Groton is a town in northwestern Middlesex County,Massachusetts,United States,within the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The population was 11,315 at the 2020 census. An affluent bedroom community roughly 45 miles from Boston,Groton has a large population of professional workers,many of whom work in Boston's tech industry. It is loosely connected to Boston by highways and commuter rail.
John Wingate Weeks was an American banker and politician from Massachusetts. A Republican,he served as Mayor of Newton from 1902 to 1903,a United States representative from 1905 to 1913,United States Senator from 1913 to 1919,and Secretary of War from 1921 to 1925.
Abigail Pierrepont Johnson is an American billionaire businesswoman and the granddaughter of late Edward C. Johnson II,the founder of Fidelity Investments. Since 2014,Johnson has been president and chief executive officer (CEO) of American investment firm Fidelity Investments (FMR),and chair of its former sister company Fidelity International (FIL). Fidelity was founded by her grandfather Edward C. Johnson II. Her father,Edward C. "Ned" Johnson III,remained chair emeritus of FMR until his death in March 2022. As of March 2013,the Johnson family owned a 49% stake in the privately-held company,with Johnson herself holding an estimated 24.5%. She is a board member of Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
Plimoth Patuxet is a complex of living history museums in Plymouth,Massachusetts founded in 1947,formerly Plimoth Plantation. It replicates the original settlement of the Plymouth Colony established in the 17th century by the English colonists who became known as the Pilgrims. They were among the first people who emigrated to America to seek religious separation from the Church of England. It is a not-for-profit museum supported by administrations,contributions,grants,and volunteers. The recreations are based upon a wide variety of first-hand and second-hand records,accounts,articles,and period paintings and artifacts,and the museum conducts ongoing research and scholarship,including historical archaeological excavation and curation locally and abroad.
Robert Edward Travaglini is an American politician and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2007,Travaglini served as President of the Massachusetts Senate. He represented the first Middlesex and Suffolk senate district,encompassing portions of Boston,Cambridge,Revere,and Winthrop.
Alison Elizabeth Littell McHose is an American Republican Party politician,who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2003 to 2015,where she represented the 24th Legislative District.
The 1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6,1990. Incumbent Democratic governor Michael Dukakis,his party's nominee for president in 1988,opted to not seek a fourth term. Republican Bill Weld won the open seat,beating Democrat John Silber to become the first Republican governor of Massachusetts elected since 1970. This election was the first open-seat gubernatorial election in Massachusetts since 1960.
Richard R. Tisei is an American politician and real estate agent from Massachusetts. A Republican,he served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court for a combined 26 years,eventually becoming Minority Leader in the Massachusetts Senate. He was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 2010 and the nominee for Congress from Massachusetts's 6th district in 2012 and 2014.
Patricia Deats Jehlen is a former teacher and current Massachusetts State Senator of the Democratic Party. She represents the Second Middlesex District. That includes the cities of Cambridge,Ward 7 Precinct 1,Ward 8 Precinct 1,Ward 10,Medford and Somerville,and the town of Winchester,precincts 4 to 7,inclusive,in the County of Middlesex. She has served the Massachusetts State Senate since 2005. She also served the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2003. She resides in Somerville,MA.
Steven D. Pierce is a retired Massachusetts jurist and politician who most recently served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Housing Court. He retired from the Housing Court September 2015.
Katherine Marlea Clark is an American lawyer and politician who has served as House Minority Whip since 2023 and the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. She previously served as Assistant Speaker from 2021 to 2023 and Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus from 2019 to 2021. Clark was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011 and the Massachusetts Senate from 2011 to 2013.
Thomas M. "Tommy" Petrolati is an American politician who represented the 7th Hampden district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and was a member of the Ludlow,Massachusetts Board of Selectmen from 1984 to 1986.
Peter Forman is president and CEO of the South Shore (MA) Chamber of Commerce. He was formerly an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,Sheriff of Plymouth County,Massachusetts,and as a member of the Paul Celucci and Jane M. Swift administrations.
Stephen W. Doran is an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1981 to 1995. He later worked as a bank executive and math tutor. In 2014 he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and served 3 years in prison;he was scheduled to finish his sentence in 2017.
Henry Hornblower was a prominent American investment banker and founder of the firm of Hornblower &Weeks.
Augustus Gardner Means was an American businessman and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Governor's Council. He was also the Republican nominee for Massachusetts State Treasurer in 1954 and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1960.
Mary L. Fonseca (1915–2005) was a Massachusetts state senator who represented the Second Bristol District from 1953 to 1984. As Assistant Majority Leader,she was the first woman to hold a leadership post in the Massachusetts Senate.
Sybil Henry Holmes was an American politician who was the first woman elected to the Massachusetts Senate.
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. Democrat Margaret Scarsdale of Pepperell has represented the district since 2023. Candidates for this district seat in the 2022 Massachusetts general election included Andrew Shepherd and Catherine Lundeen.
Lucile P. Hicks is an American Republican politician from Wayland,Massachusetts.
