1886 Massachusetts legislature

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107th
Massachusetts General Court
106th 108th
Overview
Legislative body General Court
ElectionNovember 3, 1885
Senate
Members40
President Albert E. Pillsbury
Party control Republican [1]
House
Members240
Speaker John Q. A. Brackett
Party control Republican [2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 6, 1886 (1886-01-06) – June 30, 1886 (1886-06-30) [3]
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Albert Pillsbury, Senate president.
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John Brackett, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1886.

The 107th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1886 during the governorship of George D. Robinson. Albert E. Pillsbury served as president of the Senate and John Q. A. Brackett served as speaker of the House. [4]

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References

  1. "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
  2. "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
  3. "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  4. "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
  5. Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1886.
  6. Massachusetts, State Library of; Court, Massachusetts General (2010), Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, hdl:2452/48905
  7. Alexandra Bernson (February 17, 2020), "Julius Caesar Chappelle and Black Boston", State Library of Massachusetts blog

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