1889 Massachusetts legislature explained

110th
Massachusetts General Court
Body:General Court
Election:November 6, 1888
Session1 End:[1]
Before:109th
After:111th
Chamber1:Senate
Membership1:40
Control1:Republican
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:President
Chamber1 Leader1:Harris C. Hartwell
Chamber2:House
Membership2:240
Control2:Republican
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:William Emerson Barrett

The 110th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1889 during the governorship of Oliver Ames. Harris C. Hartwell served as president of the Senate and William Emerson Barrett served as speaker of the House.[2]

When in session at the state house in Boston, a few of the legislators stayed overnight in Adams House, the American House, Hotel Brunswick, Norfolk House, Quincy House, Richwood House, or the United States Hotel.

Senators

ImageName[3] data-sort-type=date Date of birthDistrictParty
Edwin BakerJanuary 18, 1843
Benjamin F. CampbellSeptember 12, 1834
William Alfred Clark1852
John Aloysius Collins1860
Benjamin Franklin Cook1833
Thomas Washburn CookSeptember 15, 1837
John Crawford CrosbyJune 15, 1859
William Nathaniel DavenportNovember 3, 1856
Edward Joseph DonovanMarch 15, 1864
James DonovanMay 28, 1859
James Fisher DwinellJuly 23, 1825
Alonzo Hathaway EvansFebruary 24, 1820
Alfred Swift FassettDecember 5, 1848
David FiskMay 6, 1838
George Washington Gibson1851
Jubal Converse Gleason1837
Daniel Gunn1850
James H. HarlowSeptember 11, 1814
Harris Cowdrey Hartwell1847
Edward Jacob Hathorne1854
Henry Joseph HosmerFebruary 2, 1832
Robert HowardFebruary 8, 1845
Frank W. HoweJune 3, 1859
Thomas F. HuntOctober 27, 1854
Chester Ward Kingsley1824
Austin Messinger1817
Edwin Dickinson MetcalfMarch 14, 1848
Edward F. O'SullivanJune 23, 1858
Moses Poore Palmer1830
Henry Langdon ParkerOctober 7, 1834
James Davis Pike1829
Edwin Lake Pilsbury1850
Henry Harrison SpragueAugust 1, 1841
Charles E. StevensApril 21, 1843
James Trimble Stevens1835
Charles Henry Symonds1857
Enos Houghton Tucker1817
David Walker1841
Silas Mandeville Wheelock1818
Levi Lincoln Whitney1838

Representatives

imageNamedata-sort-type=date Date of birthDistrictParty
Warren W. AdamsDecember 11, 1844
John AlbreeMarch 14, 1829
Jared F. AldenApril 18, 1836
Thomas AldenAugust 17, 1827
Montressor Tyler Allen1844
Richard B. AllenJanuary 25, 1859
Horace H. AthertonOctober 23, 184720th
Ralph L. AthertonJune 30, 1842
Harrison Henry AtwoodAugust 26, 1863
George AyresAugust 26, 1833
Rollin Herbert Babbitt1840
Lewis M. BancroftDecember 31, 1851
Thomas E. BarkerMarch 13, 1839
Franklin O. BarnesNovember 11, 1841
William Emerson BarrettDecember 29, 1858
Richard M. BarryJune 5, 1863
Walter P. BeckJanuary 20, 1850
Charles H. BennettMarch 11, 1843
John O. BennettNovember 8, 1838
Francis T. BerryAugust 18, 1849
Thomas W. BicknellSeptember 6, 1834
Alden M. BigelowMarch 28, 1848
Charles Chauncey Bixby1824
George BlissNovember 20, 1844
Percival BlodgettJuly 18, 1841
Andreas Blume1837
Nelson F. BondJanuary 9, 1839
J. Dean BonneyJanuary 28, 1831
John Bennett Bottum
Joshua L. D. Bowerman
Robert H. BowmanSeptember 26, 1855
Peter Joseph BradyOctober 29, 1861
Edward Winslow Brewer1858
Charles K. BrewsterJune 11, 1843
Asa Olin Brooks1852
Horace BrooksJuly 22, 1835
William Henry BrooksJanuary 11, 1831
Edward F. BrownJuly 11, 1843
Orland J. BrownFebruary 2, 1848
John H. BurgessNovember 25, 1852
James J. BurkeMarch 4, 1862
Charles Amos Call1839
Joseph Henry Cannell1836
George N. CarpenterJanuary 26, 1840
Peter Thomas Carroll1857
Charles Ernest CarterJune 1, 1850
Joseph Pike Cheney1843
Moses Davis Church1842
Horace E. Clayton1854
George L. ClemenceFebruary 17, 1852
Nelson B. ConantDecember 6, 1845
Thomas H. ConnellSeptember 18, 1849
David Conwell1818
Louis A. CookMay 4, 1847
John William CoveneyApril 10, 1845
Robert Bruce Crane1845
James Martin Cronin1857
Joshua Crowell1841
John H. CrowleyAugust 20, 1858
Francis C. CurtisMarch 13, 1836
Nahum Sawin CutlerApril 7, 1837
George W. CuttingNovember 18, 1834
Frank William DallingerJune 5, 1852
Luther DameMarch 3, 1826
Epes DavisMarch 14, 1824
Joshua H. DavisNovember 3, 1814
Thomas Haven DearingOctober 25, 1826
Jeremiah DesmondMay 2, 1853
Henry S. Dewey1856
Simeon Dodge, Jr.February 23, 1840
William S. DouglasApril 5, 1836
Hugo A. DubuqueNovember 3, 1854
Thomas H. DugganMarch 11, 1848
Lyman R. EddyMarch 21, 1837
John EdwardsDecember 23, 1852
George D. EldredgeDecember 17, 1858
Albert R. EldridgeSeptember 10, 1850
Thomas George Farren1858
Myron J. FerrenAugust 16, 1836
William F. FerryJuly 4, 1854
Charles N. FooteDecember 14, 1848
Jacob Fottler1839
Henry Frost1832
Charles B. GardinerJune 19, 1849
Michael J. GarveyMay 27, 1859
Theodore GiddingsDecember 5, 1837
John F. GillespieApril 18, 1855
Gorham D. GilmanMay 29, 1822
Thomas K. GilmanAugust 11, 1842
Edward B. Glasgow
William Gordon1825
John B. GouldNovember 29, 1820
Samuel Levis Gracey1835
Charles Grant, Jr.June 26, 1844
Robert S. GraySeptember 28, 1847
Abner GreenwoodSeptember 10, 1826
William M. HaleJune 26, 1820
Henry D. HamiltonJune 22, 1848
Charles H. HansonJuly 7, 1844
Z. Taylor HarringtonNovember 14, 1848
Robert O. HarrisNovember 8, 1854
James W. HarveyApril 10, 1844
Phineas W. HaseltineMay 15, 1846
Forbes P. HaskellApril 6, 1844
Elihu B. HayesApril 26, 1848
Robert Henry1833
John E. HeslanNovember 11, 1854
John HildrethOctober 18, 1851
William Southerland Hixon1848
John D. HolbrookOctober 6, 1843
Langdon H. HolderMarch 10, 1846
Frank E. HolmanAugust 8, 1853
John F. HowardMarch 24, 1843
Herbert W. HoweDecember 17, 1842
Charles HowesDecember 14, 1833
Willard HowlandDecember 3, 1852
John F. HutchinsonJanuary 6, 1856
Henry H. JohnsonMarch 24, 1840
Jeremiah Joseph Keane1855
Thomas J. KeliherOctober 13, 1858
Horace G. KempAugust 19, 1849
David B. KemptonApril 25, 1818
Patrick Joseph KennedyJanuary 14, 1858
John White KimballFebruary 27, 1828
Henry Albert KimballMay 3, 1842
Rufus KimballMarch 13, 1829
Francis W. KittredgeJune 4, 1843
James Lally1862
Hiram B. LaneAugust 17, 1824
Andrew Berkley LattimoreAugust 4, 1852
William W. LeachFebruary 22, 1856
Edward Joseph LearyMay 27, 1860
James D. Lincoln1823
Stephen S. LittlefieldAugust 8, 1848
Clarence Parker Lovell1848
John MacfarlaneJune 11, 1841
James Pope Martin1827
Samuel Walker McCallFebruary 28, 1851
Thomas McCooey1851
Peter J. McDonaldMay 3, 1860
John H. McDonoughMarch 29, 1857
John James McDonoughMarch 15, 1857
Thomas O. McEnaneyOctober 23, 1857
Michael Joseph McEttrickJune 22, 1848
Daniel McLaughlin1847
William S. McNaryMarch 29, 1863
Albert MeadApril 23, 1830
Robert F. MeansAugust 22, 1838
James H. MellenNovember 7, 1845
Noah F. MendallMay 2, 1836
John Flint MerrillJanuary 16, 1849
Albert E. Miller1834
Henry S. MiltonSeptember 28, 1855
William Henry Monahan1857
Michael J. MooreSeptember 23, 1863
Frank MorisonMarch 18, 1844
I. Porter MorseApril 10, 1861
William H. MurphyDecember 18, 1855
Albert H. NewhallDecember 25, 1834
Edward M. NicholsAugust 22, 1848
William H. NicholsOctober 6, 1846
Joseph NolanApril 27, 1860
John Henry NorcrossOctober 20, 1841
John William O'Mealey1861
John William O'Neil1859
Henry P. OakmanJune 27, 1831
John B. PackardFebruary 22, 1837
Frank E. PaigeMarch 22, 1859
Oren B. ParksDecember 28, 1846
Joseph A. PatridgeJanuary 3, 1830
George Arthur Perkins1856
Charles PerryMay 31, 1840
Charles Quincy Pierce1841
John N. PierceDecember 8, 1833
Baxter P. PikeFebruary 22, 1845
Omer PillsburyNovember 15, 1853
Alfred Stamm PinkertonMarch 19, 1856
John Wallace Plaisted1828
Charles French PorterJanuary 16, 1836
Lurin J. PotterJune 6, 1846
Harvey Hunter Pratt1860
William Henry Preble1856
John Jacob PrevauxMarch 16, 1857
Ellis B. PurringtonJanuary 31, 1831
Charles C. PutnamMay 28, 1844
Francis Winnie Qua1845
Dennis Joseph Quinn1861
Francis Henry RaymondFebruary 19, 1836
George A. ReedSeptember 10, 1842
James Henry Richards1839
Albert E. RichmondSeptember 23, 1819
Thomas RileyDecember 22, 1843
John B. RipleyJuly 8, 1849
William R. RowellMarch 19, 1844
Charles Parks Rugg1827
Irving Levi Russell1852
Stillman RussellDecember 11, 1836
Chester Franklin Sanger1858
George P. SangerSeptember 6, 1852
Edward Payson ShawSeptember 1, 1841
Charles H. ShepardOctober 19, 1842
George A. ShepardDecember 23, 1820
Everett F. Sherman1826
George Wing Slocum1818
Winfield Scott Slocum1848
Anthony SmalleyMarch 15, 1836
Henry O. SmithSeptember 15, 1839
Thomas SnowMarch 16, 1854
William D. SohierOctober 22, 1858
Charles Edward Spring1841
William B. Sprout1859
John H. StaffordNovember 16, 1841
Stephen StanleyJune 11, 1842
George C. StearnsFebruary 12, 1854
Daniel Philmore Stimpson1818
Martin L. StoverOctober 22, 1837
Edward SullivanAugust 14, 1844
John H. SullivanJune 24, 1850
Michael F. SullivanSeptember 21, 1859
George N. SwallowJanuary 2, 1854
Edgar Sidney TaftJune 30, 1853
Rufus Albert Thayer1839
Albert Cranston Thompson1843
Isaac Brownell TompkinsAugust 17, 1826
Peletiah R. TrippAugust 15, 1842
Henry Edward TurnerMay 4, 1842
Abijah Tyler Wales1833
Jacob Otis WardwellMarch 14, 1857
William Leonard White1843
Charles M. WilcoxAugust 13, 1861
John H. WilkinsOctober 14, 1832
Charles Thomas WittJuly 18, 1848
Samuel WoodFebruary 13, 1831
Charles Francis WoodwardNovember 19, 1852
Ira A. WorthOctober 23, 1828
William A. WyckoffApril 30, 1838
Ferdinand Adolphus Wyman1850

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 . 1889 . Boston . Commonwealth of Massachusetts .