Uxbridge is a town in Worcester County,Massachusetts,United States,first colonized in 1662 and incorporated in 1727. It was originally part of the town of Mendon,and named for the Earl of Uxbridge. The town is located 36 mi (58 km) southwest of Boston and 15 mi (24 km) south-southeast of Worcester,at the midpoint of the Blackstone Valley National Historic Park. The historical society notes that Uxbridge is the "Heart of The Blackstone Valley" and is also known as "the Cradle of the Industrial Revolution". Uxbridge was a prominent Textile center in the American Industrial Revolution. Two Quakers served as national leaders in the American anti-slavery movement. Uxbridge "weaves a tapestry of early America".
Richard T. Moore is a Democratic politician from Massachusetts and a former member of the Massachusetts State Senate.
Benjamin Adams was an American lawyer and politician.
Uxbridge,Massachusetts has 53 sites on the National Register of Historic Places.
William "Smitty" Pignatelli is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing the 4th Berkshire District.
Mark James Cusack is an American politician who represents the 5th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,Cusack's district encompasses all precincts in the town of Braintree and Precinct 1 and 2 in the town of Holbrook.
Kevin J. Murphy is an American politician who served as city manager of Lowell,Massachusetts from 2014 to 2018 and from 1997 to 2014 was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Murphy is also an attorney and a member of the American Bar Association,Greater Lowell Bar Association,and the Massachusetts Bar Association.
Ann-Margaret Ferrante is an American legislator in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing the 5th Essex district,which consists of Gloucester,Rockport,and Essex. A member of the Democratic Party,she was first elected in 2008 after defeating incumbent representative Anthony Verga in the Democratic primary. Currently,she is the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means and sits on the House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight,House Committee on Operations,Facilities and Building Security,and the House Committee on Steering,Policy and Scheduling. She is also co-chair of the Tech Hub Caucus,which focuses on fostering growth of Massachusetts’high-tech businesses and startups.
Nicholas A. Boldyga is an American politician who represents the 3rd Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Effingham Lawrence Capron,a Quaker,was a mill owner,and nationally recognized leader of the anti-slavery movement prior to the Civil War. He was known especially in the Northeast United States for his anti-slavery work. He was born in Pomfret,Connecticut in March 1791,and died in Worcester,Massachusetts in 1859 at the age of 68. He was also a noted manufacturer of cotton and woolens in the early American Industrial period.
Tricia Farley-Bouvier is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing the 2nd Berkshire district,serving all of the city of Pittsfield. She serves as House Chair of the Joint Committee on Advanced information technology,the Internet and Cybersecurity (AITIC) in the 193rd legislative session.
Kenneth I. Gordon is an American attorney and state legislator representing the 21st Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The district includes Burlington,Bedford,and Wilmington's Precinct 3. He is a Bedford resident and a member of the Democratic Party.
The Massachusetts Automatic Gas Tax Increase Repeal Initiative,Question 1 was on the November 4,2014 statewide ballot. Approved by voters,the measure repeals a 2013 law that would automatically adjust gas taxes according to inflation,allowing for automatic annual increases in the state's gas tax.
Bud Williams is a State Representative who represents the 11th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the city of Springfield. Williams serves as the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Redistricting,and on the House Committee on Ways and Means,the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies,the Joint Committee on Education,and the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Kathleen LaNatra is the 8th and current State Representative who represents the 12th Plymouth District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,she represents the towns of Duxbury,Halifax,Kingston,Plymouth,and Plympton. LaNatra serves on the House Committee on Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs,the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies,the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs,and the Joint Committee on Election Laws.
David Biele is a State Representative who represents the 4th Suffolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents several districts in Boston. Biele serves on the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses,the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies,the Joint Committee on Export Development,and the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Stephan Hay is an American politician who represented the 3rd Worcester district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2016 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,his district included the towns of Fitchburg and Lunenburg.
Michael Soter is a State Representative who represents the 8th Worcester District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the towns of Blackstone,Millville,Uxbridge,and Bellingham. Soter serves as the Ranking Minority on the Joint Committee on Children,Families and Persons with Disabilities,and as a member of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies,the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government,and the Joint Committee on Public Health.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Worcester district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Norfolk County and Worcester County. Republican Mike Soter of Bellingham has represented the district since 2019.
