Benedict Arnold was president and then governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,serving for a total of 11 years in these roles. He was born and raised in the town of Ilchester,Somerset,England,likely attending school in Limington nearby. In 1635 at age 19,he accompanied his parents,siblings,and other family members on a voyage from England to New England where they first settled in Hingham in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In less than a year,they moved to Providence Plantation at the head of the Narragansett Bay at the request of Roger Williams. In about 1638,they moved once again about five miles (8 km) south to the Pawtuxet River,settling on the north side at a place commonly called Pawtuxet. Here they had serious disputes with their neighbors,particularly Samuel Gorton,and they put themselves and their lands under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts,a situation which lasted for 16 years.
Charles F. Jeff Sullivan was an American politician who served as the 57th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1949 to 1953. Sullivan was also a member of the Worcester,Massachusetts Common Council,a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,a Massachusetts State Senator and the Mayor of Worcester,Massachusetts from 1946 to 1949.
Charles Gibbons was a U.S. politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1953 to 1955 as a Republican. As of 2024,he was the last Republican to serve as Speaker of the Massachusetts House.
Newland Howard Holmes was a Massachusetts politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1957 to 1958. As of 2022,he is the last Republican to hold this position.
The Boston mayoral election of 1951 occurred on Tuesday,November 6,1951,between Mayor of Boston John B. Hynes and former Mayor James Michael Curley. Hynes was elected to his second term.
Walter Edward Lawrence was an American politician and city manager who served as a member of Massachusetts House of Representatives and as Mayor of Medford.
Harris Sawyer Richardson was an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1948 to 1949 and again in 1950.
David B. Williams was an American jurist and politician who served as presiding judge of Ayer District Court and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Massachusetts Governor's Council.
Charles John Innes was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts General Court and was the legal counsel to the Massachusetts Senate.
Michael J. McCarthy was an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Massachusetts Commissioner of Veterans' Services.
The Boston mayoral election of 1949 occurred on Tuesday,November 8,1949,between incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley,city clerk and former acting mayor John B. Hynes,and three other candidates. Hynes was elected to his first term.
Michael Paul Feeney was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1939 to 1981.
Alice Driscoll Burke was an American politician who was the mayor of Westfield,Massachusetts,from 1940 to 1943,1954 to 1955,and 1958 to 1959. She was the first woman mayor in Massachusetts and New England.
William F. Carr was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Boston School Committee.
Isadore Harry Yaver Muchnick was an American politician who served as a member of the Boston City Council from 1942 to 1947 and the Boston School Committee from 1948 to 1953.
John F. Cotter was an American political figure who served as Commissioner of the Boston Fire Department and secretary to Congressman John P. Higgins.
John Philip McMorrow (1926–2008) was an American politician and government official for the city of Boston.
Thomas Edward Linehan was an American jurist and politician who served as a justice on the South Boston Municipal Court and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Boston City Council.
Laurence Harold Banks was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and on the Boston City Council. He was the first African-American elected to the Boston City Council.
The 1944 Massachusetts general election was held on November 7,1944,throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on July 11.
