1888 Massachusetts legislature

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109th
Massachusetts General Court
108th 110th
Overview
Legislative body General Court
ElectionNovember 8, 1887
Senate
Members40
President Halsey J. Boardman
Party control Republican [1]
House
Members240
Speaker Charles J. Noyes
Party control Republican [2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 4, 1888 (1888-01-04) – May 29, 1888 (1888-05-29) [3]
Halsey J. Boardman.png
Halsey J. Boardman, Senate president.
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Charles Noyes, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1888.

The 109th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1888 during the governorship of Oliver Ames. Halsey J. Boardman served as president of the Senate and Charles J. Noyes served as speaker of the House. [4]

Contents

Notable legislation included incorporation of the Massachusetts chapter of the National Woman Suffrage Association. [5]

Senators

ImageName [6] Date of birth [7] DistrictParty
Halsey J. Boardman.png
Halsey J. Boardman May 19, 1834
1887 Charles Nathaniel Clark senator Massachusetts.jpg
Charles Nathaniel Clark1853
1888 William Alfred Clark senator Massachusetts.png
William Alfred Clark1852
1888 John Aloysius Collins senator Massachusetts.png
John Aloysius Collins1860
1889 Benjamin Franklin Cook senator Massachusetts.png
Benjamin Franklin Cook1833
1889 John Crawford Crosby senator Massachusetts.png
John Crawford Crosby June 15, 1859
1887 Patrick Dennis Dwyer senator Massachusetts.jpg
Patrick Dennis Dwyer1857
1887 Jonathan Varnum Fletcher senator Massachusetts.jpg
Jonathan Varnum Fletcher1812
1887 Charles Albert Gleason senator Massachusetts.jpg
Charles Albert Gleason1846
1889 Jubal Converse Gleason senator Massachusetts.png
Jubal Converse Gleason1837
Edward Glines.png
Edward Glines August 31, 1849
1889 Harris Cowdrey Hartwell senator Massachusetts.png
Harris Cowdrey Hartwell1847
1889 Edward Jacob Hathorne senator Massachusetts.png
Edward Jacob Hathorne1854
1890 Robert Howard senator Massachusetts.png
Robert Howard February 8, 1845
Frank W. HoweJune 3, 1859
Franklyn Howland1843
1888 Edward John Jenkins senator Massachusetts.png
Edward John Jenkins1854
1876 Isaac Newton Keith Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Isaac Newton KeithNovember 14, 1838
1876 Ziba Cary Keith Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ziba Cary Keith July 13, 1842
1887 David Frank Kimball senator Massachusetts.jpg
David Frank Kimball1845
1889 Chester Ward Kingsley senator Massachusetts.png
Chester Ward Kingsley1824
1888 George Perley Ladd senator Massachusetts.png
George Perley Ladd1838
Edwin T. MarbleAugust 18, 1827
1888 William Taylor McAlpine senator Massachusetts.png
William Taylor McAlpine1840
1889 Austin Messinger senator Massachusetts.png
Austin Messinger1817
1888 Moses Poore Palmer senator Massachusetts.png
Moses Poore Palmer1830
Levi PerkinsMarch 13, 1831
1889 James Davis Pike senator Massachusetts.png
James Davis Pike1829
1887 Samuel Roads senator Massachusetts.jpg
Samuel Roads, Jr.October 22, 1853
1887 John Francis Shea senator Massachusetts.jpg
John Francis Shea1858
Edward J. SlatteryJune 15, 1856
1877 John Kilbourne Clough Sleeper Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Killbourne Clough Sleeper1828
1888 Robert Alexander Southworth senator Massachusetts.png
Robert Alexander Southworth1852
Charles C. SpellmanDecember 3, 1843
1890 Henry Harrison Sprague senator Massachusetts.png
Henry Harrison Sprague August 1, 1841
1876 James Trimble Stevens Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Trimble Stevens1835
1888 John Henry Sullivan senator Massachusetts.png
John Henry Sullivan1848
1887 Charles Andrew Towne senator Massachusetts.jpg
Charles Andrew Towne1843
1889 Enos Houghton Tucker senator Massachusetts.png
Enos Houghton Tucker1817
1889 David Walker senator Massachusetts.png
David Walker1841
1889 Silas Mandeville Wheelock senator Massachusetts.png
Silas Mandeville Wheelock1818

Representatives

imageName [6] Date of birth [7] District [8] Party [8]
Charles E. AdamsApril 6, 184124th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 John Jesse Allen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Jesse Allen18448th WorcesterRepublican
1888 Montressor Tyler Allen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Montressor Tyler Allen184414th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 William Oscar Armstrong Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Oscar Armstrong [9] 18479th SuffolkRepublican
1888 Horace Hale Atherton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Horace H. Atherton 184720th EssexRepublican
1888 Harrison Henry Atwood Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harrison Henry Atwood August 26, 18638th SuffolkRepublican
1888 Rollin Herbert Babbitt Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Rollin Herbert Babbitt18403rd BristolRepublican
1888 John Backup Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Backup 183021st SuffolkInd. Republican
1888 William Emerson Barrett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Emerson Barrett December 29, 185811th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Joseph Freeland Bartlett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Freeland Bartlett18433rd FranklinRepublican
1888 Charles Henry Bennett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Henry BennettMarch 11, 18438th HampdenDemocratic
1888 Francis Taylor Berry Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis Taylor Berry184913th EssexRepublican
1888 Charles Chauncey Bixby Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Chauncey Bixby182412th PlymouthRepublican
1888 Edwin Henry Blake Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edwin Henry Blake183819th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Andreas Blume Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Andreas Blume183711th SuffolkRepublican
1888 Francis Boardman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis Boardman182616th EssexDemocratic
1888 John Bennett Bottum Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Bennett BottumJuly 7, 18521st HampshireRepublican
1888 Albert Augustus Brackett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert Augustus Brackett18504th NorfolkRepublican
1888 Peter Joseph Brady Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Peter Joseph BradyOctober 29, 186123rd MiddlesexDemocratic
1888 Arthur Butler Breed Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Butler BreedJune 30, 185719th EssexRepublican
1888 Edward Winslow Brewer Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward Winslow Brewer185823rd SuffolkRepublican
1888 Arthur Amber Brigham Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Amber BrighamOctober 6, 185629th MiddlesexIndependent
1888 Asa Olin Brooks Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Asa Olin Brooks18527th Hampden
1888 John Freeman Brown Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Freeman Brown184824th SuffolkRepublican
1888 William Howe Burnham Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Howe Burnham184010th EssexRepublican
1900 William Arthur Butler senator Massachusetts.png
William A. ButlerFebruary 4, 18597th EssexRepublican
1888 Charles Amos Call Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Amos Call18398th HampdenRepublican
1888 Patrick Joseph Calnan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Patrick Joseph Calnan18475th SuffolkDemocratic
1888 Joseph Henry Cannell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Henry Cannell183610th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 William Henry Carey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Henry Carey18484th BerkshireDemocratic
1888 William Alexander Carman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Alexander Carman18548th BristolDemocratic
1888 Michael Carney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael Carney18204th EssexDemocratic
George N. CarpenterJanuary 26, 18402nd NorfolkRepublican
1888 Peter Thomas Carroll Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Peter Thomas Carroll185718th WorcesterInd. Democrat
1888 Arthur Babcock Champlin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Babcock Champlin185826th SuffolkRepublican
1888 Joseph Pike Cheney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Pike Cheney184316th WorcesterRepublican
1888 Moses Davis Church Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Moses Davis Church18424th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 David Harris Clark Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
David Harris Clark183626th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Henry Clark Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Clark18419th HampdenRepublican
1888 Schuyler Clark Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Schuyler Clark18412nd HampshireRepublican
Rowse Reynolds Clarke [10] February 12, 182210th WorcesterRepublican
1888 George Close Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Close18452nd MiddlesexRepublican
1888 John Freeman Colby Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Freeman Colby183418th SuffolkRepublican
1888 Harvey Newton Collison Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harvey Newton Collison18606th SuffolkDemocratic
1888 Charles Wright Conant Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Wright Conant18332nd WorcesterRepublican
1888 James Conroy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Conroy18508th BristolDemocratic
1888 David Conwell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
David Conwell18183rd BarnstableRepublican
1888 George Hunting Coolidge Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Hunting Coolidge18415th WorcesterRepublican
1890 John William Coveney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John William CoveneyApril 10, 18453rd MiddlesexDemocratic
1888 James Martin Cronin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Martin Cronin185720th WorcesterDemocratic
1888 Joshua Crowell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joshua Crowell18411st BarnstableRepublican
1888 Samuel Cutler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Samuel Cutler18255th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Albert Levi Dame Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert Levi Dame18413rd EssexDemocratic
1888 Luther Dame Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Luther DameMarch 3, 18268th EssexRepublican
1888 Edmund Augustus Davis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edmund Augustus Davis183910th BristolRepublican
1888 John Watton Delano Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Watton Delano18527th PlymouthDemocratic
1888 George Dennis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Dennis182510th EssexRepublican
1888 Jeremiah Desmond Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jeremiah DesmondMay 2, 185316th SuffolkDemocratic
1888 Wilson Dewey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Wilson Dewey18153rd HampshireRepublican
1888 Solomon King Dexter Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Solomon King Dexter183924th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 John Doherty Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Doherty18447th SuffolkDemocratic
1888 Bernard Dolan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Bernard Dolan18387th NorfolkDemocratic
1888 Edward James Donovan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward James Donovan18648th SuffolkDemocratic
1890 James Donovan senator Massachusetts.png
James Donovan May 28, 185916th SuffolkDemocratic
1888 Theodore Parker Dresser Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Theodore Parker Dresser18548th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 John Driscoll Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Driscoll185320th EssexDemocratic
1888 James Joseph Dunlea Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Joseph Dunlea185722nd SuffolkDemocratic
1888 Harry Millett Eames Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harry Millett EamesJuly 9, 18555th EssexRepublican
1888 Albert Redolphus Eldredge Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert Redolphus EldredgeSeptember 10, 18501st BarnstableRepublican
1888 Frank Aldrich Fales Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank Aldrich FalesOctober 13, 18481st NorfolkRepublican
1888 Thomas George Farren Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas George Farren18587th SuffolkDemocratic
William F. FerryJuly 4, 18546th HampdenRepublican
1888 Elkanah Finney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Elkanah FinneyOctober 31, 18491st PlymouthDemocratic
1888 Albert Laban Fisher Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert Laban Fisher1846
1888 Edward Perry Fisk Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward Perry Fisk185210th SuffolkRepublican
1888 David Floyd Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
David FloydOctober 26, 185427th SuffolkRepublican
1888 Edward James Flynn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward James Flynn18596th SuffolkDemocratic
1888 Thomas Joseph Flynn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Joseph Flynn184921st MiddlesexDemocratic
1888 Jacob Fottler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jacob Fottler183910th SuffolkRepublican
1888 Henry Friend Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Friend184111th EssexRepublican
1888 Henry Frost Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Frost183218th SuffolkRepublican
1888 Edward Gagan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward Gagan18495th SuffolkDemocratic
1888 Michael Garity Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael Garity184815th SuffolkDemocratic
1889 George Washington Gibson senator Massachusetts.png
George Washington Gibson18515th HampdenDemocratic
1888 William Augustus Gile Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Augustus Gile184323rd WorcesterRepublican
1888 Joseph Henry Gleason Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Henry Gleason18484th SuffolkRepublican
1890 Willard Franklin Gleason senator Massachusetts.png
Willard Franklin GleasonDecember 24, 18466th NorfolkRepublican
1888 William Gordon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Gordon18256th BristolRepublican
1888 Charles Goss Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Goss18411st EssexRepublican
1888 Samuel Levis Gracey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Samuel Levis Gracey183514th EssexRepublican
1888 Davis Packard Gray Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Davis Packard Gray1827
1888 Morrill Asa Greenwood Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Morrill Asa Greenwood183914th WorcesterRepublican
1888 Freeman Clark Griswold Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Freeman Clark Griswold December 15, 18581st FranklinDemocratic
1888 Charles Francis Grosvenor Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Francis Grosvenor185010th HampdenRepublican
1888 Daniel Gunn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Daniel Gunn185023rd SuffolkRepublican
1888 David Joseph Hagerty Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
David Joseph Hagerty185714th SuffolkDemocratic
1891 Charles Haggerty senator Massachusetts.png
Charles HaggertyDecember 6, 18547th WorcesterDemocratic
1888 Frederick Stanley Hall Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frederick Stanley Hall18613rd BristolRepublican
1888 Benjamin Hall Hartwell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Benjamin Hall Hartwell184532nd MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Henry Clark Haskell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Clark Haskell18374th FranklinInd. Democrat
1888 William Harrison Hastings Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Harrison Hastings184028th MiddlesexDemocratic
1888 Franklin Winslow Hatch Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Franklin Winslow Hatch18362nd PlymouthRepublican
1888 James Ambrose Hathaway Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Ambrose Hathaway183725th SuffolkRepublican
1888 Elihu Burritt Hayes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Elihu Burritt Hayes 184818th EssexRepublican
1888 John Edward Hayes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Edward Hayes18453rd SuffolkDemocratic
1888 Henry Dunton Haynes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Dunton Haynes18375th WorcesterRepublican
1888 Robert Henry Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert Henry18339th BristolRepublican
1888 Luther Hill Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Luther Hill18256th WorcesterRepublican
1888 William John Hinchcliffe Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William John Hinchcliffe18555th EssexRepublican
1888 Calvin Hitchcock Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Calvin Hitchcock18175th HampshireRepublican
1888 William Southerland Hixon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Southerland Hixon184826th SuffolkRepublican
1888 John Adams Holbrook Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Adams Holbrook18375th NorfolkDemocratic
1888 Frank Edward Holman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank Edward Holman185313th WorcesterRepublican
1888 George Mitchell Hooper Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Mitchell HooperSeptember 1, 18389th PlymouthRepublican
1888 George Harford Hunt Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Harford Hunt18435th PlymouthRepublican
1890 Alden Potter Jaques senator Massachusetts.png
Alden Potter JaquesMarch 4, 18352nd EssexRepublican
1889 Jeremiah Joseph Keane Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jeremiah Joseph Keane18554th HampdenDemocratic
1888 George Henry Kearn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Henry Kearn18391st BerkshireDemocratic
1888 Horace Manley Kendall Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Horace Manley Kendall184815th WorcesterRepublican
PJ Kennedy.jpg
Patrick Joseph Kennedy January 14, 18582nd SuffolkDemocratic
1890 Henry Albert Kimball Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Albert KimballMay 3, 18421st HampshireDemocratic
1890 John White Kimball Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John White Kimball February 27, 182815th WorcesterRepublican
1888 Charles Henry Knox Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Henry Knox18471st HampdenDemocratic
1888 James Lally Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Lally Jr.186211th WorcesterDemocratic
1888 William Tuck Leach Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Tuck Leach183824th SuffolkRepublican
1888 Edward Joseph Leary Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward Joseph LearyMay 27, 186013th SuffolkDemocratic
John Q. A. LothropOctober 14, 18244th PlymouthRepublican
1888 Clarence Parker Lovell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Clarence Parker Lovell18481st SuffolkRepublican
1888 Payson Williston Lyman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Payson Williston Lyman18424th HampshireRepublican
1890 Henry Stephen Lyons Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Stephen LyonsNovember 21, 18651st BerkshireDemocratic
1888 Albert Sylvester Manning Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert Sylvester Manning18466th EssexRepublican
1888 David Manning Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
David ManningAugust 29, 184622nd WorcesterRepublican
1888 James Pope Martin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Pope Martin182718th EssexRepublican
Samuel Walker McCall circa 1920 (cropped).jpg
Samuel Walker McCall February 28, 185115th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Patrick McCarthy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Patrick McCarthy184910th PlymouthDemocratic
1888 Thomas McCooey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas McCooey185111th WorcesterDemocratic
1888 Robert Henry McDonald Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert Henry McDonald18546th BerkshireDemocratic
1888 John H. McDonough Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John H. McDonoughMarch 29, 185720th Suffolk
1888 Thomas Owen McEnaney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Owen McEnaneyOctober 23, 18572nd SuffolkDemocratic
1890 Michael Joseph McEttrick Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael Joseph McEttrick June 22, 184820th SuffolkDemocratic
1877 James Henry Mellen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Henry Mellen184519th WorcesterDemocratic
1888 John Flint Merrill Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Flint MerrillJanuary 16, 18495th NorfolkRepublican
1888 Albert E. Miller Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert E. Miller18349th NorfolkRepublican
1888 Lyman Munson Miller Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Lyman Munson Miller183627th SuffolkRepublican
1888 Daniel Lake Milliken Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Daniel Lake Milliken18379th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 John Cruikshank Milne Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Cruikshank Milne18249th BristolRepublican
1888 William Henry Monahan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Henry Monahan185719th SuffolkDemocratic
1888 George Francis Morey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Francis Morey182624th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 John Milton Morin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Milton MorinFebruary 14, 18282nd BerkshireDemocratic
1888 Harrison Emmons Morton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harrison Emmons Morton184213th WorcesterRepublican
1888 Sidney Tucker Nelson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Sidney Tucker Nelson18458th PlymouthRepublican
1888 Thomas Lorenzo Noonan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Lorenzo Noonan183519th SuffolkDemocratic
1888 Caleb Jerome Norwood Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Caleb Jerome Norwood18389th EssexDemocratic
1880 Charles Johnson Noyes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Johnson Noyes August 7, 184114th Suffolk
1888 Dennis Joseph OBrien Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Dennis Joseph O'Brien184527th MiddlesexDemocratic
1888 John William OMealey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John William O'Mealey186117th SuffolkDemocratic
1888 John William ONeil Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John William O'Neil18593rd SuffolkDemocratic
Thomas F. O'NeillNovember 5, 185929th MiddlesexDemocratic
1888 Henry Parkman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry ParkmanMay 23, 18509th SuffolkRepublican
1888 Isaac Smith Pear Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Isaac Smith Pear18304th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Henry Mulford Peirson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Mulford Peirson18254th BerkshireRepublican
Nathaniel R. PerkinsSeptember 10, 18472nd WorcesterRepublican
1876 George Robbins Perry Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Robbins Perry18361st BristolRepublican
1888 Charles Quincy Pierce Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Quincy Pierce184116th MiddlesexRepublican
1890 Alfred Stamm Pinkerton senator Massachusetts.png
Alfred Stamm PinkertonMarch 19, 185617th WorcesterRepublican
1888 John Wallace Plaisted Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Wallace Plaisted182821st WorcesterRepublican
1888 William Hall Poore Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Hall Poore18643rd EssexRepublican
1888 Harvey Hunter Pratt Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harvey Hunter Pratt18606th PlymouthDemocratic
1888 William Henry Preble Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Henry Preble18564th SuffolkRepublican
1888 William Provin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William ProvinFebruary 14, 18422nd HampdenDemocratic
1888 Francis Winnie Qua Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis Winnie Qua184522nd MiddlesexRepublican
Josiah Quincy LCCN2014686328 (cropped).jpg
Josiah Quincy October 15, 18595th NorfolkInd. Democrat
Andrew Quinn185312th SuffolkInd. Democrat
1888 Dennis Joseph Quinn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Dennis Joseph Quinn186112th SuffolkDemocratic
1888 Philip Henry Quinn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip Henry Quinn1859
1890 Francis Henry Raymond Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis Henry RaymondFebruary 19, 18366th MiddlesexRepublican
1894 Samuel Miner Raymond Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Samuel Miner RaymondJune 30, 18423rd BerkshireDemocratic
1888 John Read Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John ReadMay 19, 18401st MiddlesexRepublican
1888 James Henry Richards Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Henry Richards183916th EssexRepublican
1888 Henry Riddell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Riddell1848NantucketIndependent
1888 John C. Risteen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John C. Risteen18411st EssexIndependent
1888 Ethan Chapin Robinson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ethan Chapin Robinson18396th HampdenDemocratic
1888 Jonathan Henry Robinson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jonathan Henry RobinsonFebruary 9, 183112th WorcesterRepublican
1888 Joseph Wheelden Rogers Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Wheelden Rogers18232nd BarnstableRepublican/Prohibitionist
1888 Samuel Nomlas Rogers Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Samuel Nomlas Rogers18409th WorcesterRepublican
1888 William Blanding Rogerson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Blanding Rogerson18462nd BristolRepublican
1888 Arthur Gilbert Rounsevell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Gilbert Rounsevell18514th BristolRepublican
1888 Charles Parks Rugg Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Parks Rugg18276th BristolRepublican
1888 Alvin Dudley Russell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Alvin Dudley Russell184930th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Irving Levi Russell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Irving Levi Russell18527th MiddlesexRepublican
1918 Alpheus Sanford senator Massachusetts.jpg
Alpheus SanfordJuly 5, 185617th SuffolkRepublican
1888 Chester Franklin Sanger Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Chester Franklin Sanger18581st MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Charles Warren Seavey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Warren Seavey18398th NorfolkRepublican
1888 Edward Payson Shaw Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward Payson ShawSeptember 1, 18417th EssexRepublican
1888 Charles Fay Shepard Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Fay Shepard18272nd HampdenRepublican
1888 Samuel Dwight Simonds Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Samuel Dwight Simonds18464th WorcesterRepublican
1888 George Wing Slocum Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Wing Slocum18187th BristolRepublican
1888 Winfield Scott Slocum Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Winfield Scott Slocum184817th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Sidney Pond Smith Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Sidney Pond Smith18501st
1888 William Davies Sohier Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Davies Sohier 185812th EssexInd. Republican
1888 Benjamin Franklin Southwick Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Benjamin Franklin SouthwickJuly 5, 183521st EssexRepublican
1888 Charles Edward Spring Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Edward Spring184128th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Daniel Philmore Stimpson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Daniel Philmore Stimpson181817th EssexRepublican
1888 Cyrus Story Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Cyrus Story182210th EssexRepublican
1888 Elijah Baron Stowe Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Elijah Baron Stowe18448th NorfolkRepublican
1888 Michael Francis Sullivan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael Francis SullivanSeptember 22, 18586th EssexDemocratic
1888 Thomas Francis Sullivan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Francis Sullivan186213th SuffolkDemocratic
1888 Charles Henry Symonds Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Henry Symonds185715th EssexRepublican
1888 Robert Lovett Taft Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert Lovett Taft18417th BerkshireRepublican
1888 Albert Hobbs Temple Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert Hobbs Temple18325th FranklinRepublican
1888 Rufus Albert Thayer Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Rufus Albert Thayer18397th NorfolkRepublican
1888 Albert Cranston Thompson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert Cranston Thompson184311th PlymouthRepublican
1888 Albert Gardner Thompson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert Gardner Thompson185325th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Isaac Brownell Tompkins Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Isaac Brownell TompkinsAugust 17, 18265th BristolRepublican
1888 Joseph Leland Towne Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Leland Towne186119th EssexDemocratic
1888 George Washington Trull Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Washington Trull184920th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Henry Abiel Turner Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Abiel Turner18273rd PlymouthRepublican
1888 Ansel Peabody Tyler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ansel Peabody Tyler183922nd EssexRepublican
1888 Samuel Otis Upham Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Samuel Otis Upham182418th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Edwin D. Vanderhoop Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edwin D. Vanderhoop 1848DukesRepublican
Horace G. Wadlin.jpg
Horace G. Wadlin October 2, 185114th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Abijah Tyler Wales Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Abijah Tyler Wales18331st BristolRepublican
1888 Arthur Clarence Walworth Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Clarence Walworth184417th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Erskine Warden Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Erskine Warden183918th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Jacob Otis Wardwell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jacob Otis WardwellMarch 14, 18572nd EssexRepublican
1888 Moses Everett Ware Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Moses Everett Ware183121st SuffolkRepublican
1888 Franklin Levi Waters Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Franklin Levi Waters18292nd FranklinRepublican
1888 William Fisher Wharton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Fisher Wharton184711th SuffolkRepublican
1888 James Edgar Whitcher Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Edgar Whitcher184712th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 William Leonard White Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Leonard White18433rd BristolRepublican
1888 William Allan Wilde Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Allan Wilde18379th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Albert Llewellyn Wiley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert Llewellyn Wiley18353rd WorcesterRepublican
1888 John Williamson Wilkinson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Williamson Wilkinson18322nd MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Rufus Henry Willis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Rufus Henry Willis18385th BristolRepublican
1888 Reuben Winchester Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Reuben Winchester18253rd HampdenDemocratic
1888 John Winthrop Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Winthrop18415th BerkshireDemocratic
1888 Charles Thomas Witt Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Thomas WittJuly 18, 18481st SuffolkRepublican
1888 Frank Forrest Woods Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank Forrest Woods15th SuffolkRepublican
1888 Charles Francis Woodward Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Francis WoodwardNovember 19, 185213th MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Arthur Wright Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Wright183731st MiddlesexRepublican
1888 Ferdinand Adolphus Wyman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ferdinand Adolphus Wyman18503rd Norfolk

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The 100th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1879 during the governorship of Thomas Talbot. John B. D. Cogswell served as president of the Senate and Levi C. Wade served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1902 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 123rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1902 during the governorship of Winthrop M. Crane. Rufus A. Soule served as president of the Senate and James J. Myers served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1872 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 93rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1872 during the governorship of Republican William B. Washburn. Horace H. Coolidge served as president of the Senate and John E. Sanford served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1895 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 116th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1895 during the governorship of Frederic T. Greenhalge. William M. Butler served as president of the Senate and George von Lengerke Meyer served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1868 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 89th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1868 during the governorship of Republican Alexander Bullock. George O. Brastow served as president of the Senate and Harvey Jewell served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1893 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 114th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1893 during the governorship of William E. Russell. Alfred S. Pinkerton served as president of the Senate and William Emerson Barrett served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1898 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 119th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1898 during the governorship of Roger Wolcott. George Edwin Smith served as president of the Senate and John L. Bates served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1876 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 97th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1876 during the governorship of Alexander H. Rice. George B. Loring served as president of the Senate and John Davis Long served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1890 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 111th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1890 during the governorship of John Q. A. Brackett. Henry H. Sprague served as president of the Senate and William Emerson Barrett served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1873 Massachusetts legislature</span> Parliamentary body

The 94th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1873 during the governorship of Republican William B. Washburn. George B. Loring served as president of the Senate and John E. Sanford served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1889 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 110th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1889 during the governorship of Oliver Ames. Harris C. Hartwell served as president of the Senate and William Emerson Barrett served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1897 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 118th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1897 during the governorship of Roger Wolcott. George P. Lawrence served as president of the Senate and John L. Bates served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1899 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 120th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1899 during the governorship of Roger Wolcott. George Edwin Smith served as president of the Senate and John L. Bates served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1892 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 113th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1892 during the governorship of William E. Russell. Alfred S. Pinkerton served as president of the Senate and William Emerson Barrett served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1901 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 122nd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1901 during the governorship of Winthrop M. Crane. Rufus A. Soule served as president of the Senate and James J. Myers served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1878 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 99th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1878 during the governorship of Alexander H. Rice. John B. D. Cogswell served as president of the Senate and John Davis Long served as speaker of the House.

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. Kaitlin Connolly (September 24, 2012), "Women's Suffrage Movement in Massachusetts", State Library of Massachusetts blog
  6. 1 2 Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1888.
  7. 1 2 "Annual Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts, 1888" (PDF), Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via State Library of Massachusetts
  8. 1 2 Andrew, George F. (1888). Official Gazette.
  9. Massachusetts, State Library of; Court, Massachusetts General (2010), Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, hdl:2452/48905
  10. State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020

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