Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Bristol district

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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Bristol district, 2013. Based on 2010 United States Census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Bristol district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of the city of Fall River in Bristol County.[1][2] Democrat Alan Silvia of Fall River has represented the district since 2013.[3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Bristol and Plymouth district.[4]

Representatives[]

  • Josiah C. Blaisdell, circa 1858 [5]
  • Jona. E. Morrill, circa 1858 [5]
  • Thomas T. Potter, circa 1859 [6]
  • Stephen C. Wrightington, circa 1859 [6]
  • George W. Slocum, circa 1888 [7]
  • Alfred M. Bessette, circa 1920 [8]
  • D. Herbert Cook, circa 1920 [8]
  • Allison Rice Dorman, circa 1951 [9]
  • Joseph A. Sylvia, Jr., circa 1951 [9]
  • James Anthony O'Brien, Jr., circa 1975 [10]
  • Robert Correia
  • Kevin Aguiar
  • Alan Silvia, 2013-current[3]

Former locales[]

The district previously covered:

  • Fairhaven, circa 1927 [11]
  • part of New Bedford, circa 1927 [11]

See also[]

Images[]

  • Joseph Desmond

  • Samuel Ross

  • Alfred Bessette

  • George Walker

  • Herbert Cook

  • Chester Chase

  • Philip Barnet

  • Samuel McLeod

  • Timothy Moriarty

  • Allison Rice Dorman

  • Joseph A. Sylvia Jr.

  • Edward Coury

  • George Rogers

  • James O'Brien

  • Robert Correia

References[]

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  3. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 7th Bristol district". PD43+. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, State House Districts to State Senate Districts
  5. ^ a b "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  6. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Bristol County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  8. ^ a b Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  9. ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  10. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. ^ a b "Representative Districts". Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1927-1928. Boston. pp. 196–206.

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