Talk:List of Governors of Massachusetts

Governors List?
When a Governor dies, resigns or is removed from office; the Lieutenant Governor does not become Governor. They remain Lieutenant Governor, performer gubernatorial duties as Acting Governor. The List needs to be revamped. GoodDay 21:35, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you; that's information that for some states can be unclear. I'll note it when I can. --Golbez 04:55, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

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Acting Governors
In the incidences where the Lt Gov had to fill-in as Acting Governor for the rest of term, the person is still Lieutenant Governor. Therefore, there shouldn't be any vacancies, next to the Acting Governors tenures (as they are the Lieutenant Governors). GoodDay (talk) 23:08, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
 * True. Except for in 1800, when the Council was governor.  Sahasrahla (talk) 03:01, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Furthermore, Cellucci was Governor from 1999-2001. Lieutenant Governor from 1991-99 (acting Governor 1997-99). GoodDay (talk) 16:10, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

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Table is fixed up
The only time the Lieutenant Governor position was vacant, was during May 1800 (when the Governor's Council, served as Acting Governor) & 1985-87 (after John Kerry resigned). In Massachusetts, when the Governor dies, resigns or is removed from office, the Lieutenant Governor remains Lieutenant Governor, only assuming the gubernatorial duties (for the rest of the term) as Acting Governor. GoodDay (talk) 17:02, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Recent table changes
When the list is split into multiple tables, it is not possible to sort the entire list by different criteria (e.g. alphabetically). The current layout also incorrectly says that acting governors have no lieutenant; this is incorrect, since the acting governor is the lieutenant governor. The previous organization had this noted correctly. The previous organization also had a column in which notes on that governor's tenure (why they left or gained the office, for example) could be entered.  Magic ♪piano 18:14, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Don't worry, I'll fix it at some point in the mid-near future when I bring it up to the standard of the featured lists like List of Governors of Alabama. --Golbez (talk) 19:33, 9 September 2012 (UTC)