hiː wʌzðə fˈɜːst mˈæn tə hˈoʊld ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌv stˈeɪt fˈɜːst dʒˈɛntəlmən, sᵻmˈɛntɪŋ "ɐ plˈeɪs ɪn mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts hˈɪstɚɹi", æz ðə bˈɔstən ɡlˈoʊb lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈoʊt.
He was the first man to hold the position of state First Gentleman, cementing "a place in Massachusetts history", as the Boston Globe later wrote.