1839 Massachusetts legislature

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Massachusetts General Court
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Overview
Legislative body General Court
Senate
Members40
President Myron Lawrence
House
Members521 [1]
Speaker Robert Charles Winthrop
Sessions
1stJanuary 2, 1839 (1839-01-02) – April 10, 1839 (1839-04-10) [2]

The 60th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1839 during the governorship of Edward Everett. Myron Lawrence served as president of the Senate and Robert Charles Winthrop served as speaker of the House. [3]

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On March 9, "72 women, citizens of Boston, petitioned the Legislature for a repeal" of laws banning interracial marriage. [4]

At the time, members required a majority of the popular vote to be declared elected. If no winner was chosen, the General Court voted to resolve the election, usually in favor of whichever party held the majority of seats in the General Court. [5]

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References

  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. ↑ S.N. Dickinson, Boston Almanac for the Year 1840, Thomas Groom, hdl:2027/njp.32101056187550
  5. ↑ Darling, Arthur (1924). Political Changes in Massachusetts, 1824–48. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. p. 239.
  6. ↑ "Civil Government of Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar for 1839. hdl:2027/umn.319510022331894 – via HathiTrust.
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