1847 Massachusetts legislature explained

68th Massachusetts General Court
Body:	General Court
Session1 End:	^[1]
Before:	67th
After:	69th
Chamber1:	Senate
Membership1:	40
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	President
Chamber1 Leader1:	William B. Calhoun
Chamber2:	House
Membership2:	255
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:	Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:	Ebenezer Bradbury

The 68th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1847 during the governorship of George N. Briggs. William B. Calhoun served as president of the Senate and Ebenezer Bradbury served as speaker of the House.^[2]

Notable legislation included the anti-abortion "Act To Suppress Injurious Publications". Notable resolutions included opposition to the Mexican–American War.^[3]

Representatives

• William T. Andrews

See also

• 30th United States Congress
• List of Massachusetts General Courts

Further reading

• Nativity and Occupation of Members of the Massachusetts Legislature . F. H. Howland . Publications of the American Statistical Association . 4 . 1894 . 25/26 . 15–19 . 10.2307/2276368 . 2276368 . (describes 1847-1891)

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: Richard Hofstadter. From the Revolution to the Civil War, 1765-1865. 1958. Vintage Books. 978-0-394-70541-5 . Massachusetts Legislature, Resolutions on the War with Mexico, 1847 .