1953–1954 Massachusetts legislature

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158th
Massachusetts General Court
157th 159th
Overview
Legislative body General Court
Election November 4, 1952
Senate
Members40
President Richard I. Furbush (5th Middlesex)
Party control Republican [1]
House
Members240
Speaker Charles Gibbons (22nd Middlesex)
Party control Republican [2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 7, 1953 (1953-01-07) – July 4, 1953 (1953-07-04)
2ndJanuary 6, 1954 (1954-01-06) – June 11, 1954 (1954-06-11)
+ 1-day extra session [3]
1953 Richard Furbush senator Massachusetts.jpg
Richard Furbush, Senate president.
1953 Charles Gibbons Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Gibbons, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1953.

The 158th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1953 and 1954 during the governorship of Christian Herter. Richard I. Furbush served as president of the Senate and Charles Gibbons served as speaker of the House. [4]

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Senators

portraitname [5] date of birth [6] district [6]
1953 Paul Achin senator Massachusetts.jpg
Paul Achin 1st Middlesex
1955 John Adams Massachusetts state senator.png
John AdamsMay 30, 1915
1935 Philip Bowker Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip Griggs BowkerApril 17, 1899
1945 Robert Campbell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert Patterson CampbellDecember 20, 1887
1953 Alfred Cenedella senator Massachusetts.jpg
Alfred B. Cenedella Jr.
1935 Ralph Clampit Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ralph Vester ClampitMarch 28, 1896
Silvio O. Conte.jpg
Silvio O. Conte November 9, 1921
1953 James Corbett senator Massachusetts.jpg
James J. CorbettNovember 27, 1896
1953 Edmund Dinis senator Massachusetts.jpg
Edmund Dinis October 4, 1924
Maurice Donahue 1960s Massachsuetts 11191699173.png
Maurice A. Donahue September 12, 1918
1945 George Evans Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Jelly EvansFebruary 4, 1909
1918 Michael Flanagan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael A. FlanaganFebruary 21, 1890
1939 William Daniel Fleming Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Daniel FlemingApril 14, 1907
1939 Richard Furbush Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Richard I. Furbush January 4, 1904
1953 Philip Graham senator Massachusetts.jpg
Philip A. Graham May 21, 1910
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Charles W. HedgesMarch 27, 1901
1935 Newland Holmes senator Massachusetts.png
Newland H. Holmes August 30, 1891
1935 Charles Innes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles John Innes June 1, 1901
1953 William Joseph Keenan senator Massachusetts.jpg
William Joseph Keenan
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Hastings Keith November 22, 1915
1955 Richard Henry Lee Massachusetts state senator.png
Richard Henry LeeDecember 20, 1901
1939 Ralph Lerche Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ralph LercheAugust 19, 1899
1953 Harold Lundgren senator Massachusetts.jpg
Harold R. LundgrenMay 22, 1894
1939 Ralph Mahar Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ralph Collins MaharJanuary 4, 1912
1953 Daniel Francis OBrien senator Massachusetts.jpg
Daniel Francis O'Brien
1935 Charles Olson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles William OlsonAugust 24, 1889
1953 Christopher Phillips senator Massachusetts.jpg
Christopher H. Phillips December 6, 1920
1939 John Powers Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John E. Powers November 10, 1910
1953 Andrew Patrick Quigley senator Massachusetts.jpg
Andrew P. Quigley January 13, 1926
1953 Daniel Rudsten senator Massachusetts.jpg
Daniel Rudsten
1953 Elizabeth Ann Stanton senator Massachusetts.jpg
Elizabeth Stanton May 27, 1909
1961 Edward Stone Massachusetts state senator.png
Edward C. StoneJune 29, 1878
1953 Richard Fowle Treadway senator Massachusetts.jpg
Richard Treadway June 5, 1913

Representatives

portraitname [5] date of birth [6] district [6]
1955 Frank Haskell Allen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank Haskell AllenOctober 12, 1877 7th Worcester
1953 Julius Ansel Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Julius Ansel April 27, 1908
1957 Charles Anthony Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles H. AnthonyJuly 6, 1893
1953 Ernest April Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ernest W. AprilJanuary 15, 1915
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 John Asiaf Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John George AsiafJune 30, 1900
1953 John Robert Ayers Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Robert AyersFebruary 18, 1911
1935 Josiah Babcock Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Josiah Babcock Jr.May 21, 1880
1953 Clifton Baker Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Clifton H. BakerNovember 28, 1878
1953 Cyrus Barnes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Cyrus BarnesAugust 23, 1889
1953 James Bayley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James C. BayleyOctober 28, 1908
1945 Raymond Beach Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Raymond H. BeachAugust 11, 1888
1953 John Joseph Beades Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Joseph BeadesJune 8, 1916
1953 Rene Bernardin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Rene R. BernardinJuly 24, 1910
1953 Charles Bisbee Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles A. Bisbee Jr.June 8, 1918
1953 Carlton Bliss Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Carlton H. BlissAugust 7, 1900
1979 Belden Bly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Belden Bly September 29, 1914
1953 Frank Edwin Boot Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank Edwin BootNovember 8, 1905
1953 Samuel Joseph Boudreau Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Samuel Joseph Boudreau
1945 Everett Bowker Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Everett Murray BowkerSeptember 17, 1901
1953 Gordon Dickson Boynton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gordon Dickson BoyntonAugust 9, 1901
1939 G Edward Bradley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
G. Edward Bradley October 21, 1906
1953 Manassah Bradley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Manassah E. BradleySeptember 15, 1900
1953 Rene Brassard Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Rene A. BrassardAugust 5, 1917
1953 Jeremiah Francis Brennan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jeremiah Francis Brennan
1953 John Cornelius Bresnahan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Cornelius BresnahanNovember 14, 1919
1953 William Joseph Brickley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Joseph Brickley Jr.
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
1953 John Brox Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Brox November 16, 1910
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James A. Burke March 30, 1910
1953 Pasquale Caggiano Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Pasquale Caggiano August 31, 1909
1953 Oscar Josiah Cahoon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Oscar Josiah CahoonApril 29, 1912
1953 Gardner Campbell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gardner E. CampbellNovember 22, 1886
1953 Harold Wilson Canavan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harold Wilson CanavanMay 13, 1915
1953 Richard Caples Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Richard Caples December 23, 1921
1953 Charles Capraro Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles W. CapraroNovember 2, 1920
1935 Michael Carroll Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael Joseph CarrollJune 21, 1891
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
1953 Amelio Della Chiesa Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Amelio Della Chiesa July 31, 1901
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Stephen T. Chmura August 25, 1916
1953 Thomas Francis Coady Jr Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Francis Coady Jr.May 8, 1905
1945 J Everett Collins Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
J. Everett CollinsApril 27, 1894
1953 Harry Coltun Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harry Coltun
1953 George Raymand Como Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Raymand ComoJuly 3, 1912
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
1953 William Paul Constantino Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William P. Constantino August 19, 1911
1953 John Costello Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John W. Costello April 20, 1927
1953 Leo Joseph Cournoyer Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Leo Joseph CournoyerDecember 11, 1905
1953 William Cowing Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William A. CowingJanuary 6, 1878
1953 John Francis Cremens Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Francis Cremens
1953 Gladys Gertrude Crockett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gladys Gertrude Crockett December 1, 1895
1953 Sidney Quinn Curtiss Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Sidney Curtiss September 4, 1917
1953 John Davis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John A. DavisMay 9, 1912
1953 Domenic Victor DePari Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Domenic Victor DePariOctober 27, 1910
1953 Edward Joseph DeSaulnier Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward DeSaulnier January 8, 1921
1945 Cornelius Desmond Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Cornelius Desmond October 4, 1893
1953 Theophile Jean Desroches Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Theophile Jean DesRochesJune 27, 1902
1953 William Di Vitto Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William P. Di Vitto
1953 Thomas Doherty Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas J. DohertyAugust 25, 1919
1953 John Francis Dolan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John F. Dolan September 7, 1922
1953 James Doncaster Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James R. DoncasterJanuary 28, 1919
1953 Edmond Donlan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edmond J. DonlanDecember 19, 1899
1953 Allison Rice Dorman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Allison Rice DormanDecember 1, 1879
1983 Charles Robert Doyle Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Robert DoyleSeptember 24, 1925
1953 Charles Luke Driscoll Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles E. Luke DriscollOctober 1, 1909
1953 Henry Duggan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry M. DugganOctober 5, 1896
1953 Philip Durkin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip J. DurkinOctober 21, 1903
1953 John Joseph Dwyer Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Joseph Dwyer
1953 Arthur Dykeman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur H. Dykeman
1953 Thomas Edward Enright Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Edward EnrightAugust 1, 1881
1953 Anthony Farin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Anthony J. Farin
1953 C Eugene Farnam Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
C. Eugene Farnam December 31, 1916
1953 Thomas Francis Farrell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas F. FarrellOctober 10, 1897
1979 Michael Paul Feeney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael Paul Feeney March 26, 1907
1953 Lawrence Feloney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Lawrence F. FeloneySeptember 11, 1921
1945 Charles Ferguson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles E. FergusonJanuary 30, 1894
1953 Thomas Flaherty Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas M. FlahertySeptember 6, 1903
1945 Norman Folsom Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Norman Eugene FolsomDecember 23, 1903
1953 Stephen French Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Stephen L. FrenchMarch 9, 1892
1945 John Gallant Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John L. Gallant
1953 Peter Gay Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Peter B. GayJuly 13, 1915
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
1953 Louis Harry Glaser Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Louis Harry GlaserJune 15, 1910
1953 C Henry Glovsky Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
C. Henry Glovsky March 26, 1918
1953 William Glynn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William A. Glynn
1953 Francis John Good Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis John Good
1953 Edwin Daniel Gorman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edwin Daniel GormanNovember 19, 1912
1935 Hollis Gott Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Hollis M. GottMay 25, 1885
1953 Joseph Patrick Graham Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Patrick GrahamAugust 22, 1902
1945 Thomas Gray Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas T. GrayJuly 22, 1892
1945 George Greene Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George GreeneMarch 7, 1897
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
1953 James William Hennigan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James W. Hennigan Jr. March 27, 1927
1953 Christian Archibald Herter, Jr. Massachusetts House of Representatives (cropped).png
Christian A. Herter Jr. January 29, 1919
1953 Paul Hinckley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul L. HinckleyAugust 16, 1910
1953 James Alan Hodder Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Alan Hodder
1953 Isaac Alexander Hodgen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Isaac Alexander HodgenMarch 28, 1907
1953 Olaf Hoff Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Olaf Hoff Jr.January 11, 1892
1953 Herbert Hollis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Herbert B. HollisSeptember 10, 1899
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
1953 Walter Forbes Hurlburt Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Walter Forbes HurlburtFebruary 18, 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
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Christopher A. Iannella May 29, 1913
1953 Charles Iannello Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles IannelloApril 25, 1906
1953 John Peter Ivascyn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Peter IvascynOctober 19, 1909
1953 Herbert Loring Jackson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Herbert L. Jackson
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
1953 Allan Francis Jones Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Allan Francis JonesJune 29, 1921
1953 Abraham Herbert Kahalas Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Abraham Herbert Kahalas
1945 Charles Kaplan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles KaplanSeptember 26, 1895
1953 Henry Keenan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry E. Keenan
1953 William Francis Keenan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Francis KeenanJanuary 8, 1921
1953 Charles Kelleher Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles T. KelleherJuly 26, 1912
1953 James Kelly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James H. Kelly October 15, 1919
1953 Edward Kerr Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward L. KerrMarch 6, 1909
1953 Thomas Key Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas E. Key
1953 Cornelius Kiernan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Cornelius F. Kiernan August 15, 1917
1953 Philip Kimball Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip Kimball June 6, 1918
1953 William James Kingston Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William James KingstonOctober 17, 1909
1953 William Walter Kirlin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Walter KirlinMay 13, 1897
1953 Thomas Edward Kitchen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Edward KitchenDecember 16, 1924
1953 Edmund Vincent Lane Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edmund Vincent LaneAugust 31, 1893
1953 James Lawton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James R. Lawton October 20, 1925
1953 Carter Lee Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Carter LeeJuly 3, 1907
1945 Francis Lindstrom Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis W. LindstromDecember 18, 1898
1967 Gerald Lombard Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gerald P. LombardJanuary 4, 1916
1953 William Longworth Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William LongworthAugust 17, 1914
1953 Raymond Joseph Lord Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Raymond Joseph Lord
1935 Arthur Mahan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Ulton MahanJune 18, 1900
1953 Charles Sumner Marston Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Sumner Marston 3dJune 16, 1921
1953 Michael McCarthy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael J. McCarthy (politician) October 23, 1890
1945 Paul McCarthy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul Andrew McCarthyDecember 23, 1902
1945 Joseph McEvoy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph F. McEvoy Jr.April 27, 1918
1953 John Philip McMorrow Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John P. McMorrow September 19, 1926
1953 Augustus Gardner Means Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Augustus Gardner Means June 8, 1925
1953 Arthur William Milne Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur William MilneMarch 28, 1908
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Joe Moakley April 27, 1927
1953 William Dix Morton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Dix Morton Jr.November 5, 1904
1953 Charles Mullaly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles A. Mullaly Jr.September 28, 1910
Robert F. Murphy Massachusetts (cropped).png
Robert F. Murphy (politician) January 24, 1899
1935 John E Murphy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John E. Murphy February 13, 1900
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
1953 Chester Nelson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Chester W. Nelson
1953 Mary Newman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Mary B. Newman February 15, 1909 2nd Middlesex
1953 Thomas Newth Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas M. NewthMarch 15, 1911
1953 Leo James Normandin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Leo James NormandinDecember 14, 1922
1953 William Nourse Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William F. NourseSeptember 12, 1922
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 David John OConnor Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
David J. O'Connor November 9, 1924
1953 Thomas OConnor Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas J. O'Connor July 27, 1925
1953 John Henry OConnor Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Henry O'Connor Jr.December 9, 1917
1953 James Lawrence ODea Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James O'Dea Jr. August 25, 1922
1953 Joseph Michael OLoughlin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Michael O'LoughlinNovember 26, 1914
1953 John ORourke Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John J. O'RourkeJune 26, 1916
1953 Daniel Matthew OSullivan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Daniel Matthew O'SullivanAugust 17, 1921
1945 Frank Oliveira Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank B. Oliveira
1953 Anthony Parenzo Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Anthony Parenzo
1953 Charles Louis Patrone Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Louis PatroneMarch 17, 1914
1957 Charles Patterson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles W. PattersonJanuary 30, 1917
1953 Patrick Francis Plunkett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Patrick Francis PlunkettMarch 21, 1917
1953 Michael Porrazzo Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael A. PorrazzoJune 2, 1913
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
1953 Meyer Pressman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Meyer PressmanFebruary 11, 1907
1953 Harold Putnam Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harold Putnam February 15, 1916
1953 Philip Andrew Quinn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip Andrew QuinnFebruary 21, 1910
1953 William Randall Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William I. RandallSeptember 13, 1915
1945 George Rawson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George E. RawsonDecember 6, 1886
1953 Hibbard Richter Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Hibbard RichterApril 12, 1899
1939 William Rowan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William H. J. RowanJune 21, 1879
1953 Richard August Ruether Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Richard August RuetherAugust 28, 1896
1953 Howard Symmes Russell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Howard S. Russell July 28, 1887
1953 Roger Sala Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Roger A. SalaAugust 8, 1893
1953 Joseph Douglas Saulnier Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Douglas SaulnierApril 14, 1906
1983 Anthony Scibelli Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Anthony M. Scibelli October 16, 1911
1953 Edwin Andrews Seibel Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edwin Andrews Seibel
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
1953 Joseph Silvano Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph SilvanoMarch 1, 1909
1953 Michael John Simonelli Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael John SimonelliMay 9, 1913
1953 J Roger Sisson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
J. Roger SissonAugust 14, 1921
1945 Michael Skerry Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael F. Skerry January 3, 1909
1953 Fletcher Smith Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Fletcher Smith Jr.May 20, 1918
1961 George Smith Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George T. SmithMarch 18, 1888
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
1953 Leo Sontag Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Leo SontagAugust 16, 1922
1953 Franklin Sturgis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Franklin Sturgis Jr.October 18, 1883
1953 William Christopher Sullivan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Christopher SullivanOctober 13, 1924
1953 Joseph A Sylvia Jr Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph A. Sylvia Jr.September 16, 1903
1953 Armand Tancrati Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Armand N. TancratiMay 3, 1914
1953 Frank Daniel Tanner Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank Daniel TannerFebruary 3, 1888
1945 Clarence Telford Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Clarence F. Telford
1953 John Forbes Thompson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John F. Thompson May 20, 1920
1953 Irene Thresher Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Irene ThresherJuly 6, 1900
1945 Nathaniel Tilden Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Nathaniel TildenNovember 3, 1903
1953 Robert Xavier Tivnan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert Xavier TivnanJune 9, 1924
1953 Eino Oliver Toko Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Eino Oliver Toko
1975 John Toomey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Joseph ToomeyMarch 25, 1909
1953 Philip Anthony Tracy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip Anthony Tracy
1945 Earle Tyler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Earle Stanley TylerDecember 18, 1896
1953 John Taylor Tynan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Taylor TynanJune 7, 1920
1953 Theodore Jack Vaitses Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Theodore Jack VaitsesMay 8, 1901
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
1953 Joseph Ward Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph D. Ward March 26, 1914
1953 Martha Ware Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Martha Ware October 6, 1917
1953 Chester Waterous Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Chester H. WaterousNovember 18, 1905
1967 Norman Weinberg Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Norman S. Weinberg1919
1953 Howard Whitmore Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Howard J. Whitmore Jr. May 9, 1905
1953 Philip Whitmore Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip F. WhitmoreSeptember 10, 1892
1953 Charles Wilkinson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles E. WilkinsonDecember 26, 1883
David B. Williams January 7, 1919
1953 Joseph Wisniowski Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph WisniowskiMarch 1, 1918
1945 Stanislaus Wondolowski Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Stanislaus George WondolowskiAugust 20, 1909
1945 Albert Wood Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert E. Wood
1953 Alton Hamilton Worrall Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Alton Hamilton WorrallApril 20, 1893
1953 Marcus Newell Wright Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Marcus Newell Wright
1953 John Eliot Yerxa Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Yerxa April 23, 1904
1945 Arthur Young Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Eaton Young
1953 John Zamparelli Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John F. ZamparelliDecember 13, 1922
1953 Paul Zollo Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul G. ZolloAugust 26, 1904

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1955–1956 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 159th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1955 and 1956 during the governorship of Christian Herter. Richard I. Furbush served as president of the Senate and Michael F. Skerry served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1973–1974 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 168th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1973 and 1974 during the governorship of Francis Sargent. Kevin B. Harrington served as president of the Senate and David M. Bartley 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. 2005. p. 338+.
  5. 1 2 Irving N. Hayden and Lawrence R Grove. 1953-1954 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Annual Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts, 1953" (PDF), Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via State Library of Massachusetts

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