1884 Massachusetts legislature

The 105th Massachusetts General Court was convened in 1884.[4] It sat Watson F. Hammond, the first American Indian to be elected to the Great and General Court.[5]

105th
Massachusetts General Court
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Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 6, 1883
Senate
Members40
PresidentGeorge A. Bruce (1st Middlesex)
Party controlRepublican[1]
House
Members240
SpeakerGeorge A. Marden
Party controlRepublican[2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 2, 1884 (1884-01-02) – June 4, 1884 (1884-06-04) [3]

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. Composition of the State of Massachusetts House of Representatives (PDF), Mass.gov, retrieved May 28, 2020
  5. "FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN LEGISLATOR ON BEACON HILL". The Barnstable Enterprise. June 1, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  6. Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905
  7. Alexandra Bernson (February 17, 2020), "Julius Caesar Chappelle and Black Boston", State Library of Massachusetts blog

Further reading
  • Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1884. hdl:2452/40662.
  • "Massachusetts: Legislative Session". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1884. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1889.
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