| Increase Sumner | |
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| In office June 2 1797 – June 7 1799 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | Moses Gill |
| Preceded by | Samuel Adams |
| Succeeded by | Moses Gill |
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| Born | November 27 1746 Unknown |
| Died | June 7 1799 (aged 52) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | None |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Hyslop |
Increase Sumner (November 27 1746 – June 7 1799) was a U.S. political figure. He served as the first Federalist governor of Massachusetts from 1797 to 1799. Increase Sumner also served as Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1782-97. His son William H. Sumner is well known for his efforts to develop what is now East Boston and for whom the Sumner Tunnel is named. Increase Sumner died in office from unknown causes, aged 52. He is interred at the Old Granary Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts. Sumner was a graduate of The Roxbury Latin School.
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Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 1782 – 1797 |
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| Preceded by Samuel Adams |
Governor of Massachusetts June 2 1797 – June 7 1799 |
Succeeded by Moses Gill (as Acting Governor) |
