1891 Massachusetts legislature

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112th
Massachusetts General Court
111th 113th
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 4, 1890
Senate
Members40
PresidentHenry H. Sprague
Party controlRepublican[1]
House
Members240
SpeakerWilliam Emerson Barrett
Party controlRepublican[2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 7, 1891 (1891-01-07) – June 11, 1891 (1891-06-11) [3]
Henry H. Sprague
Henry Sprague, Senate president.
William Emerson Barrett
William Barrett, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1891.

The 112th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1891 during the governorship of William E. Russell. Henry H. Sprague served as president of the Senate and William Emerson Barrett served as speaker of the House.[4]

Senators[]

image name [5] date of birth [6] district
Thomas Alden August 17, 1827
Joseph Bennett May 26, 1840
1890 Joseph Mathias Bradley senator Massachusetts.png
Joseph Mathias Bradley August 18, 1852
1888 Arthur Butler Breed Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Butler Breed June 30, 1857
Benjamin F. Brickett April 10, 1846
H. Terry Cady.png
Hiram Torrey Cady January 17, 1843
Frank E. Carpenter August 29, 1851
Arthur B. Champlin.png
Arthur B. Champlin February 7, 1858
1877 Wilder P. Clark Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Wilder Philander Clark October 12, 1832
George P. Cooke October 28, 1849
1890 John William Coveney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John William Coveney April 10, 1845
1890 James Donovan senator Massachusetts.png
James Donovan May 28, 1859
1892 John Drury senator Massachusetts.png
John E. Drury May 11, 1852
1892 William N Eaton senator Massachusetts.png
William N. Eaton December 29, 1845
1892 B Marvin Fernald senator Massachusetts.png
B. Marvin Fernald February 14, 1847
1892 Gorham Gilman senator Massachusetts.png
Gorham D. Gilman May 29, 1822
1891 Charles Haggerty senator Massachusetts.png
Charles Haggerty December 6, 1854
1890 Robert Howard senator Massachusetts.png
Robert Howard February 8, 1845
Horace G. Kemp August 19, 1849
1890 Henry Albert Kimball Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Albert Kimball May 3, 1842
1890 Aaron Low senator Massachusetts.png
Aaron Low August 11, 1833
1892 James W McDonald senator Massachusetts.png
James W. McDonald May 15, 1857
William Sarsfield McNary U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.png
William S. McNary March 29, 1863
1876 Isaac Newton Nutter Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Isaac Newton Nutter June 23, 1836
1890 Alfred Stamm Pinkerton senator Massachusetts.png
Alfred Stamm Pinkerton March 19, 1856
1888 William Provin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Provin February 14, 1842
1890 Francis Henry Raymond Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis Henry Raymond February 19, 1836
1892 John Reade senator Massachusetts.png
John Reade December 1, 1826
Frederick S. Risteen August 28, 1840
Morgan Rotch April 8, 1848
1890 Cyrus Savage senator Massachusetts.png
Cyrus Savage September 2, 1832
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John Simpkins June 27, 1862
1892 Sidney Smith senator Massachusetts.png
Sidney P. Smith July 13, 1850
1888 Benjamin Franklin Southwick Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Benjamin Franklin Southwick July 5, 1835
1890 Henry Harrison Sprague senator Massachusetts.png
Henry H. Sprague August 1, 1841
William Stopford February 22, 1848
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John R. Thayer March 9, 1845
George Makepeace Towle.jpg
George Makepeace Towle August 27, 1841
1892 William H West senator Massachusetts.png
William H. West January 27, 1830
1892 Edwin Wyer senator Massachusetts.png
Edwin F. Wyer September 28, 1832

Representatives[]

image name [5] date of birth [6] district
1892 Stephen Anderson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Stephen Anderson December 24, 1840
1904 Francis H Appleton senator Massachusetts.png
Francis H. Appleton June 17, 1847
Edward A. Atkins October 22, 1832
1894 James Lewis Austin senator Massachusetts.png
James Lewis Austin March 19, 1851
Fitz J. Babson February 14, 1828
1892 Charles M Bacheller Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles M. Bacheller June 29, 1863
Charles-H-Baker.jpg
Charles H. Baker February 2, 1847
Harry H. Barrett March 10, 1851
1892 Richard F Barrett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Richard F. Barrett August 4, 1848
1888 William Emerson Barrett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Emerson Barrett December 29, 1858
1892 Robert G Bartlett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert G. Bartlett April 8, 1834
1894 Franklin Pierce Bennett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank P. Bennett May 2, 1853
1892 Zechariah Bicknell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Zechariah L. Bicknell June 20, 1820
1895 Ledyard Bill senator Massachusetts.png
Ledyard Bill 1836
Henry T. Bingham March 9, 1839
1894 S Stillman Blanchard senator Massachusetts.png
S. Stillman Blanchard June 23, 1835
1891 Frederic Wright Bliss Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frederic Wright Bliss October 14, 1852
Charles H. Boodey December 27, 1838
1892 Daniel F Breen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Daniel F. Breen June 7, 1860
Elmer H. Bright June 26, 1860
Henry W. Britton February 13, 1851
1892 Lemuel M Brock Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Lemuel M. Brock November 6, 1837
Ethan Brooks January 10, 1832
James L. Brophy November 14, 1852
George H. Brown September 3, 1838
Herman Buchholz November 23, 1839
1894 William P Buckley senator Massachusetts.png
William P. Buckley August 15, 1859
Andrew J. Bucklin February 23, 1829
Henry Beecher Bullard April 9, 1839
1894 Walter Jesse David Bullock Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Walter Jesse David Bullock July 11, 1860
1892 James F Burke Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James F. Burke November 2, 1861
William Butler.jpg
William M. Butler January 29, 1861
Patrick Cannon May 2, 1854
1892 William Cannon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Cannon November 15, 1829
1892 Robert P Capen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert P. Capen May 6, 1824
Erastus P. Carpenter November 23, 1822
George N. Carpenter January 26, 1840
1892 Michael Carroll Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael Carroll July 11, 1849
1892 James H Carter Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James H. Carter November 16, 1832
Richard A. Carter February 16, 1862
1892 Charles J Chance Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles J. Chance December 19, 1857
1892 Salem Charles Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Salem D. Charles March 19, 1850
1891 Dwight Chester Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Dwight Chester March 2, 1835
Daniel R. Child June 23, 1827
James W. Clapp July 30, 1842
1892 Hiram Clark Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Hiram E. W. Clark April 15, 1835
Louis M. Clark December 14, 1858
George E. Clarke October 30, 1822
1892 George S Clough Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George S. Clough May 2, 1839
1892 Clarence G Coburn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Clarence G. Coburn January 15, 1850
John H. Coffey 1860
1906 Morton Converse senator Massachusetts.png
Morton E. Converse November 17, 1837
Myron L. Corbett October 28, 1844
1892 Jeremiah J Crowley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jeremiah J. Crowley 1852
Francis C. Curtis March 13, 1836
Samuel N. Curtis June 26, 1824
1891 John Morton Danforth Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Morton Danforth 1840
Squire S. Davis November 3, 1852
Frederick B. Day March 20, 1843
Henry S. Dewey 1856
Henry S. Dickinson September 26, 1863
1903 Perlie Dyar senator Massachusetts.png
Perlie A. Dyar March 26, 1857
Nathan Edson September 16, 1817
Edward C. Ellis May 30, 1848
S. Hopkins Emery August 22, 1815
Charles S. Ensign July 26, 1842
John W. Fairbanks October 12, 1843
Nathan H. Fales January 17, 1847
1892 James O Fallon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James O. Fallon March 16, 1840
1894 Thomas F Fallon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas F. Fallon December 7, 1857
Isaac P. Fears November 12, 1838
1892 Myron Ferren Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Myron J. Ferren August 16, 1836
1888 Elkanah Finney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Elkanah Finney October 31, 1849
Charles T. Fletcher March 23, 1826
Charles W. Flint May 3, 1827
Nathan B. Flood November 16, 1854
Charles A. Frazer July 4, 1852
John A. Gale November 24, 1848
Benjamin Gammons February 12, 1832
1904 Arthur H Gardner Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur H. Gardner August 4, 1854
1892 Joseph J Giles Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph J. Giles March 24, 1842
FrederickHGillett.jpg
Frederick H. Gillett October 16, 1851
Edward A. Goddard 1845
1892 John Golding Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Golding 1849
David E. Gould April 14, 1863
Edward W. Greene September 4, 1843
Roger Haggerty 1846
1892 Henry Clay Hall Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Clay Hall 1838
Aaron C. Handley October 7, 1823
1892 Nathan Harding Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Nathan F. Harding November 3, 1843
Charles H. Harriman November 16, 1852
James A. Hartshorn February 24, 1856
1892 Edward J Heffernan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward J. Heffernan November 4, 1858
1892 Patrick J Heffernin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Patrick J. Heffernin 1856
Augustus Hemenway Jr by William Notman c1875.jpg
Augustus Hemenway 1853
Charles W. Henderson June 3, 1842
Edward E. Herrod November 4, 1857
1892 Thomas David Hevey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas David Hevey August 14, 1846
1892 Stephen Hickox senator Massachusetts.png
Stephen A. Hickox May 20, 1839
Charles E. Hinckley November 4, 1826
1892 John Franklin Hinds Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Franklin Hinds May 1, 1819
1892 Charles H Hobson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles H. Hobson June 20, 1857
William D. Hodges March 9, 1854
1892 Everett Horton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Everett S. Horton June 15, 1836
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Squire E. Howard May 15, 1840
1902 Timothy Howard Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Timothy Howard October 19, 1863
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Archibald M. Howe May 20, 1848
Edward C. Howe August 9, 1847
1892 Simeon Augustus Howe Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Simeon Augustus Howe July 2, 1839
Amos Hunting April 12, 1835
John T. Hurley October 26, 1855
1896 Isaac Hutchinson senator Massachusetts.png
Isaac P. Hutchinson February 26, 1860
1892 Robert B Jenkins Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert B. Jenkins September 16, 1837
Henry H. Johnson March 24, 1840
Myron H. Judd October 19, 1848
1892 Thomas J Keliher Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas J. Keliher October 13, 1858
1892 Charles Aloysius Kelly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Aloysius Kelly April 7, 1858
Parker J. Kemp June 2, 1847
1894 John Kenrick Jr senator Massachusetts.png
John Kenrick Jr. October 25, 1857
Charles G. Keyes October 19, 1832
Frederick M. Kilmer February 8, 1852
1890 John White Kimball Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John W. Kimball February 27, 1828
Albert C. Kirby March 17, 1841
1894 Francis W Kittredge senator Massachusetts.png
Francis W. Kittredge June 4, 1843
George K. Knowlton July 8, 1840
James W. Knox June 12, 1836
Nathaniel W. Ladd January 7, 1848
1892 James A Lakin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James A. Lakin 1841
Hiram B. Lane August 17, 1824
1894 Howard Lane Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Howard G. Lane December 15, 1850
Henry W. Langdon December 7, 1847
1892 Andrew M Lanigan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Andrew M. Lanigan July 10, 1860
1894 William B Lawrence senator Massachusetts.png
William B. Lawrence November 15, 1856
Horace G. Leslie April 13, 1842
James A. Lewis May 20, 1834
1912 Joseph Lomasney Massachusetts state senator.png
Joseph P. Lomasney March 10, 1863
Henry C. Longley January 9, 1841
Lucien Lord October 11, 1840
1892 John C Loud Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John C. Loud July 26, 1844
1892 Patrick B Luby Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Patrick B. Luby 1859
Haile R. Luther February 7, 1838
1892 John B Lynch Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John B. Lynch April 13, 1858
1892 Cornelius Mahoney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Cornelius E. Mahoney January 17, 1858
Dudley J. Marston July 21, 1843
1906 Ulysses Everett Mayhew Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ulysses Everett Mayhew August 16, 1848
1892 Frank McAnally Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank McAnally November 29, 1855
1892 Daniel McCarthy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Daniel McCarthy July 1, 1856
1890 Peter J. McDonald Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Peter J. McDonald May 3, 1860
Thomas O. McEnaney October 23, 1857
1890 Michael Joseph McEttrick Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael J. McEttrick June 22, 1848
Herbert A. McFarland April 14, 1840
John McFethries 1830
George B. McKenna August 31, 1857
1892 Isaac McLean Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Isaac McLean March 3, 1841
1892 John T McLoughlin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John T. McLoughlin June 2, 1865
Jeremiah J. McNamara December 5, 1864
1892 Richard F McSolla Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Richard F. McSolla January 27, 1855
1892 William E Meade senator Massachusetts.png
William E. Meade August 2, 1839
1910 James H Mellen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James H. Mellen November 7, 1845
Michael J. Mitchell July 29, 1855
1894 Hiram Monk senator Massachusetts.png
Hiram A. Monk July 16, 1829
1901 William Mooney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William L. Mooney February 16, 1867
Charles Moore June 13, 1831
Louis E. P. Moreau February 25, 1857
1893 Eugene Michael Moriarty Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Eugene Michael Moriarty April 15, 1849
1890 Edward Mott Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward Mott June 19, 1830
1890 Michael Joseph Murray Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael Joseph Murray June 18, 1867
1891 Charles Baxter Newell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Baxter Newell October 3, 1839
1892 Arthur F Nutting Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur F. Nutting February 4, 1861
1892 John J OBrien Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John J. O'Brien June 11, 1862
John O'Brien October 1, 1855
1892 Eugene J ONeil Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Eugene J. O'Neil February 29, 1856
1892 William H Oakes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William H. Oakes January 24, 1857
1892 James M Olmstead Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James M. Olmstead February 6, 1852
1874 James Orlando Parker Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James Orlando Parker November 22, 1827
1890 Wellington Evarts Parkhurst Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Wellington Evarts Parkhurst January 19, 1835
Alonzo Penney September 23, 1835
1896 George W Perkins senator Massachusetts.png
George W. Perkins July 1, 1842
Benjamin F. Peterson October 11, 1836
Benjamin P. Pickering February 22, 1844
John M. Plummer April 1, 1843
John P. Pomeroy August 26, 1836
1890 Wilbur Howard Powers Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Wilbur Howard Powers January 22, 1849
1892 Amasa Pratt Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Amasa Pratt July 28, 1842
1892 Edward W Presho Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward W. Presho May 29, 1859
John E. O. Prouty March 8, 1840
Josiah Quincy LCCN2014686328 (cropped).jpg
Josiah Quincy October 15, 1859
1890 Patrick James Quinn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Patrick James Quinn June 4, 1843
Andrew J. Rady May 1, 1853
Patrick H. Raftery July 17, 1856
James Ramage 1836
1892 Franklin F Read Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Franklin F. Read June 14, 1827
James Reid March 5, 1824
William H. Rice 1841
1892 Albert W Richardson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Albert W. Richardson August 28, 1854
1892 Arthur C Richardson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur C. Richardson October 31, 1837
1892 Malcolm Rideout Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Malcolm E. Rideout June 9, 1851
Samuel E. Ripley June 17, 1845
1880 Isaac Rosnosky Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Isaac Rosnosky November 6, 1846
John J. Salter January 11, 1856
1892 Patrick J Savage Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Patrick J. Savage February 26, 1863
1894 Samuel Sawyer senator Massachusetts.png
Samuel L. Sawyer June 20, 1845
Charles F. Shaw November 28, 1840
Ebenezer Shaw August 24, 1825
Charles S. Smith December 16, 1828
Elvin L. Smith January 30, 1851
William D. Sohier October 22, 1858
1892 Henry C Sparhawk Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry C. Sparhawk February 19, 1865
Charles F. Sprague.png
Charles F. Sprague June 10, 1857
William H. Stearns April 11, 1850
William S. Stevens June 13, 1859
1892 Michael F Sullivan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael F. Sullivan September 21, 1859
1894 George Swallow senator Massachusetts.png
George N. Swallow January 2, 1854
1892 Henry Gordon Taft Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Gordon Taft 1836
Harrison O. Thomas June 28, 1840
Edwin D. Thompson August 26, 1848
1890 Lysander Thurston Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Lysander Thurston May 25, 1837
Edwin A. Tibbetts April 24, 1840
Charles A. Tilden March 23, 1835
Frank B. Tilton March 15, 1840
1892 George F. Tucker Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George F. Tucker January 19, 1852
Charles W. Turner June 28, 1828
1890 Henry Edward Turner Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry Edward Turner May 4, 1842
William H. H. Tuttle August 17, 1845
1888 Jacob Otis Wardwell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jacob Otis Wardwell March 14, 1857
1892 Bentley Warren Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Bentley W. Warren April 20, 1864
1898 Eben Waterman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Eben C. Waterman March 1, 1840
1894 Thomas Weston Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Weston September 23, 1826
Barney T. Wetherell 1822
Henry C. Wheaton May 25, 1839
Franklin B. White 1837
Edwin Whitney November 1, 1835
1892 Fred Wier Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Fred N. Wier July 4, 1861
1892 Aaron Wilder Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Aaron O. Wilder August 4, 1833
Hezekiah W. Williams May 16, 1833
William Power Wilson November 15, 1852
Nathan N. Withington March 9, 1828
1891 Benjamin Herbert Woodsum Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Benjamin Herbert Woodsum October 4, 1857
Charles F. Worcester February 25, 1859
William J. Wright 1846

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. ^ Jump up to: a b Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1891 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Annual Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts, 1891" (PDF), Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – via State Library of Massachusetts

Further reading[]

  • "Massachusetts: Legislative Session". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1891. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1892 – via HathiTrust.
  • F. H. Howland (1894). "Nativity and Occupation of Members of the Massachusetts Legislature". Publications of the American Statistical Association. 4. JSTOR 2276368. (describes 1847-1891)

External links[]

  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1891, hdl:2452/429107 – via State Library of Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1891, hdl:2452/83197
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