1841 Massachusetts legislature

The 62nd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1841 during the governorship of John Davis. Daniel P. King served as president of the Senate and George Ashmun served as speaker of the House.[3]

62nd
Massachusetts General Court
61st 63rd
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
Senate
Members40
PresidentDaniel P. King
House
Members397 [1]
SpeakerGeorge Ashmun
Sessions
1stJanuary 6, 1841 (1841-01-06) – March 18, 1841 (1841-03-18) [2]
Daniel P. King
Daniel King, Senate president.
George Ashmun
George Ashmun, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1841.

Senators

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  • Amos Abbott[4]
  • Chester Adams
  • James Allen
  • Seth Ames
  • William G. Bates
  • William Bowdoin
  • Thomas Bradley
  • William Child
  • David Choate
  • Seth Crowell
  • George T. Davis
  • Melatiah Everett
  • Albert Fearing
  • Charles C. P. Hastings
  • Amory Holman
  • Foster Hooper
  • Phineas How
  • Appleton Howe
  • William J. Hubbard
  • Daniel P. King
  • Henry W. Kinsman
  • Asa F. Lawrence
  • Charles Marston
  • Stephen Oliver
  • Edmund Parker
  • Theophilus Parsons
  • Jesse Perkins
  • Timothy A. Phelps
  • William C. Plunkett
  • Horatio Pratt
  • Jeffrey Richardson
  • James M. Robbins
  • Seth Sprague, Jr.
  • Benjamin Thompson
  • Emory Washburn
  • John B. Wells
  • James White
  • Seth Whitmarsh
  • William Williams
  • Samuel Wood

Representatives

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Composition of the State of Massachusetts House of Representatives", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
  2. ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  3. ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
  4. ^ "Civil Government of Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar for 1841. hdl:2027/umn.31951002233191h – via HathiTrust.
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  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1841, hdl:2452/738675
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1841, hdl:2452/92923