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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Middlesex district

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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Middlesex district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Middlesex County.[1] Republican Sheila Harrington of Groton has represented the district since 2011.[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

Former locale

The district previously covered part of Charlestown, circa 1872.[4]

Representatives

  • Edward Lawrence, circa 1858-1859 [5][6]
  • Joseph Caldwell, circa 1859 [6]
  • John Read, circa 1888 [7]
  • Chester F. Sanger, circa 1888 [7]
  • Edward Sennott, circa 1908
  • William Hogan, circa 1908
  • Willis McMenimen, circa 1918
  • James H. Kelleher, circa 1920 [8]
  • Francis David Coady, circa 1935
  • Thomas Dillon, circa 1935
  • Thomas Francis Coady, circa 1945
  • Thomas Francis Coady, Jr., circa 1951-1953 [9]
  • John Joseph Toomey, circa 1951 [9]
  • Michael Lombardi, circa 1967
  • Michael James Lombardi, circa 1975 [10]
  • Bruce Wetherbee, circa 1983
  • Robert Hargraves, circa 1995
  • Sheila C. Harrington, 2011-current[2][11]

See also

Images

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 1st Middlesex district". PD43+. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  4. ^ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ a b Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Middlesex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  9. ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  10. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. ^ "The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts", Wbur.org, November 4, 2016

Further reading

  • "Multiple-choice test for voters: Open seats in Mass. House, Senate create wide-open First Middlesex races", Boston Globe, September 2, 2010