1781–1782 Massachusetts legislature

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2nd
Massachusetts General Court
1st 3rd
Overview
Legislative body General Court
Meeting place State House (State Street)
TermMay 1781 (1781-05) – May 1782 (1782-05) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
President Jeremiah Powell, Samuel Adams
House
Speaker Caleb Davis
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Samuel Adams, Senate president.
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Caleb Davis, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1781-1782.

The 2nd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1781 and 1782 during the governorship of John Hancock. Jeremiah Powell and Samuel Adams served as presidents of the Senate and Caleb Davis served as speaker of the House. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
  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. 1 2 "Register for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts", Pocket Almanack for the Year of our Lord 1782...Calculated for the Use of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, T. & J. Fleet, 1782, hdl:2452/121928