1879 Massachusetts legislature

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100th
Massachusetts General Court
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Speaker
Levi C. Wade
Party controlRepublican[2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 1, 1879 (1879-01-01) – April 30, 1879 (1879-04-30) [3]
John B. D. Cogswell
John Cogswell, Senate president.
Levi C. Wade
Levi Wade, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1879.

The 100th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the

speaker of the House.[4]

Members earned a salary of $500 per year.[5]

Notable legislation included the "Act to Give Women the Right to Vote for Members of School Committees."[6]

Senators

  • Samuel N. Aldrich [7]
  • E. Dana Bancroft
  • Joseph S. Beal
  • Robert R. Bishop
  • Stephen M. Blaney
  • Alvah A. Burrage
  • George W. Cate
  • John B. D. Cogswell
  • Ezra Davol
  • Dallas J. Dean
  • Justin Dewey
  • Frederick D. Ely
  • Jacob Emerson
  • Jonas H. French
  • Charles L. Gardner
  • Alpheus Harding
  • Nathan M. Hawkes
  • Benjamin F. Hayes
  • Eben Hutchinson
  • Francis Jewett
  • H. M. Knowlton
  • William Knowlton
  • John B. Martin
  • Charles H. Merriara
  • Asa P. Morse
  • Eugene L. Norton
  • Weaver Osborn
  • Stephen Osgood
  • John L. Otis
  • Albert Palmer
  • Henry C. Rice
  • Joseph S. Ropes
  • Daniel Russell
  • James W. Stockwell
  • William Taylor
  • Nathaniel Wales
  • James White
  • Jonathan White
  • Henry Winn
  • A. C. Woodworth

Representatives

See also

References

  1. ^ "Composition of the Massachusetts State Senate", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
  2. ^ "Composition of the State of Massachusetts House of Representatives", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
  3. ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  4. ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
  5. ^ John F. Parker (1985), "Legislative Compensation (a 350 Year-Old Issue)", Legislative Life, Its Realities, Facts, Wit & Humor, New Legislators' Orientation, State House, Boston
  6. ^ Kaitlin Connolly (September 24, 2012), "Women's Suffrage Movement in Massachusetts", State Library of Massachusetts blog
  7. ^
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  8. hdl:2452/48905

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