becoming the richest man in New England, and in the eyes of many the richest man in all of America...  (DR)	Benjamin Homans (DR)	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...  (DR)	Thomas Harris (N)
1811					Jonathan L. Austin Jonathan L. Austin Jonathan Loring Austin was a Massachusetts revolutionary, diplomat and politician who served as the second Secretary of the Commonwealth and the tenth Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts. Austin was the father of Massachusetts Attorney General James Treacothie Austin.-Early...  (DR)
1812	Caleb Strong Caleb Strong Caleb Strong was Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served as the sixth and tenth Governor of Massachusetts between 1800 and 1807, and again from 1812 until 1816.-Biography:...  (F)	William Phillips, Jr. William Phillips, Jr. William Phillips Jr was born in Boston, Massachusetts, April 10, 1750; died in Boston, May 26, 1827. Phillips was elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and served 1812-1823. He drafted the letter inviting New England Governors to send delegates to the Hartford Convention of 1815.Phillips...  (F)	Alden Bradford Alden Bradford Alden Bradford was an American politician, clergyman and author who served as the 5th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Born in Duxbury, MA, he graduated from Harvard in 1786 and received a degree of LL.D. there. He was then ordained as a Congregational church pastor, serving in...  (F)		John T. Apthorp (N)
1813
1814
1815
1816	John Brooks John Brooks John Brooks was the 11th Governor of Massachusetts from 1816 to 1823; he was the last significant Federalist elected official in office in the United States....  (F)
1817					Daniel Sargent (N)
1818
1819
1820
1821
1822					Nahum Mitchell Nahum Mitchell Nahum Mitchell was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Mitchell attended the local school.He graduated from Harvard University in 1789....  (F)
1823	William Eustis William Eustis William Eustis was an early American statesman.He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and studied at the Boston Latin School before he entered Harvard College, from which he graduated in 1772. He studied medicine under Dr. Joseph Warren and helped care for the wounded at the Battle of Bunker...  (DR)	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...  (DR)
1824		Marcus Morton Marcus Morton Marcus Morton was a lawyer, jurist, and politician from Taunton, Massachusetts. He represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and served two terms as 16th and 18th Governor of Massachusetts, as well as a portion of an unexpired term in 1825, as Acting Governor.Morton...  (DR)	Edward D. Bangs Edward D. Bangs Edward Dillingham Bangs was an American politician who served as the 6th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1824 to 1836.-Early life:...  (W)
1825	Vacant
	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...  (DR)	Thomas L. Winthrop Thomas L. Winthrop Thomas L. Winthrop was a Massachusetts politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1826 to 1833....  (DR)
1826
1827					Joseph Sewall Joseph Sewall Joseph Sewall was an American politician and businessperson. He served four terms as President of the Maine Senate , which made him the longest serving President in Maine history....  (N)
1828
1829
1830
1831
1832				James T. Austin James T. Austin James Trecothick Austin was the 22nd Massachusetts Attorney General. Austin was the son of Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, and Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts Jonathan L. Austin...  (N)	Hezekiah Barnard (N)
1833		Samuel Turell Armstrong Samuel Turell Armstrong Samuel Turell Armstrong was a U.S. political figure. Born in 1784 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, he was a bookseller in Boston, and among other works published a stereotype edition of Scott's family Bible, which was widely circulated.Orphaned at the age of thirteen, Samuel Armstrong attended public...  (DR)
1834	John Davis John Davis (Massachusetts Governor) John Davis was an American lawyer, businessman and politician.-Early life:John Davis was born in Northborough, Massachusetts...  (W)	Samuel Turell Armstrong Samuel Turell Armstrong Samuel Turell Armstrong was a U.S. political figure. Born in 1784 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, he was a bookseller in Boston, and among other works published a stereotype edition of Scott's family Bible, which was widely circulated.Orphaned at the age of thirteen, Samuel Armstrong attended public...  (W)
1835	Vacant
1836	Edward Everett Edward Everett Edward Everett was an American politician and educator from Massachusetts. Everett, a Whig, served as U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator, the 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of State...  (W)	George Hull George Hull (Massachusetts) George Hull was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1836 through 1843....  (W)	John P. Bigelow John P. Bigelow John Prescott Bigelow was an American politician, who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Secretary of State of Massachusetts, and most prominently as the twelfth mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1849 to 1851...  (W)
1837					David Wilder David Wilder David Scott Wilder is a former minor-league baseball player and a former major-league baseball executive.- Early life and education :...  (W)
1838
1839
1840	Marcus Morton Marcus Morton Marcus Morton was a lawyer, jurist, and politician from Taunton, Massachusetts. He represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and served two terms as 16th and 18th Governor of Massachusetts, as well as a portion of an unexpired term in 1825, as Acting Governor.Morton...  (D)
1841	John Davis John Davis - American politicians:*John Davis , Massachusetts state representative and federal judge*John Davis , U.S. Representative from Kansas...  (W)
1842					Thomas Russell Thomas Russell Thomas Russell was an American painter. He was also the grandfather of Kurt Russell and father of actor Bing Russell.-Biography:...  (N)
1843	Marcus Morton Marcus Morton Marcus Morton was a lawyer, jurist, and politician from Taunton, Massachusetts. He represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and served two terms as 16th and 18th Governor of Massachusetts, as well as a portion of an unexpired term in 1825, as Acting Governor.Morton...  (D)	Henry H. Childs Henry H. Childs Henry H. Childs was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1843....  (D)	John A. Bolles John A. Bolles John Augustus Bolles John Augustus Bolles (b. April 16, 1809) John Augustus Bolles (b. April 16, 1809) (was an American politician who, from 1843–1844, served as the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.-References:...  (W)	Office abolished	John Mills John Mills Sir John Mills CBE , born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills, was an English actor who made more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades.-Life and career:...  (N)
1844	George N. Briggs George N. Briggs George Nixon Briggs was a member of the Whig Party and served seven-terms as the 19th Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, serving from 1844 to 1851.-Early life and education:...  (W)	John Reed, Jr. John Reed, Jr. John Reed, Jr. was a Representative from Massachusetts.Reed was born in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1803, and was a tutor of languages in that institution for two years, and principal of the Bridgewater, Massachusetts Academy in...  (W)	John G. Palfrey John G. Palfrey John Gorham Palfrey was an American clergyman and historian who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. A Unitarian minister, he played a leading role in the early history of Harvard Divinity School, and he later became involved in politics as a State Representative and U.S...  (W)		Thomas Russell Thomas Russell Thomas Russell was an American painter. He was also the grandfather of Kurt Russell and father of actor Bing Russell.-Biography:...  (N)
1845					Joseph Barrett (N)
1846
1847
1848			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...  (W)
1849				John H. Clifford John H. Clifford John Henry Clifford , U.S. political figure, was the 21st Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for a single term, from 1853 to 1854....  (W)	Ebenezer Bradbury (W)	David Wilder, Jr. David Wilder, Jr. David Wilder, Jr. was an American politician who served as the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts and as the first Massachusetts Auditor....  (W)
1850
								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....  (W)
1851	George S. Boutwell George S. Boutwell George Sewall Boutwell was an American statesman who served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S...  (D)	Henry W. Cushman Henry W. Cushman Henry W. Cushman was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1851 to 1853....  (D)	Amasa Walker Amasa Walker Amasa Walker was an American economist and United States Representative, and was the father of Francis Amasa Walker.-Biography:...  (W)		Charles B. Hall (N)					Robert Rantoul, Jr. Robert Rantoul, Jr. Robert Rantoul, Jr. was an American politician from Massachusetts.He was born in Beverly, Massachusetts. He attended the common schools and Phillips Andover Academy and graduated from Harvard University in 1826...  (D)
										Charles Sumner Charles Sumner Charles Sumner was an American politician and senator from Massachusetts. An academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the antislavery forces in Massachusetts and a leader of the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate during the American Civil War and Reconstruction,...  (FS)
1852
1853	John H. Clifford John H. Clifford John Henry Clifford , U.S. political figure, was the 21st Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for a single term, from 1853 to 1854....  (W)	Elisha Huntington Elisha Huntington Elisha Huntington was an American physician and politician who served as the Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts and as the Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1853 to 1854.-Early life:...  (W)	Ephraim M. Wright Ephraim M. Wright Ephraim M. Wright was a Connecticut and Massachusetts teacher, clergyman and politician who served as 12th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1853–1856.-Career:...  (W)	Rufus Choate Rufus Choate Rufus Choate , American lawyer and orator, was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, a descendant of an English family which settled in Massachusetts in 1643. His first cousin, physician George Choate, was the father of George C. S. Choate and Joseph Hodges Choate...  (W)	Jacob H. Loud (N)				Edward Everett Edward Everett Edward Everett was an American politician and educator from Massachusetts. Everett, a Whig, served as U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator, the 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of State...  (W)		9W, 1D, 1FS												Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Pierce took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general in the Army... and William R. King William R. King William Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama... (D)
1854	Emory Washburn Emory Washburn Emory Washburn was a United States political figure. Born in 1800 in Leicester, Massachusetts, Washburn was the 22nd Governor of Massachusetts from 1854 to 1855. He was elected as a member of the United States Whig Party defeating Henry W. Bishop and Henry Wilson with 46% of the vote...  (W)	William C. Plunkett William C. Plunkett William Caudwell Plunkett was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1854 to 1855. In 1853 he was a delegate to the state Constitutional Convention. He lived in Adams for over 50 years and held many of the local offices.He was born on...  (W)		John H. Clifford John H. Clifford John Henry Clifford , U.S. political figure, was the 21st Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for a single term, from 1853 to 1854....  (W)		Joseph Mitchell (N)
									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...  (W)
1855	Henry Gardner (A)	Simon Brown Simon Brown (Massachusetts) Simon Brown was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1855 to 1856. He was then an at-large delegate to the 1856 Republican Convention in Philadelphia where he supported the nomination of John C. Fremont. Professionally, Brown was a...  (A)			Thomas J. Marsh (N)	Stephen N. Gifford Stephen N. Gifford Stephen Nye Gifford was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Massachusetts Auditor and was clerk of the Massachusetts Senate from January 6, 1858 to April 18, 1886.-Bibliography:...  (W)			Charles Sumner Charles Sumner Charles Sumner was an American politician and senator from Massachusetts. An academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the antislavery forces in Massachusetts and a leader of the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate during the American Civil War and Reconstruction,...  (O)	Henry Wilson Henry Wilson Henry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts...  (FS)	11A
1856		Henry Wetherby Benchley Henry Wetherby Benchley Henry Wetherby Benchley was an American politician. A state senator and lieutenant governor in Massachusetts, he helped found the Republican Party in the 1850s....  (A)	Francis DeWitt (A)		Moses Tenney, Jr. (W)	Chandler R. Ranson (N)
1857									Charles Sumner Charles Sumner Charles Sumner was an American politician and senator from Massachusetts. An academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the antislavery forces in Massachusetts and a leader of the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate during the American Civil War and Reconstruction,...  (R)	Henry Wilson Henry Wilson Henry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts...  (A)	11R												John C. Frémont John C. Frémont John Charles Frémont , was an American military officer, explorer, and the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States. During the 1840s, that era's penny press accorded Frémont the sobriquet The Pathfinder... and William L. Dayton William L. Dayton William Lewis Dayton was an American politician.A distant relation of U.S. House Speaker and U.S. Constitution signatory Jonathan Dayton, he was born in Basking Ridge, New Jersey to farmer Joel Dayton and his wife...  (R)
1858	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....  (R)	Eliphalet Trask Eliphalet Trask Eliphalet Trask was an American politician who served as the third Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts and as the Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1858 to 1861.-External links:*...  (R)	Oliver Warner Oliver Warner Oliver Martin Wilson Warner was a well-known British naval historian and writer.-Life and career:Warner was born in 1903 and educated at Denstone College and Caius College, Cambridge. In 1926 he succeeded Frank Swinnerton as staff reader at the publishing house of Chatto and Windus...  (R)	Stephen Henry Phillips Stephen Henry Phillips Stephen Henry Phillips was an American lawyer who served as the Attorney General of Massachusetts and the Kingdom of Hawaii and as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and on King Kamehameha V's Privy Council.-Early life:...  (R)		Charles White (N)
1859										Henry Wilson Henry Wilson Henry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts...  (R)	11R
1860
1861	John Albion Andrew John Albion Andrew John Albion Andrew was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 25th Governor of Massachusetts between 1861 and 1866 during the American Civil War. He was a guiding force behind the creation of some of the first U.S. Army units of black men—including the famed 54th Massachusetts Infantry.-Early...  (R)	John Z. Goodrich John Z. Goodrich John Zacheus Goodrich was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. He was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts on September 27, 1804. He attended the common schools and Lenox Academy...  (R)		Dwight Foster (R)	Henry K. Oliver Henry K. Oliver Henry Kemble Oliver was an American who served as the 5th Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, the 21st Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, the Adjutant General of Massachusetts, and as the 26th Treasurer of Massachusetts.-Early life:Oliver was...  (R)	Levi Reed Levi Reed Levi Reed was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Auditor.-Bibliography:* New England Historic Genealogical Society Memorial Biographies of New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1853-1855, Pages 357-358, -Footnotes:...  (R)					10R, 1U Union Party (United States) The Union Party was a short-lived political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by a coalition of radio priest Father Charles Coughlin, old-age pension advocate Francis Townsend, and Gerald L. K. Smith, who had taken control of Huey Long's Share Our Wealth movement after Long's assassination...												Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and... and Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War...  (R)
1862		John Nesmith John Nesmith John Nesmith was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1862....  (R)									9R, 2U
1863		Joel Hayden Joel Hayden Joel Hayden was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1863 to 1866....  (R)									10R
1864				Chester L. Reed (R)
1865						Julius L. Clarke Julius L. Clarke Julius Laurens Clarke was an American newspaper publisher and politician who served as Massachusetts Auditor, and as Massachusetts' Insurance Commissioner....  (R)					10R												Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and... and Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...  (NU)
1866	Alexander H. Bullock Alexander H. Bullock Alexander Hamilton Bullock was the 26th Governor of Massachusetts from 1866 to 1869 and helped create the New England Emigrant Aid Society in 1855.-Education and early career:...  (R)	William Claflin William Claflin William Claflin was an industrialist and philanthropist who served as the 27th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1869–1872 and as a member of the United States Congress from 1877–1881....  (R)			Jacob H. Loud (R)	Henry S. Briggs Henry Shaw Briggs Henry Shaw Briggs was brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.During the war, Briggs served as a captain with the 8th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was the colonel and first commander of the 10th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry...  (R)
1867				Charles Allen Charles Allen (jurist) Charles Allen was an American jurist, born at Greenfield, Massachusetts to Sylvester and Harriet Allen. He graduated from Harvard University in 1847, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1850...  (N)							10R
1868
1869	William Claflin William Claflin William Claflin was an industrialist and philanthropist who served as the 27th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1869–1872 and as a member of the United States Congress from 1877–1881....  (R)	Joseph Tucker Joseph Tucker Joseph Tucker was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1869 to 1873....  (R)									10R												Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America... and Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax, Jr. was a United States Representative from Indiana , Speaker of the House of Representatives , and the 17th Vice President of the United States . To date, he is one of only two Americans to have served as both House speaker and vice president.President Ulysses S...  (R)
1870
1871					Charles Adams, Jr. (R)	Charles Endicott Charles Endicott Charles W. Endicott was an American attorney and politician who served as Auditor and Treasurer of Massachusetts.-Early life:Endicott was born in Canton, Massachusetts to Elijah Endicot and Cynthia Endicott....  (R)					10R
1872	William B. Washburn William B. Washburn William Barrett Washburn was an American politician from Massachusetts who served in the United States House of Representatives and as the 28th Governor of Massachusetts.-Early life:...  (R)			Charles R. Train Charles R. Train Charles Russell Train was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Biography:Born in Framingham, Massachusetts, Train attended the common schools, Framingham Academy, and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1837.He studied law at Harvard University.He was admitted to...  (R)
1873		Thomas Talbot Thomas Talbot (Massachusetts) Thomas Talbot was the 31st Governor of Massachusetts. He was born in Cambridge, New York, and grew up in Northampton, Massachusetts....  (R)								George S. Boutwell George S. Boutwell George Sewall Boutwell was an American statesman who served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S...  (R)	11R												Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America... and Henry Wilson Henry Wilson Henry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts...  (R)
1874	Vacant								William B. Washburn William B. Washburn William Barrett Washburn was an American politician from Massachusetts who served in the United States House of Representatives and as the 28th Governor of Massachusetts.-Early life:...  (R)
1875	William Gaston William Gaston (Massachusetts) William Gaston was the 29th Governor of Massachusetts in 1875-1876.William Gaston had established a successful legal practice in the City of Roxbury, Massachusetts before entering politics. He served as a Representative in the State Legislature , as Roxbury's City Solicitor , and as its Mayor...  (D)	Horatio G. Knight Horatio G. Knight Horatio Gates Knight was an American politician, manufacturer and philanthropist who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1875 to 1879....  (D)							Henry L. Dawes Henry L. Dawes Henry Laurens Dawes was a Republican United States Senator and United States Representative, notable for the Dawes Act.-Biography:...  (R)		5R, 4D, 2I
1876	Alexander H. Rice Alexander H. Rice Alexander Hamilton Rice was Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1856–1857, a U.S. Congressman during the American Civil War, and the 30th Governor of Massachusetts from 1876–78.-Biography:...  (R)		Henry B. Pierce Henry B. Pierce Henry Bailey Pierce was a Massachusetts insurance executive and politician who served as Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1876 - 1891.-Family life:...  (R)		Charles Endicott Charles Endicott Charles W. Endicott was an American attorney and politician who served as Auditor and Treasurer of Massachusetts.-Early life:Endicott was born in Canton, Massachusetts to Elijah Endicot and Cynthia Endicott....  (R)	Julius L. Clarke Julius L. Clarke Julius Laurens Clarke was an American newspaper publisher and politician who served as Massachusetts Auditor, and as Massachusetts' Insurance Commissioner....  (R)					5D, 4R, 2I
1877										George Frisbie Hoar George Frisbie Hoar George Frisbie Hoar was a prominent United States politician and United States Senator from Massachusetts. Hoar was born in Concord, Massachusetts...  (R)	10R, 1D												Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution... and William A. Wheeler William A. Wheeler William Almon Wheeler was a Representative from New York and the 19th Vice President of the United States .-Early life and career:...  (R)
1878											9R, 2D
1879	Thomas Talbot Thomas Talbot Thomas Talbot may refer to:* Thomas Talbot * Thomas Joseph Talbot, Roman Catholic bishop* Thomas Talbot, 2nd Viscount Lisle , English nobleman* Thomas Talbot , governor of Massachusetts...  (R)	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....  (R)		George Marston (N)		Charles R. Ladd Charles R. Ladd Charles Rensselaer Ladd was an American attorney and politician who served as Massachusetts Auditor.-Bibliography:* Andrews, George F.:, Official Gazette 1888 State House Directory, p. 13, ....  (R)					10R, 1D
1880	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....  (R)	Byron Weston Byron Weston Captain Byron Curtis Weston was a native of Massachusetts who founded the Weston Paper Company in 1863 and served as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1880 to 1883. He came from an old New England Congregationalist family of extraordinary wealth...  (R)
1881					Daniel A. Gleason (R)						10R, 1D												James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st President of the United States . Becoming President after the assassination of President James A. Garfield, Arthur struggled to overcome suspicions of his beginnings as a politician from the New York City Republican machine, succeeding at that task by embracing...  (R)
1882
1883	Benjamin Franklin Butler Benjamin Franklin Butler (politician) Benjamin Franklin Butler was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 33rd Governor of Massachusetts....  (D)	Oliver Ames Oliver Ames Oliver Ames was a U.S. political figure and financier. He was the 35th Governor of Massachusetts . He was the son of Oakes Ames , a United States Congressman who was censured in the Credit Mobilier scandal, and the nephew of Oliver Ames, Jr..-Biography:Ames was born in North Easton, Massachusetts...  (R)		Edgar J. Sherman Edgar J. Sherman Edgar Jay Sherman was an American attorney who served as District Attorney of the Eastern District of Massachusetts, as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Attorney General of Massachusetts and as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.-Early life:Sherman was...  (R)							8R, 4D
1884	George D. Robinson George D. Robinson George Dexter Robinson -Biography:He was born in Lexington, Massachusetts. He attended Lexington Academy and Hopkins Classical School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1856. While at Harvard he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity...  (R)
1885											10R, 2D												James G. Blaine James G. Blaine James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State... and John A. Logan John A. Logan John Alexander Logan was an American soldier and political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a state senator, congressman and senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President...  (R)
1886					Alanson W. Beard Alanson W. Beard Alanson Wilder Beard was an American who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as Collector of Customs at the Port of Boston and as the Treasurer of Massachusetts.-Early life:...  (R)
1887	Oliver Ames Oliver Ames Oliver Ames was a U.S. political figure and financier. He was the 35th Governor of Massachusetts . He was the son of Oakes Ames , a United States Congressman who was censured in the Credit Mobilier scandal, and the nephew of Oliver Ames, Jr..-Biography:Ames was born in North Easton, Massachusetts...  (R)	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...  (R)		Andrew J. Waterman Andrew J. Waterman Andrew J. Waterman lawyer and Attorney General of Massachusetts.Waterman was a delegate to the Republican National Convention of 1864.-Footnotes:...  (R)							8R, 4D
1888
1889					George A. 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:...  (R)						10R, 2D												Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... and Levi P. Morton Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton was a Representative from New York and the 22nd Vice President of the United States . He also later served as the 31st Governor of New York.-Biography:...  (R)
1890	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...  (R)	William H. Haile William H. Haile William Henry Haile was an American businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1881, and as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1890 to 1893....  (R)
1891	William Russell William Russell (governor) William Eustis Russell was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 37th Governor of Massachusetts between 1891 and 1894, becoming the state's youngest ever elected Governor at age 34.-Family:...  (D)	William H. Haile William H. Haile William Henry Haile was an American businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1881, and as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1890 to 1893....  (D)	William M. Olin William M. Olin William Milo Olin was an American journalist and politician who served as the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Olin was born in Warrenton, Georgia to parents from Massachusetts, and in 1850 his family moved back to Massachusetts, where he attended school in Worcester and Grafton...  (R)	Albert E. Pillsbury Albert E. Pillsbury Albert Enoch Pillsbury was a Boston lawyer who served in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature, President of the Massachusetts State Senate, and as the Attorney General of Massachusetts from 1891 to 1894...  (R)		William D.T. Trefry (D)					7D, 5R
1892						John W. Kimball John W. Kimball John White Kimball was an American soldier and politician who served as Massachusetts Auditor. He was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on February 27, 1828. Before the American Civil War, Kimball was a scythe manufacturer.-American Civil War service:...  (R)
1893		Roger Wolcott Roger Wolcott (Massachusetts) Roger Wolcott was the son of Joshua Huntington Wolcott and Cornelia Wolcott, and was the brother of Huntington Frothingham Wolcott. He graduated from Harvard University in 1870, and from Harvard Law School in 1874...  (D)							Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot "Slim" Lodge was an American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts. He had the role of Senate Majority leader. He is best known for his positions on Meek policy, especially his battle with President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 over the Treaty of Versailles...  (R)		9R, 4D												Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... and Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid was a U.S. politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of a popular history of Ohio in the Civil War.-Early life:...  (R)
1894	Frederic T. Greenhalge Frederic T. Greenhalge Frederic Thomas Greenhalge was born in Clitheroe, England and immigrated with his parents to the United States in early childhood...  (R)	Roger Wolcott Roger Wolcott (Massachusetts) Roger Wolcott was the son of Joshua Huntington Wolcott and Cornelia Wolcott, and was the brother of Huntington Frothingham Wolcott. He graduated from Harvard University in 1870, and from Harvard Law School in 1874...  (R)		Hosea M. Knowlton Hosea M. Knowlton Hosea Morrill Knowlton was a lawyer, District Attorney, and Attorney General of Massachusetts.-External links:* -Bibliography:...  (R)	Henry M. Phillips (R)
1895					Edward P. Shaw (R)						12R, 1D
1896
	Vacant
1897	Roger Wolcott Roger Wolcott (Massachusetts) Roger Wolcott was the son of Joshua Huntington Wolcott and Cornelia Wolcott, and was the brother of Huntington Frothingham Wolcott. He graduated from Harvard University in 1870, and from Harvard Law School in 1874...  (R)	Winthrop M. Crane Winthrop M. Crane Winthrop Murray Crane was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 40th Governor of Massachusetts between 1900 and 1903. He also served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1904 until 1913...  (R)									12R, 1D												William McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... and Garret A. Hobart (R)
1898
1899											10R, 3D
1900	Winthrop M. Crane Winthrop M. Crane Winthrop Murray Crane was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 40th Governor of Massachusetts between 1900 and 1903. He also served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1904 until 1913...  (R)	John L. Bates John L. Bates John Lewis Bates was born in North Easton, Massachusetts to Rev. Lewis Benton Bates, a Methodist minister, and Louisa D. Bates. He attended public school in New Bedford, Chelsea, Taunton, and eventually the Boston Latin School. He then attended the Methodist-affiliated Boston University, earning...  (R)			Edward S. Bradford (R)
1901						Henry E. Turner Henry E. Turner Henry E. Turner was an American politician who served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as Massachusetts Auditor.-Footnotes:...  (R)					10R, 3D												William McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... and Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...  (R)
1902				Herbert Parker (R)
1903	John L. Bates John L. Bates John Lewis Bates was born in North Easton, Massachusetts to Rev. Lewis Benton Bates, a Methodist minister, and Louisa D. Bates. He attended public school in New Bedford, Chelsea, Taunton, and eventually the Boston Latin School. He then attended the Methodist-affiliated Boston University, earning...  (R)	Curtis Guild, Jr. Curtis Guild, Jr. Curtis Guild, Jr. was the 43rd Governor of Massachusetts in the United States. He served from 1906 to 1909.-Early life and education:...  (R)									10R, 4D
1904
1905	William Lewis Douglas William Lewis Douglas William Lewis Douglas was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 42nd Governor of Massachusetts from 1905 until 1906....  (D)				Arthur B. Chapin (R)					Winthrop M. Crane Winthrop M. Crane Winthrop Murray Crane was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 40th Governor of Massachusetts between 1900 and 1903. He also served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1904 until 1913...  (R)	11R, 3D												Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... and Charles W. Fairbanks Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks was a Senator from Indiana and the 26th Vice President of the United States ....  (R)
1906	Curtis Guild, Jr. Curtis Guild, Jr. Curtis Guild, Jr. was the 43rd Governor of Massachusetts in the United States. He served from 1906 to 1909.-Early life and education:...  (R)	Ebenezer Sumner Draper Ebenezer Sumner Draper Ebenezer Sumner Draper was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 44th Governor of Massachusetts between 1909 and 1911. Like Curtis Guild, Jr., Eben Draper was forged by his family's business. His father, George Draper had been part of a Christian Socialist community, which ended in bankruptcy...  (R)		Dana Malone Dana Malone Dana Malone was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1893-94 and a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1895-96, District Attorney for the Northwest District from 1901-05, and Massachusetts Attorney General from 1906-1911...  (R)
1907											11R, 3D
1908
1909	Ebenezer Sumner Draper Ebenezer Sumner Draper Ebenezer Sumner Draper was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 44th Governor of Massachusetts between 1909 and 1911. Like Curtis Guild, Jr., Eben Draper was forged by his family's business. His father, George Draper had been part of a Christian Socialist community, which ended in bankruptcy...  (R)	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...  (R)			Elmer A. Stevens Elmer A. Stevens Elmer A. Stevens was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives the Massachusetts State Senate, and as the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts.-Bibliography:...  (R)						9R, 5D												William Howard Taft William Howard Taft William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States... and James S. Sherman James S. Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman was a United States Representative from New York and the 27th Vice President of the United States . He was a member of the Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families.-Early life:...  (R)
1910
1911	Eugene Foss Eugene Foss Eugene Noble Foss, was an American Representative and the 45th Governor of Massachusetts, as well as brother of George Edmund Foss.-Biography:...  (D)	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...  (D)	Albert P. Langtry Albert P. Langtry Albert Perkins Langtry was an American newspaper editor and publisher, politician, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, and a member of the Republican Party.- Biography :...  (R)	James M. Swift James M. Swift James M. Swift was a lawyer, District Attorney of Massachusetts Southern District and Attorney General of Massachusetts.-References:...  (R)		John E. White John E. White John E. White was an American banker and politician who served as the Massachusetts Auditor.-Early life and education:White was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on December 13, 1873...  (R)					10R, 4D
1912		Robert Luce Robert Luce Robert Luce was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Auburn, Maine, Luce attended the public schools of Auburn and Lewiston, Maine, and Somerville, Massachusetts...  (D)
1913		David I. Walsh David I. Walsh David Ignatius Walsh was a United States politician from Massachusetts. As a member of the Democratic Party, he served in the state legislature and then as Lieutenant Governor and then as the 46th Governor . His first term in the U.S...  (D)	Frank J. Donahue Frank J. Donahue Frank J. Donahue was an American politician who served as the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee, and as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.-1912 Election:...  (D)							John W. Weeks John W. Weeks John Wingate Weeks was an American politician in the Republican Party. He served as a United States Representative for Massachusetts from 1905 to 1913, as a United States Senator from 1913 to 1919, and as Secretary of War from 1921 to 1925.-Life and career:Weeks was born and raised in Lancaster,...  (R)	9R, 7D												Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913... and Thomas R. Marshall Thomas R. Marshall Thomas Riley Marshall was an American Democratic politician who served as the 28th Vice President of the United States under Woodrow Wilson... (D)
1914	David I. Walsh David I. Walsh David Ignatius Walsh was a United States politician from Massachusetts. As a member of the Democratic Party, he served in the state legislature and then as Lieutenant Governor and then as the 46th Governor . His first term in the U.S...  (D)	Edward P. Barry Edward P. Barry Edward P. Barry was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1914 to 1915.-References:...  (D)		Thomas J. Boynton (D)	Frederick W. Mansfield (D)	Frank H. Pope (R)					8R, 8D
1915		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:...  (D)	Albert P. Langtry Albert P. Langtry Albert Perkins Langtry was an American newspaper editor and publisher, politician, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, and a member of the Republican Party.- Biography :...  (R)	Henry Converse Atwill Henry Converse Atwill Henry Converse Atwill was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 1915 to 1919.Atwill served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1896 to 1898 and the Massachusetts Senate from 1899 to 1901. From 1905 to 1910 he was an Assistant District Attorney in...  (R)	Charles L. Burrill Charles L. Burrill Charles Lawrence Burrill was an American banker and politician who served as the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1915–1920....  (R)	Alonzo B. Cook Alonzo B. Cook Alonzo B. Cook was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Auditor from 1915–1931 and was a candidate for Mayor of Boston in 1925 and in 1937; and United States Senator in 1936.-Biography:...  (R)					13R, 3D
1916	Samuel W. McCall Samuel W. McCall Samuel Walker McCall was a member of the United States House of Representatives, and the 47th Governor of Massachusetts...  (R)	Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...  (R)
1917											13R, 3D												Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican politician from New York. He served as the 36th Governor of New York , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , United States Secretary of State , a judge on the Court of International Justice , and... and Charles W. Fairbanks Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks was a Senator from Indiana and the 26th Vice President of the United States ....  (R)
1918
1919	Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...  (R)	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....  (R)		Vacant						David I. Walsh David I. Walsh David Ignatius Walsh was a United States politician from Massachusetts. As a member of the Democratic Party, he served in the state legislature and then as Lieutenant Governor and then as the 46th Governor . His first term in the U.S...  (D)	13R, 3D
1920				J. Weston Allen J. Weston Allen John Weston Allen was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1915–1918 and as Massachusetts Attorney General from 1920–1923.As Attorney General, Allen was aggressive in his pursuit of white collar criminals...  (R)	Fred J. Burrell Fred J. Burrell Fred Jefferson Burrell was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from January 21, 1920–September 3, 1920.- 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention :In 1916 the Massachusetts...  (R)
1921	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....  (R)	Alvan T. Fuller Alvan T. Fuller Alvan Tufts Fuller was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He became one of the wealthiest men in America, with an automobile dealership which in 1920 was recognized as "the world's most successful auto dealership." He was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of...  (R)	Frederic W. Cook Frederic W. Cook Frederic White Cook was an American politician who served as the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1921 to 1949.-Early life:...  (R)		James Jackson James Jackson James Jackson may refer to:* James Jackson , football player* James Jackson , Georgia Congressman, grandson of Senator James Jackson...  (R)						14R, 2D												Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator... and Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...  (R)
1922
1923				Jay R. Benton Jay R. Benton Jay Rogers Benton was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 1923–1927....  (R)							13R, 3D
1924					William S. Youngman William S. Youngman William Sterling Youngman was an American politician who served as a Massachusetts State Senator, the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts and as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1929 to 1933.Youngman attended Harvard where he was a member of the debate...  (R)
1925	Alvan T. Fuller Alvan T. Fuller Alvan Tufts Fuller was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He became one of the wealthiest men in America, with an automobile dealership which in 1920 was recognized as "the world's most successful auto dealership." He was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of...  (R)	Frank G. Allen Frank G. Allen Frank G. Allen was a Governor of Massachusetts.Allen was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on October 6, 1874. A businessman and executive with the Winslow Brothers & Smith Company from 1893, he rose to become the company's president from 1912 to 1929, and was married to Clara Winslow in 1897.He entered...  (R)							William M. Butler William M. Butler William Morgan Butler was a lawyer and legislator for the State of Massachusetts, and a United States Senator....  (R)	Frederick H. Gillett Frederick H. Gillett Frederick Huntington Gillett was an American politician during the early 20th century. Frederick H. Gillett was born in Westfield, Massachusetts to Edward Bates Gillett and Lucy Fowler Gillett . He graduated from Amherst College in 1874 and Harvard Law School in 1877. He began the practice of...  (R)	13R, 3D												Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... and Charles G. Dawes Charles G. Dawes Charles Gates Dawes was an American banker and politician who was the 30th Vice President of the United States . For his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served in the First World War, was U.S...  (R)
1926
1927				Arthur K. Reading (R)					David I. Walsh David I. Walsh David Ignatius Walsh was a United States politician from Massachusetts. As a member of the Democratic Party, he served in the state legislature and then as Lieutenant Governor and then as the 46th Governor . His first term in the U.S...  (D)		13R, 3D
1928				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...  (R)	John W. Haigis John W. Haigis John William Haigis, Sr. was an American newspaper publisher, businessman and politician. Haigis was the editor and publisher of the Greenfield Recorder. Haigis was the founder of WHAI radio.-Marriage and family:...  (R)
1929	Frank G. Allen Frank G. Allen Frank G. Allen was a Governor of Massachusetts.Allen was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on October 6, 1874. A businessman and executive with the Winslow Brothers & Smith Company from 1893, he rose to become the company's president from 1912 to 1929, and was married to Clara Winslow in 1897.He entered...  (R)	William S. Youngman William S. Youngman William Sterling Youngman was an American politician who served as a Massachusetts State Senator, the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts and as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1929 to 1933.Youngman attended Harvard where he was a member of the debate...  (R)					31R, 9D	160R, 80D			13R, 3D												Al Smith Al Smith Alfred Emanuel Smith. , known in private and public life as Al Smith, was an American statesman who was elected the 42nd Governor of New York three times, and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928... and Joseph Robinson Joseph Taylor Robinson Joseph Taylor Robinson was an American politician from Arkansas, of the Democratic Party. He was a state representative, U.S. Representative, 23rd Governor of Arkansas, U.S... (D)
1930					Vacant
1931	Joseph B. Ely Joseph B. Ely Joseph Buell Ely was the 52nd Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.Born in Westfield, Massachusetts, Joseph B. Ely graduated from Williams College in 1902, before earning a degree from Harvard Law School in 1905. He returned to Westfield and practiced law as a partner of Ely & Ely and...  (D)				Charles F. Hurley Charles F. Hurley Charles Francis Hurley was the 54th Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.1937-1939Governor Charles Hurley's administration increased the regulation of labor practices and emphasized individual rights. Hurley was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts...  (D)	Francis X. Hurley Francis X. Hurley Francis Xavier Hurley was an American politician who served as the 17th Massachusetts Auditor and the 46th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts.- References :...  (D)	30R, 10D	141R, 99D		Marcus A. Coolidge Marcus A. Coolidge Marcus Allen Coolidge was a Democratic United States Senator representing Massachusetts from March 4, 1931 to January 3, 1937.Coolidge was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, son of Frederick Spaulding Coolidge...  (D)	12R, 4D
1932
1933		Gaspar G. Bacon Gaspar G. Bacon Gaspar Griswold Bacon, Sr. was on the board of Harvard University, President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1929 to 1932 and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1933 to 1935.-Biography:...  (D)					26R, 14D	148R, 92D			10R, 5D												Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... and John Garner (D)
1934
1935	James Michael Curley James Michael Curley James Michael Curley was an American politician famous for his four terms as mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. He also served twice in the United States House of Representatives and one term as 53rd Governor of Massachusetts.-Early life:Curley's father, Michael Curley, left Oughterard, County...  (D)	Joseph L. Hurley Joseph L. Hurley Joseph Leo Hurley was an American Democratic politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1935 to 1937. Hurley was from Fall River, Massachusetts. He was of Irish descent....  (D)		Paul A. Dever Paul A. Dever Paul Andrew Dever was a Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served as the 58th Governor of Massachusetts.-Biography:...  (D)		Thomas H. Buckley Thomas H. Buckley Thomas Henry Buckley was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Auditor.- References :*-Bibliography:* Curtis, Georgina Pell.: The American Catholic Who's Who, page 40, ....  (D)	21R, 19D	124R, 116D			8R, 7D
1936
1937	Charles F. Hurley Charles F. Hurley Charles Francis Hurley was the 54th Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.1937-1939Governor Charles Hurley's administration increased the regulation of labor practices and emphasized individual rights. Hurley was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts...  (D)	Francis E. Kelly Francis E. Kelly Francis E. Kelly was an American politician who served as a member of the Boston City Council from 1930–1933, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1937 to 1939 and Massachusetts Attorney General from 1949-1953.-Footnotes:...  (D)			William E. Hurley William E. Hurley William E. Hurley was an American politician who served as Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1937–1943.William E. Hurley defeated former Marlborough State Representative James M. Hurley in the 1936 election, succeeding Charles F. Hurley who had chosen to run for Governor instead...  (R)		26R, 14D	136R, 104D		Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, South Vietnam, West Germany, and the Holy See . He was the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 1960 Presidential election.-Early life:Lodge was born in Nahant,...  (R)	10R, 5D												Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... and John Garner (D)
1938
1939	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:...  (R)	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....  (R)					28R, 12D	142R, 98D			10R, 5D
1940
1941				Robert T. Bushnell Robert T. Bushnell Robert Tyng Bushnell was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 1941-1945....  (R)		Thomas J. Buckley Thomas J. Buckley Thomas J. Buckley was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Auditor.Buckley died of a heart attack on the day before the 1964 primary election.-Bibliography:...  (D)	25R, 15D	141R, 99D			9R, 6D												Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... and Henry A. Wallace Henry A. Wallace Henry Agard Wallace was the 33rd Vice President of the United States , the Secretary of Agriculture , and the Secretary of Commerce . In the 1948 presidential election, Wallace was the nominee of the Progressive Party.-Early life:Henry A... (D)
1942
1943					Francis X. Hurley Francis X. Hurley Francis Xavier Hurley was an American politician who served as the 17th Massachusetts Auditor and the 46th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts.- References :...  (D)		26R, 14D	141R, 99D			10R, 4D
1944										Sinclair Weeks Sinclair Weeks Charles Sinclair Weeks , better known as Sinclair Weeks, was United States Secretary of Commerce from January 21, 1953 to November 10, 1958 under Dwight D. Eisenhower...  (R)
1945	Maurice J. Tobin Maurice J. Tobin Maurice Joseph Tobin was a Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, the 56th Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, and U.S. Secretary of Labor....  (D)	Robert F. Bradford Robert F. Bradford Robert Fiske Bradford was an American politician who served one term as the 57th Governor of Massachusetts, from 1947 to 1949.-Biography:...  (R)		Clarence A. Barnes Clarence A. Barnes Clarence Alfred Barnes was an American politician who served as Attorney General of Massachusetts from 1945–1949....  (R)	John E. Hurley John E. Hurley John E. Hurley was an American politician who served as a Massachusetts State Representative, and the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts.-Early life and education:...  (D)		23R, 17R	137R, 103D		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:...  (R)	10R, 4D												Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... and Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his... (D)
1946
1947	Robert F. Bradford Robert F. Bradford Robert Fiske Bradford was an American politician who served one term as the 57th Governor of Massachusetts, from 1947 to 1949.-Biography:...  (R)	Arthur W. Coolidge Arthur W. Coolidge Arthur William Coolidge was a Massachusetts politician who served multiple positions within the state government....  (R)			Laurence Curtis Laurence Curtis Laurence Curtis was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston. He graduated from Groton School in 1912 and from Harvard University in 1916. He served in the Foreign Diplomatic Service...  (R)		24R, 16D	145R, 95D	Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, South Vietnam, West Germany, and the Holy See . He was the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 1960 Presidential election.-Early life:Lodge was born in Nahant,...  (R)		9R, 5D
1948
1949	Paul A. Dever Paul A. Dever Paul Andrew Dever was a Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served as the 58th Governor of Massachusetts.-Biography:...  (D)	Charles F. Sullivan Charles F. Sullivan Charles F. "Jeff" Sullivan was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1949 to 1953...  (D)	Edward J. Cronin Edward J. Cronin Edward Joseph Cronin was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1949 to 1958.-References:...  (D)	Francis E. Kelly Francis E. Kelly Francis E. Kelly was an American politician who served as a member of the Boston City Council from 1930–1933, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1937 to 1939 and Massachusetts Attorney General from 1949-1953.-Footnotes:...  (D)	John E. Hurley John E. Hurley John E. Hurley was an American politician who served as a Massachusetts State Representative, and the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts.-Early life and education:...  (D)		20R, 20D	122D, 118D			8R, 6D												Harry S. Truman and Alben Barkley (D)
1950
1951							22R, 18D	124D, 116D			8R, 6D
1952					Foster Furcolo Foster Furcolo John Foster Furcolo was a member of the Democratic Party who served as the 60th Governor of Massachusetts, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and in other government offices in Massachusetts. He was the first Italian-American governor of Massachusetts.-Life and career:Furcolo...  (D)
1953	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:...  (R)	Sumner G. Whittier (R)		George Fingold George Fingold George Fingold George Fingold George Fingold (born October 18, 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts, attended Suffolk University Law School, a private law school in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, and became a politician who served as Attorney General of Massachusetts from 1953-1958....  (R)			25R, 15D	124R, 116D	John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....  (D)		8R, 6D												Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...  (R)
1954
1955					John Francis Kennedy John Francis Kennedy John Francis Kennedy was the Treasurer of Massachusetts from 1955 to 1961.Kennedy worked as a supervisor in the miscellaneous small parts stockroom for Gillette in Canton, Massachusetts, before seeking public office. Kennedy first sought the office of Treasurer in 1952, losing the Democratic...  (D)		21R, 19D	128D, 112R			7R, 7D
1956
1957	Foster Furcolo Foster Furcolo John Foster Furcolo was a member of the Democratic Party who served as the 60th Governor of Massachusetts, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and in other government offices in Massachusetts. He was the first Italian-American governor of Massachusetts.-Life and career:Furcolo...  (D)	Robert F. Murphy Robert F. Murphy Robert F. Murphy was an American politician who as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In 1949 Murphy became the first Democrat to serve as the Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives...  (D)					22R, 18D	132D, 108R			7R, 7D												Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...  (R)
1958			J. Henry Goguen J. Henry Goguen J. Henry Goguen was a Massachusetts politician and civil servant. who served as acting Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1958-1959.-Biography:...  (D)	Vacant
1959			Joseph D. Ward Joseph D. Ward Joseph D. Ward was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from January 1959 to January 1961....  (D)	Edward J. McCormack, Jr. Edward J. McCormack, Jr. Edward "Eddy" Joseph McCormack, Jr. was a former Attorney General of Massachusetts.-Personal life and education:...  (D)			24D, 16R	145D, 95R			8D, 6R
1960
1961	John A. Volpe John A. Volpe John Anthony Volpe was the 61st and 63rd Governor of Massachusetts and a U.S. Secretary of Transportation.-Early life and education:Volpe was born in 1908 in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He was the son of Italian immigrants Vito and Filomena , who had come from Abruzzo to Boston's North End in 1905;...  (R)	Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr. Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr. Edward Francis McLaughlin, Jr. was an American attorney and politician who served as a Boston city councilor, president of the Boston City Council, and Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1961 to 1963.-Bibliography:*Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1961-1962 Public officers...  (D)	Kevin White (D)		John T. Driscoll John T. Driscoll John Thomas Driscoll is a former American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1955–1960, Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1961–1964, chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority from 1964–1987, and Vice President for...  (D)		26D, 14R	156D, 84R	Benjamin Smith Benjamin A. Smith II Benjamin Atwood Smith II was a United States Senator from the state of Massachusetts from December 1960 until November 1962.-Family and education:...  (D)		8D, 6R												John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.... and Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States... (D)
1962
1963	Endicott Peabody Endicott Peabody Endicott "Chub" Peabody was the 62nd Governor of Massachusetts from January 3, 1963 to January 7, 1965.-Early life:...  (D)	Francis X. Bellotti Francis X. Bellotti Francis Xavier Bellotti is an American lawyer and politician. In his first campaign he was the Democratic nominee for District Attorney of Norfolk County in 1958, but was defeated in the general election. In 1962 Bellotti was elected as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...  (D)		Edward Brooke Edward Brooke Edward William Brooke, III is an American politician and was elected to the United States Senate as a Republican from Massachusetts in 1966, defeating his Democratic opponent, Endicott Peabody, 60.7%–38.7%...  (R)			28D, 12R	150D, 90R	Ted Kennedy Ted Kennedy Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. Serving almost 47 years, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history...  (D)		7D, 5R
1964						Thaddeus M. Buczko Thaddeus M. Buczko Thaddeus M. Buczko is an American politician who served as a Salem, Massachusetts city councilor, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as Massachusetts Auditor...  (D)
1965	John A. Volpe John A. Volpe John Anthony Volpe was the 61st and 63rd Governor of Massachusetts and a U.S. Secretary of Transportation.-Early life and education:Volpe was born in 1908 in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He was the son of Italian immigrants Vito and Filomena , who had come from Abruzzo to Boston's North End in 1905;...  (R)	Elliot Richardson Elliot Richardson Elliot Lee Richardson was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. As U.S...  (R)			Robert Q. Crane Robert Q. Crane Robert Quentin Crane is an American politician who served as Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1965–1991. He is credited with starting the Massachusetts Lottery.- Early life :...  (D)		28D, 12R	169D, 71R			7D, 5R												Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States... and Hubert Humphrey Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and... (D)
1966
1967		Francis W. Sargent Francis W. Sargent Francis William Sargent was the 64th Governor of Massachusetts from 1969 to 1975. Born in 1915 in Hamilton, Massachusetts, he was known for his sharp wit and self-deprecating manner...  (R)	John F. X. Davoren (D)	Elliot Richardson Elliot Richardson Elliot Lee Richardson was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. As U.S...  (R)			26D, 14R	168D, 71R, 1I		Edward Brooke Edward Brooke Edward William Brooke, III is an American politician and was elected to the United States Senate as a Republican from Massachusetts in 1966, defeating his Democratic opponent, Endicott Peabody, 60.7%–38.7%...  (R)	7D, 5R
1968
1969	Vacant			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...  (D)			27D, 13R	173D, 67R			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie was an American politician from Rumford, Maine. He served as Governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, as a member of the United States Senate from 1959 to 1980, and as Secretary of State under Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981... (D)
1970
1971	Francis W. Sargent Francis W. Sargent Francis William Sargent was the 64th Governor of Massachusetts from 1969 to 1975. Born in 1915 in Hamilton, Massachusetts, he was known for his sharp wit and self-deprecating manner...  (R)	Donald R. Dwight Donald R. Dwight Donald Rathburn Dwight was lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1971 to 1975. He served as a Republican alongside Governor Francis W. Sargent....  (R)					30D, 10R	178D, 62R			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R
1972
1973							33D, 7R	181D, 57R, 2I			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	George McGovern George McGovern George Stanley McGovern is an historian, author, and former U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party nominee in the 1972 presidential election.... and Sargent Shriver Sargent Shriver Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr., known as Sargent Shriver, R. Sargent Shriver, or, from childhood, Sarge, was an American statesman and activist. As the husband of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, he was part of the Kennedy family, serving in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations... (D)
1974
1975	Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis Michael Stanley Dukakis served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts from 1975–1979 and from 1983–1991, and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek immigrants in Brookline, Massachusetts, also the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, and was the longest serving...  (D)	Thomas P. O'Neill III Thomas P. O'Neill III Thomas Phillip O'Neill III leads a public relations and government affairs firm called O'Neill and Associates in Boston. He is the son of Tip O'Neill, who served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987.From 1975 to 1983, O'Neill served as lieutenant governor of...  (D)	Paul H. Guzzi (D)	Francis X. Bellotti Francis X. Bellotti Francis Xavier Bellotti is an American lawyer and politician. In his first campaign he was the Democratic nominee for District Attorney of Norfolk County in 1958, but was defeated in the general election. In 1962 Bellotti was elected as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...  (D)			33D, 7R	191D, 46R, 3I			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R
1976
1977							33D, 7R	194D, 43R, 3I			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office... and Walter Mondale Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale is an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States , under President Jimmy Carter, and as a United States Senator for Minnesota... (D)
1978
1979	Ed King Edward J. King Edward Joseph "Ed" King was the 66th Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts from 1979 to 1983.Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Boston College and Bentley College, King played professional football as a guard with the All-America Football Conference Buffalo Bisons from 1948 to...  (D)		Michael J. Connolly Michael J. Connolly (American politician) Michael Joseph Connolly is a former politician who served as Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1979–1994....  (D)				34D, 6R	128D, 30R, 2I		Paul Tsongas Paul Tsongas Paul Efthemios Tsongas was a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1979 to 1985. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 1992 presidential election. He previously served as a U.S...  (D)	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R
1980
1981						John J. Finnegan John J. Finnegan John J. Finnegan John J. Finnegan John J. Finnegan (born July 21, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts is a former American politician who served as Massachusetts State Auditor from 1981-1987....  (D)	32D, 7R, 1I	128D, 31R, 1I			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... and George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...  (R)
1982
1983	Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis Michael Stanley Dukakis served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts from 1975–1979 and from 1983–1991, and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek immigrants in Brookline, Massachusetts, also the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, and was the longest serving...  (D)	John Kerry John Kerry John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...  (D)					33D, 7R	131D, 29R			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R
1984
1985		Vacant					32D, 8R	126D, 34R		John Kerry John Kerry John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...  (D)	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R		Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... and George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...  (R)
1986
1987		Evelyn Murphy Evelyn Murphy Evelyn Murphy was the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1987 to 1991, being the first woman in the history of the state to hold a constitutional office...  (D)		James Shannon James Shannon James Michael Shannon , also known as Jim Shannon, is a Democratic politician from Massachusetts. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and later as the Massachusetts Attorney General....  (D)		A. Joseph DeNucci A. Joseph DeNucci A. Joseph "Joe" DeNucci is a former middle-weight boxer and former Auditor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.-Early Life and career:...  (D)		126D, 33R, 1I			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R
1988
1989							32D, 8R	127D, 33R			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R		Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis Michael Stanley Dukakis served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts from 1975–1979 and from 1983–1991, and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek immigrants in Brookline, Massachusetts, also the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, and was the longest serving... and Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. was a four-term United States senator from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for Vice President in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1955. In his later political life, he was Chairman of the Senate... (D)
1990
1991	William Weld William Weld William Floyd Weld is a former governor of the US state of Massachusetts. He served as that state's 68th governor from 1991 to 1997. From 1981 to 1988, he was a federal prosecutor in the United States Justice Department...  (R)	Paul Cellucci Paul Cellucci Argeo Paul Cellucci is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 69th Governor of Massachusetts and US Ambassador to Canada.-Early life and career:...  (R)		Scott Harshbarger Scott Harshbarger Luther Scott Harshbarger is a lawyer and a Democratic politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.-Education and early career:...  (D)	Joe Malone (R)		24D, 16R	123D, 37R			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
1992
1993							31D, 9R	124D, 35R, 1I			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R			Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... and Al Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... (D)
1994
1995			William F. Galvin William F. Galvin William Francis Galvin is the 27th and current Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth .-Early life and career:...  (D)				30D, 10R	125D, 34R, 1NP			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R
1996
1997							33D, 7R	124D, 35R, 1I			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D			Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... and Al Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... (D)
1998	Vacant
1999	Paul Cellucci Paul Cellucci Argeo Paul Cellucci is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 69th Governor of Massachusetts and US Ambassador to Canada.-Early life and career:...  (R)	Jane Swift (R)		Thomas Reilly Thomas Reilly Thomas F. Reilly is an American attorney and politician who served as the 45th Massachusetts Attorney General. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to Irish immigrant parents....  (D)	Shannon O'Brien Shannon O'Brien Shannon Patricia Elizabeth O'Brien is a Democrat from Massachusetts. O'Brien served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1987 through 1993, in the Massachusetts Senate from 1993 through 1995, and was the Massachusetts State Treasurer from 1999 through 2003...  (D)			131D, 28R, 1I			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
2000
2001							34D, 6R	137D, 23R			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D			Al Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... and Joe Lieberman Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman is the senior United States Senator from Connecticut. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's nominee for Vice President in the 2000 election. Currently an independent, he remains closely affiliated with the party.Born in Stamford, Connecticut,... (D)
2002	Vacant
2003	Mitt Romney Mitt Romney Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...  (R)	Kerry Healey Kerry Healey Kerry Murphy Healey was the 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. She served from 2003 to 2007 with Governor Mitt Romney. She was the 2006 Republican nominee for Governor of Massachusetts, losing to Democrat Deval Patrick in November 2006...  (R)			Tim Cahill (D)			135D, 23R, 1I			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
2004
2005								139D, 20R, 1I			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D			John Kerry John Kerry John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W... and John Edwards John Edwards Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in... (D)
2006
2007	Deval Patrick Deval Patrick Deval Laurdine Patrick is the 71st and current Governor of Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, Patrick served as an Assistant United States Attorney General under President Bill Clinton...  (D)	Tim Murray (D)		Martha Coakley Martha Coakley Martha Mary Coakley is the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Prior to serving as Attorney General, she was District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts from 1999 to 2007....  (D)			35D, 5R	141D, 19R			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
2008
2009								144D, 15R, 1I			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
					Tim Cahill (I)				Paul G. Kirk (D)														Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... and Joe Biden Joe Biden Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama...  (D)
2010									Scott Brown Scott Brown Scott Brown is a United States senator.Scott Brown may also refer to:-Sportsmen:*Scott Brown , American college football coach of Kentucky State...  (R)
2011					Steve Grossman (D)	Suzanne Bump (D)	36D, 4R	130D, 30R			D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
2012
Year	Governor Governor of Massachusetts The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The current governor is Democrat Deval Patrick.-Constitutional role:...	Lieutenant Governor 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...	Sec. of Comm. 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...	Attorney General	Treasurer	Auditor Massachusetts Auditor The Massachusetts State Auditor is a statewide elected office in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The current auditor is Suzanne Bump.-List of state auditors of Massachusetts:-External links:*...	Senate Massachusetts Senate The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state...	House Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...	U.S. Senator (Class 1)	U.S. Senator (Class 2)	U.S. House												Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
	Executive/Constitutional offices						General Court Massachusetts General Court The Massachusetts General Court is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the Colonial Era, when this body also sat in judgment of judicial appeals cases...		United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Massachusetts These are complete tables of congressional delegations from Massachusetts to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Eleven of the twelve members of the current delegation are Democrats and one is a Republican.-United States Senate:...

See also

• Politics in Massachusetts
• Elections in Massachusetts
  Elections in Massachusetts
  Elections in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are administered by the individual municipalities.- Election law :There is some oversight by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.-List of elections:...
  
  
• Government of Massachusetts
  Government of Massachusetts
  The form of Massachusetts government is provided by the Constitution of the Commonwealth. The legislative power is exercised by the bicameral General Court, which is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives...