1908 Massachusetts legislature explained

129th
Massachusetts General Court
Body:General Court
Election:November 5, 1907
Session1 End: [1]
Before:128th
After:130th
Chamber1:Senate
Membership1:40
Control1:Republican (31–9)
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:President
Chamber1 Leader1:William D. Chapple
Chamber2:House
Membership2:240
Control2:Republican (175–65)
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:John N. Cole

The 129th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1908 during the governorship of Curtis Guild Jr.[2] William D. Chapple served as president of the Senate and John N. Cole served as speaker of the House.[3]

Senators

imagename data-sort-type=date date of birth district
Gideon B. Abbott9th Suffolk
Tilton S. Bell8th Suffolk
John J. Butler7th Suffolk
William D. ChappleAugust 6, 18682nd Essex
Edward A. Cowee2nd Worcester
Charles L. Dean4th Middlesex
Francke W. Dickinson1st Hampden
Edward W. Dixson3rd Suffolk
William Otis Faxon2nd Norfolk
Charles D. B. Fisk5th Suffolk
George J. GallondFranklin and Hampshire
George H. Garfield2nd Plymouth
James W. Grimes7th Middlesex
Alfred S. Hall
Dennis E. Halley5th Essex
Joseph H. Hibbard8th Middlesex
Charles F. Jenney1st Norfolk
John Lovell Johnson3rd Worcester
Eben S. S. KeithCape
Frank J. Linehan6th Suffolk
Daniel D. Mahoney2nd Hampden
Michael J. McEttrickJune 22, 18484th Suffolk
John Joseph MitchellMay 9, 18735th Middlesex
George F. Monahan2nd Suffolk
Harry P. Morse4th Essex
Arthur D. NorcrossNovember 7, 1848Worcester and Hampden
Elmer C. Potter1st Worcester
Clinton Q. RichmondBerkshire
Herbert S. Riley6th Middlesex
William R. Salter1st Essex
Winfield S. Schuster4th Worcester
James F. ShawJuly 18, 18733rd Essex
Nathaniel P. SowleOctober 30, 18573rd Bristol
Thorndike Spalding2nd Middlesex
Elmer A. StevensJanuary 15, 18623rd Middlesex
Allen T. TreadwaySeptember 16, 1867Berkshire, Hampshire and Hampden
Joseph Turner2nd Bristol
James H. VaheyDecember 29, 18711st Middlesex
Frank G. Wheatley1st Plymouth
Thomas W. Williams1st Bristol

Representatives

imagename [4] data-sort-type=date date of birth district
Joseph AbbottMay 22, 187425th Suffolk
Arthur S. AdamsFebruary 14, 186916th Essex
Wallace E. W. N. ArnoldJune 29, 1863
Frank L. BarnesAugust 20, 1864
Frank BarrellJuly 26, 1853
Charles Homer BarrettJune 23, 1868
Henry B. BartonMay 21, 18533rd Franklin
Frank A. Bayrd
Joseph E. BealsMarch 18, 1834
John C. BennettApril 2, 18724th Hampden
Fred L. Beunke
Elias B. BishopAugust 2, 1869
Charles V. BlanchardFebruary 2, 1866
Charles E. BoivinDecember 12, 1872
Alexis Boyer Jr.January 17, 1875
Bartholomew A. BrickleyMay 7, 1883
William R. BrooksMarch 1, 1865
Charles H. BrownJanuary 19, 1879
John T. BryanFebruary 17, 1859
George BuntingAugust 31, 18685th Essex
Andrew J. Burnett1860
Alfred S. BurnsFebruary 6, 1860
Herbert W. BurrJune 15, 1866
Clenric H. CahoonFebruary 4, 18752nd Barnstable
Timothy F. CallahanSeptember 5, 1881
James B. CarbreyJanuary 16, 185411th Essex
Ignatius J. CarletonAugust 7, 1866
Cornelius J. CarmodyJanuary 11, 1867
James ChambersDecember 8, 1864
William E. Chester
John E. ClareyJanuary 7, 1855
Samuel F. CoffinDecember 27, 1851
David ColeSeptember 26, 18453rd Berkshire
John N. Cole
Ellenwood B. ColemanMay 31, 1862
Frank Collette Jr.1871
Edward D. Collins1878
James J. ConboyDecember 1, 1873
Martin F. ConleyApril 27, 1870
Thomas F. Coogan
Benjamin A. Cook
John F. CookJune 24, 1843
William H. CookMarch 7, 18569th Bristol
William F. CookFebruary 4, 18472nd Hampden
Frank O. CoombsDecember 17, 18571st Bristol
Rednor P. CoombsJune 27, 1873
John S. CormackJune 7, 1875
Samuel V. CraneOctober 4, 1855
Daniel Joseph CurleyDecember 23, 1875
Elmer L. CurtissJune 11, 1861
Grafton D. CushingAugust 4, 1864
Alfred L. CuttingJanuary 27, 1868
Ernest DaltonJanuary 7, 1869
Charles L. DavenportMay 4, 1854
Ralph Davol
Thomas L. DavisMarch 15, 185217th Essex
Henry Ellsworth DeanSeptember 29, 1862
Charles A. DeanMarch 26, 1856
William M. DeanNovember 16, 1874
Daniel E. DennyJuly 14, 1845
Joseph C. DesmondOctober 15, 18757th Bristol
Joseph E. DonovanApril 21, 1882
William E. DormanJune 23, 187512th Essex
Andrew P. DoyleAugust 15, 1869
Edward B. DraperNovember 27, 1876
Florence J. DriscollOctober 15, 1871
Hugh P. DrysdaleDecember 11, 18751st Berkshire
Patrick J. DuaneAugust 18, 1862
S. Alden EastmanOctober 14, 1847
Charles F. ElmerAugust 25, 1856
Samuel D. ElmoreDecember 29, 1868
Dennis E. FarleyJune 12, 1852
Thomas J. FayApril 24, 1879
Francis J. FennellyFebruary 18, 1860
J. Bernard FerberMay 28, 1876
Frederick L. Fisher
Charles J. Flagg
Louis E. FlyeJanuary 18, 1881
Clarence J. FoggJuly 10, 1853
Herbert M. ForristallAugust 14, 185915th Essex
Herbert S. Frost
Edward J. FullerJanuary 30, 1854
William F. GarcelonOctober 24, 1868
Joseph S. GatesOctober 3, 1856
George A. GilesAugust 4, 1875
Edward GilmoreJanuary 4, 1867
James T. GogginsJanuary 31, 18665th Berkshire
Thomas J. GradyDecember 16, 1877
William J. GrahamOctober 2, 18738th Essex
Hamlet S. Greenwood1871
Lyman W. GriswoldOctober 16, 1869
Homer A. HallNovember 24, 18712nd Berkshire
Martin T. HallDecember 23, 1877
Harry H. Ham
Oscar C. HammarstromOctober 18, 1877
Portus B. HancockFebruary 19, 1836
Bernard F. HanrahanJuly 27, 1875
Horace D. HardyFebruary 28, 1877
John J. HayesOctober 14, 1875
Lewis J. HewittFebruary 13, 1870
William P. HigginsMay 16, 1881
Frederick H. HiltonFebruary 12, 1882
William HoagNovember 18, 1870
Ernest E. HobsonSeptember 29, 18781st Hampden
Frank G. HodskinsDecember 26, 1876
William M. HoganJune 2, 1876
Samuel M. Holman18621st Bristol
Charles T. HoltAugust 1, 1845
Frank A. HosmerNovember 14, 1853
Alonzo F. HoyleOctober 16, 1861
Eugene HultmanJuly 13, 1875
George S. J. HydeNovember 1, 18497th Essex
William T. JeffreyJanuary 23, 187619th Essex
Charles Cabot JohnsonDecember 9, 187614th Essex
J. B. Albert JohnsonSeptember 8, 1878
Fred O. JohnsonFebruary 10, 1855
Aaron F. JonesSeptember 11, 1832
James A. JonesJanuary 14, 1853
Frederick G. KatzmannSeptember 12, 1875
David P. KeefeSeptember 29, 1855
Sidney B. KeeneJanuary 10, 1861
Roland M. KeithMarch 16, 1847
William A. KelleherMay 27, 18756th Essex
Frank D. KempJune 9, 1862
Michael J. KenneyJuly 12, 1863
James W. KillamJuly 12, 1874
Edwin M. KittredgeSeptember 27, 1872
James H. KnightOctober 11, 1876
Frederick S. LaneMay 8, 1849
William F. LearnedJanuary 12, 1850
Sidney LeesSeptember 23, 1866
Adam LeiningDecember 4, 1836
J. Henry LeonardSeptember 18, 1879
Andrew R. Linscott
Martin LomasneyDecember 3, 1859
George W. LongJuly 28, 1872
John F. LothropDecember 17, 1847
George E. LovettFebruary 27, 1849
Robert LuceDecember 2, 1862
Edward C. Lyford
Cornelius J. LynchDecember 18, 1877
Samuel J. MaddenMay 17, 1882
Jens J. MadsenOctober 9, 1869
Charles A. MalleyJanuary 22, 1876
David MancovitzAugust 15, 1877
Charles H. MansfieldMarch 20, 1842
Charles MayberryApril 27, 1876
Ulysses E. MayhewAugust 16, 18481st Dukes
Herbert T. MaynardDecember 9, 1867
Matthew McCann186314th Essex
Jeremiah F. McCarthyJuly 7, 1857
Charles F. McCarthyAugust 15, 1876
Frederick T. McClatcheyOctober 1, 18734th Berkshire
Thomas P. McDavitt
Edward McDonaldJuly 17, 18447th Berkshire
Philip J. McGonagleOctober 21, 1871
John F. McGrathJanuary 10, 1881
Edwin C. McIntireOctober 18, 186723rd Essex
John H. McKenneyOctober 12, 1839
Lewis B. McKieAugust 14, 1875
George McLane Jr.July 4, 18695th Essex
Timothy J. MeadeNovember 7, 1874
John F. MeehanNovember 24, 1875
Julius MeyersDecember 6, 1854
Samuel H. Mildram
Jacob H. MockMay 14, 1863
Fred MooreApril 4, 1874
Daniel H. MorganJanuary 14, 1879
Leslie K. MorseJanuary 18, 18603rd Essex
Joseph J. MurleyOctober 8, 1876
William F. MurraySeptember 7, 1881
Melvin S. NashAugust 3, 1857
Arthur L. NasonOctober 24, 1872
George H. NewhallOctober 24, 1850
Malcolm NicholsMay 8, 1876
David Curtis NickersonJanuary 21, 1854
William H. O'BrienSeptember 9, 1864
J. Frank O'BrienJanuary 6, 1879
M. Fred O'ConnellJune 14, 1870
Patrick H. O'Connor1882
James E. O'DonnellSeptember 29, 1875
James OliverJune 28, 1836
Lewis C. ParkerMay 9, 1880
Lewis Parkhurst1856
Joseph A. ParksMay 2, 187710th Bristol
Louis E. PattisonDecember 30, 1843
Thomas PattisonJanuary 20, 18541st Barnstable
Edwin C. PerhamMarch 4, 1858
John H. PickfordSeptember 9, 1849
Ernest H. PierceMay 12, 1863
Myron E. Pierce1874
Robert E. PollockOctober 23, 1851
Frank H. PopeMarch 7, 1854
Samuel L. PorterNovember 10, 1869
James F. PowersOctober 1, 1872
Francis X. QuigleyNovember 20, 1882
Thomas P. RileyJuly 11, 1875
William M. RobinsonJuly 21, 1875
William L. RobinsonDecember 15, 18552nd Bristol
Samuel RossFebruary 2, 18657th Bristol
John E. Rousmaniere
Herbert P. Sanders6th Berkshire
John H. SchoonmakerFebruary 14, 1869
Edward J. SennottApril 4, 1867
Eugene E. Shaw
Frederick M. J. Sheenan
Oscar J. ShepardsonDecember 5, 1851
Joseph J. ShepherdFebruary 5, 1855
Isaac M. Small18453rd Barnstable
William H. SmithNovember 11, 1875
Joseph Soliday1869
Harry N. StearnsOctober 5, 1874
John A. StoddartMay 10, 1869
Lucian B. StoneSeptember 9, 1829
John F. SullivanMay 17, 1875
Daniel L. SullivanOctober 16, 1878
George SwannJuly 18, 1859
John H. ThompsonAugust 26, 1873
Frank P. ToddMarch 3, 185324th Essex
Frank A. TorreyDecember 21, 1874
William H. TrudelJuly 19, 1866
Charles L. UnderhillJuly 20, 1867
Charles F. VarnumJune 28, 1846
Joseph Walker (Massachusetts speaker)1865
Joseph A. WallisDecember 12, 1837
Thomas S. Walsh18593rd Hampden
Fred P. Warner
Robert M. WashburnJanuary 4, 1868
William L. Waugh
A. S. Parker WeeksApril 29, 1857
William E. Weeks1880
Joseph O. Wellington
Norman H. WhiteDecember 25, 1871
Edgar H. Whitney
William B. WillcuttDecember 14, 1874
Isaac E. WillettsNovember 8, 1879
Waterman Lester WilliamsAugust 10, 1867
Herbert Wing
Russell B. WorsterJune 30, 1872

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: Massachusetts Year Book for 1908 . F.S. Blanchard . Worcester . 1907 .
  3. Book: https://archive.org/details/manualforuseofge200506mass/page/338/mode/2up . 2005 . Boston . Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Manual for the Use of the General Court . Organization of the Legislature Since 1780 . 338+ .
  4. Book: Who's Who in State Politics . 1908 . Practical Politics . Boston . .