North Shore Politics vs. South Shore Politics
A survey of State House leadership from 1900 through today shows the North Shore has historically wielded some extra legislative muscle. —Mariya Manzhos and Garrett Quinn
Sources: Manual for the General Court, 2009–2010; National Governors Association; Robert Allison, Suffolk University History Chair
GOVERNORS
North Shore
Charlie Baker
Edward Joseph King
Endicott Peabody
South Shore
Deval Patrick
William Lewis Douglas
HOUSE SPEAKERS
North Shore
Thomas W. McGee
Charles Gibbons
Frederick Willis
John N. Cole
South Shore
Horace T. Cahill
SENATE PRESIDENTS
North Shore
Kevin B. Harrington
Arthur W. Coolidge
Henry Gordon Wells
William D. Chapple
South Shore
Therese Murray
Newland H. Holmes
*** WINNER ***
North Shore.
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