The 86th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1865 during the governorship of John Albion Andrew. Jonathan E. Field served as president of the Senate and Alexander Hamilton Bullock served as speaker of the House.[2]
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Election | November 8, 1864 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | Jonathan E. Field | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 240 | ||||
| Speaker | Alexander Hamilton Bullock | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
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Notable activities
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Senators
edit- Charles Adams Jr [4]
- Henry Alexander Jr
- Eben A. Andrews
- Henry Barstow
- Joslah C. Blaisdell
- Paul A. Chadbourne
- Francis Childs
- William W. Clapp Jr
- Freeman Cobb
- Charles R. Codman
- James Easton II
- John S. Eldridge
- Jonathan E. Field
- George Foster
- George Frost
- Martin Griffin
- George Heywood
- Milo Hildreth
- John Hill
- Francis A. Hobart
- Yorick G. Hurd
- Abijah M. Ide
- Emerson Johnson
- Thomas Kneil
- Alden Leland
- Jacob H. Loud
- Joel Merriam
- Francis E. Parker
- Albert C. Parsons
- Robert C. Pitman
- Joseph A. Pond
- William L. Reed
- Moses D. Southwick
- Hiram A. Stevens
- Levi Stockbridge
- E. B. Stoddard
- Darwin Ware
- Solomon C. Wells
- Tappan Wentworth
- Samuel M. Worcester
Representatives
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
- ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
- ^ Cornelius Dalton; John Wirkkala; Anne Thomas (1984). Leading the Way: a History of the Massachusetts General Court, 1629-1980. Boston: Massachusetts Secretary of State. ISBN 0961391502.
- ^ Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1865. hdl:2452/40643.
Further reading
edit- Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1865, 1865 – via Google Books
- "Massachusetts". American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1865. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1866. (includes description of legislature)
External links
edit- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1865, hdl:2452/725167
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1865, hdl:2452/92947
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