The 24th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1803 and 1804 during the governorship of Caleb Strong. David Cobb served as president of the Senate and Harrison Gray Otis served as speaker of the House.[1]
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Massachusetts General Court | ||||
| Term | May 25, 1803 – May 30, 1804 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | David Cobb | ||||
| Party control | Federalist | ||||
| House | |||||
| Speaker | Harrison Gray Otis | ||||
| Party control | Federalist | ||||
Composition by party
edit- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section below.
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Total | Vacant | ||
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Federalist (F) | |||
| Begin (May 25, 1803) | 13 | 26 | 39 | 1 |
| May 25, 1803 [a] | 14 | 26 | 40 | 0 |
| May 27, 1803 [b] | 14 | 20 | 34 | 6 |
| Latest voting share | 41.18% | 58.82% | ||
Leadership
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SenateeditPresidingedit
House of RepresentativeseditPresidingedit
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Members
editSenate
editThe 40 seats are apportioned to each county or counties, based upon population size, to be elected at-large. [4]
Hancock, Lincoln and Washingtonedit
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House of Representatives
editThis section needs to be updated. The reason given is: Missing political party information for several members. (January 2023) |
The members of the House of Representatives are apportioned by incorporated township and therefore the number of representatives in the House of Representatives can vary. Every incorporated township that has at least 150 ratable polls (taxable persons) is given one representative and for every additional 225 ratable polls, another representative is given. Townships can choose not to send a representative to the House each session, therefore the total number of filled seats can fluctuate year-to-year. [6]
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 Speaker Vote [7] ▌Harrison G. Otis (F): 124▌Perez Morton (DR): 73 ▌Henry Knox (F): 2 ▌John Lowell (F): 1
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Committees
editStanding Committees
edit| Committee [4] | Senate Members | House Members |
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| Committee on Accounts | ▌Isaac Thompson (F) ▌Thomas Hale (F) |
▌Samuel Porter (F) ▌Stephen Monroe ▌Bezaleel Taft (F) |
| Committee on Applications for New Trials | ▌Barnabas Bidwell (DR) ▌John Hooker (F) |
▌William Ely (F) ▌William Symmes ▌Enoch W. Thayer (DR) |
| Committee on Applications for incorporation of Towns and Districts | ▌Beza Hayward (F) ▌Elijah Brigham (F) |
▌Lothrop Lewis (F) ▌Mark Langdon Hill (DR) ▌Josiah Little |
| Committee on Applications for incorporation of Turnpikes, Bridges and Canals | ▌John Bacon (DR) ▌Alden Spooner (F) |
▌Jonathan Smith (F) ▌Joseph Kendall ▌Lothrop Lewis (F) |
| Committee on Applications for incorporation of Parishes | ▌Enoch Titcomb (F) ▌Jonathan Maynard (DR) |
▌Hugh MacLellan (DR) ▌Nathaniel Webster ▌Timothy Jackson (F) |
| Committee on Applications for incorporation of Fisheries | ▌Aaron Hill (DR) ▌John Cushing (DR) |
▌Joseph Titcomb ▌Moody Spafford ▌Aaron Hobart |
Changes in membership
editSenate
edit| County | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation |
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| Suffolk | Vacant | Incumbent John Codman (F) died before the beginning of this General Court. The House and Senate elected a replacement. [a] |
David Tilden (DR) | May 25, 1803 |
Officers and officials
editSenate officers
edit- Chaplain: Rev. William Emerson
- Clerk: Wendell Davis
House of Representatives officers
edit- Chaplian: Rev. Thomas Baldwin
- Clerk: Nicholas Tillinghast
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c David Tilden (DR) was elected by the House and Senate to fill the vacany left by John Codman (F), who died before the start of term. [2]
- ^ a b c d e f g Elected to the Massachusetts Governor's Council at the start of term. [3]
- ^ Unanimously elected by the Senate [5]
- ^ Originally incorporated as Partridgefield
- ^ Originally incorporated as Swanzey
- ^ Originally incorporated as Brooklyn
- ^ a b Originally incorporated as Pepperelborough
References
edit- ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1803 State Senate, Suffolk County, Special". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1803 Governor's Council". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Civil Government in Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar for 1804. 1804. hdl:2452/121950.
For the political year, commencing May, 1803, and ending May, 1804
- ^ "Massachusetts 1803 Senate President". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ Chapter I, Section III, Article II of the Constitution of Massachusetts (1780)
- ^ "Massachusetts 1803 Speaker of the House". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
External links
edit- "Massachusetts", A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825, American Antiquarian Society, 2007 – via Tufts University. (Includes data for state senate and house elections in 1803)
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1803, hdl:2452/103848
- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1804, hdl:2452/819126
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1804, hdl:2452/103849