1959–1960 Massachusetts legislature

The 161st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1959 and 1960 during the governorship of Foster Furcolo. John E. Powers served as president of the Senate and John F. Thompson served as speaker of the House.[4]

161st
Massachusetts General Court
←160th 162nd→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermJanuary 7, 1959 (1959-01-07) – November 24, 1960 (1960-11-24) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
PresidentJohn E. Powers
Party controlDemocrat[2]
House
Members240 [3]
SpeakerJohn F. Thompson
Party controlDemocrat[3]
John Powers, Senate president.
John Thompson, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1959-1960.

Senators
  • John Joseph Beades [4]
  • Paul H. Benoit
  • Otto F. Burkhardt
  • Harold Wilson Canavan

Representatives

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. 1959–1960 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1959 – via Internet Archive.
  5. Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905

Further reading
  • Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1959. hdl:2452/40794.
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