95th Massachusetts General Court (1874)

The 95th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1874 during the governorships of William B. Washburn and Thomas Talbot. George B. Loring served as president of the Senate and John E. Sanford served as speaker of the House.[4][5]

95th
Massachusetts General Court
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Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 4, 1873
Senate
Members40
PresidentGeorge B. Loring
Party controlRepublican[1]
House
Members240
SpeakerJohn E. Sanford
Party controlRepublican[2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 7, 1874 (1874-01-07) – June 30, 1874 (1874-06-30)[3]
George Loring, Senate president.
John Eliot Sanford, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1874.

Senators
  • David Aiken, Franklin district[6]
  • Horace C. Bacon, 3rd Essex
  • Andrew J. Bailey, 1st Middlesex
  • Prentiss C. Baird, Berkshire and Hampshire
  • Henry L. Bancroft, 3rd Worcester
  • Julius K. Banister, 4th Suffolk
  • Nathaniel P. Banks, 2nd Middlesex
  • Brooks T. Batcheller, 6th Middlesex
  • Erastus P. Carpenter, 3rd Norfolk
  • Jedediah Dwelley, Norfolk and Plymouth
  • Francis Edson, Hampshire
  • Charles Fitz, 5th Essex
  • Charles H. French, 2nd Norfolk
  • Henry Fuller, 2nd Hampden
  • Jeremiah Gatchell, 2nd Worcester
  • John A. Hawes, 2nd Bristol
  • Francis B. Hayes, 2nd Suffolk
  • Thomas P. Hurlbut, 5th Middlesex
  • Thomas Ingalls, 1st Essex
  • Francis W. Jacobs, 3rd Suffolk
  • N. L. Johnson, 4th Worcester
  • Jonathan A. Lane, 5th Suffolk
  • E. H. Lathrop, 1st Hampden
  • Edward Learned, Berkshire
  • George B. Loring, 2nd Essex
  • W. C Lovering, 1st Bristol
  • Walter N. Mason, 4th Middlesex
  • Moody Merrill, 1st Norfolk
  • Amasa Norcross, 5th Worcester
  • Francis A. Nye, Island
  • Ezra Parmenter, 3rd Middlesex
  • E. P. Reed, 2nd Plymouth
  • William F. Salmon, 7th Middlesex
  • Charles P. Stickney, 3rd Bristol
  • Thomas N. Stone, Cape
  • Hugh J. Toland, 6th Suffolk
  • George F. Veny, 1st Worcester
  • Zenas C. Wardwell, 4th Essex
  • Henry S. Washburn, 1st Suffolk
  • Tisdale S. White, 1st Plymouth

Representatives

See also

Images
  • Seating diagram for senators in the State House, 1874

Further reading
  • "Massachusetts". American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1874. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1875. p. 518+.

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. 2005. p. 338+.
  5. "Government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register, 1874 – via Archive.org.
  6. "Senate, Alphabetically". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1874. p. 307. hdl:2452/40652.
  7. Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905
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