1876 Massachusetts legislature

The 97th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1876 during the governorship of Alexander H. Rice. George B. Loring served as president of the Senate and John Davis Long served as speaker of the House.[4]

97th
Massachusetts General Court
←96th 98th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 2, 1875
Senate
Members40
PresidentGeorge B. Loring
Party controlRepublican[1]
House
Members240
SpeakerJohn Davis Long
Party controlRepublican[2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 5, 1876 (1876-01-05) – April 28, 1876 (1876-04-28) [3]
George Loring, Senate president.
John Davis Long, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1876.

Members earned a salary of $650 per year.[5]

Senators
  • Moses O. Ayres [6]
  • Emery L. Bates
  • J. White Belcher
  • Selwyn Z. Bowman
  • Elisha Brimhall
  • Haydn Brown
  • Samuel D. Crane
  • John Cummings
  • Timothy J. Dacey
  • Edward L. Davis
  • George L. Davis
  • Joseph E. Fiske
  • Eustace C. Fitz
  • Thomas F. Fitz Gerald
  • M. J. Flatley
  • William M. Gaylord
  • Samuel S. Ginnodo
  • Joseph A. Harwood
  • Tilly Haynes
  • Jonathan Higgins
  • Ezra Z. Howard
  • Charles Howes
  • E. Atherton Hunt
  • W. E. Livingston
  • George B. Loring
  • Horace H. Mayhew
  • Peter M. Neal
  • Albert Palmer
  • Francis J. Parker
  • Caleb Rand
  • Everett Robinson
  • George D. Robinson
  • Henry W. Robinson
  • John Sargent
  • Norman W. Shores
  • Francis D. Stedman
  • Philip J. Tripp
  • Byron Weston
  • Benjamin F. Wing

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. John F. Parker (1985), "Legislative Compensation (a 350 Year-Old Issue)", Legislative Life, Its Realities, Facts, Wit & Humor, New Legislators' Orientation, State House, Boston
  6. Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1876. hdl:2452/40654.

Further reading
  • "Massachusetts". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1876. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1883. (includes description of legislature)
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