Massachusetts: Presidents of the Council: 1775-1780 |
| President of the Council |
| 27 Jul 1775 - 12 Sep 1775 |
James Otis |
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adjourned |
| 20 Sep 1775 |
? |
| 21 Sep 1775 - 6 Oct 1775 |
William Sever |
| 7 Oct 1775 - 16 Oct 1775 |
James Otis |
| 17 Oct 1775 - 19 Oct 1775 |
James Bowdoin |
| 20 Oct 1775 - 23 Oct 1775 |
James Otis |
| 24 Oct 1775 - 25 Oct 1775 |
James Bowdoin |
| 26 Oct 1775 - 16 Nov 1775 |
James Otis |
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adjourned |
| 29 Nov 1775 - 2 Dec 1775 |
Walter Spooner |
| 4 Dec 1775 |
Joseph Gerrish |
| 5 Dec 1775 |
Walter Spooner |
| 6 Dec 1775, 7 Dec 1775 |
William Sever |
| 8 Dec 1775 |
Michael Farley (named first, but Sever is also present) |
| 9 Dec 1775 - 29 Dec 1775 |
William Sever |
| 30 Dec 1775 - 15 Jan 1776 |
Walter Spooner |
| 16 Jan 1776 - 12 Feb 1776 |
William Sever |
| 13 Feb 1776 - 23 Feb 1776 |
Benjamin Greenleaf |
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adjourned |
| 13 Mar 1776 |
Thomas Cushing |
| 14 Mar 1776 |
William Sever |
| 15 Mar 1776 |
Walter Spooner |
| 16 Mar 1776 - 29 Mar 1776 |
William Sever |
| 30 Mar 1776 |
Walter Spooner |
| 1 Apr 1776 - 1 May 1776 |
James Otis |
| 2 May 1776 - 3 May 1776 |
James Bowdoin |
| 4 May 1776 - 13 May 1776 |
James Otis |
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adjourned |
| 29 May 1776 |
? |
| 30 May 1776 - 22 Jun 1776 |
James Bowdoin |
| 24 Jun 1776 - 4 Jul 1776 |
Jeremiah Powell |
| 5 Jul 1776 - 14 Jul 1776 |
James Bowdoin |
| 15 Jul 1776 |
John Winthrop |
| 16 Jul 1776 |
James Bowdoin |
| 17 Jul 1776 - 22 Jul 1776 |
Benjamin Greenleaf |
| 23 Jul 1776 |
Richard Derby, Jr. |
| 24 Jul 1776 - 26 Jul 1776 |
John Winthrop |
| 27 Jul 1776 |
Richard Derby, Jr. |
| 28 Jul 1776 |
no session |
| 29 Jul 1776 |
John Taylor and Henry Gardner only councellors present |
| 30 Jul 1776 |
Samuel Holton |
| 31 Jul 1776 - 5 Aug 1776 |
John Winthrop |
| 6 Aug 1776 |
Richard Derby, Jr. |
| 7 Aug 1776 - 9 Aug 1776 |
John Winthrop |
| 10 Aug 1776 |
Thomas Cushing |
| 12 Aug 1776 |
John Winthrop |
| 13 Aug 1776 - 15 Aug 1776 |
Jeremiah Powell |
| 16 Aug 1776 - 25 Sep 1776 |
James Bowdoin |
| 26 Sep 1776 - 4 Oct 1776 |
Walter Spooner |
| 9 Oct 1776 - 16 Nov 1776 |
James Bowdoin |
| 18 Nov 1776 - 2 Dec 1776 |
Jeremiah Powell |
| 3 Dec 1776 - 11 Feb 1777 |
James Bowdoin |
| 12 Feb 1777 - 10 Jul 1777 |
Jeremiah Powell |
| 11 Jul 1777 - 21 Jul 1777 |
Artemas Ward |
| 22 Jul 1777 - 1 Aug 1777 |
William Sever |
| 2 Aug 1777 - 13 Aug 1777 |
Artemas Ward |
| 14 Aug 1777 - 1 Jun 1778 |
Jeremiah Powell |
| 2 Jun 1778 - 8 Jun 1778 |
Artemas Ward |
| 9 Jun 1778 - 7 Jun 1779 |
Jeremiah Powell |
| 8 Jun 1779 - 10 Jun 1779 |
Artemas Ward |
| 11 Jun 1779 - 16 Oct 1779 |
Jeremiah Powell |
| 18 Oct 1779 - 23 Oct 1779 |
Artemas Ward |
| 25 Oct 1779 - 9 Nov 1779 |
William Sever |
| 10 Nov 1779 - 1 Dec 1779 |
Artemas Ward |
| 2 Dec 1779 - 7 Jun 1780 |
Jeremiah Powell |
| 8 Jun 1780 - 25 Aug 1780 |
James Bowdoin |
| 28 Aug 1780 - 5 Sep 1780 |
Jeremiah Powell |
| 6 Sep 1780 - 16 Sep 1780 |
James Bowdoin |
| 18 Sep 1780 - 13 Oct 1780 |
Jeremiah Powell |
| 14 Oct 1780 - 18 Oct 1780 |
James Bowdoin |
| 19 Oct 1780 - 25 Oct 1780 |
Jeremiah Powell |
