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Michael G. Bellotti

Member of Massachusetts House of Representatives, Norfolk County Sheriff

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ6830450 ↗
Source-derived summary

Michael G. Bellotti (born March 21, 1963) is an American politician who is the current Norfolk County Treasurer. He is the former interim president of Quincy College, the former sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, and is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Quincy. He is the son of Francis Bellotti, the state's former lieutenant governor and attorney general.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Michael G. Bellotti” as member of Massachusetts House of Representatives, Norfolk County Sheriff. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1963—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1963-03-21. The account is most persuasive where Michael, Bellotti and Member can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as member of Massachusetts House of Representatives, Norfolk County Sheriff. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6830450. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1963.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Michael G. Bellotti”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Michael G. Bellotti primary sources, Michael G. Bellotti archive and Michael research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Michael G. Bellotti”?
  2. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
  3. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Michael G. Bellotti” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.