1947–1948 Massachusetts legislature

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155th
Massachusetts General Court
154th 156th
Overview
Legislative body General Court
Election November 5, 1946
Senate
Members40
President Donald W. Nicholson, Harris S. Richardson
Party control Republican [1]
House
Members240
Speaker Frederick Willis (10th Essex)
Party control Republican [2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 1, 1947 (1947-01-01) – July 1, 1947 (1947-07-01)
2ndJanuary 7, 1948 (1948-01-07) – June 19, 1948 (1948-06-19) [3]

The 155th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met from January 1, 1947, to June 18, 1948, during the governorship of Robert F. Bradford, in Boston.

Contents

State Senate

Districts

As established by Chapter 507 of the Acts of 1939. The state census of 1935 was the basis of the apportionment.

(*)Terminated. See Acts of 1927, chapter 321; Acts of 1938, chapter 240 and 455.

Senators

District [4] PortraitSenator [5] Date of birth [4] PartyHometownNotes
Berkshire
1939 Michael Condron Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael H. CondronDemocratic Pittsfield
Bristol First
1945 Willard Ormsbee senator Massachusetts.jpg
Willard A. OrmsbeeRepublican Raynham Chairman, Aeronautics; chairman, Mercantile Affairs
Second
1945 William White Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Emmet WhiteJune 1, 1900Democratic Fall River
Third
1945 Edward Peirce senator Massachusetts.jpg
Edward C. Peirce March 7, 1895Democratic New Bedford
Cape and Plymouth
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Donald W. Nicholson August 11, 1888Republican Wareham President of the Senate; chairman, Rules
Essex First
1935 Charles Hogan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles V. Hogan April 12, 1897Democratic Lynn
Second
1945 J Elmer Callahan senator Massachusetts.jpg
J. Elmer CallahanRepublican Salem Chairman, Constitutional Law
Third
1945 Cornelius Haley senator Massachusetts.jpg
Cornelius F. HaleyJuly 15, 1875Republican Rowley Chairman, State Administration
Fourth Philip K. Allen January 3, 1910Republican Andover Chairman, Agriculture
Fifth
1918 Michael Flanagan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael A. FlanaganFebruary 21, 1890Democratic Lawrence
Franklin and Hampshire
1939 Ralph Mahar Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ralph Collins MaharJanuary 4, 1912Republican Orange Chairman, Education; chairman, Public Health
Hampden First
1935 Ralph Clampit Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ralph Vester ClampitMarch 28, 1896Republican Springfield Chairman, Military Affairs and Public Safety
Second
1945 William Nolen senator Massachusetts.jpg
William E. NolenDemocratic Holyoke
Hampden, Hampshire and Berkshire
1939 Ralph Lerche Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ralph LercheAugust 19, 1899Republican Northampton Chairman, Cities; chairman, Water Supply
Middlesex First
1949 William Geary Massachusetts state senator.png
William C. GearyDemocratic Lowell
Second
1945 Edward Rowe senator Massachusetts.jpg
Edward Rowe (politician) March 17, 1902Republican Cambridge Chairman, Legal Affairs; chairman, Taxation
Third
1945 Burton Faulkner senator Massachusetts.jpg
Burton F. FaulknerDemocratic Somerville
Fourth
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Sumner G. Whittier July 4, 1911Republican Everett Chairman, Civil Service; chairman, Departmental Rules and Regulations
Fifth
1939 Richard Furbush Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Richard I. Furbush January 4, 1904Republican Waltham Chairman, Conservation; chairman, Power and Light
Sixth
1945 Harris Sawyer Richardson senator Massachusetts.jpg
Harris S. Richardson January 10, 1887Republican Winchester Chairman, Ways and Means
Seventh
1945 George Evans Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Jelly EvansFebruary 4, 1909Republican Wakefield Chairman, Labor and Industries; chairman, Pensions
Middlesex and Norfolk
1935 Charles Olson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles William OlsonAugust 24, 1889Republican Ashland Chairman, Public Lands; chairman, Public Welfare
Middlesex and Suffolk
1955 Richard Henry Lee Massachusetts state senator.png
Richard Henry LeeDecember 20, 1901Republican Newton Chairman, Public Service
Norfolk First
1935 John Mackay senator Massachusetts.png
John D. MackayApril 7, 1872Republican Quincy Chairman, Judiciary
Second
1935 Mason Sears Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Mason Sears December 29, 1899Republican Dedham Chairman, Election Laws
Norfolk and Plymouth
1935 Newland Holmes senator Massachusetts.png
Newland H. Holmes August 30, 1891Republican Weymouth Chairman, Bills in the Third Reading; chairman, Counties
Norfolk and Suffolk
1935 Philip Bowker Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip Griggs BowkerApril 17, 1899Republican Brookline Chairman, Metropolitan Affairs
Plymouth
1935 Charles Miles senator Massachusetts.png
Charles Gardner MilesDecember 2, 1879Republican Brockton Chairman, Engrossed Bills; chairman, Municipal Finance
Suffolk First
1939 Joseph Melley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph A. Melley March 1, 1902Democratic Chelsea
Second
1959 Michael LoPresti Massachusetts state senator.png
Michael LoPrestiJune 25, 1908Democratic Boston
Third
1935 Charles Innes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles John Innes June 1, 1901Republican Boston Chairman, Insurance
Fourth
1939 John Powers Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John E. Powers November 10, 1910Democratic Boston
Fifth
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Chester A. Dolan Jr. September 20, 1907Democratic Boston Minority Floor Leader
Sixth
1951 Charles Taylor Massachusetts state senator.png
Charles I. TaylorNovember 25, 1899Democratic Boston
Seventh
1945 Joseph Leo Murphy senator Massachusetts.jpg
Joseph L. Murphy January 25, 1907Democratic Boston
Worcester First
1939 William Daniel Fleming Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Daniel FlemingApril 14, 1907Democratic Worcester
Second
1945 Harry McAllister Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harry P. McAllisterApril 25, 1880Republican Worcester Chairman, Banks and Banking
Third
1945 George Stanton senator Massachusetts.jpg
George W. Stanton Democratic Fitchburg
Fourth
1947 Joseph Virostek Massachusetts state senator.png
Joseph Simon VirostekRepublican Douglas Chairman, Towns; chairman, Transportation
Worcester and Hampden
1945 Edward Staves Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward William StavesMay 9, 1887Republican Southbridge Chairman, Highways and Motor Vehicles

Employees

Representatives

portraitname [5] date of birth [4] district [4]
1955 Frank Haskell Allen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank Haskell AllenOctober 12, 1877 7th Worcester
1945 Richard Allen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Richard James AllenJune 22, 1909
1949 Horace Aplington Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Horace Thurber Aplington
1953 John Armstrong Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John A. ArmstrongJune 12, 1901
1945 Charles Artesani Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles J. Artesani
1945 Edward Ashworth Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward C. AshworthApril 22, 1899
1945 John Asiaf Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John George AsiafJune 30, 1900
1945 Joseph Aspero Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph A. Aspero
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Samuel Greenleaf Atkinson
1935 Josiah Babcock Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Josiah Babcock Jr.May 21, 1880
1951 Everett Bacheller Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Everett Breed BachellerAugust 24, 1895
1945 Earle Bagley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Earle S. BagleyJanuary 20, 1905
William B. Bailey December 11, 1892
Laurence Banks Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
Laurence H. Banks [6]
1953 Cyrus Barnes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Cyrus BarnesAugust 23, 1889
1945 George Barrus Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George L. BarrusDecember 15, 1880
1945 Michael Batal Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael J. BatalSeptember 8, 1898
1945 Norman Baxter Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Norman S. Baxter
1945 Raymond Beach Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Raymond H. BeachAugust 11, 1888
William Berthiaume Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
William Berthiaume
1945 G Leo Bessette Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
G. Leo BessetteSeptember 23, 1906
1935 Rodolphe Bessette Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Rodolphe G. BessetteSeptember 14, 1911
1935 Fred Blake Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Fred Arthur BlakeJanuary 13, 1895
1953 Frank Edwin Boot Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank Edwin BootNovember 8, 1905
1945 Stanley Borsa Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Stanley John Borsa
1949 Gerald Bowler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gerald Timothy Bowler
1953 Gordon Dickson Boynton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gordon Dickson BoyntonAugust 9, 1901
1953 Jeremiah Francis Brennan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jeremiah Francis Brennan
1939 Daniel Bresnahan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Daniel Joseph BresnahanSeptember 30, 1888
1945 Clarence Brown Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Clarence B. BrownDecember 22, 1877
1945 Frank Brown Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank Eben BrownJanuary 14, 1890
1945 John Brown Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John D. BrownJanuary 30, 1900
1945 Archie Bruce Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Archie Edward BruceAugust 20, 1883
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James A. Burke (Massachusetts politician) March 30, 1910
1945 Harland Burke Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harland BurkeApril 22, 1888
1949 Philip Burr Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip Courtland Burr
1945 Fannie Buzzell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Fannie BuzzellMarch 31, 1914
1953 Oscar Josiah Cahoon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Oscar Josiah CahoonApril 29, 1912
1945 Colin Cameron Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Colin James CameronAugust 24, 1879
1945 Robert Campbell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert Patterson CampbellDecember 20, 1887
1945 Matthew Capeless Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Matthew J. CapelessJune 4, 1875
1945 Enrico Cappucci Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Enrico Cappucci 1910
1945 Ernest Carman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ernest Westervelt Carman
Arthur Carney Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
Arthur B. Carney Jr.
1945 John Carroll Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Henry Carroll
1945 William Casey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William J. Casey (Massachusetts politician) June 27, 1905
1945 Daniel Casey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Daniel CaseyMay 7, 1890
1953 Francis Casey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis X. Casey
1953 Harrison Chadwick Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harrison ChadwickFebruary 25, 1903
1953 Wendell Phillips Chamberlain Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Wendell Phillips ChamberlainOctober 28, 1911
1953 Philip Aloysius Chapman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip Aloysius Chapman
William G. Clark Jr. May 6, 1912
1945 David Cleary Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
David M. ClearyMay 9, 1901
1945 Thomas Francis Coady Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Francis Coady1878
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John F. Collins [7] July 20, 191911th Suffolk
1949 Dana Collins Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Dana S. Collins
1945 J Everett Collins Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
J. Everett CollinsApril 27, 1894
1953 James Francis Condon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Francis CondonFebruary 4, 1899
1945 Joseph Conley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph T. Conley
1945 Robert Connolly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert Gerard ConnollySeptember 11, 1916
1945 Michael Conway Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael John Conway
1953 Leo Joseph Cournoyer Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Leo Joseph CournoyerDecember 11, 1905
1945 George Cousens Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Chauncey CousensSeptember 20, 1905
1953 William Cowing Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William A. CowingJanuary 6, 1878
1945 Earl Crockett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Earl Gustavus CrockettMarch 23, 1894
1945 Patrick Cronin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Patrick Francis Cronin
1939 Jeremiah Crowley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jeremiah Dickson CrowleyMay 16, 1911
1945 Walter Cuffe Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Walter A. CuffeJanuary 29, 1898
1951 John Curley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John G. Curley
1945 Leslie Bradley Cutler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Leslie Bradley Cutler March 24, 1890
1939 Lawrence Harvard Davis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Lawrence Harvard Davis
1945 George Dean Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Walter Dean
1945 Ernest DeRoy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ernest DeRoyJuly 13, 1889
1945 Cornelius Desmond Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Cornelius Desmond October 4, 1893
1923 Burt Dewar Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Burt DewarDecember 29, 1884
1945 Logan Dickie Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Logan Rockwell DickieMay 4, 1890
1945 Vincent Dignam Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Vincent B. DignamFebruary 22, 1896
1945 Jacinto Diniz Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jacinto F. Diniz October 3, 1888
1953 Edmond Donlan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edmond J. DonlanDecember 19, 1899
1929 Anthony Doyle Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Anthony R. DoyleAugust 8, 1895
1945 Charles Driscoll Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles D. DriscollJune 18, 1888
1945 Howard Driscoll Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Howard Bernard Driscoll
Joseph Edward Duffy Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
Joseph Edward DuffySeptember 25, 1912
1953 Henry Duggan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry M. DugganOctober 5, 1896
1945 Ernest Dullea Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ernest W. DulleaJanuary 14, 1891
1910 Henry Allen Ellis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Allen EllisNovember 5, 1879
1953 Thomas Edward Enright Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Edward EnrightAugust 1, 1881
Andrew E. Faulkner September 23, 1913
1979 Michael Paul Feeney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael Paul Feeney March 26, 1907
1945 Charles Ferguson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles E. FergusonJanuary 30, 1894
1951 Maurice Fitzgerald Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Maurice Edward Fitzgerald
1945 Peter Fitzgerald Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Peter F. FitzgeraldFebruary 16, 1889
William J Fitzsimons Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
William J. Fitzsimons
1945 Norman Folsom Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Norman Eugene FolsomDecember 23, 1903
1945 John Foster Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John F. Foster
1953 Stephen French Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Stephen L. FrenchMarch 9, 1892
1945 George Fuller Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George FullerJuly 24, 1893
1945 John Gallant Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John L. Gallant
1945 Charles Gibbons Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Gibbons July 21, 1901
1953 Frank Giles Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank S. Giles June 15, 1915
1945 Avery Gilkerson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Avery W. GilkersonJune 5, 1899
1935 Hollis Gott Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Hollis M. GottMay 25, 1885
1945 Thomas Gray Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas T. GrayJuly 22, 1892
1945 George Greene Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George GreeneMarch 7, 189712th Suffolk
1945 Francis Gregory Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis G. Gregory
1945 Frederick Haigis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frederick C. HaigisMay 10, 1903
Jacob Hakala Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
Jacob Hakala
1945 James Hannon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Edward Hannon
1953 Francis Appleton Harding Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis Appleton Harding 1908
1945 Fred Harrington Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Fred C. HarringtonApril 21, 1902
1945 William Hays Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William E. HaysNovember 28, 1903
Charles Hedges Massachusetts House of Representatives 1935.png
Charles W. HedgesMarch 27, 1901
1953 James Alan Hodder Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Alan Hodder
1945 Charles Holman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles F. HolmanJune 21, 1892
1945 J Philip Howard Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
J. Philip HowardFebruary 16, 1907
1953 Richard Lester Hull Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Richard Lester HullNovember 30, 1917
1945 Nathaniel Hurwitz Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Nathaniel M. HurwitzMarch 24, 1893
1935 Fred Hutchinson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Fred A. HutchinsonApril 5, 1881
C Vernon Inett Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
C. Vernon Inett
1953 William Whittem Jenness Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Whittem JennessApril 3, 1904
1935 Adolph Johnson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Adolph JohnsonJuly 20, 1885
1945 Ernest Johnson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ernest A. JohnsonMarch 13, 1897
1953 Stanley Everett Johnson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Stanley Everett JohnsonOctober 4, 1911
1939 Peter Jordan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Peter John JordanJuly 23, 1910
Jeremiah Kamens Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
Jeremiah Kamens
1945 Charles Kaplan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles KaplanSeptember 26, 1895
1945 Clarence Karelitz Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Clarence Karelitz
1949 Warren Karner Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Warren Charles Karner
1945 Alfred Keith Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Alfred B. KeithNovember 26, 1893
1929 Francis Joseph Kelley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis Joseph KelleyMarch 21, 1890
1945 Richard Kelly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Richard A. KellyAugust 7, 1905
1953 Thomas Key Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas E. Key
Allan Roy Kingston Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
Allan Roy KingstonNovember 23, 1901
1945 Fred Lamson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Fred I. Lamson December 11, 1910
1945 George Lanigan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Thomas LaniganJanuary 4, 1909
1939 Laurence Law Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Laurence W. Law
1945 Francis Lindstrom Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis W. LindstromDecember 18, 1898
1945 Louis Lobel Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Louis LobelAugust 10, 1911
C Edwin Lofgren Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
C. Edwin Lofgren
1967 Gerald Lombard Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gerald P. LombardJanuary 4, 1916
1953 Raymond Joseph Lord Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Raymond Joseph Lord
1945 Burton Loring Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Burton Elmer Loring
C. Gerald Lucey September 8, 1913
1935 Arthur Mahan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Ulton MahanJune 18, 1900
1949 Vincent Ambrose Mannering Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Vincent Ambrose ManneringJuly 11, 191210th Suffolk
1911 George Marchand Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Edward MarchandDecember 22, 1877
William Markland Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
William Markland
1935 Philip Markley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip M. MarkleyMarch 28, 1897
1945 George Martin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Francis Martin Jr.
1945 Francis Matera Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis V. Matera
1953 Michael McCarthy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael J. McCarthy (politician) October 23, 1890
1945 Frank McCarthy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank D. McCarthy
1945 Paul McCarthy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul Andrew McCarthyDecember 23, 1902
1923 Elmer McCulloch Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Elmer L. McCulloch
1945 Samuel McLeod Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Samuel D. McLeod
1935 Joseph Milano Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph A. MilanoApril 8, 1883
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Sherman Miles December 5, 1882
Hugh Morton Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
Hugh Morton
1945 Edward Mulligan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward J. MulliganFebruary 8, 1907
Robert F. Murphy Massachusetts (cropped).png
Robert F. Murphy (politician) January 24, 1899
George Bernard Murphy Jr Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
George Bernard Murphy Jr.
1945 Cornelius Murray Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Cornelius Joseph MurrayAugust 19, 1890
1953 Harold Clinton Nagle Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harold Clinton NagleJuly 27, 1917
1951 Louis Nathanson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Louis K. Nathanson12th Suffolk
1945 George Norton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Burkman Norton
1945 James OBrien Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Anthony O'BrienOctober 27, 1886
1945 William OBrien Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Thomas O'BrienDecember 2, 1889
1953 John Henry OConnor Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Henry O'Connor Jr.December 9, 1917
1945 Louis OKeefe Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Louis F. O'Keefe June 12, 1895
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Tip O'Neill December 9, 1912
1945 Frank Oliveira Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank B. Oliveira
1957 Harold Palmer Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harold A. PalmerOctober 15, 1906
1939 Raymond Palmer Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Raymond P. PalmerDecember 27, 1895
1953 Anthony Parenzo Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Anthony Parenzo
1945 Eben Parsons Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Eben Parsons
1945 Clark Partridge Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Clark Brownson PartridgeAugust 26, 1878
1949 Henry Pickford Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry W. Pickford
Gabriel Piemonte January 28, 1909
1918 Frederick Pierce Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frederick Everett PierceMay 5, 1862 2nd Franklin
1945 George Porter Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George William PorterNovember 6, 1885
1945 Harvey Pothier Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harvey Armand PothierSeptember 6, 1901
1945 George Rawson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George E. RawsonDecember 6, 1886
1945 Thomas Reilly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Francis ReillyAugust 12, 1903
1953 Hibbard Richter Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Hibbard RichterApril 12, 1899
Hallam Taylor Ring Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
Hallam Taylor Ring
Joseph Rivest Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
Joseph D. Rivest
1923 Joseph Roach Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph N. RoachMarch 22, 1883
1945 Albert Roberts Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert E. RobertsNovember 22, 1875
1939 William Rowan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William H. J. RowanJune 21, 1879
1953 Daniel Rudsten senator Massachusetts.jpg
Daniel Rudsten
1951 Kendall Ainsworth Sanderson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Kendall Ainsworth Sanderson
Thomas Aloysius Scanlan Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
Thomas Aloysius Scanlan
Raymond Schlapp Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
Raymond William Schlapp
1945 William Sears Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Henry Sears Jr.July 14, 1875
1945 A John Serino Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
A. John SerinoMarch 13, 1906
1920 Henry Shattuck Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Lee Shattuck October 12, 1879
1953 John Shea Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John M. SheaDecember 8, 1902
1945 Arthur Sheehan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Joseph SheehanMarch 16, 1897
1945 Robert Sisson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert T. SissonFebruary 21, 1881
1945 Michael Skerry Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael F. Skerry January 3, 1909
1945 Charles Skladzien Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles J. Skladzien
1945 Roy Smith Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Roy C. SmithJanuary 28, 1890
1939 H Edward Snow Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
H. Edward SnowApril 25, 1914
1945 Margaret Spear Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Margaret SpearAugust 10, 1882
1945 George Stetson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Ward StetsonMay 31, 1902
1945 Daniel Sullivan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Daniel Francis SullivanFebruary 15, 1904
1945 Jeremiah Sullivan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jeremiah Joseph SullivanMarch 9, 1905
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Patrick Gilbert SullivanNovember 18, 1904
Paul A Sullivan Massachusetts House of Representatives1947.png
Paul A. Sullivan
1949 Ralph Sullivan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ralph Warren Sullivan
1953 Joseph A Sylvia Jr Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph A. Sylvia Jr.September 16, 1903
1935 Edmond Talbot Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edmond Talbot Jr.June 1, 1898
1945 Clarence Telford Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Clarence F. Telford
1945 Nathaniel Tilden Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Nathaniel TildenNovember 3, 1903
1945 Harold Tivey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harold Edward Tivey
1945 Harold Tompkins Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harold Tompkins August 23, 1887
1975 John Toomey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Joseph ToomeyMarch 25, 1909
1945 Talbot Tweedy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Talbot T. Tweedy
1949 James Joseph Twohig Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Joseph Twohig Jr.May 2, 1908
1945 Earle Tyler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Earle Stanley TylerDecember 18, 1896
1953 Theodore Jack Vaitses Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Theodore Jack VaitsesMay 8, 1901
1935 John Valentine Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John H. ValentineJuly 21, 1896
1945 John Vaughan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John W. VaughanMarch 20, 1878
1945 James Violette Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James T. Violette
1953 William Wall Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William X. WallJuly 1, 1904
1953 Joseph Francis Walsh Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Francis WalshFebruary 9, 1907
1945 John Webster Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Cummings Webster Jr.
1945 Norman Wellen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Norman F. Wellen
1935 John Wenzler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John B. WenzlerJune 11, 1881
1951 Malcolm Stuart White Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Malcolm Stuart White
1953 Howard Whitmore Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Howard J. Whitmore Jr. May 9, 1905
1945 John Whittemore Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John S. Whittemore
1945 Frederick Willis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frederick Willis (American politician) May 18, 1904
1945 Henry Winslow Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry D. WinslowSeptember 24, 1910
1945 Stanislaus Wondolowski Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Stanislaus George WondolowskiAugust 20, 1909
1945 Albert Wood Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert E. Wood
1945 Clarence Wood Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Clarence A. Wood
1929 Lawrence Woolfenden Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Lawrence Theodore Woolfenden
1945 Arthur Young Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Eaton Young
1945 Arthur Youngman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Lincoln Youngman

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The 183rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 2003 and 2004 during the governorship of Mitt Romney. Robert Travaglini served as president of the Senate. Thomas Finneran and then Salvatore DiMasi each served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1840 Massachusetts legislature</span> State legislature

The 61st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1840 during the governorship of Marcus Morton. Daniel P. King served as president of the Senate and Robert Charles Winthrop served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1803–1804 Massachusetts legislature</span> State law making body in Massachusetts USA

The 24th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1803 and 1804 during the governorship of Caleb Strong. David Cobb served as president of the Senate and Harrison Gray Otis served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023–2024 Massachusetts legislature</span> 193rd Massachusetts General Court

The 193rd Massachusetts General Court is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts, composed of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It first convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House on January 4, 2023, on the last day of the governorship of Charlie Baker and is scheduled to continue until January 7, 2025, during the first two years of Governor Maura Healey's first term.

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. 1 2 3 4 "Annual Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts, 1947" (PDF), Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via State Library of Massachusetts
  5. 1 2 1947-1948 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  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. Pamela W. Schofield (April 14, 2014), "Some Mayors of Boston who had been members of the General Court", State Library of Massachusetts blog

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