1887 Massachusetts legislature

108th
Massachusetts General Court
←107th 109th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 2, 1886
Senate
Members40
PresidentHalsey J. Boardman
Party controlRepublican[1]
House of Representantives
Members240
SpeakerCharles J. Noyes
Party controlRepublican[2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 5, 1887 (1887-01-05) – June 16, 1887 (1887-06-16) [3]
Halsey J. Boardman
Halsey Boardman, Senate president.
Charles J. Noyes
Charles Noyes, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1887.

The 108th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1887 during the governorship of Oliver Ames. Halsey J. Boardman served as president of the Senate and Charles J. Noyes served as speaker of the House.[4]

Senators

  • Alpheus B. Alger[5]
  • Halsey J. Boardman
  • Charles N. Clark
  • Benjamin F. Cook
  • John J. Currier
  • Patrick D. Dwyer
  • Oliver G. Fernald
  • J. Varnum Fletcher
  • William T. Forbes
  • Charles A. Gleason
  • Jubal C. Gleason
  • Edward Glines
  • J. Henry Gould
  • Harris C. Hartwell
  • Robert Howard
  • Luman T. Jefts
  • Edward J. Jenkins
  • Edward D. G. Jones
  • Frank W. Jones
  • Jediah P. Jordan
  • Isaac N. Keith
  • Ziba C. Keith
  • D. Frank Kimball
  • Edwin T. Marble
  • Eben C. Milliken
  • Elijah A. Morse
  • Asa T. Newhall
  • Edward F. O'Sullivan
  • Levi Perkins
  • Henry N. Phillips
  • Edwin L. Pilsbury
  • Charles A. Reed
  • Samuel Roads Jr.
  • Irving B. Sayles
  • John F. Shea
  • Edward J. Slattery
  • John K. C. Sleeper
  • Charles A. Towne
  • John Welch
  • Edward P. Wilbur

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. ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
  5. ^ Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1887.
  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. ^ Roberts, Holland & (c. 1887), English: Portrait of member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, in the United States, retrieved 2023-04-29

Further reading

  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1887, hdl:2452/619076
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1887, hdl:2452/83193


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