U.S. states L-M

U.S. States L-M

Party abbreviations: Dem = Democratic Party (liberal, formerly D-R); DFL = Democratic-Farmer-
Labor Party (liberal, upper-Midwest Dem party); Ind = Independent; IPM = Independence Party of Minnesota (Minnesota regionalist, J. Ventura personalist, split from Ref party); Lib = Liberal Party; Ref = Reform Party (social liberal, fiscal conservative, Ross Perot personalist);
Rep = Republican Party (conservative [est.1854 as anti-slavery]); Mil = Military;
- Former parties: AJP = Anti-Jackson Party; anti-Fed = Anti-Federalist Party (pro-states rights, 1781-1796); AP = American Party (nativist, 1853-1860, informally K-N);
D-F = Democratic-Federalist Party; DFS = Democratic Free Soil Party (anti-slavery, opposed extension of slavery into western U.S. territories 1848-1854); DGP = Democratic Greenback Party (opposed return to "gold standards", withdrawal of paper "greenbacks" and tightening of credit lines 1874-1884); D-R = Democratic-Republican Party (1794-1829, renamed Democratic party); Fed = Federalist Party (conservative, pro-Federal power, 1780's-1815);
Fus = Fusion (representing more than one party/coalition of parties); K-N = Know-Nothing Party (anti-immigrant, anti-Roman Catholic, Unionist, formally called AP, 1853-1860);
MFL = Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party (semi-Socialist, MN regionalist, 1919-1944); N-R = National Republican Party (anti-Jacksonian, 1826-1834); Uni = Union Party (or Constitutional Union Party, formed chiefly by remnants of the AP and southern Whigs, May 1860-1861);
U-D = Union-Democratic Party (conservative, pro-Union, opposed civil rights for slaves, 1860-1868); Whg = Whig Party (pro-federal govt., anti-Jacksonian, 1834-1854/60)

Louisiana


Jan 1861 - 11 Feb 1861 Unofficial


11 Feb 1861 - 28 Apr 1862


1 Jul 1912 - 25 May 2006


Adopted 25 May 2006

Map of Louisiana	Hear State Song "Give Me Louisiana" Adopted 1970	Hear State Song "You Are My Sunshine" Adopted 1977	State Constitution (1 Jan 1975)
Capital: Baton Rouge (Biloxi 1699-1702, 1720-1722; Fort Louis de la Louisiane [Mobile] 1702-1720; New Orleans 1722-1830, 1831-1849, 1865-1882 [and Union capital 1862-1865]; Donaldsonville 1830-1831; Opelousas 1862; Shreveport 1863; Baton Rouge 1849-1862)	Motto: Union, justice, and confidence	Nickname: Pelican State	Population: 4,526,963 (2007)

Mayors of New Orleans	Chronology `20 Jan 1685 Claimed for France by La Salle.` `8 Dec 1699 French colony of Louisiana (part of` `New France [see Quebec, Canada]).` `1717 - 1733 Under Compagnie de l'Ouest administration.` `3 Nov 1762 Ceded to Spain by France.` `5 Mar 1766 Spain takes over administration (subordinated` `to Cuba).` `1 Oct 1800 Spain secretly agrees to restore Louisiana` `to France by Treaty of Idelfonso.` `21 Mar 1801 Secretly returned to France (French` `administration begins 30 Nov 1803).` `30 Apr 1803 Sold to U.S. by France (signed 2 May 1803,` `but retrodated).` `20 Dec 1803 U.S. assumes sovereignty` `26 Mar 1804 Louisiana divided into two sections: the` `Orleans Territory below 33rd parallel;` `and Louisiana Territory (later Missouri` `territory) above the 33rd parallel` `from 4 Jul 1805.` `30 Apr 1812 State of Louisiana` `26 Jan 1861 Secession` `8 Feb 1861 Founding state of Confederate States of` `America.` `28 Apr 1862 New Orleans occupied by Union troops.` `25 Jun 1868 Readmitted to United States.`
Mayors of Shreveport

Governors
1699                       Pierre Le Moyne, sieur d'Iberville (b. 1661 - d. 1706)
1699 - 1701                Sauvole de la Villantray           (b. 16.. - d. 1701)
1701 - 1712                Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne,            (b. 1680 - d. 1767)
                             sieur de Bienville (1st time)
1707                       Nicolas Daneaux, sieur de Muys
                             (acting for Le Moyne)
17 Mar 1713 - 1716         Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac        (b. 1658 - d. 1730)
1716 - 1717                Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne,            (s.a.)
                             sieur de Bienville (2nd time)
                             (acting)
1717 - 1718                Jean Michel de l'Espinay de la     (d. 1721)
                             Longeville
1718 - 16 Jan 1724         Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne,
                             sieur de Bienville (3rd time)    (s.a.)
1724 - 1726                Pierre Sidrac Dugué, sieur de      (b. 1675 - d. 1736)
                             Boisbriant (acting)
9 Aug 1726 - 1733         Étienne Périer de Salvert          (b. 1687 - d. 1766)
1733 - May 1743            Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne,            (s.a.)
                             sieur de Bienville (4th time)
10 May 1743 - 8 May 1753 Pierre de Rigaud,                  (b. 1698 - d. 1778)
                             marquis de Vaudreuil-Cabagnal
8 May 1753 - 29 Apr 1763 Louis Billouart,                   (b. 1704 - d. 1770)
                             chevalier de Kerlérec
29 Apr 1763 - 4 Feb 1765 Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie      (b. 1726 - d. 1765)
4 Feb 1765 - 5 Mar 1766 Charles Philippe Aubry (acting)    (b. 17.. - d. 1770)
                             (1st time)
5 Mar 1766 - 16 Nov 1768 Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre     (b. 1717 - d. 1795)
                             Guiral
16 Nov 1768 - 17 Aug 1769 Charles Philippe Aubry (acting)    (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
Aug 1769 - 1 Dec 1769     Alejandro O'Reilly y McDowell      (b. 1722 - d. 1794)
                             Sillon
1 Dec 1769 - 1 Apr 1777 Luis de Unzaga y Amezaga           (b. 1721 - d. 1793)
1 Apr 1777 - 14 Jul 1785 Bernardo Vicente Pólinarde de      (b. 1726 - d. 1794)
                             Gálvez y Galardo
14 Jul 1785 - 30 Nov 1791 Estéban Rodríguez Miró y Sabater   (b. 1744 - d. 1802)
30 Nov 1791 - 5 Aug 1797 Francisco Luis Hector de           (b. 1747 - d. 1807)
                             Carondelet de Novelles,
                             baron de Carondelet
5 Aug 1797 - 18 Jul 1799 Manuel Gayoso de Lemos y           (b. 1752 - d. 1799)
                             Amorín y Magallanes
18 Jul 1799 - 15 Jul 1801 Nicolás María Vidal                (b. 17.. - d. 1805)
                           (acting civil governor)
18 Jul 1799 - 18 Sep 1799 Francisco Bouligny                 (b. 1736 - d. 1800)
                           (acting military governor)
18 Sep 1799 - 15 Jul 1801 Sebastián Calvo de la Puerta y     (b. 1751 - d. 1825)
                             O' Farril Arango y Arriola,
                             marqués de Casa Calvo
                            (acting military governor)
15 Jul 1801 - 30 Nov 1803 Juan Manuel de Salcedo             (b. 1743 - d. 18..)
30 Nov 1803 - 20 Dec 1803 Pierre-Clément de Laussat          (b. 1756 - d. 1835)
20 Dec 1803 - 16 Dec 1816 William Charles Coles Claiborne    (b. 1775 - d. 1817) D-R
16 Dec 1816 - 17 Dec 1820 Jacques Philipps Villeré           (b. 1761 - d. 1830) D-R
18 Dec 1820 - 15 Nov 1824 Thomas Bolling Robertson           (b. 1779 - d. 1828) D-R
15 Nov 1824 - 13 Dec 1824 Henry Schuyler Thibodeaux (acting) (b. 1769 - d. 1827) D-R
13 Dec 1824 - 15 Dec 1828 Henry Johnson                      (b. 1783 - d. 1864) N-R
15 Dec 1828 - 6 Oct 1829 Pierre Auguste C. Bourgignon       (b. 1767 - d. 1829) N-R
                             Derbigny
6 Oct 1829 - 14 Jan 1830 Armand Beauvais (acting)           (b. 1783 - d. 1843) N-R
14 Jan 1830 - 31 Jan 1831 Jacques Dupré                      (b. 1773 - d. 1846) N-R
31 Jan 1831 - 4 Feb 1835 André Bienvenu Roman (1st time)    (b. 1795 - d. 1866) Whg
4 Feb 1835 - 4 Feb 1839 Edward Douglas White               (b. 1795 - d. 1847) Whg
4 Feb 1839 - 30 Jan 1843 André Bienvenu Roman (2nd time)    (s.a.)               Whg
30 Jan 1843 - 11 Feb 1846 Alexander Mouton                   (b. 1804 - d. 1885) Dem
12 Feb 1846 - 27 Jan 1850 Isaac Johnson                      (b. 1803 - d. 1853) Dem
28 Jan 1850 - 15 Jan 1853 Joseph Marshall Walker             (b. 1784 - d. 1856) Dem
18 Jan 1853 - 21 Jan 1856 Paul Octave Hébert                 (b. 1818 - d. 1880) Dem
22 Jan 1856 - 22 Jan 1860 Robert Charles Wickliffe           (b. 1819 - d. 1895) Dem
23 Jan 1860 - 25 Jan 1864 Thomas Overton Moore               (b. 1804 - d. 1876) Dem
                             (Confederate governor)
2 Jul 1862 - 4 Mar 1864 George Foster Shepley              (b. 1819 - d. 1878) Rep
                             (U.S. military governor)
25 Jan 1864 - 2 Jun 1865 Henry Watkins Allen                (b. 1820 - d. 1866) Dem
                             (Confederate governor)
4 Mar 1864 - 4 Mar 1865 Michael Georg Decker Hahn          (b. 1830 - d. 1886) Rep
                             (U.S. military governor)
4 Mar 1865 - 3 Jun 1867 James Madison Wells                (b. 1808 - d. 1899) Rep
3 Jun 1867 - 8 Jan 1868 Benjamin Flanders                  (b. 1816 - d. 1896) Rep
                             (military governor)
8 Jan 1868 - 27 Jun 1868 Joshua Baker                       (b. 1799 - d. 1885) Rep
                             (military governor)
27 Jun 1868 - 11 Dec 1872 Henry Clay Warmoth                 (b. 1842 - d. 1932) Rep
11 Dec 1872 - 13 Jan 1873 Pinckey Benton Stewart Pinchback   (b. 1837 - d. 1921) Rep
                             (acting)
13 Jan 1873 - 5 Jan 1877 William Pitt Kellogg               (b. 1830 - d. 1918) Rep
13 Jan 1873 - 22 May 1873 John McEnery (in opposition)       (b. 1833 - d. 1891) Rep
                             (1st time)
14 Sep 1874 - 16 Sep 1874 John McEnery (in opposition)       (s.a.)               Rep
                             (2nd time)
8 Jan 1877 - 13 Jan 1880 Francis Tillou Nicholls (1st time) (b. 1834 - d. 1912) Dem
8 Jan 1877 - 25 Apr 1877 Stephen Bennett Packard            (b. 1843 - d. 1881) Rep
                             (in opposition)
14 Jan 1880 - 16 Oct 1881 Louis Alfred Wiltz                 (b. 1843 - d. 1881) Dem
16 Oct 1881 - 20 May 1888 Samuel Douglas McEnery             (b. 1837 - d. 1910) Dem
21 May 1888 - 10 May 1892 Francis Tillou Nicholls (2nd time) (s.a.)               Dem
10 May 1892 - 8 May 1900 Murphy James Foster                (b. 1849 - d. 1921) Dem
8 May 1900 - 10 May 1904 William Wright Heard               (b. 1853 - d. 1926) Dem
10 May 1904 - 12 May 1908 Newton Crain Blanchard             (b. 1849 - d. 1922) Dem
12 May 1908 - 14 May 1912 Jared Young Sanders                (b. 1869 - d. 1944) Dem
14 May 1912 - 9 May 1916 Luther Egbert Hall                 (b. 1869 - d. 1921) Dem
9 May 1916 - 11 May 1920 Ruffin Golson Pleasant             (b. 1871 - d. 1937) Dem
11 May 1920 - 13 May 1924 John Milliken Parker               (b. 1863 - d. 1939) Dem
13 May 1924 - 11 Oct 1926 Henry Fuqua                        (b. 1865 - d. 1926) Dem
11 Oct 1926 - 21 May 1928 Oramel Hinckley Simpson            (b. 1870 - d. 1932) Dem
21 May 1928 - 25 Jan 1932 Huey Pierce Long, Jr. "Kingfish"   (b. 1893 - d. 1935) Dem
25 Jan 1932 - 10 May 1932 Alvin Olin King                    (b. 1890 - d. 1958) Dem
10 May 1932 - 28 Jan 1936 Oscar Kelly Allen                  (b. 1882 - d. 1936) Dem
28 Jan 1936 - 12 May 1936 James Albert Noe                   (b. 1890 - d. 1976) Dem
12 May 1936 - 26 Jun 1939 Richard Webster Leche              (b. 1898 - d. 1965) Dem
26 Jun 1939 - 14 May 1940 Earl Kemp Long (1st time)          (b. 1895 - d. 1960) Dem
14 May 1940 - 9 May 1944 Sam Houston Jones                  (b. 1897 - d. 1978) Dem
9 May 1944 - 11 May 1948 James Houston Davis (1st time)     (b. 1899 - d. 2000) Dem
11 May 1948 - 13 May 1952 Earl Kemp Long (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Dem
13 May 1952 - 8 May 1956 Robert Floyd Kennon                (b. 1902 - d. 1988) Dem
8 May 1956 - 10 May 1960 Earl Kemp Long (3rd time)          (s.a.)               Dem
10 May 1960 - 12 May 1964 James Houston Davis (2nd time)     (s.a.)               Dem
12 May 1964 - 9 May 1972 John Julian McKeithen              (b. 1918 - d. 1999) Dem
9 May 1972 - 10 Mar 1980 Edwin W. Edwards (1st time)        (b. 1927)            Dem
10 Mar 1980 - 12 Mar 1984 David C. Treen                     (b. 1928)            Rep
12 Mar 1984 - 14 Mar 1988 Edwin W. Edwards (2nd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
14 Mar 1988 - 8 Jan 1992 Charles E. Roemer III              (b. 1943)       Dem;Mar 1991 Rep
8 Jan 1992 - 8 Jan 1996 Edwin W. Edwards (3rd time)        (s.a.)               Dem
8 Jan 1996 - 12 Jan 2004 Michael "Mike" J. Foster, Jr.      (b. 1930)            Rep
12 Jan 2004 - 14 Jan 2008 Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (f)      (b. 1942)            Dem
14 Jan 2008 - Piyush "Bobby" Jindal              (b. 1971) Rep

Maine


21 Mar 1901 - 24 Feb 1909


Adopted 24 Feb 1909

Map of Maine	Hear State Song "State of Maine Song"	Text of State Song Adopted 30 Mar 1937	State Constitution (6 Dec 1819)
Capital: Augusta (Portland 1820-4 Jan 1832)	Motto: Dirigo (I lead)	Nickname: Pine Tree State	Population: 1,342,524 (2007)

	Chronology `14 Aug 1607 - 17 Oct 1608 Popham colony (also known as Sagadahoc or` `Kennebec colony) at Fort St. George (modern` `Phippsurg).` `10 Aug 1622 Province of Maine granted to John Mason and` `Sir Ferdinando Gorges; claim consisted of` `the lands between the Merrimack and` `Kennebec rivers and extending inland 60 mi.` `7 Nov 1629 Mason and Gorges divided the province` `between them. Mason's share being the area` `between the Merrimack and the Piscataqua` `rivers, which he named New Hampshire;` `Gorges calls his portion New Somersetshire` `31 May 1652 Massachusetts Bay Colony claims Maine.` `13 Mar 1677 Massachusetts purchases the rights of Gorges` `family.` `17 May 1686 - 18 Apr 1689 Along with Massachusetts part of the Dominion` `of New England (see Massachusetts).` `7 Oct 1691 Maine formally made an integral part of` `Massachusetts (Maine district).` `15 Mar 1820 State of Maine (separated from Massachusetts)` `9 Aug 1842 Aroostook valley officially ceded to U.S. by` `Britain according to Webster-Ashburn Treaty`

Proprietors of Maine
1622 - Dec 1635            John Mason                         (b. 1586 - d. 1635)
                           + Sir Ferdinando Gorges            (b. c.1566 - d. 1647)
Proprietor of New Somersetshire
1635 - 1647                Sir Ferdinando Gorges              (s.a.)

Governors
- at Popham Beach -
14 Aug 1607 - 5 Feb 1608 George Popham                      (d. 1608)
5 Feb 1608 - Oct 1608     .... (acting)
- at New Somersetshire -
1635 - 16..                William Gorges
Governors of Maine
31 May 1652 - 15 Mar 1820 the governors of Massachusetts
15 Mar 1820 - 28 May 1821 William King                       (b. 1768 - d. 1852) D-R
29 May 1821 - 5 Dec 1821 William D. Williamson              (b. 1779 - d. 1846) D-R
5 Dec 1821 - 2 Jan 1822 Benjamin Ames                      (b. 1778 - d. 1835) D-R
2 Jan 1822 - 4 Jan 1822 Daniel Rose                        (b. 1772 - d. 1833) D-R
5 Jan 1822 - 3 Jan 1827 Albion K. Parris                   (b. 1788 - d. 1857) D-R
3 Jan 1827 - 8 Oct 1829 Enoch Lincoln                      (b. 1788 - d. 1829) D-R
12 Oct 1829 - 5 Feb 1830 Nathan Cutler (acting)             (b. 1775 - d. 1861) D-R
5 Feb 1830 - 10 Feb 1830 Joshua Hall (acting)               (b. 1768 - d. 1862) N-R
10 Feb 1830 - 5 Jan 1831 Jonathan G. Hunton                 (b. 1781 - d. 1851) N-R
5 Jan 1831 - 1 Jan 1834 Samual E. Smith                    (b. 1788 - d. 1860) D-R
1 Jan 1834 - 3 Jan 1838 Robert P. Dunlap                   (b. 1794 - d. 1859) Dem
3 Jan 1838 - 2 Jan 1839 Edward Kent (1st time)             (b. 1802 - d. 1877) Whg
2 Jan 1839 - 6 Jan 1841 John Fairfield (1st time)          (b. 1797 - d. 1847) Dem
12 Jan 1841 - 13 Jan 1841 Richard H. Vose                    (b. 1803 - d. 1864)
13 Jan 1841 - 5 Jan 1842 Edward Kent (2nd time)             (s.a.)               Whg
5 Jan 1842 - 7 Mar 1843 John Fairfield (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Dem
7 Mar 1843 - 1 Jan 1844 Edward Kavanaugh                   (b. 1795 - d. 1844) Dem
2 Jan 1844 - 3 Jan 1844 David Dunn                         (b. 1811 - d. 1894) Dem
3 Jan 1844 - 5 Jan 1844 John W. Dana (1st time)            (b. 1808 - d. 1867) Dem
5 Jan 1844 - 12 May 1847 Hugh J. Anderson                   (b. 1801 - d. 1881) Dem
13 May 1847 - 8 May 1850 John W. Dana (2nd time)            (s.a.)               Dem
9 May 1850 - 5 Jan 1853 John Hubbard                       (b. 1794 - d. 1869) Dem
5 Jan 1853 - 3 Jan 1855 William G. Crosby                  (b. 1805 - d. 1881) Whg
3 Jan 1855 - 2 Jan 1856 Anson P. Morrill                   (b. 1803 - d. 1887) K-N
2 Jan 1856 - 8 Jan 1857 Samuel E. Wells                    (b. 1801 - d. 1868) Dem
8 Jan 1857 - 25 Feb 1857 Hannibal Hamlin                    (b. 1809 - d. 1891) Rep
26 Feb 1857 - 8 Jan 1858 Joseph H. Williams (acting)        (b. 1814 - d. 1896) Rep
8 Jan 1858 - 2 Jan 1861 Lot M. Morrill                     (b. 1813 - d. 1883) Rep
2 Jan 1861 - 7 Jan 1863 Israel Washburn, Jr.               (b. 1813 - d. 1883) Rep
7 Jan 1863 - 6 Jan 1864 Abner Coburn                       (b. 1803 - d. 1885) Rep
6 Jan 1864 - 2 Jan 1867 Samuel Cony                        (b. 1811 - d. 1870) Rep
2 Jan 1867 - 4 Jan 1871 Joshua L. Chamberlain              (b. 1828 - d. 1914) Rep
4 Jan 1871 - 7 Jan 1874 Sidney Perham                      (b. 1819 - d. 1907) Rep
7 Jan 1874 - 5 Jan 1876 Nelson Dingley, Jr.                (b. 1832 - d. 1899) Rep
5 Jan 1876 - 8 Jan 1879 Seldon Connor                      (b. 1839 - d. 1917) Rep
8 Jan 1879 - 17 Jan 1880 Alonzo Garcelon                    (b. 1813 - d. 1906) Dem
17 Jan 1880 - 13 Jan 1881 Daniel F. Davis                    (b. 1843 - d. 1897) Rep
13 Jan 1881 - 3 Jan 1883 Harris M. Plaisted                 (b. 1828 - d. 1898) Fus
3 Jan 1883 - 5 Jan 1887 Frederick Robie                    (b. 1822 - d. 1912) Rep
5 Jan 1887 - 15 Dec 1887 Joseph R. Bodwell                  (b. 1818 - d. 1887) Rep
16 Dec 1887 - 2 Jan 1889 Sebastian S. Marble (acting)       (b. 1817 - d. 1902) Rep
2 Jan 1889 - 4 Jan 1893 Edwin C. Burleigh                  (b. 1843 - d. 1916) Rep
4 Jan 1893 - 6 Jan 1897 Henry B. Cleaves                   (b. 1840 - d. 1912) Rep
6 Jan 1897 - 2 Jan 1901 Llewellyn Powers                   (b. 1836 - d. 1908) Rep
2 Jan 1901 - 4 Jan 1905 John F. Hill                       (b. 1855 - d. 1912) Rep
4 Jan 1905 - 6 Jan 1909 William T. Cobb                    (b. 1857 - d. 1937) Rep
6 Jan 1909 - 4 Jan 1911 Bert M. Fernald                    (b. 1858 - d. 1926) Rep
4 Jan 1911 - 1 Jan 1913 Frederick W. Plaisted              (b. 1865 - d. 1943) Dem
1 Jan 1913 - 6 Jan 1915 William T. Haines                  (b. 1854 - d. 1919) Rep
6 Jan 1915 - 3 Jan 1917 Oakley C. Curtis                   (b. 1865 - d. 1924) Dem
3 Jan 1917 - 5 Jan 1921 Carl E. Milliken                   (b. 1877 - d. 1961) Rep
5 Jan 1921 - 31 Jan 1921 Frederic H. Parkhurst              (b. 1864 - d. 1921) Rep
31 Jan 1921 - 8 Jan 1925 Percival P. Baxter                 (b. 1876 - d. 1969) Rep
8 Jan 1925 - 2 Jan 1929 Owen Brewster                      (b. 1888 - d. 1961) Rep
2 Jan 1929 - 4 Jan 1933 William T. Gardiner                (b. 1892 - d. 1953) Rep
4 Jan 1933 - 6 Jan 1937 Louis J. Brann                     (b. 1876 - d. 1948) Dem
6 Jan 1937 - 1 Jan 1941 Lewis O. Barrows                   (b. 1893 - d. 1967) Rep
1 Jan 1941 - 3 Jan 1945 Sumner Sewall                      (b. 1897 - d. 1965) Rep
3 Jan 1945 - 5 Jan 1949 Horace A. Hildreth                 (b. 1902 - d. 1988) Rep
5 Jan 1949 - 25 Dec 1952 Frederick G. Payne                 (b. 1904 - d. 1978) Rep
25 Dec 1952 - 6 Jan 1953 Burton M. Cross (1st time)         (b. 1902 - d. 1998) Rep
6 Jan 1953 - 7 Jan 1953 Nathaniel M. Haskell               (b. 1912 - d. 1983) Rep
7 Jan 1953 - 5 Jan 1955 Burton M. Cross (2nd time)         (s.a.)               Rep
5 Jan 1955 - 2 Jan 1959 Edmund S. Muskie                   (b. 1914 - d. 1996) Dem
2 Jan 1959 - 7 Jan 1959 Robert N. Haskell                  (b. 1903 - d. 1987) Rep
7 Jan 1959 - 30 Dec 1959 Clinton A. Clauson                 (b. 1895 - d. 1959) Dem
30 Dec 1959 - 5 Jan 1967 John H. Reed                       (b. 1921)            Rep
5 Jan 1967 - 2 Jan 1975 Kenneth M. Curtis                  (b. 1931)            Dem
2 Jan 1975 - 3 Jan 1979 James B. Longley                   (b. 1924 - d. 1980) Ind
3 Jan 1979 - 7 Jan 1987 Joseph E. Brennan                  (b. 1934)            Dem
7 Jan 1987 - 5 Jan 1995 John R. McKernan, Jr.              (b. 1948)            Rep
5 Jan 1995 - 8 Jan 2003 Angus S. King, Jr.                 (b. 1944)            Ind
8 Jan 2003 -              John Elias Baldacci                (b. 1955)            Dem

Maryland

c.1861 - 9 Mar 1904

Adopted 9 Mar 1904

Map of Maryland	Hear State Song "Maryland, My Maryland"	Text of State Song Adopted 29 Mar 1939	State Constitution (5 Oct 1867)
Capital: Annapolis (St. Mary's 1634-1695)	Motto: Fatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words)	Nicknames: The Old Line State, Free State	Population: 5,749,540 (2007)

Mayors of Annapolis	Chronology `28 May 1631 Virginia settlement at Kent Island. 30 Jun 1632 English proprietary colony of Maryland.` `25 Mar 1634 Settlement begins at St. Mary's.` `27 Jun 1691 Royal province` `21 Feb 1715 British proprietary colony.` `5 Feb 1777 State of Maryland` `28 Apr 1788 State of the U.S.`
Mayors of Baltimore

Lords Proprietary
20 Jun 1632 - 22 Jul 1654 Cecilius "Cecil" Calvert, Baron    (b. 1606 - d. 1675)
                            of Baltimore (1st time)
22 Jul 1654 - 24 Mar 1657 Parliamentary Commission
24 Mar 1657 - 30 Nov 1675  Cecilius "Cecil"Calvert, Baron    (s.a.)
                            of Baltimore (2nd time)
30 Nov 1675 - 27 Jun 1691 Charles Calvert, Baron of          (b. 1637 - d. 1715)
                             Baltimore
27 Jun 1691 - 21 Feb 1715 Post abolished 21 Feb 1715 - 16 Apr 1715 Benedict Leonard Calvert,          (b. 1679 - d. 1715)
                             Baron of Baltimore
16 Apr 1715 - 24 Apr 1751 Charles Calvert, Baron of          (b. 1699 - d. 1751)
                             Baltimore
24 Apr 1751 - 4 Sep 1771 Frederick Calvert, Baron of        (b. 1731 - d. 1771)
                             Baltimore
4 Sep 1771 - 11 Nov 1776 Henry Hanford                      (b. 1758 - d. 1834)

Governors
28 May 1631 - 20 Jun 1632 William Claiborne (on Kent Island) (b. c.1600 - d. c.1677)
   (in opposition to May 1635)30 Jun 1632 - 11 Jun 1647 Leonard Calvert    (b. 1606 - d. 1647)
(arrived 25 Mar 1634; Feb 1645 - to Aug 1646 in Virginia exile) Feb 1638                   John Lewger (1st time) (b. 1602 - d. 1665)
                             (acting for Calvert)
Apr 1638 John Lewger (2nd time) (s.a.)
                             (acting for Calvert)
27 May 1638 - 14 Aug 1638 Thomas Cornwaleys (1st time) (b. c.1600 - d. 1676)
                             (acting for Calvert)
8 May 1641 - 10 Jul 1641 Thomas Cornwaleys (2nd time) (s.a.)
                             (acting for Calvert)
11 Apr 1643 - Sep 1644     Giles Brent (b. 1600 - d. 1672)
                             (acting for Calvert)
3 Oct 1644 - 16 Nov 1644 William Brainthwait
                             (acting for Calvert)
Feb 1645 - 1645         Richard Ingle (usurper) (b. 1609 - d. 1653)
1645 - 1646        Edward Hill (acting to Jul 1646) (appointment by Calvert illegal)
11 Jun 1647 - 1649         Thomas Greene (1st time)
c.Apr 1649 - 29 Mar 1652 William Stone (1st time)           (b. 1605 - d. 1695)
                             (deposed by Parliamentary Commissioners)
29 Mar 1652 - 28 Jun 1652 Parliamentary Commissioners
                           - Richard Bennett    (b. 1609 - d. 1675)
                           - Edmund Curtis - William Claiborne    (s.a.)28 Jun 1652 - 22 Jul 1654 William Stone (2nd time)       (s.a.) 20 Sep 1649 - 1650    Thomas Greene (2nd time)
                             (acting for Stone)
22 May 1650 - 25 Jun 1650 Thomas Hatton (acting for Stone) Nov 1651 - 29 Mar 1652     Thomas Greene (3nd time)
                             (acting for Stone) 22 Jul 1654 - 24 Mar 1658 Commissioners
                           - William Fuller (b. c.1610 - d. 1695)
                           - Richard Preston - William Durand - Edward Lloyd - John Smith - Leonard Strong - John Lawson - John Hatch - Richard Wells - Richard Ewen    - Michael Brooke Jan 1655 - 10 Jul 1656 William Stone (3rd time)       (s.a.)
                             (in opposition toCommissioners)10 Jul 1656- 1660    Josias Fendall                     (b. c.1628 - d. 1687)
                             (in opposition toCommissioners to 24 Mar 1658)18 Jun 1657 - 26 Feb 1658 Luke Barber (acting for Fendall)
c.Oct 1660 - c.Nov 1661    Philip Calvert (b. 1626 - d. 1682)
c.Nov 1661 - Jun 1676    Charles Calvert, Baron Baltimore   (s.a.)
                             (1st time)
May 1669 - 20 Jul 1670 Philip Calvert (s.a.)    (acting [for absent Calvert])20 Jul 1670 - Nov 1670 Deputies and Commissioners    (acting for absent Calvert) - Philip Calvert (s.a.) - William Calvert - Jerome White - Baker Brooke16 Jun 1676 - 14 Oct 1676 Cecilius Calvert (nominally)       (s.a.)Jun 1676 - Jul 1676 Jesse Wharton (d. 1676)    (acting [for infant Calvert]) Jul 1676 - Apr 1679      Thomas Notley                      (d. 1679)    (acting [for infant Calvert to 14 Oct 1676])Apr 1679 - May 1684        Charles Calvert, Baron Baltimore   (s.a.)                             (2nd time)May 1684 - 3 Oct 1688     Benedict Leonard Calvert          (s.a.)                             (nominally)May 1684 - 3 Oct 1688     Council of Deputies                           (acting for infant Calvert)                           -Vincent Lowe
                           - Henry Darnall
                           - William Digges
                           - William Burgess
                           - Nicholas Sewall
                           - Edward Pye
                           - Clement Hill
- Henry Coursey    - Henry Lowe 3 Oct 1688 - 1 Aug 1689 William Joseph           (b. 16.. - d. 17..)
1 Aug 1689 - Aug 1690 John Coode (commander in chief) (b. 1648 - d. 1709)
Aug 1690 - 1692          Nehemiah Blakiston (b. c.1637 - d. 1693) 6 Apr 1692 - 9 Sep 1693 Sir Lionel Copley                  (d. 1693)
9 Sep 1693 - 25 Sep 1693 Sir Thomas Lawrence (1st time)
25 Sep 1693 - 1693         Sir Edmund Andros (1st time)       (b. 1637 - d. 1714)
1693 - 1694       Nicholas Greenberry (b. 1640 - d. 1697)
1694                       Sir Edmund Andros (2nd time)       (s.a.)
May 1694 - Jul 1694        Sir Thomas Lawrence (2nd time)
26 Jul 1694 - 1699         Francis Nicholson                  (b. 1655 - d. 1728)
2 Jan 1699 - 1702         Nathaniel Blakistone
30 Jun 1702 - 1704         Thomas Tench
12 Apr 1704 - 1709    John Seymour (d. 1709)
30 Jul 1709                Francis Jenkins (did not take office)
1709 - 29 May 1714        Edward Lloyd II (acting)    (b. 1670 - d. 1718)
29 May 1714 - 1720         John Hart                          (d. 1740)
May 1720 - Oct 1720       Thomas Brooke, Jr. (b. 1659 - d. 1730/31)
Oct 1720 - 1727            Charles Calvert, Baron Baltimore   (b. 1699 - d. 1751)
                             (1st time)
3 Jul 1727 - 1731         Benedict Leonard Calvert           (b. 1700 - d. 1732)
7 Dec 1731 - 1732         Samuel Ogle (1st time)             (b. c.1694 - d. 1752)
11 Dec 1732 - 11 Jul 1733 Charles Calvert, Baron Baltimore   (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
11 Jul 1733 - 1742         Samuel Ogle (2nd time)             (s.a.)
23 Aug 1742 - 1747         Thomas Bladen                      (b. 1698 - d. 1780)
16 Mar 1747 - 3 May 1752 Samuel Ogle (3rd time)             (s.a.)
4 May 1752 - 1753 Benjamin Tasker                    (b. 1690 - d. 1768)
10 Aug 1753 - 1769 Horatio Sharpe                     (b. 1718 - d. 1790)
5 Jun 1769 - 23 Jun 1776 Robert Eden                        (b. 1741 - d. 1784)
28 May 1774 - 8 Nov 1774 Richard Lee (1st time)
                             (acting for Eden)
23 Jun 1776 - 4 Jul 1776 Richard Lee (2nd time) (acting)
President of the Council of Safety 26 Jul 1775 - 20 Mar 1777 Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer       (b. 1723 - d. 1790)
Governors
21 Mar 1777 - 12 Nov 1779 Thomas Johnson                     (b. 1732 - d. 1819) Fed
12 Nov 1779 - 22 Nov 1782 Thomas Sim Lee (1st time)          (b. 1745 - d. 1819) Fed
22 Nov 1782 - 26 Nov 1785 William Paca                       (b. 1740 - d. 1799) anti-Fed
26 Nov 1785 - 24 Nov 1788 William Smallwood                  (b. 1732 - d. 1792)
24 Nov 1788 - 14 Nov 1791 John Eager Howard                  (b. 1752 - d. 1827) Fed
14 Nov 1791 - 10 Feb 1792 George Plater                      (b. 1735 - d. 1792) Fed
13 Feb 1792 - 5 Apr 1792 James Brice (acting)               (b. 1746 - d. 1801) Fed
5 Apr 1792 - 14 Nov 1794 Thomas Sim Lee (2nd time)          (s.a.)               Fed
14 Nov 1794 - 17 Nov 1797 John Hoskins Stone                 (b. 1750 - d. 1804) Fed
17 Nov 1797 - 14 Nov 1798 John Henry                         (b. 1750 - d. 1798) Fed
14 Nov 1798 - 10 Nov 1801 Benjamin Ogle                      (b. 1749 - d. 1809) Fed
10 Nov 1801 - 13 Nov 1803 John Francis Mercer                (b. 1759 - d. 1821) D-R
15 Nov 1803 - 10 Nov 1806 Robert Bowie (1st time)            (b. 1750 - d. 1818) D-R
12 Nov 1806 - 6 May 1809 Robert Wright                      (b. 1752 - d. 1826) D-R
6 May 1809 - 9 Jun 1809 James Butcher (acting)             (b. 17.. - d. 1824)
9 Jun 1809 - 16 Nov 1811 Edward Lloyd                       (b. 1779 - d. 1834) D-R
16 Nov 1811 - 25 Nov 1812 Robert Bowie (2nd time)            (s.a.)               D-R
25 Nov 1812 - 2 Jan 1816 Levin Winder                       (b. 1757 - d. 1819) Fed
2 Jan 1816 - 8 Jan 1819 Charles Ridgely                    (b. 1760 - d. 1829) Fed
8 Jan 1819 - 20 Dec 1819 Charles Goldsborough               (b. 1765 - d. 1834) Fed
20 Dec 1819 - 16 Dec 1822 Samuel Sprigg                      (b. 1783 - d. 1855) D-R
16 Dec 1822 - 9 Jan 1826 Samuel Stevens, Jr.                (b. 1778 - d. 1860) D-R
9 Jan 1826 - 15 Jan 1829 Joseph Kent                        (b. 1779 - d. 1837) Dem
15 Jan 1829 - 15 Jan 1830 Daniel J. Martin (1st time)        (b. 1780 - d. 1831) Whg
15 Jan 1830 - 13 Jan 1831 Thomas King Carroll                (b. 1793 - d. 1873) Dem
13 Jan 1831 - 11 Jul 1831 Daniel J. Martin (2nd time)        (s.a.)               AJP
11 Jul 1831 - 17 Jan 1833 George Howard                      (b. 1789 - d. 1846) Whg
17 Jan 1833 - 14 Jan 1836 James Thomas                       (b. 1785 - d. 1845) Whg
14 Jan 1836 - 7 Jan 1839 Thomas W. Veazey                   (b. 1774 - d. 1842) Whg
7 Jan 1839 - 3 Jan 1842 William Grason                     (b. 1788 - d. 1868) Dem
3 Jan 1842 - 6 Jan 1845 Francis Thomas                     (b. 1799 - d. 1876) Dem
6 Jan 1845 - 3 Jan 1848 Thomas G. Pratt                    (b. 1804 - d. 1869) Whg
3 Jan 1848 - 6 Jan 1851 Philip Francis Thomas              (b. 1810 - d. 1890) Dem
6 Jan 1851 - 11 Jan 1854 Enoch Louis Lowe                   (b. 1820 - d. 1892) Dem
11 Jan 1854 - 13 Jan 1858 Thomas Watkins Ligon               (b. 1810 - d. 1881) Dem
13 Jan 1858 - 8 Jan 1862 Thomas Holliday Hicks              (b. 1798 - d. 1865) AP;1861 Rep
8 Jan 1862 - 10 Jan 1866 Augustus W. Bradford               (b. 1806 - d. 1881) Uni
10 Jan 1866 - 13 Jan 1869 Thomas Swann                       (b. 1809 - d. 1883) Uni;1866 Dem
13 Jan 1869 - 10 Jan 1872 Oden Bowie                         (b. 1826 - d. 1894) Dem
10 Jan 1872 - 4 Mar 1874 William Pinkney Whyte              (b. 1824 - d. 1908) Dem
4 Mar 1874 - 12 Jan 1876 James Black Groome                 (b. 1838 - d. 1893) Dem
12 Jan 1876 - 14 Jan 1880 John Lee Carroll                   (b. 1830 - d. 1911) Dem
14 Jan 1880 - 9 Jan 1884 William T. Hamilton                (b. 1820 - d. 1888) Dem
9 Jan 1884 - 27 Mar 1885 Robert M. McLane                   (b. 1815 - d. 1898) Dem
27 Mar 1885 - 11 Jan 1888 Henry Lloyd                        (b. 1852 - d. 1920) Dem
11 Jan 1888 - 13 Jan 1892 Elihu E. Jackson                   (b. 1837 - d. 1907) Dem
13 Jan 1892 - 8 Jan 1896 Frank Brown                        (b. 1846 - d. 1920) Dem
8 Jan 1896 - 10 Jan 1900 Lloyd Lowndes                      (b. 1845 - d. 1905) Rep
10 Jan 1900 - 13 Jan 1904 John Walter Smith                  (b. 1845 - d. 1925) Dem
13 Jan 1904 - 8 Jan 1908 Edwin Warfield                     (b. 1848 - d. 1920) Dem
8 Jan 1908 - 10 Jan 1912 Austin L. Crothers                 (b. 1860 - d. 1912) Dem
10 Jan 1912 - 12 Jan 1916 Phillips Lee Goldsborough          (b. 1865 - d. 1946) Rep
12 Jan 1916 - 14 Jan 1920 Emerson C. Harrington              (b. 1864 - d. 1945) Dem
14 Jan 1920 - 9 Jan 1935 Albert C. Ritchie                  (b. 1876 - d. 1936) Dem
9 Jan 1935 - 11 Jan 1939 Harry W. Nice                      (b. 1877 - d. 1941) Rep
11 Jan 1939 - 3 Jan 1947 Herbert R. O'Conor                 (b. 1896 - d. 1959) Dem
3 Jan 1947 - 10 Jan 1951 William Preston Lane, Jr.          (b. 1892 - d. 1967) Dem
10 Jan 1951 - 14 Jan 1959 Theodore R. McKeldin               (b. 1900 - d. 1974) Rep
14 Jan 1959 - 25 Jan 1967 J. Millard Tawes                   (b. 1894 - d. 1979) Dem
25 Jan 1967 - 7 Jan 1969 Spiro T. Agnew                     (b. 1918 - d. 1996) Rep
7 Jan 1969 - 17 Jan 1979 Marvin Mandel                      (b. 1920)            Dem
                             (suspended 7 Oct 1977 - 11 Jan 1979)
4 Jun 1977 - 15 Jan 1979 Blair Lee III                      (b. 1916 - d. 1985) Dem
                             (acting for Mandel)
17 Jan 1979 - 20 Jan 1987 Harry R. Hughes                    (b. 1926)            Dem
20 Jan 1987 - 18 Jan 1995 William Donald Schaefer            (b. 1921)            Dem
18 Jan 1995 - 15 Jan 2003 Parris N. Glendening               (b. 1942)            Dem
15 Jan 2003 - 17 Jan 2007 Robert "Bob" L. Ehrlich, Jr.       (b. 1957)            Rep 17 Jan 2007 -   Martin J. O'Malley                 (b. 1963)            Dem

Massachusetts

29 Apr 1776 - 18 Mar 1908

Adopted 18 Mar 1908


6 Mar 1915 - 31 Oct 1971 Reverse

Map of Massachusetts	Hear State Song "All Hail to Massachusetts"	Text of State Song Adopted 3 Sep 1966	State Constitution (15 Jun 1780)
Capital: Boston	Motto: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seekpeace, but peace only under liberty)	Nickname: The Bay State	Population: 6,495,752 (2007)

Mayors of Boston	Chronology `25 Dec 1620 Pilgrims settle at Plymouth Bay.` `1623 - Jun 1628 Mount Wollaston (later Merry Mount) colony` `near modern day Quincy.` `14 Mar 1629 Massachusetts Bay Colony` `17 May 1686 - 18 Apr 1689 Part of the Dominion of New England` `(Massachusetts crown colony).` `17 Oct 1691 Plymouth part of Massachusetts Bay.` `13 Mar 1677 - 15 Mar 1820 Maine part of Massachusetts.` `14 May 1692 Martha's Vineyard part of Massachusetts` `(1660 - 1692 part of New York).` `14 May 1692 Nantucket Island part of Massachusetts` `(1660 - 1692 part of New York).` `25 May 1775 - 17 Mar 1776 British occupy Boston.` `7 Dec 1776 State of Massachusetts-Bay` `25 Oct 1780 Commonwealth of Massachusetts` `6 Feb 1788 State of the U.S.`
Plymouth Colony (1620-1691)
Dominion of New England (1686-1689)
Map of Cape Cod
The Mayflower Compact (1620)

Governors of Mount Wollaston (later Merry Mount)
1623                       Wollaston
1623 - Jun 1628            Thomas Morton
Governors
6 Sep 1628 - Jun 1630     John Endecott (1st time)           (b. 1589? - d. 1665)
                             (acting to 14 Apr 1629)
1630 - 1634                John Winthrop (1st time)           (b. 1588 - d. 1649)
1634 - 1635                Thomas Dudley (1st time)           (b. 1576 - d. 1653)
1635 - 1636                John Haynes                        (b. 1594? - d. 1654?)
1636 - 1637                Sir Henry Vane                     (b. 1613 - d. 1662)
1637 - 1640                John Winthrop (2nd time)           (s.a.)
1640 - 1641                Thomas Dudley (2nd time)           (s.a.)
1641 - 1642                Richard Bellingham (1st time)      (b. 1592 - d. 1672)
1642 - 1644                John Winthrop (3rd time)           (s.a.)
1644 - 1645                John Endecott (2nd time)           (s.a.)
1645 - 1646                Thomas Dudley (3rd time)           (s.a.)
1646 - 26 Mar 1649         John Winthrop (4th time)           (s.a.)
26 Mar 1649 - 1650         John Endecott (3rd time)           (s.a.)
1650 - 1651                Thomas Dudley (4th time)           (s.a.)
1651 - 1654                John Endecott (4th time)           (s.a.)
1654 - 1655                Richard Bellingham (2nd time)      (s.a.)
1655 - 1665                John Endecott (5th time)           (s.a.)
1665 - 1672                Richard Bellingham (3rd time)      (s.a.)
1672 - 1679                John Leverett                      (b. 1616 - d. 1679)
1679 - 1686                Simon Bradstreet (1st time)        (b. 1603 - d. 1697)
17 May 1686 - 19 Dec 1686 Joseph Dudley (1st time)           (b. 1647 - d. 1720)
19 Dec 1686 - 18 Apr 1689 Sir Edmund Andros                  (b. 1637 - d. 1714)
7 Jun 1689 - 16 May 1692 Simon Bradstreet (2nd time)        (s.a.)
16 May 1692 - 1694         Sir William Phips                  (b. 1651 - d. 1695)
1694 - 1699                William Stoughton (1st time)       (b. 1631 - d. 1701)
                             (acting)
1699 - 1700                Richard Coote, Earl of Bellomont   (b. 1636 - d. 1701)
1700 - 1701                William Stoughton (2nd time)       (s.a.)
                             (acting)
1702 - 1715                Joseph Dudley (2nd time)           (s.a.)
1715 - 1716                William Tailer (1st time)(acting) (b. 16.. - d. 1732)
1716 - 1723                Samuel Shute                       (b. 1662 - d. 1742)
1723 - 1728                William Dummer (1st time)(acting) (b. 1677 - d. 1761)
1728 - 1729                William Burnett                    (b. 1688 - d. 1729)
1729 - 1730                William Dummer (2nd time)(acting) (s.a.)
1730                       William Tailer (2nd time)(acting) (s.a.)
1730 - 1741                Jonathan Belcher                   (b. 1682 - d. 1757)
1741 - 1749                William Shirley (1st time)         (b. 1694 - d. 1771)
1749 - 1753                Spencer Phips (1st time)(acting)   (b. 1685 - d. 1757)
1753 - 1756                William Shirley (2nd time)         (s.a.)
1756 - 1757                Spencer Phips (2nd time)(acting)   (s.a.)
1757 - 1760                Thomas Pownall                     (b. 1722 - d. 1805)
1760                       Thomas Hutchinson (1st time)       (b. 1771 - d. 1780)
                             (acting)
1760 - 1769                Sir Francis Bernard                (b. 1712 - d. 1779)
1769 - 13 May 1774         Thomas Hutchinson (2nd time)       (s.a.)
                             (acting to 1771)
13 May 1774 - 11 Oct 1775 Thomas Gage                        (b. 1721 - d. 1787)
11 Oct 1775 - 17 Mar 1776 Sir William Howe                   (b. 1729 - d. 1814)
Presidents of the Council
27 Jul 1775 - 12 Sep 1775 James Otis (1st time)
21 Sep 1775 - 6 Oct 1775 William Sever (1st time)           (b. 1729? - d. 1809)
7 Oct 1775 - 16 Oct 1775 James Otis (2nd time)
17 Oct 1775 - 19 Oct 1775 James Bowdoin (1st time)           (b. 1726 - d. 1790)
20 Oct 1775 - 23 Oct 1775 James Otis (3rd time)
24 Oct 1775 - 25 Oct 1775 James Bowdoin (2nd time)           (s.a.)
26 Oct 1775 - 16 Nov 1775 James Otis (4th time)
29 Nov 1775 - 5 Dec 1775 Walter Spooner (1st time)
6 Dec 1775 - 29 Dec 1775 William Sever (2nd time)           (s.a.)
30 Dec 1775 - 15 Jan 1776 Walter Spooner (2nd time)
16 Jan 1776 - 12 Feb 1776 William Sever (3rd time)           (s.a.)
13 Feb 1776 - 23 Feb 1776 Benjamin Greenleaf                 (d. 1799)
14 Mar 1776 - 29 Mar 1776 William Sever (4th time)           (s.a.)
30 Mar 1776 - 30 Apr 1776 James Otis (5th time)
1 May 1776 - 3 May 1776 James Bowdoin (3rd time)           (s.a.)
4 May 1776 - 7 May 1776 James Otis (6th time)
8 May 1776                James Bowdoin (4th time)           (s.a.)
9 May 1776 - 13 May 1776 James Otis (7th time)
30 May 1776 - 22 Jun 1776 James Bowdoin (5th time)           (s.a.)
24 Jun 1776 - 4 Jul 1776 Jeremiah Powell (1st time)         (d. 1784)
5 Jul 1776 - 16 Jul 1776 James Bowdoin (6th time)           (s.a.)
17 Jul 1776                Richard Darby, Jr.
18 Jul 1776 - 15 Aug 1776 "various individuals"
16 Aug 1776 - 25 Sep 1776 James Bowdoin (7th time)           (s.a.)
26 Sep 1776 - 4 Oct 1776 Walter Spooner (3rd time)
9 Oct 1776 - 16 Nov 1776 James Bowdoin (8th time)           (s.a.)
18 Nov 1776 - 2 Dec 1776 Jeremiah Powell (2nd time)         (s.a.)
3 Dec 1776 - 11 Feb 1777 James Bowdoin (9th time)           (s.a.)
12 Feb 1777 - 10 Jul 1777 Jeremiah Powell (3rd time)         (s.a.)
11 Jul 1777 - 21 Jul 1777 Artemas Ward (1st time)            (b. 1727 - d. 1800)
22 Jul 1777 - 1 Aug 1777 William Sever (5th time)           (s.a.)
2 Aug 1777 - 13 Aug 1777 Artemas Ward (2nd time)            (s.a.)
14 Aug 1777 - 1 Jun 1778 Jeremiah Powell (4th time)         (s.a.)
2 Jun 1778 - 8 Jun 1778 Artemas Ward (3rd time)            (s.a.)
9 Jun 1778 - 7 Jun 1779 Jeremiah Powell (5th time)         (s.a.)
8 Jun 1779 - 10 Jun 1779 Artemas Ward (4th time)            (s.a.)
11 Jun 1779 - 16 Oct 1779 Jeremiah Powell (6th time)         (s.a.)
18 Oct 1779 - 23 Oct 1779 Artemas Ward (5th time)            (s.a.)
25 Oct 1779 - 9 Nov 1779 William Sever (6th time)           (s.a.)
10 Nov 1779 - 1 Dec 1779 Artemas Ward (6th time)            (s.a.)
2 Dec 1779 - 7 Jun 1780 Jeremiah Powell (7th time)         (s.a.)
8 Jun 1780 - 25 Aug 1780 James Bowdoin (10th time)          (s.a.)
28 Aug 1780 - 5 Sep 1780 Jeremiah Powell (8th time)         (s.a.)
6 Sep 1780 - 16 Sep 1780 James Bowdoin (11th time)          (s.a.)
18 Sep 1780 - 13 Oct 1780 Jeremiah Powell (9th time)         (s.a.)
14 Oct 1780 - 18 Oct 1780 James Bowdoin (12th time)          (s.a.)
19 Oct 1780 - 25 Oct 1780 Jeremiah Powell (10th time)        (s.a.)
Governors
25 Oct 1780 - 29 Jan 1785 John Hancock (1st time)            (b. 1737 - d. 1793)
29 Jan 1785 - 26 May 1785 Thomas Cushing (acting)            (b. 1725 - d. 1788)
26 May 1785 - 30 May 1787 James Bowdoin                      (s.a.)
30 May 1787 - 8 Oct 1793 John Hancock (2nd time)            (s.a.)
8 Oct 1793 - 2 Jun 1797 Samuel Adams                       (b. 1722 - d. 1803)
2 Jun 1797 - 7 Jun 1799 Increase Sumner                    (b. 1746 - d. 1799) Fed
7 Jun 1799 - 20 May 1800 Moses Gill (acting)                (b. 1734 - d. 1800) Fed
30 May 1800 - 29 May 1807 Caleb Strong (1st time)            (b. 1745 - d. 1819) Fed
29 May 1807 - 10 Dec 1808 James Sullivan                     (b. 1744 - d. 1808) D-R
10 Dec 1808 - 1 May 1809 Levi Lincoln (acting)              (b. 1749 - d. 1820) D-R
1 May 1809 - Jun 1810