1895 Massachusetts legislature
The 116th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1895 during the governorship of Frederic T. Greenhalge. William M. Butler served as president of the Senate and George von Lengerke Meyer served as speaker of the House.[4]
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Election | November 6, 1894 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | William M. Butler | ||||
| Party control | Republican (36–4)[1] | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 240 | ||||
| Speaker | George von Lengerke Meyer | ||||
| Party control | Republican (194–46)[2] | ||||
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William Butler, Senate president.
George von Lengerke Meyer, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1895.
Notable legislation included an act related to "the Question of Granting Municipal Suffrage to Women."[5]
Senators
- Horace H. Atherton [6]
- Edward B. Atwood
- Eugene A. Bessom
- Ledyard Bill
- Percival Blodgett
- Edward S. Bradford
- George J. Burns
- William M. Butler
- Joseph J. Corbett
- Francis W. Darling
- William B. Durant
- Ether S. Foss
- Edward G. Frothingham
- Granville A. Fuller
- George L. Gage
- George A. Galloupe
- Michael B. Gilbride
- Robert S. Gray
- Edwin B. Harvey
- Isaac P. Hutchinson
- George P. Lawrence
- James C. Leach
- Joseph B. Maccabe
- Dana Malone
- William H. McMorrow
- Joel D. Miller
- William A. Morse
- Joseph O. Neill
- George W. Perkins
- John Quinn Jr.
- George A. Reed
- John B. Ripley
- Stephen Salisbury
- George P. Sanger
- Sylvanus Smith
- Louis C. Southard
- Charles F. Sprague
- Arthur H. Wellman
- Marciene H. Whitcomb
Representatives
- Francis C. Lowell
- Robert Thomas Teamoh [7]
References
- "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
- "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
- "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
- "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
- Kaitlin Connolly (September 24, 2012), "Women's Suffrage Movement in Massachusetts", State Library of Massachusetts blog
- Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1895.
- Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905
Further reading
- Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators: 1895. A. M. Bridgman. 1895. hdl:2452/43346.
- "Massachusetts: Legislative Session". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1895. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1896.
- Francis C. Lowell (1897). "Legislative Shortcomings". Atlantic Monthly. 79 – via HathiTrust.
External links
- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1895, hdl:2452/429112 – via State Library of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1895, hdl:2452/83201
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