| Name | Held Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Cushing | 1785 1785 |
None |
| James Bowdoin | 1785 1787 |
None |
| John Hancock | May 30, 1787 Oct 8, 1793 |
None |
| Samuel Adams | Oct 8, 1793 Jun 2, 1797 |
None |
| Increase Sumner | Jun 2, 1797 Jun 7, 1799 |
Federalist |
| Moses Gill | Jun 7, 1799 May 20, 1800 |
None |
| Governor's Council | May 20, 1800 May 30, 1800 |
None |
| James Sullivan | May 29, 1807 Dec 10, 1808 |
Democratic Republican |
| Levi Lincoln, Sr. | Dec 10, 1808 May 1, 1809 |
Democratic Republican |
| Christopher Gore | May 1, 1809 Jun 10, 1810 |
Federalist |
| Elbridge Gerry | Jun 10, 1810 Mar 4, 1812 |
Democratic Republican |
| Caleb Strong | Jun 1812 May 30, 1816 |
Federalist |
| John Brooks | May 30, 1816 May 31, 1823 |
Federalist |
| William Eustis | May 31, 1823 Feb 6, 1825 |
Democratic Republican |
| Levi Lincoln, Jr. | May 26, 1825 Jan 9, 1834 |
Democratic Republican |
| Samuel Turell Armstrong | Mar 1, 1835 Jan 13, 1836 |
Whig |
| Edward Everett | Jan 13, 1836 Jan 18, 1840 |
Whig |
| John Davis | Jan 7, 1841 Jan 17, 1843 |
Whig |
| Marcus Morton | Jan 17, 1843 Jan 1844 |
Democratic |
| George N. Briggs | Jan 1844 Jan 11, 1851 |
Whig |
| George S. Boutwell | Jan 11, 1851 Jan 14, 1853 |
Democratic |
| John H. Clifford | Jan 14, 1853 Jan 12, 1854 |
Whig |
| Emory Washburn | Jan 12, 1854 Jan 4, 1855 |
Whig |
| Henry J. Gardner | Jan 4, 1855 Jan 7, 1858 |
Know-Nothing |
| Nathaniel Prentice Banks | Jan 7, 1858 Jan 3, 1861 |
Republican |
| John Albion Andrew | Jan 3, 1861 Jan 4, 1866 |
Republican |
| Alexander H. Bullock | Jan 4, 1866 Jan 7, 1869 |
Republican |
| William Claflin | Jan 7, 1869 Jan 4, 1872 |
Republican |
| William B. Washburn | Jan 4, 1872 Apr 29, 1874 |
Republican |
| William Gaston | Jan 7, 1875 Jan 6, 1876 |
Democratic |
| Alexander H. Rice | Jan 6, 1876 Jan 2, 1879 |
Republican |
| Thomas Talbot | Jan 2, 1879 Jan 8, 1880 |
Republican |
| John Davis Long | Jan 8, 1880 Jan 4, 1883 |
Republican |
| Benjamin Franklin Butler | Jan 4, 1883 Jan 3, 1884 |
Democratic |
| George D. Robinson | Jan 3, 1884 Jan 6, 1887 |
Republican |
| Oliver Ames | Jan 6, 1887 Jan 7, 1890 |
Republican |
| John Q. A. Brackett | Jan 7, 1890 Jan 8, 1891 |
Republican |
| William E. Russell | Jan 8, 1891 Jan 4, 1894 |
Democratic |
| Frederic T. Greenhalge | Jan 4, 1894 Mar 5, 1896 |
Republican |
| Roger Wolcott | Mar 5, 1896 Jan 4, 1900 |
Republican |
| Winthrop M. Crane | Jan 4, 1900 Jan 8, 1903 |
Republican |
| John L. Bates | Jan 8, 1903 Jan 5, 1905 |
Republican |
| William Lewis Douglas | Jan 5, 1905 Jan 4, 1906 |
Democratic |
| Curtis Guild, Jr. | Jan 4, 1906 Jan 7, 1909 |
Republican |
| Ebenezer Sumner Draper | Jan 7, 1909 Jan 5, 1911 |
Republican |
| Eugene Foss | Jan 5, 1911 Jan 8, 1914 |
Democratic |
| David I. Walsh | Jan 8, 1914 Jan 6, 1916 |
Democratic |
| Samuel W. McCall | Jan 6, 1916 Jan 2, 1919 |
Republican |
| Calvin Coolidge | Jan 2, 1919 Jan 6, 1921 |
Republican |
| Channing H. Cox | Jan 6, 1921 Jan 8, 1925 |
Republican |
| Alvan T. Fuller | Jan 8, 1925 Jan 3, 1929 |
Republican |
| Frank G. Allen | Jan 3, 1929 Jan 8, 1931 |
Republican |
| Joseph B. Ely | Jan 8, 1931 Jan 3, 1935 |
Democratic |
| James Michael Curley | Jan 3, 1935 Jan 7, 1937 |
Democratic |
| Charles F. Hurley | Jan 7, 1937 Jan 5, 1939 |
Democratic |
| Leverett Saltonstall | Jan 5, 1939 Jan 3, 1945 |
Republican |
| Maurice J. Tobin | Jan 3, 1945 Jan 2, 1947 |
Democratic |
| Robert F. Bradford | Jan 2, 1947 Jan 6, 1949 |
Republican |
| Paul A. Dever | Jan 6, 1949 Jan 8, 1953 |
Democratic |
| Christian Herter | Jan 8, 1953 Jan 3, 1957 |
Republican |
| Foster Furcolo | Jan 3, 1957 Jan 5, 1961 |
Democratic |
| Endicott Peabody | Jan 3, 1963 Jan 7, 1965 |
Democratic |
| John A. Volpe | Jan 7, 1965 Jan 22, 1969 |
Republican |
| Francis W. Sargent | Jan 22, 1969 Jan 2, 1975 |
Republican |
| Edward J. King | Jan 4, 1979 Jan 6, 1983 |
Democratic |
| Michael Dukakis | Jan 6, 1983 Jan 3, 1991 |
Democratic |
| William F. Weld | Jan 3, 1991 Jul 29, 1997 |
Republican |
| A. Paul Cellucci | Jul 29, 1997 Apr 10, 2001 |
Republican |
| Jane Swift | Apr 10, 2001 Jan 2, 2003 |
Republican |
| W. Mitt Romney | Jan 2, 2003 Jan 4, 2007 |
Republican |
| Deval Patrick | Jan 4, 2007 Incumbent |
Democratic |
