1858 Massachusetts legislature

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Massachusetts General Court
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Overview
Legislative body General Court
Senate
Members40
President Charles Wentworth Upham
House
Members240 [1]
Speaker Julius Rockwell
Sessions
1stJanuary 6, 1858 (1858-01-06) – March 27, 1858 (1858-03-27) [2]
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Charles Upham, Senate president.
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Julius Rockwell, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1858.

The 79th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1858 during the governorship of Nathaniel Prentice Banks. Charles Wentworth Upham served as president of the Senate and Julius Rockwell served as speaker of the House. [3]

Contents

Notable legislation included setting a salary of $300 per year for each member of the legislature. [4]

Committees

Senators

Representatives

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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. ↑ John F. Parker (1985), "Legislative Compensation (a 350 Year-Old Issue)", Legislative Life, Its Realities, Facts, Wit & Humor, New Legislators' Orientation, State House, Boston
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register, 1858– via Archive.org.

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