Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
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The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (secretary of state) is the principal public information officer of the Massachusetts state government.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth oversees the Corporations Division, the Elections Division, the Massachusetts Archives, the Massachusetts Historical Commission, the Public Records Division, the Securities Division, and the State Records Center.
The current secretary is William F. Galvin.
[edit] List of Secretaries of the Commonwealth
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Secretary of the Commonwealth | Years | Party |
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Alden Bradford | 1812 – 1824 | |
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John G. Palfrey | 1844 – 1848 | Whig |
William B. Calhoun | 1848 – 1851 | Whig[1] |
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Francis DeWitt | c. 1855 – 1858 | |
Oliver Warner | 1858 – 1875 | |
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Henry B. Pierce | bef 1883 - c. 1888 | |
William M. Olin | 1891 – 1911 | Republican |
Albert P. Langtry | 1911 – 1913 | Republican[2] |
Frank J. Donahue | 1913 – 1915 | Democratic[2] |
Albert P. Langtry | 1915 – 1921 | Republican |
Frederic W. Cook | 1921 – 1949 | Republican[3] |
Edward J. Cronin | 1949 – 1958 | Democratic |
J. Henry Goguen | 1958 – 1959 | Democratic |
Joseph D. Ward | 1959 – 1960 | Democratic[4] |
Kevin H. White | 1961 – 1967 | Democratic |
John F. X. Davoren | 1967 – 1974 | Democratic |
Paul H. Guzzi | 1975 – 1978 | Democratic |
Michael J. Connelly | 1979 – 1994 | Democratic |
William F. Galvin | 1995 – present | Democratic |
[edit] References
- ^ William B. Calhoun at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
- ^ a b "FOSS AND FROTHINGHAM WIN." (PDF), The New York Times, 1911-09-27, pp. p. 2. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
- ^ "MANY SEEK OFFICE IN MASSACHUSETTS", The New York Times, 1922-08-09, pp. p. 6. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
- ^ In Memoriam. Holy Cross Magazine. Archived from the original on 2004-09-05. Summer 2003. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
- THE STATES (PDF). National Association of Secretaries of State. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
- Special Collections - Burrill File. State Library of Massachusetts. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.