1895 Massachusetts legislature explained

116th
Massachusetts General Court
Body:General Court
Election:November 6, 1894
Session1 End: [1]
Before:115th
After:117th
Chamber1:Senate
Membership1:40
Control1:Republican (36–4)
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:President
Chamber1 Leader1:William M. Butler
Chamber2:House
Membership2:240
Control2:Republican (194–46)
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:George von Lengerke Meyer

The 116th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1895 during the governorship of Frederic T. Greenhalge. William M. Butler served as president of the Senate and George von Lengerke Meyer served as speaker of the House.[2]

Notable legislation included an act related to "the Question of Granting Municipal Suffrage to Women."

Senators

imagename [3] data-sort-type=date date of birth district
Horace H. AthertonOctober 23, 1847
Edward B. AtwoodMay 13, 1845
Eugene A. BessomJune 11, 1855
Ledyard Bill1836
Percival BlodgettJuly 18, 1841
Edward S. BradfordDecember 1, 1842
George J. BurnsJuly 14, 1855
William M. ButlerJanuary 29, 1861
Joseph J. CorbettDecember 24, 1863
Francis W. DarlingDecember 16, 1852
William B. DurantSeptember 29, 1844
Ether S. FossJune 10, 1834
Edward G. FrothinghamAugust 12, 1837
Granville Austin FullerMarch 13, 1837
George L. GageFebruary 6, 1845
George A. GalloupeOctober 28, 1850
Michael B. GilbrideFebruary 13, 1866
Robert S. GraySeptember 28, 1847
Edwin B. HarveyApril 4, 1834
Isaac P. HutchinsonFebruary 26, 1860
George P. LawrenceMay 19, 1859
James Cushing LeachJune 11, 1831
Joseph B. MaccabeNovember 19, 1857
Dana MaloneOctober 8, 1857
William Henry McMorrowMarch 23, 1871
Joel D. MillerOctober 10, 1837
William A. MorseJuly 27, 1863
Joseph O. NeillJanuary 31, 1838
George W. PerkinsJuly 1, 1842
John Quinn, Jr.December 16, 1859
George A. ReedSeptember 10, 1842
John B. RipleyJuly 8, 1849
Stephen Salisbury IIIMarch 31, 1835
George P. SangerSeptember 6, 1852
Sylvanus SmithMarch 10, 1829
Louis C. SouthardApril 1, 1854
Charles F. SpragueJune 10, 1857
Arthur Holbrook WellmanOctober 30, 1855
Marciene H. WhitcombOctober 24, 1837

Representatives

imagename data-sort-type=date date of birth district
Daniel W. AllenJune 17, 1827
Romeo E. AllenOctober 17, 1852
Isaiah P. AtsattMarch 17, 1848
Frederick E. AustinAugust 6, 1865
George W. BaileyMarch 20, 1848
James Alderson Bailey Jr.March 25, 1867
Theophilus B. BakerMay 16, 1830
Charles T. BalchFebruary 23, 1844
Charles Grey BancroftDecember 3, 1866
Solon BancroftJune 22, 1839
Harding R. BarberDecember 20, 1839
Albert F. BarkerOctober 24, 1859
Erwin F. BarnesMarch 14, 1846
Franklin O. BarnesNovember 11, 1841
Daniel J. BarryAugust 27, 1859
John L. BatesSeptember 18, 1859
Algernon T. Beaman1847
Frank S. BennettMay 12, 1857
George B. BirdFebruary 15, 1867
Henry Clay BlissMay 5, 1846
Benjamin F. BlodgettJune 6, 1843
Charles P. BondJuly 24, 1855
Samuel S. BourneDecember 9, 1850
Harvey L. BoutwellApril 5, 1860
Fred H. BradfordJuly 13, 1850
Manassah Edward BradleyAugust 15, 1863
Charles Donnell BrownJune 5, 1862
Frederick A. BrownOctober 24, 1856
Benjamin S. BullockMay 12, 1850
William H. BurgesNovember 3, 1835
J. Marshall BurtAugust 28, 1842
T. Preston BurtJuly 20, 1844
Charles W. CarrollNovember 1, 1863
William CarterFebruary 25, 1830
Daniel C. CaseyAugust 10, 1867
Frank ChandlerFebruary 20, 1852
Luther W. ClarkSeptember 19, 1851
James A. CochranJune 27, 1847
Michael W. CollinsAugust 5, 1868
Heman S. CookMay 13, 1840
Gilbert CookeAugust 4, 1841
Ellery B. CraneNovember 12, 1836
James F. CreedDecember 4, 1869
Frederick W. DallingerOctober 2, 1871
William W. DavisAugust 8, 1862
Thomas M. DenhamFebruary 2, 1840
David T. DickinsonAugust 13, 1867
Thomas DonahueAugust 20, 1853
Timothy J. DonovanApril 7, 1867
William F. DonovanDecember 29, 1866
William J. DonovanOctober 31, 1862
Harry R. DowFebruary 12, 1862
William H. DrewMarch 27, 1855
Daniel M. DriscollJanuary 2, 1861
William P. DriscollMay 1, 1857
Levi A. DruryAugust 9, 1847
Robert Duddy1847
George Morton EddyAugust 5, 1843
Henry EdgartonDecember 29, 1820
Albert H. EdgertonAugust 23, 1843
Alpheus M. EldredgeJanuary 25, 1828
Benjamin F. EstesAugust 28, 1836
Thomas F. FallonDecember 7, 1857
Clarentine E. FersonMay 19, 1845
Wellington FillmoreOctober 18, 1850
Henry H. FiskJune 5, 1843
James H. FlintJune 25, 1852
Silas W. FlintSeptember 4, 1843
Joseph J. FlynnMay 1, 1862
William H. FooteJanuary 15, 1833
William E. FordJuly 20, 1823
Otis FossOctober 4, 1838
George E. FowleJuly 4, 1837
Zenas A. FrenchSeptember 4, 1843
James A. GallivanOctober 22, 1866
John J. GardnerFebruary 23, 1853
John Dennis Hammond GaussJanuary 4, 1861
Henry E. GaylordJune 5, 1846
Michael P. GearyAugust 16, 1868
Samuel Wesley GeorgeApril 26, 1862
James Love GillinghamJuly 12, 1857
Charles W. GoodrichDecember 30, 1840
William T. GrahamFebruary 1, 1861
Alexander GrantSeptember 26, 1853
Joshua S. GrayAugust 16, 1840
Abner GreenwoodSeptember 10, 1826
Thomas Ellwood GroverFebruary 9, 1846
Edward A. HaleJanuary 11, 1850
Charles L. HammondSeptember 1, 1860
George HammondDecember 14, 1839
Franklin P. Harlow
Benjamin C. HarveySeptember 4, 1847
Albert L. HarwoodSeptember 10, 1847
Samuel HastingsFebruary 1, 1837
Bowers C. HathawayMarch 18, 1823
Frederic W. HathawayMarch 6, 1836
Wesley O. HawkesJuly 7, 1842
William Henry Irving HayesJune 21, 1848
George A. HibbardOctober 27, 1864
Sumner C. HigginsNovember 24, 1843
Thomas F. HobanDecember 20, 1860
Joshua B. HoldenMarch 5, 1850
Timothy HollandJuly 12, 1865
J. Edward Hollis1840
E. Clarence HoltJanuary 13, 1850
John Gregory HoranNovember 28, 1868
Louis P. HoweMay 29, 1858
Henry D. HumphreyJune 20, 1861
Caleb Burroughs HuseSeptember 13, 1833
William H. HutchinsonMarch 26, 1834
Richard William IrwinFebruary 18, 1857
Dwight H. IvesJanuary 28, 1837
William S. JenksDecember 1, 1855
Edward P. JohnsonOctober 21, 1844
George R. JonesFebruary 8, 1862
Cyrus Anson JordanApril 7, 1859
Benjamin Adams JourdanJuly 20, 1832
Frank W. KaanSeptember 11, 1861
James KeenanMarch 4, 1850
Thomas F. KeenanMarch 11, 1854
John E. KelloggJuly 2, 1845
William G. KimballDecember 25, 1846
Francis M. KingmanMay 25, 1837
Joseph Brewster KnoxDecember 12, 1828
Franz H. Krebs, Jr1868
Amos A. LawrenceNovember 3, 1847
George A. LeachFebruary 3, 1848
Osgood L. LeachSeptember 18, 1848
Warren S. LeachFebruary 23, 1847
Charles F. LightAugust 1, 1860
Francis Cabot LowellJanuary 7, 1855
John M. LynchNovember 26, 1860
John A. Macomber, 2dJanuary 25, 1849
Hugo MannSeptember 27, 1837
William H. MardenMay 30, 1843
Samuel N. MayoMay 24, 1839
Jeremiah Justin McCarthyMarch 29, 1852
Bernard McMackinApril 2, 1869
James F. MelavenNovember 19, 1858
George H. MellenOctober 7, 1850
James H. MellenNovember 7, 1845
George von Lengerke MeyerJune 24, 1858
Charles E. MillsDecember 28, 1847
Samuel H. MitchellNovember 2, 1854
Joseph F. MooneyMay 21, 1866
E. Lewis MooreJanuary 21, 1834
William MoranSeptember 6, 1855
Eugene Michael MoriartyApril 15, 1849
Mark B. MulveyJuly 9, 1868
Timothy F. MurphyAugust 9, 1864
James J. MyersNovember 20, 1842
Herbert NewellApril 2, 1855
Richard NewellApril 17, 1839
George H. NewhallOctober 24, 1850
John B. NewhallOctober 1, 1862
Joseph J. NortonNovember 19, 1870
Michael J. O'BrienNovember 9, 1855
John J. O'ConnorApril 13, 1871
John M. O'HaraJuly 2, 1865
L. Edgar OsgoodFebruary 13, 1865
Theodore K. ParkerSeptember 3, 1841
George W. PennimanMay 31, 1859
Lyman H. PerkinsMarch 29, 1864
Carlton T. PhelpsOctober 13, 1867
Edward W. PinkhamFebruary 9, 1839
Burrill PorterFebruary 22, 1832
George W. PorterJanuary 30, 1844
J. Frank PorterApril 8, 1847
John Jacob PrevauxMarch 16, 1857
George E. PutnamFebruary 9, 1851
Nicolas M. QuintJuly 18, 1838
Charles I. QuirkAugust 15, 1871
Henry F. RiceJanuary 29, 1844
Robert A. Richardson1840
Ernest W. RobertsNovember 22, 1858
Alfred Seelye RoeJune 8, 1844
Silas B. RootJuly 21, 1850
George A. RoperJuly 25, 1849
Samuel RossFebruary 2, 1865
Daniel D. RourkeJuly 16, 1869
Fred H. RourkeMay 23, 1867
George G. RussellNovember 4, 1845
James F. RyanJanuary 6, 1864
Martin F. RyderNovember 1, 1854
Charles F. SargentAugust 31, 1858
George Melville ScatesSeptember 30, 1841
William P. SearlsJune 3, 1851
John Timothy SheaFebruary 14, 1866
John F. SheehanSeptember 2, 1861
William ShepherdSeptember 17, 1837
Frank M. SibleyOctober 12, 1854
Henry D. SissonDecember 8, 1836
David F. SladeNovember 5, 1855
George T. SleeperSeptember 15, 1852
Albert C. SmithMarch 14, 1845
Henry M. SmithMarch 12, 1852
George F. SnowJune 12, 1841
Amasa E. SouthworthMay 19, 1844
Warren F. SpaldingJanuary 14, 1841
John C. SpoffordNovember 25, 1854
Arthur L. SpringFebruary 25, 1858
Thomas E. St. JohnMarch 2, 1831
Fred D. StanleyOctober 17, 1863
Ezra A. StevensMarch 12, 1827
Joseph W. StockerApril 6, 1824
Daniel D. StoneOctober 23, 1844
Homer O. StrongOctober 22, 1850
Charles F. SturtevantMarch 31, 1848
George J. TarrFebruary 1, 1832
Robert T. Teamoh1864
Josiah P. ThacherApril 8, 1858
Lyman D. ThurstonSeptember 8, 1832
William TolmanJune 2, 1858
Henry TowerJune 24, 1829
William W. TowleAugust 21, 1860
Michael TuiteJune 29, 1853
Arthur H. TurnerSeptember 26, 1858
George W. TurnerFebruary 24, 1829
John E. TuttleNovember 3, 1835
Charles Henry UtleyNovember 27, 1857
Frank Lewis WaddenApril 21, 1847
J. Gilman WaiteMarch 20, 1837
Charles Elliott WakefieldDecember 23, 1854
George Albert WalesMarch 26, 1858
Horace E. WallisNovember 3, 1862
Stephen Cady WarrinerAugust 25, 1839
George B. WatermanJuly 10, 1862
George L. WentworthMay 24, 1852
Clarence P. WestonAugust 23, 1845
Mark O. WheatonNovember 22, 1833
Elbridge J. WhitakerNovember 11, 1859
George E. WhiteJune 13, 1849
William S. WhiteFebruary 28, 1863
Albert L. WileyDecember 14, 1835
Edward E. WillardSeptember 25, 1862
Edward H. WilsonSeptember 26, 1848
John WinnJuly 3, 1828
Henry O. WoodFebruary 26, 1837
John Loring WoodfallSeptember 15, 1847
Charles L. YoungMay 23, 1850

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: https://archive.org/details/manualforuseofge00mass2/page/348/mode/1up . 2009 . Boston . Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Manual for the Use of the General Court . Length of Legislative Sessions . 348+ .
  2. Book: https://archive.org/details/manualforuseofge00mass2/page/340/mode/2up . 2009 . Boston . Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Manual for the Use of the General Court . Organization of the Legislature Since 1780 . 340+ .
  3. Book: Manual for the Use of the General Court . 1895 . Boston . Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Internet Archive .