| 24th Massachusetts General Court | |
| Before: | 23rd |
| After: | 25th |
| Chamber1: | Senate |
| Membership1: | 40 |
| Control1: | Federalist |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | President |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | David Cobb |
| Chamber2: | House |
| Control2: | Federalist |
| Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Chamber2 Leader1: | Harrison Gray Otis |
The 24th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1803 and 1804 during the governorship of Caleb Strong. David Cobb served as president of the Senate and Harrison Gray Otis served as speaker of the House.[1]
Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section below.
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic- Republican (DR) | Federalist (F) | |||||
| Begin (May 25, 1803) | 13 | 26 | 39 | 1 | ||
| May 25, 1803 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 0 | ||
| May 27, 1803 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 6 | ||
| Latest voting share | ||||||
The 40 seats are apportioned to each county or counties, based upon population size, to be elected at-large. [2]
At-large. John Dillingham (DR)
At-large. John Bacon (DR)
At-large. Barnabas Bidwell (DR)
At-large. Stephen Bullock (F)
At-large. Alden Spooner (F)
At-large. John Cushing (DR)
At-large. Woodbury Storer (F)
At-large. Isaac Coffin (DR)
At-large. Elias H. Derby (F)
At-large. John Heard (F)
At-large. Nathaniel Marsh (F)
At-large. Benjamin Pickman (F)
At-large. Enoch Titcomb (F)
At-large. Dudley A. Tyng (F)
At-large. Samuel Fowler (F)
At-large. John Hastings (F)
At-large. John Hooker (F)
At-large. Ezra Starkweather (F)
At-large. Alexander Campbell (F)
At-large. David Cobb (F)
At-large. John Chandler (DR)
At-large. William Hildreth (DR)
At-large. Aaron Hill (DR)
At-large. William Hull (DR)
At-large. Jonathan Maynard (DR)
At-large. John Ellis (DR)
At-large. John Howe (DR)
At-large. Beza Hayward (F)
At-large. Isaac Thompson (F)
At-large. John C. Jones (F)
At-large. Jonathan Mason (F)
At-large. David Tilden (DR)
At-large. William Tudor (F)
At-large. Oliver Wendell (F)
At-large. Daniel Bigelow (F)
At-large. Elijah Brigham (F)
At-large. Thomas Hale (F)
At-large. Salem Towne (F)
At-large. Simon Frye (F)
At-large. John Woodman (DR)
The members of the House of Representatives are apportioned by incorporated township and therefore the number of representatives in the House of Representatives can vary. Every incorporated township that has at least 150 ratable polls (taxable persons) is given one representative and for every additional 225 ratable polls, another representative is given. Townships can choose not to send a representative to the House each session, therefore the total number of filled seats can fluctuate year-to-year. [3]
Barnstable. Isaiah L. Green (DR)
Brewster. Isaac Clark
Chatham. Richard Sears
Falmouth. David Nye
Harwich. Ebenezer Broadbrook
Orleans. Richard Sparrow
Sandwich. William Bodfish
Yarmouth. Elisha Doane
Adams. Abraham Howland
Cheshire. Jonathan Richardson
Lanesborough. Gideon Wheeler (F)
Lenox. Elijah Northrup
Peru. Cyrus Stowell (DR)
Pittsfield. Joshua Danforth
Richmond. Noah Roseter
Sandisfield. John Picket
Stockbridge. Jonathan Patten
Tyringham. Adonijah Bidwell
West Stockbridge. Enoch W. Thayer (DR)
Williamstown. William Young
Windsor. Amos Holbrook
Attleborough. Ebenezer Tyler
Berkley. Apollos Tobey
Dartmouth. Holder Slocum
Dighton. George Walker
Easton. Abiel Mitchell
Freetown. Nathaniel Morton Jr. (DR)
New Bedford. Benjamin Church Jr.
Norton. Laban Wheaton (F)
Raynham. William A. Leonard
Rehoboth. Frederick Down
Somerset. Francis Borland
Swansea. Christopher Mason
Taunton. Jones Godfrey
Westport. Abner Brownell
Brunswick. John Durlap
Cape Elizabeth. Mark Dyer
Falmouth. Archelaus Lewis
Gorham. Lothrop Lewis (F)
Harpswell. Benjamin Dunning
Brunswick. John Durlap
Hebron. Samuel Paris (F)
Lewiston. John Herrick
Livermore. Cyrus Hamlin
New Gloucester. Joseph E. Foxcraft
North Yarmouth. James Prince (DR)
Paris. Josiah Bisco
Portland. William Symmes
Portland. Joseph Titcomb
Scarborough. Joseph Emerson
Windham. Peter T. Smith
Edgartown. William Mayhew
Tisbury. Benjamin Allen
Amesbury. Christopher Sargent
Andover. Thomas Kitteridge (DR)
Beverly. Israel Thorndike (F)
Beverly. Joseph Wood
Boxford. Thomas Perley
Bradford. Nathanial Thurston (F)
Danvers. Gideon Foster
Danvers. Samuel Page
Gloucester. Daniel Rogers Jr. (DR)
Hamilton. Robert Dodge
Haverhill. Francis Carr (DR)
Ipswich. Jonathan Cogswell
Ipswich. Joseph Swazey
Ipswich. Nathaniel Wade
Lynn. Abner Cheever
Marblehead. Richard James (DR)
Marblehead. Nathan B. Martin (DR)
Marblehead. Joshua Prentiss (DR)
Marblehead. John Prince (DR)
Methuen. William Russ
Newbury. Josiah Little
Newburyport. Thomas Carter
Newburyport. Thomas M. Clark (F)
Newburyport. Mark Fitz (F)
Newburyport. Nicholas Johnson
Newburyport. Jonathan Marsh
Newburyport. Jeremiah Nelson (F)
Rowley. Moody Spafford
Salem. John Hathorne (DR)
Salem. Joseph Sprague (DR)
Salem. Jonathan Waldo (DR)
Salisbury. Jonathan Webster
Wenham. Samuel Blanchard
Belfast. Jonathan Wilson
Castine. Oliver Mann
Frankfort. Abner Bicknell
Hampden. Martin Kinsley
Orrington. Oliver Leonard
Penobscot. Jeremiah Wardwell
Vinalhaven. William Vinal
Augusta. Samuel Howard
Hallowell. Nathaniel Perley
Pittston. Samuel Oakman
Winthrop. Nathaniel Banks
Acton. Asa Perlin
Billerica. James Abbot
Cambridge. Jonathan L. Austin (DR)
Charlestown. Matthew Bridge (DR)
Charlestown. Thomas Harris (DR)
Concord. Joseph Chandler
Dracut. Israel Hildreth
Framingham. Jonathan Maynard
Groton. Samuel Dana (DR)
Holliston. Ephraim Littlefield
Hopkinton. Timothy Sheppard
Lexington. Isaac Hastings
Lincoln. Samuel Hoar (DR)
Malden. Jonathan Oakes
Malborough. John Loring
Medford. Nathaniel Hall
Newton. Timothy Jackson (F)
Reading. James Bancroft
Sherburne. Daniel Whitney
Sudbury. Jonathan Rice
Watertown. Jonas White
Westford. Jonathan Carver
Weston. John Slack
Woburn. Loammi Baldwin (F)
Nantucket. Micajah Coffin (DR)
Bellingham. Laban Bates
Brookline. Stephen Sharp
Canton. Joseph Bemis
Cohasset. Thomas Lothrop
Dedham. Ebenezer Fisher
Dorchester. Perez Morton (DR)
Franklin. John Boyd
Medfield. John Baxter
Medway. John Ellis
Milton. David Tucker
Needham. Jonathan Kingsbery
Randolph. Joseph White
Roxbury. Crowell Hatch
Roxbury. Joseph Heath
Roxbury. Willian Brewer
Stoughton. Lemuel Gay
Walpole. William Bacon
Weymouth. James Lovell
Wrentham. Nathan Comstock
Abington. Aaron Hobart
Bridgewater. Daniel Snow
Duxbury. Seth Sprague
Hanover. Albert Smith
Hingham. Nathan Rice
Kingston. Seth Drew
Marshfield. Elisha Phillips
Middleborough. John Tinkham
Pembroke. Nathaniel Smith
Plymouth. John D. Dunbar
Rochester. Elisha Ruggles
Scituate. Charles Turner Jr. (DR)
Boston. William Brown (F)
Boston. Jonathan Hunnewell (F)
Boston. John Lowell (F)
Boston. Harrison G. Otis (F)
Boston. Samuel Parkman (F)
Boston. John Phillips (F)
Boston. William Smith (F)
No representatives sent
Arundel. Thomas Perkins III
Berwick. John Lord (F)
Biddeford. Nathaniel Webster
Kittery. Mark Adams
Lyman. John Low
Saco. Samuel Scammon
Saco. Thomas G. Thornton
Waterborough. James Carlisle
Wells. Nathaniel Wells (F)
York. Samuel Darby
| Committee | Senate Members | House Members | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Accounts | Isaac Thompson (F) Thomas Hale (F) | Samuel Porter (F) Stephen Monroe Bezaleel Taft (F) | |
| Committee on Applications for New Trials | Barnabas Bidwell (DR) John Hooker (F) | William Ely (F) William Symmes Enoch W. Thayer (DR) | |
| Committee on Applications for incorporation of Towns and Districts | Beza Hayward (F) Elijah Brigham (F) | Lothrop Lewis (F) Mark Langdon Hill (DR) Josiah Little | |
| Committee on Applications for incorporation of Turnpikes, Bridges and Canals | John Bacon (DR) Alden Spooner (F) | Jonathan Smith (F) Joseph Kendall Lothrop Lewis (F) | |
| Committee on Applications for incorporation of Parishes | Enoch Titcomb (F) Jonathan Maynard (DR) | Hugh MacLellan (DR) Nathaniel Webster Timothy Jackson (F) | |
| Committee on Applications for incorporation of Fisheries | Aaron Hill (DR) John Cushing (DR) | Joseph Titcomb Moody Spafford Aaron Hobart |
| Suffolk | Vacant | Incumbent John Codman (F) died before the beginning of this General Court. The House and Senate elected a replacement. | David Tilden (DR) | May 25, 1803 |