75th Massachusetts General Court | |
Body: | General Court |
Before: | 74th |
After: | 76th |
Chamber1: | Senate |
Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | President |
Chamber1 Leader1: | Charles Edward Cook |
Chamber2: | House |
Membership2: | 310 |
Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
Chamber2 Leader1: | Otis P. Lord |
Session1 End: | [1] |
The 75th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1854 during the governorship of Emory Washburn. Charles Edward Cook served as president of the Senate and Otis P. Lord served as speaker of the House.[2] [3]
Notable legislation included incorporation of the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Company[4] and funding for a "project to build a railroad tunnel through Hoosac Mountain that cost state taxpayers more than $10 million and took 21 years to complete."[5]