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

Secretary of the Commonwealth Years Party
Alden Bradford 1812 – 1824
John G. Palfrey 1844 – 1848 Whig
William B. Calhoun 1848 – 1851 Whig[1]
Francis DeWitt c. 1855 – 1858
Oliver Warner 1858 – 1875
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

  1. ^ William B. Calhoun at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
  2. ^ a b "FOSS AND FROTHINGHAM WIN." (PDF), The New York Times, 1911-09-27, pp. p. 2. Retrieved on 2007-10-06. 
  3. ^ "MANY SEEK OFFICE IN MASSACHUSETTS", The New York Times, 1922-08-09, pp. p. 6. Retrieved on 2007-10-06. 
  4. ^ In Memoriam. Holy Cross Magazine. Archived from the original on 2004-09-05. Summer 2003. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.

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