1865 Massachusetts legislature explained

86th Massachusetts General Court
Body:	General Court
Election:	November 8, 1864
Session1 End:	^[1]
Before:	85th
After:	87th
Chamber1:	Senate
Membership1:	40
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	President
Chamber1 Leader1:	Jonathan E. Field
Chamber2:	House
Membership2:	240
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:	Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:	Alexander Hamilton Bullock

The 86th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1865 during the governorship of John Albion Andrew. Jonathan E. Field served as president of the Senate and Alexander Hamilton Bullock served as speaker of the House.^[2]

Notable activities

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute chartered ^[3]

See also

• 39th United States Congress
• List of Massachusetts General Courts

Further reading

• • Book: American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1865 . Massachusetts . https://archive.org/details/americanannualcyv5dapp/page/530/mode/1up . D. Appleton and Company . New York . 1866 . (includes description of legislature)

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: Leading the Way: a History of the Massachusetts General Court, 1629-1980 . Cornelius Dalton . John Wirkkala . Anne Thomas . 0961391502 . Massachusetts Secretary of State . 1984 . Boston .