Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampden district

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampden district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Hampden County, Hampshire County, and Worcester County.[1] Republican Todd Smola of Warren has represented the district since 2005.[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

Former locales

The district previously covered Monson, circa 1872.[4]

Representatives

  • John W. Foster, circa 1858 [5]
  • Paul W. Paige, circa 1859 [6]
  • Charles Henry Knox, circa 1888 [7]
  • Ernest Hobson, circa 1908
  • John Hamilton, circa 1918
  • Daniel W. O'Connor, circa 1920 [8]
  • Frank Smith, circa 1935
  • Raymond H. Beach, circa 1951 [9]
  • Clarence B. Brown, circa 1951 [9]
  • George Smith, circa 1953
  • Alexander Lolas, circa 1967
  • John B. Perry, circa 1975 [10]
  • William Moriarty, circa 1986
  • Patrick Landers, 1987–1999
  • Reed V. Hillman, 1999–2005
  • Todd M. Smola, 2005-current[2]
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See also

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References

  1. "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 1st Hampden district". PD43+. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  4. "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  5. "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  6. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 via Internet Archive.
  7. Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Hampden County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  8. Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  9. 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  10. 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
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