Governor of Massachusetts

The Governor of Massachusetts is the head of government of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, the head of the executive branch of Massachusetts' state government, and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, to convene the Massachusetts State Legislature, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the legislature, as well as to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.
11 Individuals have held the office of Governor of Massachusetts, 4 Constitutional Democrats, 3 Independents, 1 Yankee, 1 Democratic-Republican, 1 Democratic, 1 Federalist, and 1 Grand Republic.
John Hancock served the longest at 6 terms, 5 of them being full terms, Hancock served a total of 2,089 days in office.
==Governors==
Governors of Massachusetts
No.	Governorship	Governor	Governor	Prior Office 	Party	Party 	Election
1 	October 25, 1780
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June 1, 1781	 	
===Samuel Adams===	Writer 	 	Independent 	1780
1 	October 25, 1780
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June 1, 1781	 	
===Samuel Adams===	Writer 	 	Democratic-Republican 	1780
2 	June 1, 1781
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February 18, 1785	 	
===John Hancock===	State Legislator 	 	Independent 	1781
2 	June 1, 1781
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February 18, 1785	 	
===John Hancock===	State Legislator 	 	Independent 	1782
2 	June 1, 1781
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February 18, 1785	 	
===John Hancock===	State Legislator 	 	Independent 	1783
2 	June 1, 1781
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February 18, 1785	 	
===John Hancock===	State Legislator 	 	Independent 	1784
3 	February 18, 1785
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June 1, 1785	 	
===Thomas Cushing===	Lieutenant Governor 	 	Independent 	Appointed
4 	June 1, 1785
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June 1, 1787	 	
===James Bowdoin===	State Legislator 	 	Independent 	1785
4 	June 1, 1785
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June 1, 1787	 	
===James Bowdoin===	State Legislator 	 	Independent 	1786
5 	June 1, 1787
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June 1, 1789	 	
===John Hancock===	President of the Continental Congress 	 	Constitutional Democratic	1787
5 	June 1, 1787
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June 1, 1789	 	
===John Hancock===	President of the Continental Congress 	 	Constitutional Democratic	1788
6 	June 1, 1789
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June 1, 1793	 	
===Benjamin Lincoln===	Lieutenant Governor 	 	Constitutional Democratic	1789
6 	June 1, 1789
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June 1, 1793	 	
===Benjamin Lincoln===	Lieutenant Governor 	 	Constitutional Democratic	1790
6 	June 1, 1789
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June 1, 1793	 	
===Benjamin Lincoln===	Lieutenant Governor 	 	Constitutional Democratic	1791
6 	June 1, 1789
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June 1, 1793	 	
===Benjamin Lincoln===	Lieutenant Governor 	 	Constitutional Democratic	1792
7 	June 1, 1793
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March 4, 1795	 	
===Samuel Adams===	Lieutenant Governor 	 	Democratic-Republican 	1793
8 	March 4, 1795
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March 4, 1797	 	
===John Adams===	Former Vice President 	 	Grand Republic 	1794
8 	March 4, 1795
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March 4, 1797	 	
===John Adams===	Former Vice President 	 	Democratic 	1794
9 	March 4, 1797
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March 4, 1799	 	
===Moses Gill===	Lieutenant Governor 	 	Independent 	Appointed
10 	March 4, 1799
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July 4, 1802	 	
===Increase Sumner===	Associate Justice of Massachusetts Supreme Court	 	Federalist 	1798
11 	March 3, 1802
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October 25, 1806	 	
===Henry Knox===	Former Secretary of War 	 	Constitutional Democratic	Appointed
11 	March 3, 1802
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October 25, 1806	 	
===Henry Knox===	Former Secretary of War 	 	Constitutional Democratic	1802
12 	October 25, 1806
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March 4, 1807	 	
===Thomas Dawes===	State Legislator 	 	Constitutional Democratic	Appointed
13 	March 4, 1807
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March 4, 1819	 	
===Caleb Strong===	Former Senator 	 	Yankee 	1806
13 	March 4, 1807
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March 4, 1819	 	
===Caleb Strong===	Former Senator 	 	Yankee 	1810
13 	March 4, 1807
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March 4, 1819	 	
===Caleb Strong===	Former Senator 	 	Yankee 	1814
14 	March 4, 1819
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Present	 	
===John Brooks===	Major General 	 	Republican 	1818
14 	March 4, 1819
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Present	 	
===John Brooks===	Major General 	 	Republican 	1822