1888 Massachusetts legislature

The 109th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1888 during the governorship of Oliver Ames. Halsey J. Boardman served as president of the Senate and Charles J. Noyes served as speaker of the House.[4]

109th
Massachusetts General Court
←108th 110th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 8, 1887
Senate
Members40
PresidentHalsey J. Boardman
Party controlRepublican[1]
House
Members240
SpeakerCharles J. Noyes
Party controlRepublican[2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 4, 1888 (1888-01-04) – May 29, 1888 (1888-05-29) [3]
Halsey J. Boardman, Senate president.
Charles Noyes, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1888.

Notable legislation included incorporation of the Massachusetts chapter of the National Woman Suffrage Association.[5]

Senators
  • Halsey J. Boardman [6]
  • Benjamin F. Ccok
  • Charles N. Clark
  • William A. Clark Jr.
  • John A. Collins
  • John C Crosby
  • Patrick D. Dwyer
  • J. Varnum Fletcher
  • Charles A. Gleason
  • Jubal C. Gleason
  • Edward Glines
  • Harris C. Hartwell
  • Edward J. Hathorne
  • Robert Howard
  • Frank W. Howe
  • Franklyn Howland
  • Isaac N. Keith
  • Ziba C. Keith
  • D. Frank Kimball
  • Chester W. Kingsley
  • George P. Ladd
  • Edwin T. Marble
  • William T. McAlpine
  • Austin Messinger
  • Moses P. Palmer
  • Levi Perkins
  • James D. Pike
  • Samuel Roads Jr.
  • John F. Shea
  • Edward J. Slattery
  • Jolin K. C. Sleeper
  • Robert A. Southworth
  • Charles C. Spellman
  • Henry H. Sprague
  • James T. Stevens
  • John H. Sullivan
  • Cbarles A. Towne
  • Enos H. Tucker
  • David Walker
  • Silas M. Wheelock

Representatives
  • William Oscar Armstrong [7]
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See also

References
  1. "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
  2. "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
  3. "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  4. "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
  5. Kaitlin Connolly (September 24, 2012), "Women's Suffrage Movement in Massachusetts", State Library of Massachusetts blog
  6. Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1888.
  7. Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905

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