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Thomas Oliver (January 5, 1733/34 – November 20, 1815) was the last royal lieutenant-governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay . Biography. Born in Antigua to a wealthy plantation owner, Thomas Oliver graduated from Harvard College in 1753.
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Any person seeking to become Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts must meet the following requirements: 1. Be at least eighteen years of age 2. Be a registered voter in Massachusetts 3. Be a Massachusetts resident for at least seven years when elected 4. Receive 10,000 signatures from registered voters on nomination papers
The role of the lieutenant governor has its roots in the role of the deputy governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Originally the deputy, along with the governor, and the Council of Assistants were elected by freemen of the colony. They served as executives in the governance of the colony but also as executive officers of the Company of Mas...
Part the Second, Chapter II, Section II, Article I of the Massachusetts Constitutionreads, The lieutenant governor also serves ex officio as a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council.
Massachusetts law provides for the lieutenant governor to serve as the chairman of the award selection committee for the Madeline Amy Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery.
The lieutenant governor is typically elected on a joint ticket with the governor, ensuring that they have the same political party affiliation. When the state constitution was first enacted in 1780, elections for the two offices were independent, and were held annually. Constitutional amendments enacted in 1918 extended the terms of both offices to...
Lieutenant governors who acted as governor during a portion of their terms (due to vacancy by death or resignation in the governor's seat) are marked by asterisks (*).
Hutchinson, Thomas (1749). The History of the Colony (Province) of Massachusetts Bay. Vol. 2. Boston: Thomas & John Fleet.
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- Four years, no limit
- $165,000 (2018)
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Dec 16, 2020 · He was, "a quiet, reserved man," also described as, "a dapper little man, pleasant of speech and courtly of manner". In 1774, he was appointed the last Royal Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts Bay though historians believe his name was confused with another Oliver that the Crown meant to appoint.
He was appointed lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (1758). As a representative of the Crown, he was forced to defend the Stamp Act (1765). Indeed, his brother-in-law and lieutenant governor, Andrew Oliver, was appointed to distribute the stamps — so his family also had a financial stake.
Thomas Oliver (January 5, 1733/34 – November 20, 1815) was the last Royal Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Born in Antigua to a wealthy plantation owner, Thomas Oliver graduated from Harvard College in 1753. In 1760 he married Elizabeth Vassall, who was from another...
Commission of the Lieutenant-Governor of the Territory and Dominion of New England, 1688: Francis Nicholson, April 20, 1688; Commissions of the Lieutenant-Governors of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, 1702–1774: Thomas Povey, April 11, 1702; William Dummer, October 17, 1727; William Tailer, April 15, 1730; Spencer Phips, April 29, 1732
