1884 Massachusetts legislature

105th
Massachusetts General Court
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Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 6, 1883
Senate
Members40
PresidentGeorge A. Bruce (1st Middlesex)
Party controlRepublican[1]
House
Members240
SpeakerGeorge A. Marden
Party controlRepublican[2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 2, 1884 (1884-01-02) – June 4, 1884 (1884-06-04) [3]

The 105th Massachusetts General Court was convened in 1884.[4] It sat Watson F. Hammond, the first American Indian to be elected to the Great and General Court.[5]

Senators

Representatives

See also

References

  1. ^ "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
  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
  3. ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  4. ^ Composition of the State of Massachusetts House of Representatives (PDF), Mass.gov, retrieved May 28, 2020
  5. ^ "FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN LEGISLATOR ON BEACON HILL". The Barnstable Enterprise. June 1, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  6. ^ Massachusetts, State Library of; Court, Massachusetts General (2010), Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, hdl:2452/48905
  7. ^ Alexandra Bernson (February 17, 2020), "Julius Caesar Chappelle and Black Boston", State Library of Massachusetts blog

Further reading

  • Court, Massachusetts General (1884). Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. hdl:2452/40662.
  • "Massachusetts: Legislative Session". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1884. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1889.


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