1864 Massachusetts legislature

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85th
Massachusetts General Court
84th 86th
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 3, 1863
Senate
Members40
PresidentJonathan E. Field
House
Members240
SpeakerAlexander Hamilton Bullock
Sessions
1stJanuary 6, 1864 (1864-01-06) – May 14, 1864 (1864-05-14) [1]

The 85th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1864 during the governorship of John Albion Andrew.[2] Jonathan E. Field served as president of the Senate and Alexander Hamilton Bullock served as speaker of the House.[3]

Senators[edit]

  • Israel W. Andrews [4]
  • Samuel Babcock
  • John I. Baker
  • Henry Barstow
  • William Bassett
  • Winslow Battles
  • Martin Brimmer
  • Samuel A. Brown
  • Henry Carter
  • Otis Cary
  • Mellen Chamberlain
  • Thomas L. Chapman
  • Francis Childs
  • Oliver B. Clark
  • Freeman Cobb
  • Charles E. Codman
  • John D. Cogswell
  • Joseph Crafts
  • Nathan Crocker
  • Lewis J. Dudley
  • Jonathan E. Field
  • George Frost
  • Horatio N. Gardner
  • Martin Griffin
  • Solon S. Hastings
  • George Heywood
  • Edwin F. Jenks
  • Jacob H. Loud
  • Walter D. Nichols
  • William B. Pearsons
  • Robert C. Pitman
  • Thomas Rice Jr.
  • William H. Sanborn
  • John E. Sanford
  • E. B. Stoddard
  • Admiral A. Ward
  • Darwin E. Ware
  • George Whitney
  • George F. Williams
  • Thomas Wright

Representatives[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  2. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1864, hdl:2452/795797
  3. ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
  4. ^ Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1864. hdl:2452/40642.

Further reading[edit]

External links[edit]

  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1864, hdl:2452/725166
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1864, hdl:2452/92946