1866 Massachusetts legislature

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87th
Massachusetts General Court
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Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 7, 1865
Senate
Members40 [1]
President
House
Members240 [1]
SpeakerJames M. Stone
Sessions
1stJanuary 3, 1866 (1866-01-03) – May 30, 1866 (1866-05-30) [2]

The 87th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1866 during the governorship of Alexander H. Bullock.[3] served as president of the Senate and James M. Stone served as speaker of the House.[4]

Notable legislation included the Factory Inspection Act which aimed to improve workplace safety.[5]

Senators[]

  • [1]
  • Charles Adams Jr.
  • Henry Alexander Jr.
  • George S. Ball
  • Edwin L. Barney
  • George O. Brastow
  • William Brigham
  • F. W. Choate
  • Alvah Crocker
  • Ebenezer Davis
  • James Easton II
  • Charles Endicott
  • George Foster
  • John Hill
  • James Howard
  • Alden Leland
  • Elishia Monk
  • E. R. Mudge
  • Reuben Nickerson
  • Benjamin C. Perkins
  • Joseph A. Pond
  • Lucius W. Pond
  • William L. Reed
  • Everett Robinson
  • Solomon B. Stebbins
  • Hiram A. Stevens
  • Levi Stockbridge
  • Edward S. Tobey
  • Joseph Tucker
  • Tappan Wentworth
  • William F. Wilder

Representatives[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1866. hdl:2452/40644.
  2. ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  3. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1866, hdl:2452/795801
  4. ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
  5. ^ Robert David Sullivan (2005). "A Toast to the General Court". CommonWealth Magazine. 10 (4).

Further reading[]

  • "Massachusetts". American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1866. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1867. (includes description of legislature)

External links[]

  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1866, hdl:2452/738680 – via State Library of Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1866, hdl:2452/92948
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