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Before the current State House was completed in 1798, Massachusetts's government house was the Old State House on what is now Washington Street. For the building's design, architect Charles Bulfinch made use of two existing buildings in London : William Chambers 's Somerset House , [ 8 ] and James Wyatt 's Pantheon .
The State of the State Address is a speech customarily given annually by state governors in the United States, [1] although the terminology for this speech differs for some states: in Iowa it is known as the Condition of the State Address; in Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia it is called the State of the Commonwealth Address.
The state's 12th congressional district elected the first openly gay member of the United States House of Representatives, Gerry Studds, in 1972 [352] and in 2004, Massachusetts became the first state to allow same-sex marriage. [63] In 2006, Massachusetts became the first state to approve a law that provided for nearly universal healthcare.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth.
State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for termination 1 John Lowell: MA: 1743–1802 1789–1801 — — Washington: elevation to 1st Cir. 2 John Davis: MA: 1761–1847 1801–1841 — — J. Adams: resignation 3 Peleg Sprague: MA: 1793–1880 1841–1865 — — Tyler: resignation 4 John Lowell: MA ...
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is a governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts [1] with various responsibilities related to public health within that state. It is headquartered in Boston and headed by Commissioner Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD .
Massachusetts is officially named The Commonwealth of Massachusetts by its constitution. The name State of Massachusetts Bay was used in all acts and resolves up to 1780 and in the first draft of the constitution. The current name can be traced to the second draft of the state constitution, which was written by John Adams and ratified in 1780. [14]
The Old State House, also known as the Old Provincial State House, [3] is a historic building in Boston, Massachusetts, built in 1713. It was the seat of the Massachusetts General Court until 1798. It is located at the intersection of Washington and State Streets and is one of the oldest public buildings in the United States. [4]