1853 Massachusetts legislature explained

74th Massachusetts General Court
Body:	General Court
Session1 End:	^[1]
Before:	73rd
After:	75th
Chamber1:	Senate
Membership1:	40
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	President
Chamber1 Leader1:	Charles Henry Warren
Chamber2:	House
Membership2:	288
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:	Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:	George Bliss

The 74th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1853 during the governorship of John H. Clifford. Charles Henry Warren served as president of the Senate and George Bliss served as speaker of the House.^[2]

See also

• Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853
• 33rd United States Congress
• List of Massachusetts General Courts

Further reading

• The Secret Ballot Issue in Massachusetts Politics from 1851 to 1853 . . New England Quarterly . 25 . 1952 . 362282 .

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+ .