Samuel Shute,

William Dummer, Zmm^.* Goo,

William Burnet,

William Dummer, LUut^-Goo,

[In Octobtr, 1774, a Provincial Congress assumed the gooemment^ and ui
My 1775, denied councillors; m 1780, tAe Constitution vxuformed.]

Governors under the Constitution,



1730
1741
1749
1757
1760
1760
1770
1770
1774



John Hancock, dected 1780

James Bowdoin, do, 1785

John Hancock, do. 1787

Samuel Adams, do, 1794

Increase Sumner, do, 1797

Caleb Strong, do. 1800

James Sullivan, do, 1807

Christopher Gore, ^. 1809

Elbridge Gerry, do, 1810

Caleb Strong, do. 1812



John Brooks, deeted 1816

WUliam Eustis, do. 1823

Levi Lincoln, do. 1825

John Davis, entered upon office, 1834
*S. T. Armstrong, Lt, 4r ^ct. G^r. 1835
Edward Everett, ent, upon office, 1836



Marcus Morton,
John Davis,
Marcus Morton,
George N. Briggs,



do,
do.
do,
do.
1840
1841
1843
1844



• John Davis elected goremor, but chosen senator.
Abstb^ct of thb Constitutiov.
Partial amendments have been made innce the constitatkm of .this state
was formed in 1780, and amended in 1821.
Every male citizen, twenty-one years old, excepting paupers and persons
under guardianship, resident the last year in the state, and the last six
months at the place of voting, and who, unless exempt from taxation, shall
have paid any state or county tax within the last two years^ may TOte.
