1959–1960 Massachusetts legislature

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161st
Massachusetts General Court
160th 162nd
Overview
Legislative body General Court
TermJanuary 7, 1959 (1959-01-07) – November 24, 1960 (1960-11-24) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
President John E. Powers
Party control Democrat [2]
House
Members240 [3]
Speaker John F. Thompson
Party control Democrat [3]
1953 John Powers senator Massachusetts.jpg
John Powers, Senate president.
1953 John Forbes Thompson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Thompson, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1959-1960.

The 161st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1959 and 1960 during the governorship of Foster Furcolo. John E. Powers served as president of the Senate and John F. Thompson served as speaker of the House. [4]

Contents

Senators

portraitname [4] date of birth [5] district [5]
1953 John Joseph Beades Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Joseph BeadesJune 8, 1916 7th Suffolk
1963 Paul Benoit Massachusetts state senator.png
Paul H. BenoitJanuary 5, 1916
1961 Otto Burkhardt Massachusetts state senator.png
Otto F. BurkhardtJanuary 17, 1902
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 James Corbett senator Massachusetts.jpg
James J. CorbettNovember 27, 1896
1961 Robert Cramer Massachusetts state senator.png
Robert P. CramerOctober 22, 1916
1945 Leslie Bradley Cutler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Leslie Bradley Cutler March 24, 1890
Maurice Donahue 1960s Massachsuetts 11191699173.png
Maurice A. Donahue September 12, 1918
1953 C Eugene Farnam Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
C. Eugene Farnam December 31, 1916
1939 William Daniel Fleming Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Daniel FlemingApril 14, 1907
Mary L. Fonseca 1959.jpg
Mary L. Fonseca March 30, 1915
1963 Frank Foster Massachusetts state senator.png
A. Frank FosterFebruary 8, 1910
1959 Donald Gibbs Massachusetts state senator.png
Donald Linwood GibbsAugust 7, 1904
1963 Joseph F Gibney Massachusetts state senator.png
Joseph Francis GibneyJanuary 9, 1911
1953 Philip Graham senator Massachusetts.jpg
Philip A. Graham May 21, 1910
1967 Kevin Brian Harrington senator Massachusetts.jpg
Kevin B. Harrington January 9, 1929
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 William Hennigan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James W. Hennigan Jr. March 27, 1927
1935 Charles Hogan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles V. Hogan April 12, 1897
1935 Newland Holmes senator Massachusetts.png
Newland H. Holmes August 30, 1891
1959 Warren S Keith Massachusetts state senator.png
Warren Sherman KeithJune 12, 1892
1945 Fred Lamson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Fred I. Lamson December 11, 1910
1959 Francis Lappin Massachusetts state senator.png
Francis L. LappinJanuary 13, 1915
1959 Michael LoPresti Massachusetts state senator.png
Michael LoPrestiJune 25, 1908
1953 Harold Lundgren senator Massachusetts.jpg
Harold R. LundgrenMay 22, 1894
1959 William Charles Madden Massachusetts state senator.png
William Charles MaddenJuly 9, 1915
1939 Ralph Mahar Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ralph Collins MaharJanuary 4, 1912
1967 Francis McCann senator Massachusetts.jpg
Francis X. McCannSeptember 2, 1912
Peter M. McCormack April 22, 1919
1959 Arthur Mullen Massachusetts state senator.png
Arthur Joseph MullenJuly 20, 1922
1935 Charles Olson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles William OlsonAugust 24, 1889
1985 John F Parker Massachusetts state senator.png
John Francis Parker May 29, 1907
1939 John Powers Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John E. Powers November 10, 1910
1967 James Paul Rurak senator Massachusetts.jpg
James Paul RurakNovember 9, 1911
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 William Wall Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William X. WallJuly 1, 1904
1975 Stanley John Zarod senator Massachusetts.jpg
Stanley John ZarodApril 11, 1920

Representatives

portraitname [4] date of birth [5] district [5]
1961 Harry Albro Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harry Benjamin AlbroJanuary 21, 1887 2nd Barnstable
1961 Walter Anderson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Walter T. AndersonJanuary 6, 1891
1953 Julius Ansel Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Julius Ansel April 27, 1908
1953 John Armstrong Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John A. ArmstrongJune 12, 1901
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
1961 Fred Baumeister Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Fred A. BaumeisterSeptember 24, 1892
1945 Raymond Beach Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Raymond H. BeachAugust 11, 1888
1967 Roger Bernashe Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Roger L. Bernashe September 9, 1927
1979 Francis Bevilacqua Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis Bevilacqua August 12, 1923
1953 Charles Bisbee Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles A. Bisbee Jr.June 8, 1918
1961 Vinson Blanchard Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Vinson BlanchardAugust 1, 1916
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
1967 Stanley Bocko Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Stanley Joseph BockoAugust 26, 1920
1983 Robert Joseph Bohigian Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert Joseph BohigianJuly 24, 1922
1953 Frank Edwin Boot Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank Edwin BootNovember 8, 1905
1953 Gordon Dickson Boynton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gordon Dickson BoyntonAugust 9, 1901
1959 Malcolm Boynton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Malcolm Blanchard BoyntonNovember 13, 1894
1939 G Edward Bradley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
G. Edward Bradley October 21, 1906
1953 John Cornelius Bresnahan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Cornelius BresnahanNovember 14, 1919
1975 Joseph Brett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph E. BrettMay 19, 1907
1961 Lawrence Bretta Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Lawrence F. Bretta January 12, 1928
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
1961 John Buckley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Patrick Buckley1906
Thaddeus Buczko (48265067096).jpg
Thaddeus M. Buczko February 23, 1926
1961 George Burgeson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George H. BurgesonDecember 25, 1907
1967 Anthony Burke Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Anthony Joseph BurkeJuly 17, 1931
1967 Walter Burke Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Walter T. BurkeAugust 5, 1911
1953 Gardner Campbell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gardner E. CampbellNovember 22, 1886
1961 John Campbell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John J. CampbellAugust 26, 1922
1961 Michael Cantwell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael Herbert CantwellMay 2, 1905
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
1961 Ralph Cartwright Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ralph W. Cartwright Jr.October 5, 1920
1945 William Casey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William J. Casey (Massachusetts politician) June 27, 1905
1967 Michael Catino Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael CatinoFebruary 21, 1904
1961 John Cavanaugh Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Joseph CavanaughDecember 16, 1921
1959 Alexander Cella Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Alexander J. CellaMarch 1, 1929
1953 Harrison Chadwick Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harrison ChadwickFebruary 25, 1903
1953 Amelio Della Chiesa Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Amelio Della Chiesa July 31, 1901
Stephen T Chmura.jpg
Stephen T. Chmura August 25, 1916
1961 Peter Cloherty Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Peter Joseph ClohertyFebruary 19, 1923
1953 Thomas Francis Coady Jr Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Francis Coady Jr.May 8, 1905
1961 Anthony Colonna Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Anthony M. ColonnaMay 2, 1916
1953 James Francis Condon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Francis CondonFebruary 4, 1899
1967 Lloyd Conn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Lloyd E. ConnNovember 26, 1904
1961 Gilbert Coroa Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gilbert M. CoroaJanuary 13, 1925
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
1967 Russell Craig Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Russell H. CraigFebruary 4, 1924
Robert Q. Crane (9504749002).jpg
Robert Q. Crane March 21, 1926
1975 James Craven Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James J. Craven, Jr. March 24, 1919
1961 Wallace Crawford Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Wallace Boyd CrawfordNovember 19, 1908
1961 John Cronin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John J. CroninAugust 1, 1910
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
1967 John Davoren Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Davoren July 27, 1915
1967 James DeNormandie senator Massachusetts.jpg
James DeNormandieNovember 10, 1907
1953 Domenic Victor DePari Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Domenic Victor DePariOctober 27, 1910
1959 Wilfred Derosier Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Wilfred Adolphus DerosierMarch 2, 1908
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
1961 Gerard Doherty Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gerard F. Doherty April 6, 1928
1953 John Francis Dolan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John F. Dolan September 7, 1922
1959 Richard T Dolan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Richard T. DolanJanuary 4, 1924
1953 Edmond Donlan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edmond J. DonlanDecember 19, 1899
1961 Henry Donnelly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry C. DonnellyApril 13, 1922
1961 Thomas Donohue Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Francis DonohueDecember 6, 1902
1961 Harold Dower Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harold Lawrence DowerSeptember 16, 1908
1983 Charles Robert Doyle Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Robert DoyleSeptember 24, 1925
John T. Driscoll October 26, 1925
1953 Charles Luke Driscoll Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles E. Luke DriscollOctober 1, 1909
1961 James Duffy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James V. DuffyMarch 14, 1920
1961 John Eaton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Marshall Eaton Jr.March 26, 1918
1953 Thomas Edward Enright Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Edward EnrightAugust 1, 1881
1967 Thomas Fallon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Francis FallonDecember 4, 1929
1961 Manuel Faria Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Manuel FariaMarch 7, 1906
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
1961 A Richard Ferullo Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
A. Richard FerulloDecember 29, 1929
1961 Cornelius Finnegan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Cornelius T. Finnegan Jr.December 13, 1918
1961 William Finnegan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William H. FinneganMarch 29, 1926
1953 Thomas Flaherty Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas M. FlahertySeptember 6, 1903
1961 Vernon Fletcher Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Vernon R. FletcherFebruary 8, 1924
1961 Maurice Flynn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Maurice Richard Flynn Jr.December 20, 1917
1961 Jeremiah Foley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jeremiah J. FoleyOctober 28, 1915
1961 John Frenning Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Winslow FrenningJuly 19, 1922
1961 Joseph Garczynski Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Garczynski, JrFebruary 14, 1927
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 Edwin Daniel Gorman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edwin Daniel GormanNovember 19, 1912
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
1959 Henry W Hallinan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry W. Hallinan February 1, 1915
1961 David Hamilton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
David Boyce HamiltonDecember 4, 1890
1967 Samuel Harmon senator Massachusetts.jpg
Samuel HarmonApril 29, 1911
1967 Edward Harrington Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward D. Harrington Jr.August 11, 1921
1959 Russell Palmer Hayden Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Russell Palmer HaydenFebruary 14, 1915
1961 Arthur Heaney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Graham HeaneyJuly 7, 1908
1959 William John Hill Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William John HillOctober 4, 1930
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
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
1961 Carl Johnson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Carl R. Johnson Jr.August 22, 1926
1945 Ernest Johnson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ernest A. JohnsonMarch 13, 1897
1953 Allan Francis Jones Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Allan Francis JonesJune 29, 1921
1959 Oswald Louis Jordan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Oswald Louis Jordan [6] May 9, 1912
1961 William Joyce Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William F. JoyceJuly 26, 1909
1961 Sumner Kaplan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Sumner Z. Kaplan February 3, 1920
1953 William Francis Keenan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Francis KeenanJanuary 8, 1921
1961 James A Kelly Jr Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James A. Kelly Jr. May 11, 1926
1953 James Kelly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James H. Kelly October 15, 1919
1961 Archibald Kenefick Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Archibald E. KenefickNovember 4, 1896
1961 George Kenneally Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George V. Kenneally Jr. December 29, 1929
1961 John P Kennedy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John P. KennedyFebruary 24, 1918
1953 Edward Kerr Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward L. KerrMarch 6, 1909
1967 Gregory Khachadoorian Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gregory Benjamin KhachadoorianJuly 8, 1928
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 Thomas Edward Kitchen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Edward KitchenDecember 16, 1924
1967 Freyda Koplow Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Freyda Koplow October 26, 1907
1961 Walter Kostanski Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Walter Kostanski December 10, 1923
1967 Matthew Kuss Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Matthew J. KussDecember 5, 1915
1961 John Lawless Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Joseph LawlessJuly 15, 1912
1953 James Lawton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James R. Lawton October 20, 1925
1961 Frank Lemos Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank F. LemosJanuary 6, 1901
1967 Peter Levanti Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Peter John LevantiMarch 19, 1903
1959 Emmit J Line Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Emmit Joseph LineJune 17, 1927
1959 John Joseph Linehan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Joseph LinehanMarch 26, 1933
1967 Gerald Lombard Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gerald P. LombardJanuary 4, 1916
1975 John Long Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John J. LongDecember 10, 1927
1953 William Longworth Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William LongworthAugust 17, 1914
1959 John Donald Bain Macmillan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Donald Bain MacmillanJuly 14, 1917
1967 J Robert Mahan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
J. Robert MahanDecember 14, 1903
1961 Francis Marr Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis Joseph MarrOctober 10, 1927
1961 Rico Matera Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Rico MateraJune 21, 1917
1945 Joseph McEvoy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph F. McEvoy Jr.April 27, 1918
1967 John McGlynn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John J. McGlynn February 26, 1922
1961 James McIntyre Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James McIntyre (politician) May 25, 1930
1959 Manuel V Medeiros Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Manuel Victor MedeirosMarch 15, 1908
1967 Paul Menton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul C. MentonApril 15, 1925
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Joe Moakley April 27, 1927
1961 Robert Mooney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert Francis MooneyFebruary 16, 1931
1967 William Moran Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William James MoranJune 24, 1921
1961 Edward Morrow Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward S. MorrowMarch 20, 1921
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
1961 James Mullen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Gerard MullenMay 5, 1922
1959 Robert John Mulligan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert John MulliganMarch 29, 1931
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
1967 John Navin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John J. NavinSeptember 9, 1915
1961 Michael Nazzaro Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael Anthony Nazzaro Jr.June 2, 1925
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
1975 James Nolen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James R. NolenApril 17, 1933
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
1967 Walter OBrien Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Walter Wilson O'BrienOctober 14, 1910
1953 David John OConnor Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
David J. O'Connor November 9, 1924
1967 George OFarrell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Henry O'FarrellNovember 15, 1910
1953 Joseph Michael OLoughlin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Michael O'LoughlinNovember 26, 1914
1961 George OShea Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George J. O'Shea Jr. January 5, 1929
1953 Daniel Matthew OSullivan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Daniel Matthew O'SullivanAugust 17, 1921
1961 William Otis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William F. OtisOctober 12, 1903
1953 Charles Louis Patrone Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Louis PatroneMarch 17, 1914
1959 Theodore Clark Perkins Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Theodore Clark PerkinsJanuary 7, 1915
1961 Francis Perry Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis Whitney PerryApril 21, 1913
1967 Vite Pigaga senator Massachusetts.jpg
Vite Pigaga
1961 Lincoln Pope Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Lincoln Pope Jr. [6] May 29, 1916
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
1953 Meyer Pressman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Meyer PressmanFebruary 11, 1907
1959 Stuart Putnam Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Stuart D. PutnamFebruary 2, 1906
Rob Quinn (13560397264).jpg
Robert H. Quinn January 30, 1928
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
1961 Leo Reynolds Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Leo Joseph ReynoldsFebruary 29, 1920
1967 Frank Rico Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank G. RicoJune 2, 1912
1967 Daniel Rider Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Daniel H. RiderJuly 15, 1912
1967 Harold Rosen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harold Rosen (politician) 1906
1967 Nathan Rosenfeld Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Nathan RosenfeldJanuary 31, 1906
1967 Raymond Rourke Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Raymond F. Rourke October 10, 1917
1967 Harry Della Russo senator Massachusetts.jpg
Harry Della RussoMay 26, 1907
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
1961 John Sennott Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Ralph Sennott Jr.April 22, 1910
1961 Vincent Shanley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Vincent Joseph ShanleyJanuary 27, 1916
1961 Charles Shea Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Louis SheaJune 28, 1927
1963 Antone Silva Massachusetts state senator.png
Antone L. Silva
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 Fletcher Smith Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Fletcher Smith Jr.May 20, 1918
1967 Lawrence Smith Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Lawrence Philip SmithDecember 4, 1919
1961 George Spartichino Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George William SpartichinoJune 11, 1924
1967 George Spatcher Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George I. SpatcherFebruary 2, 1902
1961 Edmund St John Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edmund R. St. John Jr.April 28, 1920
1961 C Clifford Stone Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
C. Clifford StoneAugust 20, 1897
1953 William Christopher Sullivan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Christopher SullivanOctober 13, 1924
1959 John Sweeney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John A. SweeneyOctober 22, 1926
1939 Joseph Sylvia Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph A. SylviaAugust 19, 1892
1961 Alvin Tamkin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Alvin C. TamkinJune 19, 1924
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
1959 Edna Berenice Telford Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edna Telford February 28, 1899
1953 John Forbes Thompson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John F. Thompson (politician) May 20, 1920
1959 George Hawley Thompson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Hawley ThompsonJune 8, 1917
1961 George Thomson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Breed ThomsonJanuary 10, 1921
1953 Irene Thresher Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Irene ThresherJuly 6, 1900
1961 J Robert Tickle Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
J. Robert TickleFebruary 27, 1918
1975 John Toomey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Joseph ToomeyMarch 25, 1909
1961 Henry Turner Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Andrews TurnerMarch 22, 1887
1961 Warren Turner Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Warren A. TurnerJanuary 25, 1905
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
1961 Alfred Voke Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Alfred R. Voke February 12, 1919
1953 Joseph Francis Walsh Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Francis WalshFebruary 9, 1907
1961 Martin Walsh Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Martin H. WalshJuly 31, 1916
Barclay H. Warburton III February 5, 1922
1953 Chester Waterous Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Chester H. WaterousNovember 18, 1905
1967 Norman Weinberg Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Norman S. Weinberg1919
1961 Benjamin White Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Benjamin Horace WhiteApril 11, 1902
1953 Philip Whitmore Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip F. WhitmoreSeptember 10, 1892
1961 John Whittemore Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John W. WhittemoreJanuary 30, 1906
Clarence Wilkinson September 26, 1910
1967 Arthur Williams Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur WilliamsDecember 14, 1915
1961 Thomas Wojtkowski Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Casmere WojtkowskiSeptember 18, 1926
1953 Alton Hamilton Worrall Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Alton Hamilton WorrallApril 20, 1893
1961 Albert Zabriskie Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert H. ZabriskieDecember 7, 1917
1953 Paul Zollo Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul G. ZolloAugust 26, 1904

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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">1977–1978 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 170th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1977 and 1978 during the governorship of Michael Dukakis. Kevin B. Harrington served as president of the Senate and Thomas W. McGee served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1957–1958 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 160th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1957 and 1958 during the governorship of Foster Furcolo. Newland H. Holmes served as president of the Senate and John F. Thompson served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1987–1988 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 175th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1987 and 1988 during the governorship of Michael Dukakis. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and George Keverian served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1971–1972 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 167th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1971 and 1972 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. "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  2. 1 2 "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
  3. 1 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
  4. 1 2 3 1959–1960 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1959 via Internet Archive.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Annual Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts, 1959" (PDF), Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts via State Library of Massachusetts
  6. 1 2 Massachusetts, State Library of; Court, Massachusetts General (2010), Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, hdl:2452/48905

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