1781–1782 Massachusetts legislature

The 2nd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1781 and 1782 during the governorship of John Hancock. Jeremiah Powell and Samuel Adams served as presidents of the Senate and Caleb Davis served as speaker of the House.[1]

2nd
Massachusetts General Court
1st 3rd
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
Meeting placeState House (State Street)
TermMay 1781 (1781-05) – May 1782 (1782-05) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
PresidentJeremiah Powell, Samuel Adams
House
SpeakerCaleb Davis
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams, Senate president.
Caleb Davis
Caleb Davis, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1781-1782.

Senators

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  • Samuel Adams [3]
  • John Bacon
  • Samuel Baker
  • John Bliss
  • Ebenezer Bridge
  • Eleazer Brooks
  • Stephen Choate
  • Edward Cutts
  • Joseph Dorr
  • Thomas Durfee
  • Jabez Fisher
  • Solomon Freeman
  • Abraham Fuller
  • John Goodman
  • Jonathan Greenleaf
  • John Hastings
  • Joseph Hosner
  • Israel Nichols
  • Samuel Phillips Jr.
  • John Pitts
  • Jedediah Prebble
  • Thomas Rice
  • William Sever
  • Eph. Starkweather
  • Increase Sumner
  • Cotton Tufts
  • Charles Turner
  • Jonathan Warner
  • Aaron Wood
  • Jahleel Woodbridge

Representatives

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  • Caleb Davis [3]
  • Samuel A. Otis
  • John Rowe

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
  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. ^ a b "Register for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts", Pocket Almanack for the Year of our Lord 1782...Calculated for the Use of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, T. & J. Fleet, 1782, hdl:2452/121928
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