List of governors of Massachusetts

There have been a total of 56 individuals who have served as the governor of Massachusetts since its establishment in 1691. Of these, John Hancock and Paul Cellucci served the longest, each for 8 years. The shortest-serving governor was Elbridge Gerry, who only held office for six months. This list provides detailed information on each individual who has held the position, including their dates of service and party affiliation. Check it out to learn more about your state’s history!

List of governors of Massachusetts

S.no.	Governor	Term start	Term-end	Party
1	John Hancock	25 October 1780	17 February 1785	None
2	Thomas Cushing	17 February 1785	27 May 1785	None
3	James Bowdoin	27 May 1785	30 May 1787	None
4	John Hancock	30 May 1787	8 October 1793	None
5	Samuel Adams	8 October 1793	2 June 1797	None
6	Increase Sumner	2 June 1797	7 June 1799	Federalist
7	Moses Gill	7 June 1799	20 May 1800	None
8	Governor’s Council	20 May 1800	30 May 1800	None
9	Caleb Strong	30 May 1800	29 May 1807	Federalist
10	James Sullivan	29 May 1807	10 December 1808	Democratic-Republican
11	Levi Lincoln, Sr.	10 December 1808	1 May 1809	Democratic-Republican
12	Christopher Gore	1 May 1809	10 June 1810	Federalist
13	Elbridge Gerry	10 June 1810	4 March 1812	Democratic-Republican
14	Caleb Strong	4 March 1812	30 May 1816	Federalist
15	John Brooks	30 May 1816	31 May 1823	Federalist
16	William Eustis	31 May 1823	6 February 1825	Democratic-Republican
17	Marcus Morton	6 February 1825	26 May 1825	Democratic-Republican
18	Levi Lincoln, Jr.	26 May 1825	9 January 1834	NationalRepublican
19	John Davis	9 January 1834	1 March 1835	Whig
20	Samuel Turell Armstrong	1 March 1835	13 January 1836	Whig
21	Edward Everett	13 January 1836	18 January 1840	Whig
22	Marcus Morton	18 January 1840	7 January 1841	Democratic
23	John Davis	7 January 1841	17 January 1843	Whig
24	Marcus Morton	17 January 1843	9 January 1844	Democratic
25	George N. Briggs	9 January 1844	11 January 1851	Whig
26	George S. Boutwell	11 January 1851	14 January 1853	Democratic
27	John H. Clifford	14 January 1853	12 January 1854	Whig
28	Emory Washburn	12 January 1854	4 January 1855	Whig
29	Henry Gardner	4 January 1855	7 January 1858	Know-Nothing
30	Nathaniel Prentice Banks	7 January 1858	3 January 1861	Republican
31	John Albion Andrew	3 January 1861	4 January 1866	Republican
32	Alexander H. Bullock	4 January 1866	7 January 1869	Republican
33	William Claflin	7 January 1869	4 January 1872	Republican
34	William B. Washburn	4 January 1872	29 April 1874	Republican
35	Thomas Talbot	29 April 1874	7 January 1875	Republican
36	William Gaston	7 January 1875	6 January 1876	Democratic
37	Alexander H. Rice	6 January 1876	2 January 1879	Republican
38	Thomas Talbot	2 January 1879	8 January 1880	Republican
39	John Davis Long	8 January 1880	4 January 1883	Republican
40	Benjamin F. Butler	4 January 1883	3 January 1884	Democratic
41	George D. Robinson	3 January 1884	6 January 1887	Republican
42	Oliver Ames	6 January 1887	7 January 1890	Republican
43	John Q. A. Brackett	7 January 1890	8 January 1891	Republican
44	William E. Russell	8 January 1891	4 January 1894	Democratic
45	Frederic T. Greenhalge	4 January 1894	5 March 1896	Republican
46	Roger Wolcott	5 March 1896	4 January 1900	Republican
47	Winthrop Murray Crane	4 January 1900	8 January 1903	Republican
48	John L. Bates	8 January 1903	5 January 1905	Republican
49	William L. Douglas	5 January 1905	4 January 1906	Democratic
50	Curtis Guild, Jr.	4 January 1906	7 January 1909	Republican
51	Eben Sumner Draper	7 January 1909	5 January 1911	Republican
52	Eugene Noble Foss	5 January 1911	8 January 1914	Democratic
53	David I. Walsh	8 January 1914	6 January 1916	Democratic
54	Samuel W. McCall	6 January 1916	2 January 1919	Republican
55	Calvin Coolidge	2 January 1919	6 January 1921	Republican
56	Channing H. Cox	6 January 1921	8 January 1925	Republican
57	Alvan T. Fuller	8 January 1925	3 January 1929	Republican
58	Frank G. Allen	3 January 1929	8 January 1931	Republican
59	Joseph B. Ely	8 January 1931	3 January 1935	Democratic
60	James Michael Curley	3 January 1935	7 January 1937	Democratic
61	Charles F. Hurley	7 January 1937	5 January 1939	Democratic
62	Leverett Saltonstall	5 January 1939	3 January 1945	Republican
63	Maurice J. Tobin	3 January 1945	2 January 1947	Democratic
64	Robert F. Bradford	2 January 1947	6 January 1949	Republican
65	Paul A. Dever	6 January 1949	8 January 1953	Democratic
66	Christian A. Herter	8 January 1953	3 January 1957	Republican
67	Foster Furcolo	3 January 1957	5 January 1961	Democratic
68	John A. Volpe	5 January 1961	3 January 1963	Republican
69	Endicott Peabody	3 January 1963	7 January 1965	Democratic
70	John A. Volpe	7 January 1965	22 January 1969	Republican
71	Francis W. Sargent	22 January 1969	2 January 1975	Republican
72	Michael Dukakis	2 January 1975	4 January 1979	Democratic
73	Edward J. King	4 January 1979	6 January 1983	Democratic
74	Michael Dukakis (1933- )	6 January 1983	3 January 1991	Democratic
75	William F. Weld (1945- )	3 January 1991	29 July 1997	Republican
76	Paul Cellucci (1948-2013)	29 July 1997	10 April 2001	Republican
77	Jane Swift (1965- )	10 April 2001	2 January 2003	Republican
78	Mitt Romney (1947- )	2 January 2003	4 January 2007	Republican
79	Deval Patrick (1956- )	4 January 2007	8 January 2015	Democratic
80	Charlie Baker (1956- )	8 January 2015	Present	Republican

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