1834 Massachusetts legislature

55th Massachusetts General Court
← 54th 56th →
Overview
Legislative body	General Court
Senate
Members	40
President	Benjamin T. Pickman
House
Members	570 [1]
Speaker	William B. Calhoun
Sessions
1st January 1, 1834 (1834-01-01) – April 2, 1834 (1834-04-02) [2][3]

The 55th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1834 during the governorship of John Davis. Benjamin T. Pickman served as president of the Senate and William B. Calhoun served as speaker of the House.[4]

Senators

• John R. Adan [5]
• Nathaniel Austin
• John Bailey
• Gideon Barstow
• Ira Barton
• George Blake
• Patrick Boise
• Nathan C. Brownell
• James Byers
• John Cotton
• Elihu Cutler
• Alexander H. Everett
• William Foster
• Samuel French
• Artemas Hale
• Geo. Hawes
• Isaac L. Hedge
• Robert Hooper, Jr.
• Charles Hudson
• David Joy
• Jesse Kimball
• Samuel Lee
• John Leland
• Charles Marston
• Samuel Merrill
• Samuel Mixter
• Josiah Newhall
• Rejoice Newton
• William Nichols
• Benjamin T. Pickman
• Charles Russell
• Daniel Shattuck
• Edward Stevens
• Thomas B. Strong
• Christopher Webb
• Daniel Wells
• Seth Whitmarsh
• Sidney Willard
• Eliphalet Williams
• Nathaniel Wright

Representatives

• Samuel Aspinwall [5]

See also

• 23rd United States Congress
• List of Massachusetts General Courts

References

1. "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
2. "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
3. 1843 Senate Bill 0062. Statement of the Duration of Each Session of the Legislature Since May, 1823, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1843, hdl:2452/739202
4. "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
5. "Civil Government of Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar for 1834 – via HathiTrust. For the political year, commencing January, 1834, and ending January, 1835

External links

• Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1834, hdl:2452/749493 – via State Library of Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1834, hdl:2452/103879