The 80th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1859 during the governorship of Nathaniel Prentice Banks. Charles A. Phelps served as president of the Senate and Charles Hale served as speaker of the House.[3]
| 80th Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Election | November 2, 1858 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | Charles A. Phelps | ||||
| Party control | Republican[1] | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 240 | ||||
| Speaker | Charles Hale | ||||
| Party control | Republican[1] | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
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"In 1858 the Republicans took a firm grip on both branches of the Legislature electing 34 Senate members as against two Democrats and four other. The House went Republican by the widest margin ever with 314 Republicans and but three Democrats."[1]
Senators
edit- John W. Atwood [4]
- John W. Bacon
- Aaron Bagg
- Abraham M. Bigelow
- Samuel W. Bowerman
- Nehemiah Boynton
- John Branning
- George M. Brooks
- Benjamin F. Butler
- Horace Conn
- Joseph W. Cornell
- Homer M. Daggett
- George L. Davis
- Robert T. Davis
- William T. Davis
- Benjamin Evans
- William Fabens
- Charles Field
- Milton M. Fisher
- Charles A. French
- Oliver Frost
- Davis Goddard
- Carver Hotchkiss
- Horatio G. Knight
- Ichabod N. Luce
- John G. Metcalf
- E. L. Norton
- George Odiorne
- Joseph B. F. Osgood
- Dexter F. Parker
- Edward G. Parker
- William B. Peek
- Charles A. Phelps
- Thomas P. Rich
- Ezekiel K. Sawin
- Perez Simmons
- Warren Tilton
- William Upham
- George Walker
- J. M. S. Williams
Representatives
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c John F. Parker (1985), "Evolution of Massachusetts Party Government (1630's-1980's)", Legislative Life, Its Realities, Facts, Wit & Humor,
New Legislators' Orientation, State House, Boston
- ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
- ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
- ^ "Government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register, 1859 – via Archive.org.
Further reading
edit- Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1859. hdl:2452/40637.
- Wendell Phillips, No slave-hunting in the Old Bay State: an appeal to the people and legislature of Massachusetts – via U.S. Library of Congress (speech delivered February 17, 1859)
External links
edit- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1859, hdl:2452/738678 – via State Library of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1859, hdl:2452/92941