1842 Massachusetts legislature

The 63rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1842 during the governorship of John Davis. Josiah Quincy Jr. served as president of the Senate and Thomas H. Kinnicutt served as speaker of the House.[4]

63rd
Massachusetts General Court
←62nd 64th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
Senate
Members40
PresidentJosiah Quincy Jr.
House
Members336 [1]
SpeakerThomas H. Kinnicutt
Sessions
1stJanuary 5, 1842 (1842-01-05) – March 3, 1842 (1842-03-03)
+ extra session[2][3]

Senators
  • Amos Abbott [5]
  • Josiah G. Abbott
  • James Allen
  • Thomas Bradley
  • Bowen Buckman
  • Reuben Champion
  • Robert Cross
  • Seth Crowell
  • Solomon Davis
  • Alexander DeWitt
  • Edward Dickenson
  • Allen W. Dodge
  • Melatiah Everett
  • Francis B. Fay
  • James Fuller
  • Johnson Gardner
  • Amory Holman
  • Foster Hooper
  • Appleton Howe
  • William J. Hubbard
  • Ephraim Merriam
  • John Mills
  • Jesse Perkins
  • Sampson Perkins
  • Thos. F. Plunkett
  • Josiah Quincy, Jr.
  • Jeffrey Richardson
  • James M. Robbins
  • Frederick Robinson
  • Richard S. Rogers
  • John Safford
  • Seth Sprague, Jr.
  • Increase Sumner
  • John P. Tarbell
  • Emory Washburn
  • John B. Wells
  • Noah Wells
  • James White
  • Samuel Williston
  • Samuel Wood

Representatives
  • C. F. Adams [6]
  • Geo. T. Bigelow [6]
  • Luther Blodgett [6]

See also

References
  1. "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
  2. "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  3. S. N. Dickinson, Boston Almanac for the Year 1843, Boston: Thomas Groom
  4. "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
  5. "Civil Government of Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar for 1842 – via HathiTrust.
  6. S.N. Dickinson, "Government of Massachusetts", Boston Almanac for the Year 1842, Thomas Groom, Representatives of Boston
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