1855 Massachusetts legislature
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The 76th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the speaker of the House.[4]
"Know-Nothings won all 40 state Senate seats and all but three of the 379 state House seats in 1854, in addition to the governorship.... Once in power, the Know-Nothings passed legislation to deport poor or mentally ill Irish residents; to 'inspect' Catholic schools and convents; and to order daily readings from the Protestant Bible in public schools."[1] On May 9, 1855, Joseph Hiss became the first Massachusetts state representative to be expelled from the House.[5] Notable legislationThis legislature passed the nation's first statute racially integrating public education.[6] Senators
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