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The Famous People of Massachusetts ClipArt gallery includes 40 portraits of people related to the history of the Bay State.

(1722-1803) American patriot, governor of Massachusetts.

Samuel Adams

(1722-1803) American patriot, governor of Massachusetts.

Samuel Adams (September 27, 1722 – October 2, 1803) was a statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped the political culture of the United States.

Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams (September 27, 1722 – October 2, 1803) was a statesman, political philosopher, and one…

Fisher Ames was a Representative in the U.S. Congress from the First Congressional District of Massachusetts.

Fisher Ames

Fisher Ames was a Representative in the U.S. Congress from the First Congressional District of Massachusetts.

He served as the Governor of Massachusetts between 1861 and 1866 during the tumultuous American Civil War. He was a guiding force behind the creation of some of the first U.S. Army units of black men.

John A. Andrew

He served as the Governor of Massachusetts between 1861 and 1866 during the tumultuous American Civil…

He was an American politician and soldier, served as Governor of Massachusetts, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and as a Union general during the American Civil War.

Nathaniel Prentiss Banks

He was an American politician and soldier, served as Governor of Massachusetts, Speaker of the U.S.…

"The rendition of Anthony Burns in Boston."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

Anthony Burns

"The rendition of Anthony Burns in Boston."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and later served as governor.

Benjamin Franklin Butler

Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician…

Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818 - 1893) was a lawyer and politician who was a U. S. Representative for the state of Massachusetts and governor of Massachusetts. During the Civil War, he was ranked one of the most controversial political generals because of occupied New Orleans, his policies regarding slaves as contraband, the Bermuda Hundred Campaign, and Fort Fisher. He was also known as "Beast Butler" by the Southern whites.

Benjamin Franklin Butler

Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818 - 1893) was a lawyer and politician who was a U. S. Representative for…

(1799-1859) American lawyer who served as a representative to the Senate and Congress for the State of Massachusetts.

Rufus Choate

(1799-1859) American lawyer who served as a representative to the Senate and Congress for the State…

(1816-1903) U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and editor of the <em>Gazette</em> and the <em>Transcript</em>.

Henry L. Dawes

(1816-1903) U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and editor of the Gazette and the Transcript.

John Eliot (c. 1604 - 21 May 1690) was a Puritan missionary born in Widford, Hertfordshire, England.

John Eliot

John Eliot (c. 1604 - 21 May 1690) was a Puritan missionary born in Widford, Hertfordshire, England.

John Endecott (c. 1588 – March 15, 1665), was a colonial magistrate, soldier and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

John Endicott

John Endecott (c. 1588 – March 15, 1665), was a colonial magistrate, soldier and governor of the Massachusetts…

Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was a Whig Party politician from Massachusetts. Governor and Senator from Massachusetts.

Edward Everett

Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was a Whig Party politician from Massachusetts.…

Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was a Whig Party politician from Massachusetts. Everett was elected to the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate, and also served as President of Harvard University, United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Britain, and Governor of Massachusetts before being appointed United States Secretary of State by President Millard Fillmore to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Daniel Webster.

Edward Everett

Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was a Whig Party politician from Massachusetts.…

John Hancock (January 23 1737 [O.S. January 12, 1736] - October 8, 1793) was a Massachusetts merchant and prominent patriot of the American Revolution, but is most famous for his prominent signature on the United States Declaration of Independence.

John Hancock

John Hancock (January 23 1737 [O.S. January 12, 1736] - October 8, 1793) was a Massachusetts merchant…

(1826-1904) US representative and senator from Massachusetts that helped draft the Sherman Antitrust Act.

George F. Hoar

(1826-1904) US representative and senator from Massachusetts that helped draft the Sherman Antitrust…

US Senator from Massachusetts who served during the Spanish American War.

George F. Hoar

US Senator from Massachusetts who served during the Spanish American War.

George Frisbie Hoar (August 29, 1826 - September 30, 1904) was a prominent United States politician and United States Senator from Massachusetts.

George Frisbie Hoar

George Frisbie Hoar (August 29, 1826 - September 30, 1904) was a prominent United States politician…

(1711-1780) Governor of Massachusetts

Governor Thomas Hutchinson

(1711-1780) Governor of Massachusetts

Thomas Hutchinson (September 9, 1711 - June 3, 1780) was the royal governor of Massachusetts from 1771 to 1774 and a prominent Loyalist in the years before the American Revolutionary War.

Thomas Hutchinson

Thomas Hutchinson (September 9, 1711 - June 3, 1780) was the royal governor of Massachusetts from 1771…

Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 – November 9, 1924) was an American statesman, a Republican politician, and a noted historian. Senator from Massachusetts.

Henry Cabot Lodge

Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 – November 9, 1924) was an American statesman, a Republican politician,…

John Davis Long (October 27, 1838 – August 28, 1915) was a U.S. political figure. He served as Governor of Massachusetts between 1880 and 1883. He later served as the Secretary of the Navy from 1897 to 1902.

John Davis Long

John Davis Long (October 27, 1838 – August 28, 1915) was a U.S. political figure. He served as Governor…

The founder of the Wheaton Female Seminary in Massachusetts. Two years later, she established Mount Holyoke Female Seminary.

Mary Lyon

The founder of the Wheaton Female Seminary in Massachusetts. Two years later, she established Mount…

An American education reformer and abolitionist. He was born in Franklin, Massachusetts. He was brother-in-law to author Nathaniel Hawthorne since their wives were sisters.

Horace Mann

An American education reformer and abolitionist. He was born in Franklin, Massachusetts. He was brother-in-law…

An American evangelist and publisher who founded the Moody Church, Northfield School and Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts, the Moody Bible Institute and Moody Press.

Dwight Moody

An American evangelist and publisher who founded the Moody Church, Northfield School and Mount Hermon…

A statesman, born in Oxford, Mass., Sept. 15, 1835. In 1856 he completed a course at Brown University, studied three years at the Harvard Law School, and after being admitted to the bar, developed a successful practice in Boston. In 1874 he entered the Massachusetts legislature, but soon after retired from public life to attend his extensive law practice, President Cleveland appointed him attorney-general in 1893, and in 1895 he became secretary of state as successor to Gresham, the duties of which office he administered with much ability.

Richard Olney

A statesman, born in Oxford, Mass., Sept. 15, 1835. In 1856 he completed a course at Brown University,…

(1725-1783) political leader in Massachusetts

James Otis

(1725-1783) political leader in Massachusetts

(1725-1783) A lawyer in colonial Massachusetts who was an early advocate of the views that led to the American Revolution.

James Otis

(1725-1783) A lawyer in colonial Massachusetts who was an early advocate of the views that led to the…

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Massachusetts

Robert Treat Paine

Signer of the Declaration of Independence representing Massachusetts

(1795-1869) An entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Peabody Institute in Boston. He was born in Danvers, Massachusetts to a middle class family.

George Peabody

(1795-1869) An entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Peabody Institute in Boston. He was born…

British settler and soldier in colonial Massachusetts.

Sir William Pepperrell

British settler and soldier in colonial Massachusetts.

(1694-1771) Governor of Massachusetts.

William Shirley

(1694-1771) Governor of Massachusetts.

Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and involved in the Salem Witchcraft trials. He became acting governor when Governor Phips was recalled to London to answer charges of misconduct.

William Stoughton

Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and involved in the Salem Witchcraft trials. He became acting governor…

Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American politician and statesman from Massachusetts.

Charles Sumner

Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American politician and statesman from Massachusetts.

Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American politician and senator from Massachusetts. As an academic lawyer and a powerful orator, Sumner was the leader of the antislavery forces in Massachusetts and a leader of the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate during the American Civil War working to destroy the Confederacy, free all the slaves, and keep on good terms with Europe.

Charles Sumner

Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American politician and senator from Massachusetts.…

(1612-1662) English statesman and writer. American governor of Massachusetts 1636-1637.

Sir Henry (Harry) Vane

(1612-1662) English statesman and writer. American governor of Massachusetts 1636-1637.

"Joseph Warren, of Boston, the idol of Massachusetts, was shot while leaving the redoubt of the Battle of Bunker Hill."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

Joseph Warren

"Joseph Warren, of Boston, the idol of Massachusetts, was shot while leaving the redoubt of the Battle…

Henry Wilson (February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was a Senator from Massachusetts and the eighteenth Vice President of the United States. He was a leading Republican who devoted his enormous energies to the destruction of what he considered the slavocracy, that is the conspiracy of slave owners to seize control of the federal government and block the progress of liberty.

Henry Wilson

Henry Wilson (February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was a Senator from Massachusetts and the eighteenth…

The governor of the Massachusetts colony, born in Groton, England, Jan. 12, 1588; died in Boston, Mass., March 26, 1649.

John Winthrop

The governor of the Massachusetts colony, born in Groton, England, Jan. 12, 1588; died in Boston, Mass.,…

John Winthrop (12 January 1588 – 26 March 1649) led a group of English Puritans to the New World, joined the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1629 and was elected their governor in October 1629. Between 1639 and 1648 he was voted out of governorship and re-elected a total of 12 times. Although Winthrop was a respected political figure, he was criticized for his obstinacy regarding the formation of a general assembly in 1634.

John Winthrop

John Winthrop (12 January 1588 – 26 March 1649) led a group of English Puritans to the New World,…