1885 Massachusetts legislature

The 106th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1885 during the governorship of George D. Robinson. Albert E. Pillsbury served as president of the Senate and John Q. A. Brackett served as speaker of the House.[4]

106th
Massachusetts General Court
←105th 107th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 4, 1884
Senate
Members40
PresidentAlbert E. Pillsbury
Party controlRepublican[1]
House
Members240
SpeakerJohn Q. A. Brackett
Party controlRepublican[2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 7, 1885 (1885-01-07) – June 19, 1885 (1885-06-19) [3]
Albert E. Pillsbury
Albert Pillsbury, Senate president.
John Q. A. Brackett
John Brackett, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1885.

In 1885 the legislature officialized the state coat of arms and seal.[5] Other notable legislation included an "Act to Protect Persons Using Public Libraries From Disturbance."[6]

Senators
  • Frank M. Ames [7]
  • John F. Andrew
  • Josiah C. Bennett
  • Francis Bigelow
  • Eleazar Boynton
  • Frederick L. Burden
  • George L. Burt
  • William Cogswell
  • Charles A. Denny
  • James R. Dunbar
  • Charles B. Emerson
  • Newton P. Frye
  • Wesley A. Gove
  • Levi J. Gunn
  • John M. Harlow
  • Charles H. Howland
  • Martin V. B. Jefferson
  • Herbert C. Joyner
  • Paul H. Kendricken
  • Job M. Leonard
  • George A. Marden
  • Alexander McGahey
  • Eben C. Milliken
  • George W. Morrill
  • Henry F. Naphen
  • Howes Norris
  • Henry S. Nourse
  • Albert E. Pillsbury
  • Horace Reed
  • Thomas P. Root
  • George W. Sanderson
  • Augustus E. Scott
  • William R. Sessions
  • William H. Tappan
  • S. Proctor Thayer
  • Edward I. Thomas
  • Ezra J. Trull
  • Myron P. Walker
  • Henry J. Wells
  • Arthur F. Whitin

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. Stephanie Turnbull (July 13, 2015), "The Official This, That and the Other Thing of Massachusetts", State Library of Massachusetts blog
  6. Alexandra Bernson (October 30, 2017), "Quiet in the library – or else!", State Library of Massachusetts blog
  7. Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1885.
  8. Massachusetts, State Library of; Court, Massachusetts General (2010), Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, hdl:2452/48905
  9. Alexandra Bernson (February 17, 2020), "Julius Caesar Chappelle and Black Boston", State Library of Massachusetts blog

Further reading
  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1885, hdl:2452/619074
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1885, hdl:2452/89621


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