1963–1964 Massachusetts legislature

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163rd
Massachusetts General Court
162nd 164th
Overview
Legislative body General Court
TermJanuary 2, 1963 (1963-01-02) – July 4, 1964 (1964-07-04) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
President John E. Powers
Majority Leader Maurice A. Donahue
Minority Leader Philip A. Graham
Party control Democrat [2]
House
Members240 [3]
Speaker John F. Thompson
Majority Leader John Davoren
Majority Whip Robert H. Quinn
Minority Leader Sidney Curtiss
Minority WhipAlfred R. Shrigley
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, 1963-1964.

The 163rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1963 and 1964 during the governorship of Endicott Peabody. John E. Powers served as president of the Senate and John F. Thompson served as speaker of the House. [4]

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On May 9, 1964, a special grand jury indicted House speaker Thompson on 29 counts of bribery. [5] On June 16, 1964, the General Court passed the bill establishing the University of Massachusetts Boston co-sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Maurice A. Donahue, Senator George V. Kenneally Jr., and House Majority Whip Robert H. Quinn along with a $200,000 appropriation. [6]

Senators

portraitname [4] date of birth [7] district [7]
1967 Oliver Ames senator Massachusetts.jpg
Oliver F. AmesDecember 13, 1920 23rd Middlesex
1963 Paul Benoit Massachusetts state senator.png
Paul H. BenoitJanuary 5, 1916
1953 Charles Bisbee Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles A. Bisbee Jr.June 8, 1918
1969 James F Burke Massachusetts state senator.png
James F. BurkeSeptember 7, 1914
1967 John Joseph Conte senator Massachusetts.jpg
John J. ConteMay 3, 1930
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, 19182nd Hampden
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
1963 Michael J Galvin Massachusetts state senator.png
Michael J. Galvin September 7, 1907
1963 Joseph F Gibney Massachusetts state senator.png
Joseph Francis GibneyJanuary 9, 1911
1953 Philip Graham senator Massachusetts.jpg
Philip A. Graham May 21, 19103rd Essex
1971 George Hammond Massachusetts state senator.png
George D. HammondOctober 29, 1906
1967 John Edward Harrington senator Massachusetts.jpg
John Edward Harrington Jr.July 30, 1930
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
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
1953 Allan Francis Jones Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Allan Francis JonesJune 29, 1921
1961 George Kenneally Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George V. Kenneally Jr. December 29, 1929
1945 Fred Lamson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Fred I. Lamson December 11, 1910
1963 James J Long Massachusetts state senator.png
James J. LongNovember 15, 1913
1967 Francis McCann senator Massachusetts.jpg
Francis X. McCannSeptember 2, 1912
1963 James McCormack Massachusetts state senator.png
James S. McCormack
1967 Denis McKenna senator Massachusetts.jpg
Denis L. MckennaAugust 14, 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
1967 Philibert Pellegrini senator Massachusetts.jpg
Philibert L. PellegriniSeptember 4, 1918
1939 John Powers Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John E. Powers November 10, 19104th Suffolk
1967 James Paul Rurak senator Massachusetts.jpg
James Paul RurakNovember 9, 1911
1967 Harry Della Russo senator Massachusetts.jpg
Harry Della RussoMay 26, 1907
1963 Antone Silva Massachusetts state senator.png
Antone L. Silva
1961 Edmund St John Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edmund R. St. John Jr.April 28, 1920
1963 George A Sullivan Massachusetts state senator.png
George A. Sullivan Jr.
1967 Mario Umana senator Massachusetts.jpg
Mario Umana May 5, 1914
1953 William Wall Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William X. WallJuly 1, 1904
1953 Joseph Ward Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph D. Ward March 26, 1914
1975 Stanley John Zarod senator Massachusetts.jpg
Stanley John ZarodApril 11, 1920

Representatives

portraitname [4] date of birth [7] district [7]
1961 Walter Anderson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Walter T. AndersonJanuary 6, 1891 23rd Middlesex
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
1967 Peter Asiaf Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Peter George AsiafAugust 15, 1905
1963 Normand Babineau Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Normand J. BabineauJanuary 4, 1928
1967 John Dowkontt Barrus senator Massachusetts.jpg
John Dowkontt BarrusAugust 19, 1924
David M Bartley.jpg
David M. Bartley February 9, 1935
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
1961 John Berry Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John T. Berry November 20, 1924
1979 Francis Bevilacqua Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis Bevilacqua August 12, 1923
1967 Donald Bliss Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Donald T. Bliss1937
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
Royal L. Bolling.jpg
Royal L. Bolling June 19, 1920
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
1967 Joseph Bradley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph G. BradleyJune 14, 1930
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 Alfred Sylvester Brothers Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Alfred Sylvester Brothers [8] November 4, 1919
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
1967 Charles Buffone Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles J. Buffone1919
Senate President William M. Bulger (9519685196).jpg
William Bulger February 2, 1934
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
1969 Louis Buttiglieri Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Louis ButtiglieriMay 18, 1916
1961 Patrick Callaghan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Patrick Edmund CallaghanAugust 13, 1895
1953 Gardner Campbell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gardner E. CampbellNovember 22, 1886
1963 Levin Hicks Campbell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Levin H. Campbell January 2, 1927
1967 Raymond Carey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Raymond Edward CareyJanuary 6, 1899
1975 William Carey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William A. CareyJanuary 28, 1920
1967 Daniel Carney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Daniel William Carney [9] August 17, 1925
1967 Philip Carney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip N. Carney June 6, 1919
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
1965 Paul Cataldo Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul A. CataldoMay 15, 1935
1967 Michael Catino Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael CatinoFebruary 21, 1904
1967 Emmett Cauley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Emmett J. CauleyFebruary 28, 1903
1967 Paul Cavanaugh Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul J. CavanaughFebruary 22, 1936
1967 Robert Cawley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert L. CawleyJuly 30, 1934
1953 Harrison Chadwick Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harrison ChadwickFebruary 25, 1903
1945 Perlie Chase Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Perlie Dyar ChaseJuly 31, 1905
1953 Amelio Della Chiesa Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Amelio Della Chiesa July 31, 1901
Stephen T Chmura.jpg
Stephen Thomas ChmuraAugust 25, 1916
1967 John Clark Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John George ClarkFebruary 26, 1902
1953 Thomas Francis Coady Jr Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Francis Coady Jr.May 8, 1905
1961 Beryl Cohen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Beryl CohenSeptember 18, 1934
1963 Keith Collins Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Keith E. CollinsApril 24, 1929
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
1967 William Connell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Augustine Connell, JrNovember 17, 1922
1961 James Corcoran Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James C. Corcoran Jr.September 22, 1926
1961 Beatrice Keene Corliss Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Beatrice Corliss October 21, 1910
1961 Gilbert Coroa Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gilbert M. CoroaJanuary 13, 1925
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
1945 Walter Cuffe Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Walter A. CuffeJanuary 29, 1898
1953 Sidney Quinn Curtiss Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Sidney Curtiss September 4, 19177th Berkshire
1967 Michael DAvolio Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael A. D'Avolio
Stephen Davenport (11191821703).jpg
Stephen Davenport June 27, 1924
1967 John Davoren Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Davoren July 27, 19159th Worcester
1969 Joseph Del Grosso Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Del GrossoJuly 25, 1904
1967 James DeNormandie senator Massachusetts.jpg
James DeNormandieNovember 10, 1907
1967 Arthur Desrocher Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Leo DesrocherJanuary 25, 1930
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
1961 Thomas Donohue Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Francis DonohueDecember 6, 1902
1967 John Donovan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John F. Donovan Jr.August 21, 1931
1961 Harold Dower Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harold Lawrence DowerSeptember 16, 1908
1967 James Downey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James P. DowneyJanuary 9, 1911
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
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Michael Dukakis November 3, 1933
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Joseph D. Early January 31, 1933
1961 John Eaton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Marshall Eaton Jr.March 26, 1918
1967 Arnold Epstein Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arnold Irving EpsteinApril 5, 1920
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
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
1967 Irving Fishman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Irving Fishman March 29, 1921
1961 John Fitzgerald Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Joseph FitzgeraldFebruary 28, 1918
1967 Charles Flannery Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles L. FlanneryMarch 22, 1920
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 Bernard Foley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Bernard J. Pat FoleyJuly 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
1967 Albert Gammal Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert A. Gammal Jr.1928
1967 Julie Gilligan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Julie GilliganAugust 5, 1911
1963 Ernest Goff Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ernest L. Goff Jr.October 10, 1907
1961 Robert Hahn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert C. Hahn March 25, 1921
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
1967 David Harrison Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
David E. Harrison June 19, 1933
1967 Francis Hatch Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis W. Hatch Jr. May 6, 1925
1967 Winston Healy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Winston HealyOctober 20, 1937
1967 Timothy Hickey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Timothy William HickeyFebruary 14, 1938
1953 Herbert Hollis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Herbert B. HollisSeptember 10, 1899
1963 William Homans Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William P. Homans Jr.March 18, 1921
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
1967 John Janas Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Janas September 4, 1910
1961 Carl Johnson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Carl R. Johnson Jr.August 22, 1926
1961 William Joyce Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William F. JoyceJuly 26, 1909
1967 Joseph Kearney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph M. KearneyFebruary 23, 1927
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 John P Kennedy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John P. KennedyFebruary 24, 1918
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
1991 Edward Kirby senator Massachusetts.jpg
Edward P. Kirby January 10, 1928
1967 Benjamin Klebanow Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Benjamin KlebanowNovember 2, 1900
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
1961 Albert Kramer Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert KramerJuly 4, 1933
1967 Mitsie Kulig Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Mitsie T. KuligMay 18, 1921
1967 Matthew Kuss Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Matthew J. KussDecember 5, 1915
1975 Richard Landry Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Richard E. LandryMay 29, 1936
1961 Joseph Langone Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph A. Langone, IIIJanuary 25, 1917
1961 Frank Lemos Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank F. LemosJanuary 6, 1901
1991 David Henry Locke senator Massachusetts.jpg
David H. Locke August 4, 1927
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
1967 William MacLean Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Q. MacLean Jr. November 4, 1934
1967 J Robert Mahan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
J. Robert MahanDecember 14, 1903
1975 Donald Manning Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Donald J. ManningJune 23, 1929
1945 Joseph McEvoy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph F. McEvoy Jr.April 27, 1918
Thomas W. McGee.jpg
Thomas W. McGee May 24, 1924
1961 Robert McGinn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert J. McGinnDecember 18, 1918
1967 John McGlynn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John J. McGlynn February 26, 1922
1967 Allan McGuane Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Allan McGuaneJuly 26, 1928
1961 James McIntyre Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James McIntyre (politician) May 25, 1930
1983 Arthur James McKenna Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur James McKennaOctober 29, 1914
1961 George Mendonca Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George G. MendoncaMarch 26, 1924
1967 Paul Menton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul C. MentonApril 15, 1925
1967 William Moran Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William James MoranJune 24, 1921
1963 William Mork Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William H. MorkMay 13, 1895
1967 Gerald Morrissey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gerald J. Morrissey May 20, 1927
1961 Edward Morrow Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward S. MorrowMarch 20, 1921
1961 Edwin Morse Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edwin Herbert MorseJanuary 7, 1902
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
1967 Paul Murphy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul F. MurphyOctober 14, 1932
1967 Paul Maurice Murphy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul Maurice MurphyFebruary 24, 1932
1945 Cornelius Murray Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Cornelius Joseph MurrayAugust 19, 1890
1961 Lorenz Muther Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Lorenz Francis Muther Jr.September 26, 1908
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
1965 Patrick Nee Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Patrick William NeeNovember 22, 1938
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
1975 James OBrien Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Anthony O'Brien, JrJune 22, 1919
1967 James OBrien Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Anthony O'Brien, JrJune 22, 1919
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
1961 William Otis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William F. OtisOctober 12, 1903
1961 Domenick Pasciucco Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Domenick S. PasciuccoAugust 1, 1921
1965 Albert Pettoruto Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert P. PettorutoSeptember 29, 1915
1967 Vite Pigaga senator Massachusetts.jpg
Vite Pigaga
1961 Lincoln Pope Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Lincoln Pope Jr. May 29, 1916
1945 George Porter Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George William PorterNovember 6, 1885
1953 Philip Andrew Quinn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip Andrew QuinnFebruary 21, 1910
Rob Quinn (13560397264).jpg
Robert H. Quinn January 30, 1928 12th Suffolk
1953 William Randall Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William I. RandallSeptember 13, 1915
1965 Paul Reed Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul de Hoff Reed Jr.
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 J Hilary Rockett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
J. Hilary RockettJanuary 16, 1935
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 George Sacco Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Sacco July 19, 1936
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 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
1961 Thomas Sheehan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas A. SheehanMarch 21, 1933
1967 Alfred Shrigley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Alfred R. ShrigleyJune 6, 19143rd Plymouth
1967 Andre Sigourney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Andre Rives SigourneyJune 30, 1927
1963 Milton Silva Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Milton Raymond SilvaJune 16, 1923
1953 Michael John Simonelli Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael John SimonelliMay 9, 1913
1963 Saul Simons Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Saul SimonsFebruary 5, 1906
1961 George Smith Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George T. SmithMarch 18, 1888
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
1967 Janet Kirkland Starr Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Janet Kirkland StarrOctober 11, 1918
1961 C Clifford Stone Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
C. Clifford StoneAugust 20, 1897
1939 Joseph Sylvia Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph A. SylviaAugust 19, 1892
1953 Frank Daniel Tanner Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank Daniel TannerFebruary 3, 1888
1953 John Forbes Thompson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John F. Thompson May 20, 19202nd Hampden
1961 George Thomson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Breed ThomsonJanuary 10, 1921
1975 John Toomey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Joseph ToomeyMarch 25, 1909
1967 Joseph Travaline Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph Thomas Travaline
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
1961 Leo Turo Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Leo J. TuroDecember 11, 1923
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
1967 Dave Vigneault Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Dave Norman VigneaultSeptember 3, 1936
1967 George Walsh Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George B. WalshMarch 21, 1907
1967 Joseph Walsh Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph B. WalshNovember 15, 1923
1961 Martin Walsh Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Martin H. WalshJuly 31, 1916
1953 Chester Waterous Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Chester H. WaterousNovember 18, 1905
1967 Stephen Weekes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Stephen WeekesFebruary 1, 1925
1967 Norman Weinberg Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Norman S. Weinberg1919
1961 Benjamin White Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Benjamin Horace WhiteApril 11, 1902
1961 Thomas White Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas M. White
1961 John Whittemore Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John W. WhittemoreJanuary 30, 1906
1963 Harold Wicher Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Harold H. Wicher
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
1961 Albert Zabriskie Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert H. ZabriskieDecember 7, 1917
1967 Edward Zelazo Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward S. Zelazo May 27, 1924
1953 Paul Zollo Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul G. ZolloAugust 26, 1904

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The 178th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1993 and 1994 during the governorship of Bill Weld. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Charles Flaherty served as speaker of the House.

The 156th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1949 and 1950 during the governorship of Paul A. Dever. Chester A. Dolan Jr. and Harris S. Richardson served as presidents of the Senate. Thomas P. O'Neill served as speaker of the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1959–1960 Massachusetts legislature</span>

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.

<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">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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1965–1966 Massachusetts legislature</span>

The 164th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1965 and 1966 during the governorship of John Volpe. Maurice A. Donahue served as president of the Senate and John Davoren served as speaker of the House. On April 22, 1965, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an address to a joint session of the General Court after meeting with Massachusetts Governor John Volpe. In the same month, Volpe filed a request for legislation from the state legislature that defined schools with nonwhite enrollments greater than 50 percent to be imbalanced and granted the State Board of Education the power to withhold state funds from any school district in the state that was found to have racial imbalance, which Volpe would sign into law the following August.

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 1963–1964 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1963 via Internet Archive.
  5. "Massachusetts Speaker and 25 Indicted in Corruption Inquiry", New York Times, May 9, 1964
  6. Feldberg, Michael (2015). UMass Boston at 50: A Fiftieth-Anniversary History of the University of Massachusetts Boston. Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press. pp. 10–15. ISBN   978-1625341693.
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  8. Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905
  9. State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020

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