1869 Massachusetts legislature explained

90th
Massachusetts General Court
Body:General Court
Election:November 3, 1868
Session1 End: [1]
Before:89th
After:91st
Chamber1:Senate
Membership1:40
Control1:Republican
(38 Republicans, 2 Democrats)[2]
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:President
Chamber1 Leader1:George O. Brastow
Chamber2:House
Membership2:240
Control2:Republican
(224 Republicans, 16 Democrats)
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:Harvey Jewell

The 90th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1869 during the governorship of Republican William Claflin. George O. Brastow and Robert Carter Pitman served as presidents of the Senate and Harvey Jewell served as speaker of the House.[3] [4]

Notable events include the creation of a Joint Special Committee on Woman Suffrage.

Senators

ImageName [5] data-sort-type=date Date of birth DistrictParty
Nathaniel Ellis AtwoodSeptember 13, 1807
George Oliver Brastow1811
George Marshall Buttrick1822
Horace Hopkins CoolidgeFebruary 11, 1832
Samuel Dexter Crane1816
Benjamin DeanAugust 22, 1824
Francis Henshaw Dewey1821
Edmund Dowse1813
Alonzo Madison Giles1821
Whiting GriswoldNovember 12, 1814
John Brown Hathaway1809
Francis Allen Hobart1833
Nathaniel Jay Holden1827
Estes Howe1814
George Augustus King1834
Richmond Kingman1821
Charles James Kittredge1818
Lucius James Knowles1819
Charles Rensselaer LaddApril 9, 1822
John Hyde Lockey1822
Charles Marsh1818
Joshua Newell Marshall1830
Charles Rankin McLean1824
George Harris Monroe1826
Ellis Wesley Morton1840
Daniel Needham1822
Julius Auboyneau Palmer1803
Robert Carter PitmanMarch 16, 1825
Richard Plumer1813
Joseph Greeley Pollard1833
Joseph Gorton Ray1831
George Merrick RiceNovember 20, 1808
Oliver Hazard Perry Smith1824
George H. Sweetser1823
George Sylvester TaylorMarch 2, 1822
Edward Augustus Thomas1829
Joseph Scott Todd1828
Harrison Tweed1806
Gershom Bradford WestonAugust 27, 1799
Charles Augustus Wheelock1812
Jonathan White1819

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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: 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 . Political Complexion of the General Court 1867-1980 . 441+ .
  3. 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+ .
  4. Book: Government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1869bost/page/16/mode/2up . Massachusetts Register, 1869 . .
  5. Book: Manual for the Use of the General Court . 1869 . Boston . Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 2452/40647 .