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99th
Massachusetts General Court
←98th 100th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 6, 1877
Senate
Members40
PresidentJohn B. D. Cogswell
Party controlRepublican[1]
House
Members240
SpeakerJohn Davis Long
Party controlRepublican[2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 2, 1878 (1878-01-02) – May 17, 1878 (1878-05-17) [3]
John B. D. Cogswell
John Cogswell, Senate president.
John Davis Long
John Long, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1878.

The 99th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1878 during the governorship of Alexander H. Rice. John B. D. Cogswell served as president of the Senate and John Davis Long served as speaker of the House.[4][5]

Senators

  • James C. Abbott [6]
  • Charles Adams Jr.
  • Henry F. Barker
  • George S. Barton
  • Joseph S. Beal
  • Robert R. Bishop
  • Amos F. Breed
  • Frederick P. Brown
  • Alvah A. Burrage
  • Horace J. Canfield
  • George W. Cate
  • Abraham B. Coffin
  • J. B. D. Cogswell
  • Ezra Davol
  • Marcellus Day
  • Frederick D. Ely
  • Henry C. Ewing
  • Michael J. Flatley
  • Charles L. Gardner
  • Lewis N. Gilbert
  • Thomas Gogin
  • James J. H. Gregory
  • Benjamin F. Hayes
  • Henry B. Hill
  • Charles J. Holmes
  • H. M. Knowlton
  • William Knowlton
  • Ebenezer B. Lynde
  • Charles H. Merriam
  • Albert Palmer
  • Allan Rogers
  • Joseph S. Ropes
  • Chas. Theodore Russell
  • Amos J. Saunders
  • Luther H. Sherman
  • Jackson B. Swett
  • Byron Truell
  • James White
  • Jonathan White
  • Henry Winn

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+. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register, 1878. p. 15+ – via Archive.org. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1878. hdl:2452/40656.
  7. ^ Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905

Further reading

  • "Massachusetts". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1878. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1882 – via HathiTrust. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help) (includes description of legislature)
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