1875 Massachusetts legislature

The 96th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1875 during the governorship of William Gaston. George B. Loring served as president of the Senate and John E. Sanford served as speaker of the House.[4]

96th
Massachusetts General Court
←95th 97th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 3, 1874
Senate
Members40
PresidentGeorge B. Loring
Party controlRepublican[1]
House
Members240
SpeakerJohn E. Sanford
Party controlRepublican[2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 6, 1875 (1875-01-06) – May 19, 1875 (1875-05-19) [3]
George Loring, Senate president.
John Sanford, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1875.

Notable legislation included an "Act To Provide For The Supervision Of The Construction And Maintenance Of Reservoirs And Dams."[5]

Senators
  • Moses O. Ayers, 4th Worcester district[6]
  • J. White Belcher, 3rd Norfolk
  • Richard Britton
  • Andrew J. Clark
  • Timothy J. Dacey
  • George L. Davis
  • Francis Edson
  • Charles Fitz
  • Eustace C. Fitz, 1st Suffolk
  • M. J. Flatley
  • Henry Fuller
  • Jeremiah Gatchell
  • Joseph A. Harwood
  • John A. Hawes
  • Ezra C. Howard
  • E. A. Hunt
  • Henry S. Hyde
  • Thomas Ingalls
  • Jonathan Jones
  • Jonathan A. Lane
  • William E. Livingston
  • George B. Loring
  • W. C. Lovering
  • Lysander J. Orcutt
  • Albert Palmer
  • Ezra Parmenter
  • William H. Phillips
  • Henry W. Robinson
  • Christopher E. Rymes
  • Henry Smith
  • C. H. B. Snow
  • Francis D. Stedman
  • Thomas N. Stone
  • Hugh J. Toland
  • Washington Tufts
  • George F. Verry
  • Zenas C. Wardwell
  • Tisdale S. White
  • Robert R. Wiley
  • Ezra D. Winslow

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. April Pierce (May 17, 2011), "Five Feet High and Rising", State Library of Massachusetts blog
  6. Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1875. hdl:2452/40653.

Further reading
  • "Massachusetts". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1875. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1876. (includes description of legislature)
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