Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Norfolk district

American legislative district

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Norfolk district, based on the 2010 United States census.
Norfolk County, MA Government
County Level Elected Officials
County Commissioners: Joseph P. Shea (D, Quincy), Peter H. Collins (D, Milton), Richard R. Staiti (D, Canton)
Clerk of Courts: Walter Timilty
(D, Milton)
District Attorney: Michael W. Morrissey
(D, Quincy)
Register of Deeds: William P. O'Donnell
(D, Norwood)
Register of Probate: Colleen M Brierley
(D, Norwood)
County Sheriff: Patrick W. McDermott
(D, Quincy)
County Treasurer: Michael G. Bellotti
(D, Quincy)
State Government
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Norfolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Norfolk County.[1] Democrat Bill Driscoll Jr. of Milton has represented the district since 2017.[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district.[4]

Former locale

The district previously covered Braintree, circa 1872.[5]

Representatives

  • Horace Abercrombie, circa 1858 [6]
  • William L. Walker, circa 1859 [7]
  • Bernard Dolan, circa 1888 [8]
  • Rufus A. Thayer, circa 1888 [8]
  • Walter F. Stephens, circa 1920 [9]
  • Charles F. Holman, circa 1951 [10]
  • William Dix Morton Jr., circa 1951 [10]
  • Maurice E. Ronayne, Jr, circa 1971-1975
  • Elizabeth N. Metayer, 1975-1979 [11]
  • M. Joseph Manning, 1979-1997
  • Brian A. Joyce, 1997-1999
  • Walter F. Timilty Jr., 1999-2017[2]
  • William J. Driscoll Jr, 2017-2025[2]

See also

Images

Portraits of legislators
  • Russell Worster
    Russell Worster
  • Timothy Quinn
    Timothy Quinn
  • John Augustine Kelleher
    John Augustine Kelleher
  • Josiah Babcock
    Josiah Babcock
  • Charles Holman
    Charles Holman
  • Frederick Haigis
    Frederick Haigis
  • William Dix Morton
    William Dix Morton
  • Harold Rosen
    Harold Rosen
  • Elizabeth Metayer
    Elizabeth Metayer
  • M. Joseph Manning
    M. Joseph Manning
  • Walter Timilty
    Walter Timilty

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 7th Norfolk district". PD43+. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  4. ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, State House Districts to State Senate Districts
  5. ^ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  6. ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  7. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ a b Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Norfolk County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  9. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  10. ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.

External links

  • Ballotpedia
  • "7th Norfolk District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
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