The Adjutant General of Massachusetts is the highest-ranking military official in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is subordinate to the Governor of Massachusetts. The Adjutant General advises the Governor on military and emergency management matters.
Duties The Adjutant General is the principal military advisor to the Governor and is also responsible for the organization, training and supervision of the Massachusetts National Guard and the Massachusetts State Defense Force.
List of Adjutants General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts TermName 13 Mar 1778 – 2 Mar 1782 Peleg Wadsworth 2 Mar 1782 – 11 Dec 1785 Ebenezer Bridge 11 Dec 1785 – 3 Apr 1788 Israel Keith 3 Apr 1788 – 15 Feb 1813 William Donnison 22 Feb 1813 – 1 Jun 1816 John Brooks 17 Jun 1816 – 9 Jan 1818 Ebenezer Mattoon 3 Feb – 12 Jun 1818 Fitch Hall 12 Jun 1818 – 5 Feb 1835 William H. Sumner 5 Feb 1835 – 6 Mar 1843 Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn 16 Mar 1843 – 17 Mar 1844 Joseph E. Boyd 22 Mar 1844 – 15 Jan 1848 Henry K. Oliver 15 Jan 1848 – 6 May 1851 George H. Devereaux 6 May 1851 – 2 Apr 1860 Ebenezer W. Stone 2 Apr 1860 – 17 Dec 1866 William Schouler 17 Dec 1866 – 14 Jan 1879 James A. Cunningham 14 Jan 1879 – 4 Jan 1883 A. Hun Berry 4 Jan 1883 – 5 Jan 1905 Samuel Dalton 5 Jan 1905 – 4 Jan 1906 William Stopford 4 Jan 1906 – 15 Mar 1907 James A. Frye 15 Mar 1907 – 1 Jan 1908 James P. Parker 1 Jan 1908 – 5 Jan 1911 William H. Brigham 5 Jan 1911 – 1 May 1914 Gardner W. Pearson 2–27 May 1914 William S. Simmons (acting) 28 May 1914 – 5 Aug 1916 Charles H. Cole 6 Aug 1916 – 16 Mar 1917 Gardner W. Pearson 17 Mar – 24 Jul 1917 E. Leroy Sweetser (acting) 25 Jul 1917 – 8 Jan 1931 Jesse F. Stevens 9 Jan 1931 – 2 Jan 1935 John H. Agnew 3 Jan 1935 – 6 Jan 1937 William I. Rose 7 Jan 1937 – 4 Jan 1939 Charles H. Cole 5 Jan 1939 – 30 Jun 1942 Edgar C. Erickson 1 Jul 1942 – 12 Apr 1943 John H. Sherburne 13 Apr 1943 – 7 May 1946 William J. Keville 7 May 1946 – 5 Jan 1961 William H. Harrison, Jr. 5 Jan 1961 – 9 Dec 1964 Thomas J. Donnelly 9 Dec 1964 – 19 Dec 1969 Joseph M. Ambrose 19 Dec 1969 – 4 Jul 1972 Timothy J. Regan, Jr. 4 Jul 1972 – 13 Dec 1982 Vahan Vartanian 13 Dec 1982 – 19 Nov 1987 Anthony C. Spadorcia 19 Nov 1987 – 19 Nov 1993 Wayne F. Wagner 19 Nov 1993 – 24 Jul 1999 Raymond A. Vezina 24 Jul 1999 – 11 Jan 2000 George W. Keefe (ANG) (acting) 11 Jan 2000 – 22 Apr 2005 George W. Keefe (ANG) 22 Apr 2005 – 21 Sep 2007 Oliver J. Mason, Jr. 21 Sep 2007 – 25 Aug 2012 Joseph C. Carter 25 Aug 2012 – 5 May 2016 L. Scott Rice (ANG) 5 May 2016 – presentGary W. Keefe (ANG)
See also Massachusetts National Guard
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