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The governor of Massachusetts is the chief executive of the commonwealth, and is supported by a number of subordinate officers. He, like most other state officers, senators, and representatives, was originally elected annually. In 1918 this was changed to a two-year term, and since 1966 the office of governor has carried a four-year term.
Began service Mandatory retirement Appointed by Law school Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd October 23, 1966 (age 57) December 1, 2020 [a] 2036 Charlie Baker: Harvard: Senior Associate Justice Frank Gaziano September 8, 1963 (age 61) August 18, 2016: 2034 Charlie Baker: Suffolk: Associate Justice Scott L. Kafker
Once hostilities began, Massachusetts supported the war effort in several significant ways, sending 159,165 men to serve in the Union Army and the Union Navy for the loyal North. [3] One of the best known Massachusetts units was the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment of African American soldiers (led by white officers).
The secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.Originally appointed under authority of the English Crown pursuant to the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company, the office of secretary of the Commonwealth (equivalent to "secretaries of state" in other U.S. jurisdictions) became an elective one in 1780.
The Department of Correction's training is conducted at the Department Headquarters located in Milford, MA. The academy consists of 10–12 weeks of paramilitary type training for new correction officer recruits. (The academy also trains Correctional Program Officers (CPO), Industrial Instructors, Recreation Officers, Correctional Cooks).
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A state coat of arms on a white field. State flag in the form of a pennant. A green tree on a white field. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been represented by official but limited-purpose flags since 1676, though until 1908 it had no state flag per se to represent its government.
truro-ma.gov Truro / ˈ t r ɜːr oʊ / is a town in Barnstable County , Massachusetts , United States, comprising two villages: Truro and North Truro . Located slightly more than 100 miles (160 km) by road from Boston , it is a summer vacation community just south of the northern tip of Cape Cod , in an area known as the "Outer Cape". [ 1 ]
The Massachusetts National Guard is the National Guard component for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded as the Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia on December 13, 1636, it contains the oldest units in the United States Army. [1] What is today's Massachusetts National Guard evolved through many different forms.