1896 Massachusetts legislature

The 117th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1896 during the governorship of Roger Wolcott. George P. Lawrence served as president of the Senate and George von Lengerke Meyer served as speaker of the House.[4]

117th
Massachusetts General Court
←116th 118th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 5, 1895
Senate
Members40
PresidentGeorge P. Lawrence
Party controlRepublican (33–7)[1]
House
Members240
SpeakerGeorge von Lengerke Meyer
Party controlRepublican (182–58)[2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 1, 1896 (1896-01-01) – June 10, 1896 (1896-06-10) [3]
George P. Lawrence, Senate president.
George von Lengerke Meyer, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1896.

Notable legislation included "An Act to Provide for the Security and Preservation of the So-called Bulfinch Portion of the State House."[5]

Senators
  • Horace H. Atherton [6]
  • Albert F. Barker
  • Lewis H. Bartlett
  • Percival Blodgett
  • Edward S. Bradford
  • George J. Burns
  • William A. Chase
  • William H. Cook
  • Joseph J. Corbett
  • Frederick W Dallinger
  • Francis W. Darling
  • James H. Derbyshire
  • Noble W. Everett
  • George A. Galloupe
  • Clarke P. Harding
  • Isaac P. Hutchinson
  • Richard W. Irwin
  • Erastus Jones
  • George P. Lawrence
  • Martin M. Lomasney
  • Joseph B. Maccabe
  • Dana Malone
  • William H. McMorrow
  • Joel D. Miller
  • William A. Morse
  • Joseph O. Neill
  • James P. Niles
  • Fisher H. Pearson
  • George W. Perkins
  • John J. Prevaux
  • John Quinn Jr.
  • George A. Reed
  • Alfred S. Roe
  • George P. Sanger
  • Rufus A. Soule
  • Louis C Southard
  • Charles F. Sprague
  • Richard Sullivan
  • Arthur H. Wellman
  • J. Loring Woodfall

Representatives
  • Francis C. Lowell
  • William Louis Reed [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 (January 21, 2019), "The 'Brigham Addition' and Saving the Bulfinch State House", State Library of Massachusetts blog
  6. Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1896.
  7. Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905

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