85th Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | General Court | ||||
Election | November 3, 1863 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 40 | ||||
President | Jonathan E. Field | ||||
House | |||||
Members | 240 | ||||
Speaker | Alexander Hamilton Bullock | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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The 85th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1864 during the governorship of John Albion Andrew.[2] Jonathan E. Field served as president of the Senate and Alexander Hamilton Bullock served as speaker of the House.[3]
Senators
[edit]- Israel W. Andrews [4]
- Samuel Babcock
- John I. Baker
- Henry Barstow
- William Bassett
- Winslow Battles
- Martin Brimmer
- Samuel A. Brown
- Henry Carter
- Otis Cary
- Mellen Chamberlain
- Thomas L. Chapman
- Francis Childs
- Oliver B. Clark
- Freeman Cobb
- Charles E. Codman
- John D. Cogswell
- Joseph Crafts
- Nathan Crocker
- Lewis J. Dudley
- Jonathan E. Field
- George Frost
- Horatio N. Gardner
- Martin Griffin
- Solon S. Hastings
- George Heywood
- Edwin F. Jenks
- Jacob H. Loud
- Walter D. Nichols
- William B. Pearsons
- Robert C. Pitman
- Thomas Rice Jr.
- William H. Sanborn
- John E. Sanford
- E. B. Stoddard
- Admiral A. Ward
- Darwin E. Ware
- George Whitney
- George F. Williams
- Thomas Wright
Representatives
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
- ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1864, hdl:2452/795797
- ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
- ^ Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1864. hdl:2452/40642.
Further reading
[edit]- "Massachusetts". American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1864. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1865. (includes description of legislature)
External links
[edit]- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1864, hdl:2452/725166
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1864, hdl:2452/92946