Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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Government of Massachusetts | |
Status | Presiding Officer |
Member of | General Court |
Residence | None official |
Seat | State House, Boston, Massachusetts |
Nominator | Political parties through majority house caucus |
Appointer | The House |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Massachusetts |
Formation | Original Post: May 30, 1644 Current form: October 25, 1780 |
Deputy | Speaker pro tempore |
Website |
This is a list of speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. As well as presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leader, and controls the flow of legislation. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the House. The current house speaker is Ronald Mariano.
Speaker | Portrait | Years ↑ | Town | Electoral history |
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William Hathorne | 1644–1645 | Salem | ||
George Cooke | 1645 | Cambridge | ||
William Hathorne | 1646 | Salem | ||
Robert Bridges | 1646 | Lynn | ||
Joseph Hills | 1647 | Mistick Side | ||
William Hathorne | 1648 | Salem | ||
Richard Russell | 1648 | Charlestown | ||
Daniel Denison | 1649 | Ipswich | ||
William Hathorne | 1650 | Salem | ||
Daniel Gookin | 1651 | Cambridge | ||
Daniel Denison | 1651–1652 | Ipswich | ||
Humphrey Atherton | 1653 | Springfield | ||
Richard Russell | 1654 | Charlestown | ||
Edward Johnson | 1655 | |||
Richard Russell | 1656 | Charlestown | ||
William Hathorne | 1657 | Salem | ||
Richard Russell | 1658 | Charlestown | ||
Thomas Savage | 1659–1660 | |||
William Hathorne | 1660–1661 | Salem | ||
Thomas Clarke | 1662 | |||
John Leverett | 1663–1664 | Boston | ||
Thomas Clarke | 1665 | |||
Richard Waldron | 1666–1668 | Cocheco | ||
Thomas Clarke | 1669–1670 | |||
Thomas Savage | 1671 | Boston | ||
Thomas Clarke | 1672 | |||
Richard Waldron | 1673 | Cocheco | ||
Joshua Hubbard | 1673–1674 | |||
Richard Waldron | 1674–1675 | Cocheco | ||
Peter Bulkeley | 1675–1676 | Concord | ||
Thomas Savage | 1677–1678 | Boston | ||
Richard Waldron | 1679 | Cocheco | Town became part of New Hampshire | |
John Richards | 1679–1680 | Dorchester | ||
Daniel Fisher | 1680–1682 | Dedham | ||
Elisha Cooke Sr. | 1683 | Boston | ||
John Waite | 1684 | Malden | ||
Isaac Addington | 1685 | Boston | ||
John Saffin | 1686 | Boston | General Court adjourned May 21, 1686, did not convene until May or June 1689 |
Speaker | Portrait | Years ↑ | Town | Electoral history |
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Thomas Oakes | 1689 | Boston | ||
John Bowles | 1698–1690 | Boston | ||
Penn Townsend | 1690–1691 | Salem | ||
William Bond | 1691–1692 | Watertown | ||
Penn Townsend | 1692 | Salem |
Speaker | Portrait | Years ↑ | Town | Electoral history |
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William Bond | 1692–1693 | Watertown | ||
Nathaniel Byfield | 1693–1694 | Boston | ||
Nehemiah Jewett | 1694–1695 | Rowley | ||
William Bond | 1695–1696 | Watertown | ||
Penn Townsend | 1696–1697 | Salem | ||
Nathaniel Byfield | 1698 | Rowley | ||
James Converse | 1699–1700 | Woburn | ||
John Leverett | 1700–1701 | Boston | ||
Nehemiah Jewett | 1701–1702 | Rowley | ||
James Converse | 1702–1705 | Woburn | ||
Thomas Oakes | 1705–1707 | Boston | ||
John Burrill | 1707 | Lynn | ||
Thomas Oliver | 1708–1709 | Cambridge | ||
John Clark | 1709–1711 | Boston | ||
John Burrill | 1711–1720 | Lynn | ||
Elisha Cooke Jr. | 1720 | |||
Timothy Lindall | 1720–1721 | Boston | ||
John Clark | 1721–1724 | Boston | ||
William Dudley | 1724–1729 | Roxbury | ||
John Quincy | 1729–1741 | Mount Wollaston | ||
William Fairfield | 1741 | Wenham | ||
Thomas Cushing II | 1742–1746 | Boston | ||
Thomas Hutchinson | 1746–1748 | Boston | Resigned when appointed to the Governor's Council | |
Joseph Dwight | 1748–1750 | Brookfield | ||
Thomas Hubbard | 1750–1759 | Waltham | ||
Samuel White | May 30, 1759 – May 28, 1760 | Taunton | ||
James Otis Sr. | May 28, 1760 – May 26, 1762 | Barnstable | Resigned when appointed to the Governor's Council | |
Timothy Ruggles | May 26, 1762 – May 25, 1764 | Rochester | ||
Samuel White | May 25, 1764 – June 11, 1764 | Taunton | ||
Thomas Clap pro tem | June 11, 1764 – May 29, 1765 | |||
Samuel White | May 29, 1764 – May 28, 1766 | Taunton | ||
James Otis Jr. | May 28, 1766 – May 28, 1766 | Barnstable | ||
Thomas Cushing | May 28, 1766 – 1774 | Boston |
Speaker | Portrait | Years ↑ | Electoral History |
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John Hancock | 1774-1775 | Left office to attend the Second Continental Congress where he served as President | |
Joseph Warren | 1775 | Died at the Battle of Bunker Hill | |
James Warren | 1775-1780 |
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