1826–1827 Massachusetts legislature

The 47th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1826 and 1827 during the governorship of Levi Lincoln Jr. John Mills served as president of the Senate and William C. Jarvis served as speaker of the House.[4]

47th
Massachusetts General Court
46th 48th
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermMay 1826 (1826-05) – May 1827 (1827-05) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
PresidentJohn Mills
House
SpeakerWilliam C. Jarvis
Sessions
1stMay 31, 1826 (1826-05-31) – June 20, 1826 (1826-06-20)
2ndJanuary 3, 1827 (1827-01-03) – March 10, 1827 (1827-03-10) [3]

Senators

  • James T. Austin[1]
  • Israel Billings
  • Samuel Billings
  • Peter Briggs
  • Barker Burnell
  • William Crawford, Jr.
  • Caleb Cushing
  • William Ellis
  • Josiah J. Fiske
  • Luke Fiske
  • Joshua Frost
  • Henry Gardner
  • George Grennell Jr.
  • David Henshaw
  • Nathaniel Houghton
  • Abel Jewett
  • Joseph G. Kendall
  • Thomas Kendall
  • John Keyes
  • Nymphas Marston
  • John Mason
  • John Mills
  • Asa T. Newhall
  • Leonard M. Parker
  • Peter H. Peirce
  • Charles P. Phelps
  • Solomon Pratt
  • John Prince
  • Joseph Richardson
  • Nathaniel P. Russell
  • David Sears
  • Samuel Shears
  • Jonas Sibley
  • Amos Spaulding
  • Bezaleel Taft
  • Israel Trask
  • Joseph Tripp
  • Benjamin F. Varnum
  • William Whitaker
  • Stephen White

Representatives

  • William Barry [1]

See also

References

  1. "Civil Government in Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar for 1827 via HathiTrust. For the political year commencing May, 1826, and ending May, 1827
  2. "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
  3. 1843 Senate Bill 0062. Statement Of The Duration Of Each Session Of The Legislature Since May, 1823, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1843, hdl:2452/739202
  4. "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.


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