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Capital: Boston
State Nickname: Bay State
State Bird: Chickadee
State Flower: Mayflower
Admitted to the Union: February 6, 1788
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| Governors |
May 30, 1787 to October 8, 1793:
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John Hancock
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October 8, 2793 to June 2, 1797:
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Samuel Adams
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June 2, 1797 to June 7, 1799:
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Increase Sumner
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June 7, 1799 to May 20, 1800:
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Moses Gill*
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* Acting Governor
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May 30, 1800 to May 29, 1807:
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Caleb Strong
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May 29, 1807 to December 10, 1808
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James Sullivan
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December 10, 1808 to May 1, 1809:
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Levi Lincoln*
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* Acting Governor
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May 1, 1809 to June, 1810:
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Christopher Gore
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June 10, 1810 to June, 1812:
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Eldrige Gerry
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June, 1812 to May 30, 1816:
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Caleb Strong
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May 30, 1816 to May 31, 1823:
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John Brooks
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May 31, 1823 to February 6, 1825:
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William Eustis
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February 6, 1825 to May 26, 1825:
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Marcus Morton*
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* Acting Governor
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May 26, 1825 to January 9, 1834:
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Levi Lincoln
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January 9, 1834 to Marcu 1, 1835:
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John Davis
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March 1, 1835 to January 13, 1836:
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Samuel T. Armstrong*
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* Acting Governor
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January 13, 1836 to January 18, 1840:
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Edward Everett
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January 18, 1840 to January 7, 1841:
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Marcus Morton
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January 7, 1841 To January 17, 1843:
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John Davis
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January 17, 1843 to January, 1844:
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Marcus Morton
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January, 1844 to January 11, 1851:
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George N. Briggs
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January 11, 1851 to January 14, 1853:
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George S. Boutwell
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January 14, 1853 to January 12, 1854:
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John H. Clifford
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January 12, 1854 to January 4, 1855:
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Emory Washburn
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January 4, 1855 to January 7, 1858:
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Henry J. Gardner
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January 7, 1858 to January 3, 1861:
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Nathaniel P. Banks
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January 3, 1861 to January 4, 1866:
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John A. Andrews
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January 4, 1866 to January 7, 1869:
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Alexander H. Bullock
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January 7, 1869 to January 4, 1872:
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William Claflin
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January 4, 1872 to April 29, 1874:
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William B. Washburn
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April 29, 1874 to January 7, 1875:
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Thomas Talbot
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January 7, 1875 to January 6, 1876:
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William Gaston
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January 6, 1876 to January 2, 1879:
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Alexander H. Rice
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January 2, 1879 to January 8, 1880:
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Thomas Talbot
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January 8, 1880 to January 4, 1883:
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John Davis Long
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January 4, 1883 to January 3, 1884:
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Benjamin F. Butler
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January 3, 1884 to January 6, 1887:
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George D. Robinson
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January 6, 1887 To January 7, 1890:
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Oliver Ames
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January 7, 1890 to January 8, 1891:
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John Q. A. Brackett
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January 8, 1891 to January 4, 1894:
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William E. Russell
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January 4, 1894 to March 5, 1896:
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Frederic T. Greenhalge
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March 5, 1896 to January 4, 1900:
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Roger Wolcott
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January 4, 1900 to January 8, 1903:
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Winthrop M. Crane
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January 8, 1903 to January 5, 1905:
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John L. Bates
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January 5, 1905 to January 4, 1906:
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William L. Douglas
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January 4, 1906 to January 7, 1909:
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Curtis Guild, Jr.
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January 7, 1909 To January 5, 1911:
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Eban Sumner Draper
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January 5, 1911 to January 8, 1914:
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Eugene N. Foss
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January 8, 1914 to January 6, 1916:
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David I. Walsh
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January 6, 1916 to January 2, 1919:
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Samuel W. McCall
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January 2, 1919 to January 6, 1921:
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Calvin Coolidge
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January 6, 1921 to January 8, 1925:
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Channing H. Cox
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January 8, 1925 to January 3, 1929:
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Alvan T. Fuller
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January 3, 1929 to January 8, 1931:
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Frank G. Allen
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January 8, 1931 to January 3, 1935:
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Joseph B. Ely
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January 3, 1935 to January 7, 1937:
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James M. Curley
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January7, 1937 to January 5, 1939:
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Charles F. Hurley
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January 5, 1939 to January 3, 1945:
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Leverett Saltonstall
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January 3, 1945 to January 2, 1947:
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Maurice J. Tobin
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January 2, 1947 to January 6, 1949:
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Robert F. Bradford
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January 6, 1949 to January 8, 1953:
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Paul A. Dever
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January 8, 1953 to January 3, 1957:
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Christian A. Herter
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January 3, 1957 to January 5, 1961:
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Foster J. Furcolo
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January 5, 1961 to January 3, 1963:
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John A. Volpe
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January 3, 1963 to January 7, 1965:
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Endicott Peabody
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January 7, 1965 to January 22, 1969:
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John A. Volpie
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January 22, 1969 to January 2, 1975:
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Francis W. Sargent
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January 2, 1975 to January 4, 1979:
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Nichael S. Dukakis
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January 4, 1979 to January 3, 1983:
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Edward J. King
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January 6, 1983 to January 3, 1991:
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Michael S. Dukakis
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January 3, 1991 to July 29, 1997:
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William F. Weld
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July 29, 1997 to April 10, 2001:
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Argeo Paul Celluci
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April 10, 2001 to January 2, 2003:
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Jane Maria Swift
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January 2, 2003 to January 4, 2007
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Mitt Romney
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January 4, 2007 -
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Deval Patrick
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| Senators - Class I |
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791
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Tristram Dalton
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March 4, 1791 – June 9, 1796
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George Cabot * Resigned office
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June 11, 1796 – November 8, 1800
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Benjamin Goodhue * Resigned office
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November 14, 1800 – March 3, 1803
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Jonathan Mason
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March 4, 1803 – June 8, 1808
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John Quincy Adams * Resigned office
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June 9, 1808 – May 1, 1813
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James Lloyd
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May 5, 1813 – May 30, 1816
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Christopher Gore * Resigned office
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June 12, 1816 – May 10, 1818
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Eli Porter Ashmun
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June 5, 1818 – May 15, 1820
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Prentiss Mellen * Resigned office
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June 5, 1818 – May 15, 1820
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Elijah Hunt Mills
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March 4, 1827 – December 17, 1827
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Vacant
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December 17, 1827 – February 22, 1841
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Daniel Webster * Resigned office
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February 23, 1841 – March 3, 1845
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Rufus Choate
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March 4, 1845 – July 22, 1850
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Daniel Webster * Resigned office
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July 30, 1850 – February 1, 1851
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Robert Charles Winthrop
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February 1, 1851 – March 3, 1851
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Robert Rantoul, Jr.
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March 3, 1851 – April 24, 1851
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Vacant
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April 24, 1851 – March 11, 1874
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Charles Sumner * Died in office
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April 17, 1874 – March 3, 1875
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Vacant
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April 17, 1874 – March 3, 1875
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William Barrett Washburn
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March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1893
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Henry Laurens Dawes
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March 4, 1893 – November 9, 1924
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Henry Cabot Lodge * Died in office
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November 10, 1924 – November 12, 1924
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Vacant
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November 13, 1924 – December 6, 1926
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William Morgan Butler
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December 6, 1926 – January 3, 1947
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David Ignatius Walsh
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January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953
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Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
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January 3, 1953 – December 22, 1960
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy * Resigned office
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December 23, 1960 – December 26, 1960
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Vacant
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December 27, 1960 – November 7, 1962
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Benjamin Atwood Smith II
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November 7, 1962 –
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Ted Kennedy
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| Senators - Class II |
March 4, 1789 – June 1, 1796
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Caleb Strong
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June 11, 1796 – March 3, 1799
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Theodore Sedgwick
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March 4, 1799 – May 30, 1800
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Samuel Dexter * Resigned office
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June 6, 1800 – March 2, 1803
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Dwight Foster
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March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1811
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Timothy Pickering
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June 29, 1811 – March 3, 1817
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Joseph Bradley Varnum
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March 4, 1817 – May 30, 1822
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Harrison Gray Otis
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June 5, 1822 – May 23, 1826
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James Lloyd
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May 31, 1826 – March 3, 1835
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Nathaniel Silsbee
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March 4, 1835 – January 5, 1841
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John Davis
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January 13, 1841 – March 16, 1845
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Isaac Chapman Bates
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March 24, 1845 – March 3, 1853
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John Davis
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March 4, 1853 – June 1, 1854
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Edward Everett * Resigned office
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June 3, 1854 – January 31, 1855
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Julius Rockwell * Resigned office
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January 31, 1855 – March 3, 1873
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Henry Wilson * Resigned office
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March 17, 1873 – March 3, 1877
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George Sewall Boutwell
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March 4, 1877 – September 30, 1904
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George Frisbie Hoar * Died in office
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October 12, 1904 – March 3, 1913
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Winthrop Murray Crane
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March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919
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John Wingate Weeks
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March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1925
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David Ignatius Walsh
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March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931
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Frederick Huntington Gillett
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March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1937
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Marcus Aurelius Coolidge
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January 3, 1937 – February 3, 1944
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Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. * Resigned
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February 4, 1944 – February 7, 1945
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Vacant
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February 8, 1944 – December 19, 1944
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Sinclair Weeks
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January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1967
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Leverett Saltonstall
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January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979
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Edward Brooke
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January 3, 1979 – January 2, 1985
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Paul Tsongas * Resigned office
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January 2, 1985 –
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John Kerry
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| State Song |
All Hail To Massachusetts
Written by Arthur J. Marsh |
All hail to Massachusetts, the land of the free and the brave!
For Bunker Hill and Charlestown, and flag we love to wave;
For Lexington and Concord, and the shot heard 'round the world;
All hail to Massachusetts, we'll keep her flag unfurled.
She stands upright for freedom's light that shines from sea to sea;
All hail to Massachusetts! Our country 'tis of thee!
All hail to grand old Bay State, the home of the bean and the cod,
Where pilgrims found a landing and gave their thanks to God.
A land of opportunity in the good old U.S.A.
Where men live long and prosper, and people come to stay.
Don't sell her short but learn to court her industry and stride;
All hail to grand old Bay State! The land of pilgrim's pride!
All hail to Massachusetts, renowned in the Hall of Fame!
How proudly wave her banners emblazoned with her name!
In unity and brotherhood, sons and daughters go hand in hand;
All hail to Massachusetts, there is no finer land!
It's M-A-S-S-A-C-H-U-S-E-T-T-S.
All hail to Massachusetts! All hail! All hail! All hail! |
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State Population
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1790: 378,556 |
1800: 422,845 |
1810: 472,040 |
1820: 523,287 |
1830: 610,408 |
1840: 737,699 |
1850: 994,514 |
1860: 1,231,057 |
1870: 1,457,381 |
1880: 1,783,085 |
1890: 2,238,943 |
1900: 2,805,346 |
1910: 3,366,416 |
1920: 3,852,356 |
1930: 4,249,614 |
1940: 4,316,721 |
1950: 4,690,514 |
1960: 5,148,578 |
1970: 5,689,170 |
1980: 5,737,037 |
1990: 6,016,425 |
2000: 6,349,097 |
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State Capitol Building 1907
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