1957–1958 Massachusetts legislature

The 160th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1957 and 1958 during the governorship of Foster Furcolo. Newland H. Holmes served as president of the Senate and John F. Thompson served as speaker of the House.[4]

160th
Massachusetts General Court
←159th 161st→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermJanuary 2, 1957 (1957-01-02) – October 17, 1958 (1958-10-17) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
PresidentNewland H. Holmes
Party controlRepublican[2]
House
Members240 [3]
SpeakerJohn F. Thompson
Party controlDemocrat[3]
Newland Holmes, Senate president.
John Thompson, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1957-1958.

Senators
  • John Joseph Reades [4]
  • Paul H. Benoit
  • Philip G. Bowker
  • Otto F. Burkhardt

Representatives
  • Harry Benjamin Albro [4]
  • Leonard H. Amoroso
  • Walter T. Anderson
  • Charles H. Anthony

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. 1957–1958 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston – via Internet Archive.

Further reading
  • Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1957. hdl:2452/40793.
  • "A letter to the members of the Massachusetts General Court". Thoreau Society Bulletin (62). 1958. JSTOR 23397957. ("Please support Senate Bill 280 to place Walden Pond State Reservation under control of the Department of Natural Resources...")
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