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Increase Sumner, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 5th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1799)

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Increase Sumner

American judge (1746–1799)

Increase Sumner was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Massachusetts. He was the fifth governor of Massachusetts, serving from 1797 to 1799. Trained as a lawyer, he served in the provisional government of Massachusetts during the American Revolutionary War, and was…
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Governor of Massachusetts

Head of government of Massachusetts

The governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The governor is the head of the state cabinet and the commander-in-chief of the commonwealth's military forces.
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