85th Massachusetts General Court (1864)

The 85th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1864 during the governorship of John Albion Andrew.[2] Jonathan E. Field served as president of the Senate and Alexander Hamilton Bullock served as speaker of the House.[3]

85th
Massachusetts General Court
←84th 86th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 3, 1863
Senate
Members40
PresidentJonathan E. Field
House
Members240
SpeakerAlexander Hamilton Bullock
Sessions
1stJanuary 6, 1864 (1864-01-06) – May 14, 1864 (1864-05-14) [1]

Senators
  • Israel W. Andrews [4]
  • Samuel Babcock
  • John I. Baker
  • Henry Barstow
  • William Bassett
  • Winslow Battles
  • Martin Brimmer
  • Samuel A. Brown
  • Henry Carter
  • Otis Cary
  • Mellen Chamberlain
  • Thomas L. Chapman
  • Francis Childs
  • Oliver B. Clark
  • Freeman Cobb
  • Charles E. Codman
  • John D. Cogswell
  • Joseph Crafts
  • Nathan Crocker
  • Lewis J. Dudley
  • Jonathan E. Field
  • George Frost
  • Horatio N. Gardner
  • Martin Griffin
  • Solon S. Hastings
  • George Heywood
  • Edwin F. Jenks
  • Jacob H. Loud
  • Walter D. Nichols
  • William B. Pearsons
  • Robert C. Pitman
  • Thomas Rice Jr.
  • William H. Sanborn
  • John E. Sanford
  • E. B. Stoddard
  • Admiral A. Ward
  • Darwin E. Ware
  • George Whitney
  • George F. Williams
  • Thomas Wright

Representatives

See also

References
  1. "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  2. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1864, hdl:2452/795797
  3. "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
  4. Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1864. hdl:2452/40642.

Further reading
  • "Massachusetts". American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1864. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1865. (includes description of legislature)
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