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Charles L. Gifford
Charles Laceille Gifford (March 15, 1871 – August 23, 1947) was a United States representative from Massachusetts He was born in Cotuit on March 15, 1871. Through his father he was a descendant of Robert Pike, George Phillips, Richard Saltonstall and William Phelps, through his mother he was a descendant of John Humphrey, Thomas Hastings (colonist) and the Quaker Christopher Holder. Gifford attended the common schools and taught in Massachusetts and Connecticut from 1890 to 1900. He later engaged in the real estate business on Cape Cod as the owner of several summer cottages rented by vacationers and the operator of the Cotuit Inn. Gifford then became interested in oyster raising as president of the Cotuit Oyster Company and in cranberry farming. He was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1912–1913) and served in the Massachusetts State Senate (1914–1919). He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut [Massachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət],'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine to the east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York (state), New York to the west. The state's capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city, as well as its cultural and financial center, is Boston. Massachusetts is also home to the urban area, urban core of Greater Boston, the largest metropolitan area in New England and a region profoundly influential upon American History of the United States, history, academia, and the Economy of the United States, research economy. Originally dependent on agriculture, fishing, and trade. Massachusetts was transformed into a manuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Holder
Christopher Holder (1631–1688), was an early Quaker evangelist who was imprisoned and whipped, had an ear cut off, and was threatened with death for his religious activism in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and in England. A native of Gloucestershire, near Bristol in western England, Holder became an early convert to the Society of Friends, and in 1656, at the age of 25, made his first voyage to New England aboard the ''Speedwell'' to spread his Quaker message. All of the Quakers in his group were imprisoned, and then sent back to England on the same ship. Undeterred, Holder returned to New England aboard the small barque ''Woodhouse'', landing in New Amsterdam in August 1657 despite few predictions of success. Though young, he was a leader among the eleven Quaker missionaries that fanned out among the American colonies. Holder, with his frequent companion John Copeland, went north to the Massachusetts Bay Colony to begin their evangelistic efforts in the face of increasingly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Massachusetts Legislature
The 140th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1919. Senators Representatives See also * 1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election * 66th United States Congress * List of Massachusetts General Courts The legislature of the U.S. state of Massachusetts is known as the General Court. It has a 40-member upper house (Massachusetts Senate) and a 160-member lower house (Massachusetts House of Representatives). Descended from the colonial legislatur ... References Further reading * External links * * {{Massachusetts government Political history of Massachusetts Massachusetts legislative sessions 1919 U.S. legislative sessions, massachusetts 1919 in Massachusetts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Massachusetts Legislature
The 139th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1918 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Samuel W. McCall. Henry Gordon Wells served as President of the Massachusetts Senate, president of the Senate and Channing H. Cox served as List of Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, speaker of the House. Senators Representatives See also * 1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election * 65th United States Congress * List of Massachusetts General Courts Images 1916 Massachusetts state senate district map.jpg, Map of districts of the Massachusetts state senate apportioned in 1916 References Further reading * * External links * * {{Massachusetts government Political history of Massachusetts Massachusetts legislative sessions 1918 U.S. legislative sessions, massachusetts 1918 in Massachusetts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Massachusetts Legislature
The 138th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1917. Senators Representatives See also * 1917 Massachusetts gubernatorial election * 65th United States Congress * List of Massachusetts General Courts References Further reading * * External links * * {{Massachusetts government Political history of Massachusetts Massachusetts legislative sessions 1917 U.S. legislative sessions, massachusetts 1917 in Massachusetts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
