1963–1964 Massachusetts legislature

The 163rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1963 and 1964 during the governorship of Endicott Peabody. John E. Powers served as president of the Senate and John F. Thompson served as speaker of the House.[4]

163rd
Massachusetts General Court
←162nd 164th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermJanuary 2, 1963 (1963-01-02) – July 4, 1964 (1964-07-04) [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, 1963-1964.

On May 9, 1964, a special grand jury indicted House speaker Thompson on 29 counts of bribery.[5]

Senators
  • Oliver F. Ames [4]
  • Paul H. Benoit
  • Charles A. Bisbee Jr.
  • James F. Burke

Representatives
  • Walter T. Anderson [4]
  • Julius Ansel
  • John A. Armstrong
  • Royal Lee Bolling
  • Alfred Sylvester Brothers [6]
  • Daniel W. Carney [7]

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. 1963–1964 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1963 – via Internet Archive.
  5. "Massachusetts Speaker and 25 Indicted in Corruption Inquiry", New York Times, May 9, 1964
  6. Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905
  7. State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020

Further reading
  • Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1963. hdl:2452/40796.


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