1856 Massachusetts legislature

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77th
Massachusetts General Court
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Overview
Legislative body General Court
Senate
Members40
President Elihu C. Baker
House
Members329 [1]
Speaker Charles A. Phelps
Sessions
1stJanuary 1, 1856 (1856-01-01) – June 6, 1856 (1856-06-06) [2]

The 77th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1856 during the governorship of Henry Gardner. Elihu C. Baker served as president of the Senate and Charles A. Phelps served as speaker of the House. [3]

Contents

Topics discussed included banks, bridges, fisheries, hospitals, prisons, railroads, schools, and other matters. [4]

Senators

Representatives

See also

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. ↑ "Index", Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1856, hdl:2452/795782, ISSN   0094-6664
  5. 1 2 "Government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register, 1856– via Archive.org.
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