1955–1956 Massachusetts legislature

The 159th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1955 and 1956 during the governorship of Christian Herter. Richard I. Furbush served as president of the Senate and Michael F. Skerry served as speaker of the House.[4]

159th
Massachusetts General Court
←158th 160th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermJanuary 5, 1955 (1955-01-05) – October 6, 1956 (1956-10-06) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
PresidentRichard I. Furbush
Party controlRepublican[2]
House
Members240
SpeakerMichael F. Skerry
Party controlDemocrat[3]
Richard Furbush, Senate president.
Michael Skerry, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1955-1956.

The Massachusetts Legislative Research Bureau began operating in 1955.[5]

Senators
  • John Adams [4]
  • John Joseph Beades
  • Paul H. Benoit
  • Philip G. Bowker

Representatives
  • Frank Haskell Allen [4]
  • Leonard H. Amoroso
  • Charles H. Anthony
  • Ernest W. April

See also

References
  1. "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  2. "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
  3. "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
  4. 1955–1956 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1955 – via Internet Archive.
  5. Index of Special Reports Authorized by the General Court 1900-1988 (PDF) (6th ed.), Massachusetts Legislative Research Bureau, 1989, A Word About the Research Bureau

Further reading
  • "Big Job Ahead: Massachusetts Legislature Has Record Load of Bills", New York Times, December 12, 1954
  • Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1955. hdl:2452/40792.
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