1866 Massachusetts legislature explained

87th Massachusetts General Court
Body:	General Court
Election:	November 7, 1865
Session1 End:	^[1]
Before:	86th
After:	88th
Chamber1:	Senate
Membership1:	40
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	President
Chamber1 Leader1:	Joseph Adams Pond
Chamber2:	House
Membership2:	240
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:	Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:	James M. Stone

The 87th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1866 during the governorship of Alexander H. Bullock. Joseph Adams Pond served as president of the Senate and James M. Stone served as speaker of the House.^[2]

Notable legislation included the Factory Inspection Act which aimed to improve workplace safety.^[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 1866 . Massachusetts . https://archive.org/details/americanannualcyv6dapp/page/472/mode/2up . D. Appleton and Company . New York . 1867 . (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. A Toast to the General Court . Robert David Sullivan . 2005 . 10 . 4 . .