1866 Massachusetts legislature
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The 87th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1866 during the governorship of Alexander H. Bullock.[3] Joseph Adams Pond served as president of the Senate and James M. Stone served as speaker of the House.[4]
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Election | November 7, 1865 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 [1] | ||||
| President | Joseph Adams Pond | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 240 [1] | ||||
| Speaker | James M. Stone | ||||
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Notable legislation included the Factory Inspection Act which aimed to improve workplace safety.[5]
Senators
edit- J. W. P. Abbott[1]
- Charles Adams Jr.
- Henry Alexander Jr.
- George S. Ball
- Edwin L. Barney
- George O. Brastow
- William Brigham
- Paul A Chadbourne
- F. W. Choate
- Alvah Crocker
- Ebenezer Davis
- James Easton II
- Charles Endicott
- George Foster
- George F. Gavitt
- Daniel B. Gillett
- John Hill
- James Howard
- Yorick G. Hurd
- Jacob Ide Jr.
- Thomas Kneil
- Alden Leland
- Elishia Monk
- Robert M. Morse Jr.
- E. R. Mudge
- Reuben Nickerson
- Benjamin C. Perkins
- Joseph A. Pond
- Lucius W. Pond
- William L. Reed
- Everett Robinson
- Eneas Smyth
- Moses D. Southwick
- Solomon B. Stebbins
- Hiram A. Stevens
- Levi Stockbridge
- Edward S. Tobey
- Joseph Tucker
- Tappan Wentworth
- William F. Wilder
Representatives
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Court, Massachusetts General (1866). Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. hdl:2452/40644.
- ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
- ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1866, 1866, hdl:2452/795801
- ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
- ^ Robert David Sullivan (2005). "A Toast to the General Court". CommonWealth Magazine. 10 (4).
Further reading
edit- "Massachusetts". American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1866. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1867. (includes description of legislature)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1866 Massachusetts legislature.
- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1866, hdl:2452/738680
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1866, hdl:2452/92948