1864 Massachusetts legislature

85th Massachusetts General Court
← 84th 86th →
Overview
Legislative body	General Court
Election	November 3, 1863
Senate
Members	40
President	Jonathan E. Field
House
Members	240
Speaker	Alexander Hamilton Bullock
Sessions
1st January 6, 1864 (1864-01-06) – May 14, 1864 (1864-05-14) [1]

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

• 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

See also

• 38th United States Congress
• List of Massachusetts General Courts

References

1. "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
2. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1864, hdl:2452/795797
3. "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
4. Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1864. hdl:2452/40642.

Further reading

• "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

• Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1864, hdl:2452/725166
• Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1864, hdl:2452/92946