118th Massachusetts General Court (1897)

The 118th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1897 during the governorship of Roger Wolcott. George P. Lawrence served as president of the Senate and John L. Bates served as speaker of the House.[4]

118th
Massachusetts General Court
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Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 3, 1896
Senate
Members40
PresidentGeorge P. Lawrence
Party controlRepublican[1]
House
Members240
SpeakerJohn L. Bates
Party controlRepublican[2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 6, 1897 (1897-01-06) – June 12, 1897 (1897-06-12) [3]
George Lawrence, Senate president.
John Bates, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1897.

Senators
  • James A. Bailey Jr. [5]
  • Harding R. Barber
  • Albert F. Barker
  • Lewis H. Bartlett
  • William R. Black
  • Edward S. Bradford
  • William H. Brigham
  • William H. Cook
  • Ellery B. Crane
  • Frederick W. Dallinger
  • William W. Davis
  • James H. Derbyshire
  • Noble W. Everett
  • Joseph B. Farley
  • James H. Flint
  • Charles E. Folsom
  • James A. Gallivan
  • John D. H. Gauss
  • Clarke P. Harding
  • Albert L. Harwood
  • James E. Hayes
  • Joshua B. Holden
  • Richard W. Irwin
  • Dwight H. Ives
  • Erastus Jones
  • George P. Lawrence
  • Martin M. Lomasney
  • William Moran
  • William A. Morse
  • Henry Parsons
  • John J. Prevaux
  • George E. Putnam
  • John Quinn Jr.
  • Ernest W. Roberts
  • Alfred S. Roe
  • George E. Smith
  • Rufus A. Soule
  • William W. Towle
  • J. Loring Woodfall
  • Charles F. Woodward

Representatives
  • William Louis Reed [6]

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. Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1897.
  6. Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905

Further reading
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