1947–1948 Massachusetts legislature
The 155th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met from January 1, 1947, to June 18, 1948, during the governorship of Robert F. Bradford, in Boston.
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Election | November 5, 1946 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | Donald W. Nicholson, Harris S. Richardson | ||||
| Party control | Republican[1] | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 240 | ||||
| Speaker | Frederick Willis (10th Essex) | ||||
| Party control | Republican[2] | ||||
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State Senate
Districts
As established by Chapter 507 of the Acts of 1939. The state census of 1935 was the basis of the apportionment.
- Berkshire District: Adams, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Florida, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Lenox, New Ashford, North Adams, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Savoy, Stockbridge, Washington, West Stockbridge, Williamstown, Windsor
- First Bristol District: Acushnet, Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, Easton, Freetown, Mansfield, North Attleboro, Norton, Plainville, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Swansea, Taunton
- Second Bristol District: Fall River, Somerset
- Third Bristol District: Dartmouth, Fairhaven, New Bedford, Westport
- Cape and Plymouth District: Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Carver, Chatham, Chilmark, Dennis, Duxbury, Eastham, Edgartown, Falmouth, Gay Head, Gosnold, Halifax, Hanson, Harwich, Kingston, Marion, Mashpee, Mattapoisett, Nantucket, Oak Bluffs, Orleans, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Provincetown, Rochester, Sandwich, Tisbury, Truro, Wareham, Wellfleet, West Tisbury, Whitman, Yarmouth
- First Essex District: Lynn, Nahant, Swampscott
- Second Essex District: Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Salem
- Third Essex District: Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, Peabody, Rockport, Rowley, Saugus, Topsfield, Wenham
- Fourth Essex District: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Merrimac, North Andover, North Reading, Salisbury, West Newbury
- Fifth Essex District: Lawrence, Methuen
- Franklin and Hampshire District: Amherst, Ashfield, Bernardston, Belchertown, Buckland, Charlemont, Chesterfield, Colrain, Conway, Cummington, Deerfield, Easthampton, Enfield*, Erving, Gill, Goshen, Granby, Greenfield, Greenwich*, Hadley, Hatfield, Hawley, Heath, Huntington, Leverett, Leyden, Ludlow, Middlefield, Monroe, Montague, New Salem, Northfield, Orange, Pelham, Prescott*, Rowe, Shelburne, Shutesbury, South Hadley, Sunderland, Ware, Warwick, Wendell, Whately, Williamsburg, Worthington
- First Hampden District: Longmedaow, Springfield Wards 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Second Hampden District: Chicopee, Holyoke, Springfield Ward 1
- Hampden, Hampshire and Berkshire District: Agawam, Alford, Blandford, Chester, Egremont, Granville, Great Barrington, Lee, Monterey, Montgomery, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Russell, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Southwick, Springfield Ward 3, Tollan, Tyringham, Westfield, West Springfield
- First Middlesex District: Ashby, Ayer, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Littleton Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Lowell Ward 11, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Westford
- Second Middlesex District: Belmont, Cambridge Wards 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Somerville Wards 6, 7
- Third Middlesex District: Cambridge Ward 3, Malden Ward 3, Medford Wards 1, 5, 7, Somerville Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(*)Terminated. See Acts of 1927, chapter 321; Acts of 1938, chapter 240 and 455.
Senators
| District | Senator | Party | Hometown | Notes | |
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| Berkshire | Michael H. Condron | Democratic | Pittsfield | ||
| Bristol | First | Willard A. Ormsbee | Republican | Raynham | Chairman, Aeronautics; Chairman, Mercantile Affairs |
| Second | William E. White | Democratic | Fall River | ||
| Third | Edward C. Peirce | Democratic | New Bedford | ||
| Cape and Plymouth | Donald W. Nicholson | Republican | Wareham | President of the Senate; Chairman, Rules | |
| Essex | First | Charles V. Hogan | Democratic | Lynn | |
| Second | J. Elmer Callahan | Republican | Salem | Chairman, Constitutional Law | |
| Third | Cornelius F. Haley | Republican | Rowley | Chairman, State Administration | |
| Fourth | Philip K. Allen | Republican | Andover | Chairman, Agriculture | |
| Fifth | Michael A. Flanagan | Democratic | Lawrence | ||
| Franklin and Hampshire | Ralph C. Mahar | Republican | Orange | Chairman, Education; Chairman, Public Health | |
| Hampden | First | Ralph V. Clampit | Republican | Springfield | Chairman, Military Affairs and Public Safety |
| Second | William E. Nolen | Democratic | Holyoke | ||
| Hampden, Hampshire and Berkshire | Ralph Lurche | Republican | Northampton | Chairman, Cities; Chairman, Water Supply | |
| Middlesex | First | William C. Geary | Democratic | Lowell | |
| Second | Edward M. Rowe | Republican | Cambridge | Chairman, Legal Affairs; Chairman, Taxation | |
| Third | Burton F. Faulkner | Democratic | Somerville | ||
| Fourth | Sumner G. Whittier | Republican | Everett | Chairman, Civil Service; Chairman, Departmental Rules and Regulations | |
| Fifth | Richard I. Furbush | Republican | Waltham | Chairman, Conservation; Chairman, Power and Light | |
| Sixth | Harris S. Richardson | Republican | Winchester | Chairman, Ways and Means | |
| Seventh | George J. Evans | Republican | Wakefield | Chairman, Labor and Industries; Chairman, Pensions | |
| Middlesex and Norfolk | Charles W. Olson | Republican | Ashland | Chairman, Public Lands; Chairman, Public Welfare | |
| Middlesex and Suffolk | Richard H. Lee | Republican | Newton | Chairman, Public Service | |
| Norfolk | First | John D. Mackay | Republican | Quincy | Chairman, Judiciary |
| Second | Mason Sears | Republican | Dedham | Chairman, Election Laws | |
| Norfolk and Plymouth | Newland H. Holmes | Republican | Weymouth | Chairman, Bills in the Third Reading; Chairman, Counties | |
| Norfolk and Suffolk | Philip G. Bowker | Republican | Brookline | Chairman, Metropolitan Affairs | |
| Plymouth | Charles G. Miles | Republican | Brockton | Chairman, Engrossed Bills; Chairman, Municipal Finance | |
| Suffolk | First | Joseph A. Melley | Democratic | Chelsea | |
| Second | Michael Lopresti | Democratic | Boston | ||
| Third | Charles J. Innes | Republican | Boston | Chairman, Insurance | |
| Fourth | John E. Powers | Democratic | Boston | ||
| Fifth | Chester A. Dolan Jr. | Democratic | Boston | Minority Floor Leader | |
| Sixth | Charles I. Taylor | Democratic | Boston | ||
| Seventh | Joseph L. Murphy | Democratic | Boston | ||
| Worcester | First | William D. Fleming | Democratic | Worcester | |
| Second | Harry P. McAllister | Republican | Worcester | Chairman, Banks and Banking | |
| Third | George W. Stanton | Democratic | Fitchburg | ||
| Fourth | Joseph S. Virostek | Republican | Douglas | Chairman, Towns; Chairman, Transportation | |
| Worcester and Hampden | Edward W. Staves | Republican | Southbridge | Chairman, Highways and Motor Vehicles | |
Employees
- Irving N. Hayden, Clerk of the Senate
- Thomas A. Chadwick, Assistant Clerk of the Senate
- William F. Dillon, Clerical Assistant to Clerk of the Senate
- Frederick May Elliot, Chaplain of the Senate
- William F. Furbush, Secretary to the President of the Senate and Clerk of the Senate Committee on Rules
- Fernald Hutchins, Counsel to the Senate
- Thomas R. Bateman, Assistant Counsel to the Senate
- Royal B. Patriquin, Assistant to Counsel of the Senate
Representatives
- Laurence H. Banks [4]
- John F. Collins [5]
See also
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+.
- Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905
- Pamela W. Schofield (April 14, 2014), "Some Mayors of Boston who had been members of the General Court", State Library of Massachusetts blog
Sources
- Election Statistics: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1946), Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1947, hdl:2452/43438
- Massachusetts Journal of the Senate, 1947
- Public Officers of Massachusetts, 1947–48
- Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1947. hdl:2452/40788.
External links
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1947, hdl:2452/55996
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1948, hdl:2452/55997
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