List of speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
This is a list of speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. As well as presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leader, and controls the flow of legislation. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the House.
House of Deputies of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Speaker | Party | Years ↑ | Town | Electoral history |
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William Hathorne | 1644–1645 | Salem | ||
George Cooke | 1645 | Cambridge | ||
William Hathorne | 1646 | Salem | ||
Robert Bridges | 1646 | Lynn | ||
Joseph Hills | 1647 | Mistick Side | ||
William Hathorne | 1648 | Salem | ||
Richard Russell | 1648 | Charlestown | ||
Daniel Denison | 1649 | Ipswich | ||
William Hathorne | 1650 | Salem | ||
Daniel Gookin | 1651 | Cambridge | ||
Daniel Denison | 1651–1652 | Ipswich | ||
Humphrey Atherton | 1653 | Springfield | ||
Richard Russell | 1654 | Charlestown | ||
Edward Johnson | 1655 | |||
Richard Russell | 1656 | Charlestown | ||
William Hathorne | 1657 | Salem | ||
Richard Russell | 1658 | Charlestown | ||
Thomas Savage | 1659–1660 | |||
William Hathorne | 1660–1661 | Salem | ||
Thomas Clarke | 1662 | |||
John Leverett | 1663–1664 | Boston | ||
Thomas Clarke | 1665 | |||
Richard Waldron | 1666–1668 | Cocheco | ||
Thomas Clarke | 1669–1670 | |||
Thomas Savage | 1671 | Boston | ||
Thomas Clarke | 1672 | |||
Richard Waldron | 1673 | Cocheco | ||
Joshua Hubbard | 1673–1674 | |||
Richard Waldron | 1674–1675 | Cocheco | ||
Peter Buckley | 1675–1676 | Concord | ||
Thomas Savage | 1677–1678 | Boston | ||
Richard Waldron | 1679 | Cocheco | Town became part of New Hampshire | |
John Richards | 1679–1680 | Dorchester | ||
Daniel Fisher | 1680–1682 | Dedham | ||
Elisha Cooke | 1683 | Boston | ||
John Waite | 1684 | Malden | ||
Isaac Addington | 1685 | Boston | ||
John Saffin | 1686 | Boston | General Court adjourned May 21, 1686, did not convene until May or June 1689 |
Inter-Charter Period
Speaker | Party | Years ↑ | Town | Electoral history |
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Thomas Oakes | 1689 | Boston | ||
John Bowles | 1698–1690 | Boston | ||
Penn Townsend | 1690–1691 | Salem | ||
William Bond | 1691–1692 | Watertown | ||
Penn Townsend | 1692 | Salem |
Second Charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
Speaker | Party | Years ↑ | Town | Electoral history |
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William Bond | 1692–1693 | Watertown | ||
Nathaniel Byfield | 1693–1694 | Boston | ||
Nehemiah Jewett | 1694–1695 | Rowley | ||
William Bond | 1695–1696 | Watertown | ||
Penn Townsend | 1696–1697 | Salem | ||
Nathaniel Byfield | 1698 | Rowley | ||
James Converse | 1699–1700 | Woburn | ||
John Leverett | 1700–1701 | Boston | ||
Nehemiah Jewett | 1701–1702 | Rowley | ||
James Converse | 1702–1705 | Woburn | ||
Thomas Oakes | 1705–1707 | Boston | ||
John Burrill | 1707 | Lynn | ||
Thomas Oliver | 1708–1709 | Cambridge | ||
John Clark | 1709–1711 | Boston | ||
John Burrill | 1711–1720 | Lynn | ||
Elisha Cooke | 1720 | |||
Timothy Lindall | 1720–1721 | Boston | ||
John Clark | 1721–1724 | Boston | ||
William Dudley | 1724–1729 | Roxbury | ||
John Quincy | 1729–1741 | Mount Wollaston | ||
William Fairfield | 1741 | Wenham | ||
Thomas Cushing II | 1742–1746 | Boston | ||
Thomas Hutchinson | 1746–1748 | Boston | Resigned when appointed to the Governor's Council | |
Joseph Dwight | 1748–1750 | Brookfield | ||
Thomas Hubbard | 1750–1759 | Waltham | ||
Samuel White | May 30, 1759 – May 28, 1760 |
Taunton | ||
James Otis | May 28, 1760 – May 26, 1762 |
Barnstable | Resigned when appointed to the Governor's Council | |
Timothy Ruggles | May 26, 1762 – May 25, 1764 |
Rochester | ||
Samuel White | May 25, 1764 – June 11, 1764 |
Taunton | ||
Thomas Clap pro tem | June 11, 1764 – May 29, 1765 |
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Samuel White | May 29, 1764 – May 28, 1766 |
Taunton | ||
James Otis, Jr. | May 28, 1766 – May 28, 1766 |
Barnstable | ||
Thomas Cushing | May 28, 1766 – 1774 |
Boston | ||
James Warren | 1775–1778 | Plymouth | ||
John Pickering | 1778–1779 | Salem | ||
John Hancock | 1779–1780 | Quincy | Elected Governor of Massachusetts |
House of Representatives under the Massachusetts Constitution
See also
- List of Presidents of the Massachusetts Senate
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Notes
- 1.^ Prior to 1857, representatives were selected by a majority of votes at a town meeting. Since 1857, representatives have been elected by district.[5]
Sources
- "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the General Court. Massachusetts General Court. 2005–2006. pp. 338–350.
References
- ^ "Jarvis, William C., 1780-1836", A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825, retrieved June 22, 2020
- ^ Castle, William Richards (December 1902), The Harvard Graduates' Magazine Vol XI No. 42, Boston, Massachusetts: The Harvard Graduates' Magazine Association, p. 305.
- ^ Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1890). "History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol. 1". Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & CO.: lviii.
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- ^ Duane Hamilton Hurd, ed. (1888). History of Essex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1. J. W. Lewis & Company. p. 414. Retrieved April 2, 2013.