1827–1828 Massachusetts legislature

The 48th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1827 and 1828 during the governorship of Levi Lincoln Jr. John Mills served as president of the Senate and William C. Jarvis served as speaker of the House.[4]

48th
Massachusetts General Court
47th 49th
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermMay 1827 (1827-05) – May 1828 (1828-05) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
PresidentJohn Mills
House
SpeakerWilliam C. Jarvis
Sessions
1stMay 30, 1827 (1827-05-30) – June 16, 1827 (1827-06-16)
2ndJanuary 2, 1828 (1828-01-02) – March 13, 1828 (1828-03-13) [3]

Committees

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  • Joint committees: Accounts; Banks, Banking and Insurance; Bridges; Claims; Fisheries; Library; Manufactures; Militia; Parishes and Religious Societies; Public Lands; Roads and Canals; Towns.[1]

Senators

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  • Gideon Barstow[1]
  • Israel Billings
  • Joseph Bowman
  • Peter Briggs
  • Barker Burnell
  • Joseph Davis
  • Jonathan Dwight, Jr.
  • William Ellis
  • Luke Fiske
  • Henry Gardner
  • Francis C. Gray
  • Joseph B. Hill
  • Elihu Hoyt
  • Abel Jewett
  • Joseph G. Kendall
  • John Keyes
  • John W. Lincoln
  • Thomas Longley
  • Caleb Loring
  • Howard Lothrop
  • Nymphas Marston
  • John Merrill
  • John Mills
  • Asa T. Newhall
  • Leonard M. Parker
  • Charles P. Phelps
  • Jonathan Phillips
  • Peter H. Pierce
  • John Prince
  • Nathaniel P. Russell
  • Amos Spaulding
  • Seth Sprague, Jr.
  • William Sturgis
  • Israel Trask
  • Aaron Tufts
  • Benjamin F. Varnum
  • Christopher Webb
  • Thomas Welch, Jr.
  • Lemuel Williams Jr.
  • William Wood

Representatives

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Civil Government of Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar for 1828. hdl:2027/umn.319510022331789 – via HathiTrust. For the political year commencing May, 1827, and ending May, 1828
  2. ^ "Composition of the Massachusetts State Senate", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
  3. ^ 1843 Senate Bill 0062. Statement of the Duration of Each Session of the Legislature Since May, 1823, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1843, hdl:2452/739202
  4. ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.

Further reading

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  • "Massachusetts Legislature", Boston Courier, March 10, 1828
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  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1827, hdl:2452/808561
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1827, hdl:2452/103872
  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1828, hdl:2452/808564
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1828, hdl:2452/103873