1905 Massachusetts legislature explained

126th
Massachusetts General Court
Body:General Court
Election:November 8, 1904
Session1 End: [1]
Before:125th
After:127th
Chamber1:Senate
Membership1:40
Control1:Republican (34–6)
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:President
Chamber1 Leader1:William F. Dana
Chamber2:House
Membership2:240
Control2:Republican (169–69–2)
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:Louis A. Frothingham

The 126th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1905 during the governorship of William Lewis Douglas. William F. Dana served as president of the Senate and Louis A. Frothingham served as speaker of the House.[2]

Senators

imagename [3] data-sort-type=date date of birth district
John E. BeckMay 10, 1869
William J. BullockJanuary 31, 1864
William A. BurnsJanuary 9, 1875
Edward B. CallenderFebruary 23, 1851
Edwin J. CastleApril 15, 1853
Frank M. ChaceApril 16, 1856
Alvin B. ChamberlainDecember 16, 1842
William D. ChappleAugust 6, 1868
Edwards CheneyMay 3, 1861
Chester W. ClarkAugust 9, 1851
Thomas J. CollinsOctober 28, 1868
Morton E. ConverseNovember 17, 1837
William F. CraigSeptember 15, 1866
Prentiss CummingsSeptember 10, 1840
William F. Dana [4] June 26, 1863
Charles Leroy DeanMay 29, 1844
George H. GarfieldJuly 18, 1858
John J. GartlandNovember 27, 1871
Frank GerrettFebruary 4, 1857
Heman A. HardingFebruary 6, 1871
Frank M. HeathSeptember 8, 1852
Sidney Adelvin HillAugust 26, 1849
Samuel E. HullAugust 12, 1843
Harrie C. HunterMarch 16, 1869
Loren P. KeyesJanuary 6, 1838
Moody KimballJuly 2, 1862
William S. KyleJuly 12, 1851
Daniel W. LaneDecember 11, 1871
David Dennis LeahyApril 15, 1876
James J. MellenMarch 30, 1875
Harold P. MoseleyNovember 13, 1871
John P. MunroeJune 28, 1850
Edward B. NevinNovember 10, 1858
Fordis C. ParkerJanuary 3, 1868
Andrew James PetersApril 3, 1872
Silas Dean ReedJune 25, 1872
William J. RoundsJune 24, 1855
William TaylorMay 5, 1862
James H. WalkerAugust 24, 1872
John M. WoodsAugust 18, 1839

Representatives

imagename data-sort-type=date date of birth district
Cecil L. AdamsJune 14, 1878
William Leck AdamsOctober 24, 1852
James Sidney AllenJuly 3, 1831
Henry Stoddard AmesMay 21, 1861
William H. AmesMarch 1, 1861
James Robert AndersonMarch 27, 1859
Charles A. AndrewsJuly 2, 1872
William A. BaileySeptember 26, 1849
George O. BakerApril 6, 1835
Arthur Wesley BarkerSeptember 19, 1847
George L. BarnesJune 24, 1879
James BarrSeptember 20, 1854
James Timothy BarrettFebruary 10, 1870
George H. Battis1863
Fred Alfred BearseFebruary 15, 1871
March G. BennettJanuary 31, 1869
Frank P. Bennett Jr.December 30, 1878
George Frederick BirchApril 12, 1848
Stephen H. BodurthaMarch 10, 1858
Henry E. BodurthaMarch 15, 1865
Richard BossidyDecember 1, 1864
Edward A. BowerAugust 1, 1869
Rolfe BradburyMarch 12, 1861
Eugene T. BrazzellMarch 21, 1878
Edward H. BrewerDecember 12, 1851
William M. BrighamJanuary 23, 1864
Henry W. BrownOctober 14, 1856
John J. ButlerJune 7, 1865
Robert D. CadagonJune 6, 1870
George H. CadiganFebruary 22, 1873
Edward C. CallahanMarch 14, 1874
John W. ChapinJanuary 28, 1859
James W. ChrystalMarch 24, 1876
Maurice P. ClareAugust 26, 1852
Ezra W. ClarkOctober 12, 1842
Edward E. ClarkNovember 4, 1870
John N. ColeNovember 4, 1863
Walter L. CollinsApril 7, 1878
Waldo E. ConantFebruary 1, 1855
John J. ConwaySeptember 12, 1873
William H. CookMarch 7, 1856
Lyman Alexander CraftsOctober 28, 1854
Edward C. CreedJanuary 5, 1877
Frank H. CrossmanJanuary 12, 1846
Thomas F. Curley March 22, 1871
William H. CushmanJune 8, 1850
Samuel Newton CutlerJanuary 25, 1855
Charles L. DavenportMay 4, 1854
Thomas L. DavisMarch 15, 1852
Charles S. Davis1858
Frederick Simpson DeitrickApril 9, 1875
Charles S. DenhamOctober 17, 1853
Francis J. DohertyAugust 26, 1875
William J. DoogueApril 28, 1876
Thomas DowdMay 1, 1864
Jeremiah F. DowneyFebruary 9, 1878
Alonzo W. DunbarMay 4, 1850
William C. DunhamSeptember 14, 1830
Theodore F. DwightSeptember 19, 1863
Jonathan P. EdwardsApril 7, 1854
Winslow H. EdwardsAugust 13, 1870
John F. EganJuly 6, 1874
Michael L. EisnerJuly 30, 1878
Eugene F. EndicottOctober 14, 1848
Wilmot R. Evans Jr.March 18, 1878
Fred A. EwellJune 12, 1865
William Otis FaxonOctober 24, 1853
Francis Joseph FennellyFebruary 18, 1860
Jacob Bernard FerberMay 28, 1876
Charles D. B. FiskFebruary 17, 1850
John Leonard FiskeAugust 21, 1872
John J. FlahertyMay 5, 1872
Daniel L. FlanaganJune 14, 1870
Josiah Willard FlintNovember 4, 1840
Richard Rich FreemanNovember 19, 1860
Louis A. FrothinghamJuly 13, 1871
Chester E. GleasonMarch 13, 1869
Ira N. GoddardMarch 1, 1830
Albert G. GodfreyAugust 28, 1855
Jeremiah J. GoodMay 6, 1865
Eben H. GooginsJuly 28, 1845
Robert J. GoveMay 22, 1863
Thomas J. GradyDecember 16, 1877
William P. GradyNovember 25, 1878
William J. GrahamOctober 2, 1873
John M. Grosvenor Jr.April 22, 1864
John Burgess GunnApril 13, 1846
Alfred Stevens HallApril 14, 1850
Portus B. HancockFebruary 19, 1836
William E. HannanOctober 26, 1873
William Henry Irving HayesJune 21, 1848
George L. HemenwayNovember 23, 1850
Joseph H. HibbardApril 5, 1860
William Edward HickeyDecember 29, 1870
Aubrey HilliardApril 6, 1861
Horton H. HiltonDecember 11, 1869
John A. HolwayMarch 31, 1865
Fred V. HookeAugust 19, 1859
Michael B. HoulihanMarch 24, 1874
William C. HoweJuly 15, 1849
Frank H. HoweJanuary 22, 1861
Alonzo F. HoyleOctober 16, 1861
Augustus HubbardJune 27, 1849
Thomas Huse1851
George H. JacksonMarch 9, 1865
Lester W. JenneyApril 24, 1876
Warren Carlton JewettJanuary 28, 1855
James Albert JonesJanuary 14, 1853
Samuel O. JonesNovember 17, 1858
David P. KeefeSeptember 29, 1855
Edward James KenneyJanuary 19, 1867
Alec E. KnowltonOctober 29, 1857
Joseph J. LeonardMay 8, 1876
Henry N. LocklinMarch 7, 1853
Martin LomasneyDecember 3, 1859
Fred Wyatt LordSeptember 22, 1860
James Arnold LowellFebruary 5, 1869
John B. LowneyMarch 17, 1879
Robert LuceDecember 2, 1862
Orion T. MasonApril 4, 1865
George Washington MaxonAugust 3, 1862
Henry Morrill MaxwellJanuary 21, 1867
Charles MayberryApril 27, 1876
Hamilton MayoFebruary 26, 1851
Matthew McCann1863
James F. McDermottMarch 1, 1877
Daniel J. McDonaldAugust 14, 1872
John M. McDonaldJune 2, 1873
James A. McDonald, Jr.May 19, 1871
Edward F. McGradyJanuary 22, 1874
Edwin C. McIntireOctober 18, 1867
Orlando McKenzieApril 23, 1868
Robert K. McKirdyOctober 4, 1870
Edward L. McManusDecember 22, 1866
Lewis H. MillettDecember 22, 1873
John Joseph MitchellMay 9, 1873
Joseph E. MooneyJune 25, 1874
George Henry MooreMay 16, 1844
Harry Payson MorseJuly 27, 1854
Francis T. NelsonNovember 11, 1851
Harry S. NicollDecember 1, 1858
Arthur D. NorcrossNovember 7, 1848
Charles Henry NowellOctober 15, 1843
Edward H. O'BrienFebruary 1, 1874
Daniel M. O'ConnellMay 30, 1865
Michael Frederick O'ConnellJune 14, 1870
J. Frank O'HareOctober 14, 1874
Hugh O'RourkeMarch 1, 1869
David M. OwensJanuary 12, 1877
Edwin H. Oxner1867
Frank E. PackardMay 7, 1857
Charles William ParadiseMay 31, 1857
Joseph A. ParksMay 2, 1877
Chauncey E. ParsonsNovember 22, 1847
William E. PatrickMay 2, 1847
Edward C. PaullSeptember 5, 1862
W. Rodman PeabodyMarch 3, 1874
Pierre F. PeloquinMay 26, 1851
Winthrop Edmund PerryNovember 6, 1842
Michael F. PhelanOctober 22, 1875
Amos A. PhelpsJanuary 12, 1867
Stephen W. PhillipsJanuary 9, 1873
Charles S. PierceSeptember 5, 1874
Mellen A. PingreeMarch 9, 1861
Noah Allen PlymptonSeptember 7, 1841
George M. PolandJuly 16, 1877
Herbert L. PollardSeptember 24, 1844
Samuel L. PorterNovember 10, 1869
Elmer C. PotterAugust 23, 1868
William H. PotterApril 12, 1850
Maurice J. PowerJuly 21, 1872
A. Frederick PutnamFebruary 10, 1871
John H. QuinlanFebruary 29, 1864
John Quinn, Jr.December 16, 1859
Charles H. ReinhartMarch 8, 1867
Herbert S. RileyDecember 20, 1859
Reginald L. RobbinsDecember 5, 1875
John G. RobinsonNovember 24, 1860
Samuel RossFebruary 2, 1865
Gilbert Jones RuggMarch 27, 1836
William R. SalterJuly 6, 1861
George R. SampsonOctober 2, 1852
George A. SchofieldApril 26, 1863
Charles SchumakerMarch 2, 1867
George A. SciglianoAugust 26, 1874
Frank SeiberlichOctober 29, 1874
Edward J. SennottApril 4, 1867
Henry Walter SewardJanuary 18, 1865
John F. SheehanSeptember 2, 1861
Daniel J. SheehanAugust 11, 1857
Nelson SherburneNovember 18, 1864
Joseph ShermanSeptember 7, 1840
Arthur Wesley SimDecember 21, 1859
Mark N. SkerrettFebruary 23, 1870
Edward H. SlaterNovember 18, 1856
Walter C. SlocumNovember 18, 1862
C. Aylmer SmithFebruary 15, 1846
Charles B. SmithMarch 9, 1857
Elijah Olin SnowApril 24, 1851
Joseph Soliday1869
Nathaniel P. SowleOctober 30, 1857
John H. SpinlowApril 7, 1841
Samuel O. StaplesApril 16, 1843
Clarence Winfield StarrattMarch 19, 1861
George H. StevensAugust 18, 1868
Everett J. StevensMay 11, 1847
Elmer A. StevensJanuary 15, 1862
Luke S. StoweAugust 9, 1834
Patrick John SullivanAugust 23, 1860
Simon SwigMay 15, 1865
Arthur M. TaftJanuary 28, 1854
Edgar V. TannerAugust 28, 1835
Frederick H. TarrOctober 8, 1868
Frank W. ThayerJuly 2, 1865
George Henry ThorburnFebruary 21, 1866
Harry L. TimmonsNovember 12, 1875
George A. TitcombJune 19, 1853
Noble B. TurnerNovember 5, 1848
Arthur P. VinalJune 14, 1854
Edward A. WalkerMay 28, 1869
Joseph Walker1865
Charles E. WardOctober 17, 1849
Robert J. WareMarch 15, 1870
Edgar W. WarrenOctober 4, 1853
Edmund WeberMarch 1, 1871
Walter Archibald WebsterDecember 4, 1875
William E. Weeks1880
Arthur J. WellingtonJuly 21, 1871
William E. WestallJanuary 5, 1853
John P. WhalenNovember 11, 1878
Frank G. WheatleyJuly 6, 1851
Harvey WheelerNovember 5, 1847
Frederick W. WhitcombSeptember 7, 1863
Frank L. WhiteAugust 10, 1869
John E. WhiteDecember 13, 1873
Ezra Scott WhitmarshMay 29, 1858
Isaac E. WillettsNovember 8, 1879
Thomas W. WilliamsSeptember 15, 1865
Frederick G. WoodenMay 26, 1871
William H. WoodheadSeptember 17, 1860
Allen S. WoodwardDecember 23, 1850

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 . 1905 . Boston . Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Internet Archive .
  4. New England Historical and Genealogical Register . William Franklin Dana . 1922 .