56th
Massachusetts General Court
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Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
Senate
Members40
PresidentBenjamin T. Pickman, George Bliss
House
Members615 [1]
SpeakerJulius Rockwell
Sessions
1stJanuary 7, 1835 (1835-01-07) – April 8, 1835 (1835-04-08)
2ndSeptember 2, 1835 (1835-09-02) – November 4, 1835 (1835-11-04)[2][3]

The 56th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1835 during the governorship of John Davis. Benjamin T. Pickman and George Bliss served as presidents of the Senate. Julius Rockwell served as speaker of the House.[4]

Senators

  • Charles Allen[5]
  • Nathaniel Austin
  • Abel Bliss
  • George Bliss
  • Elihu Cutter
  • Franklin Dexter
  • William Ferson
  • Waldo Flint
  • John C. Gray
  • Ephraim Hastings
  • Isaac L. Hedge
  • Chas. Hudson
  • Samuel H. Jenks
  • Jesse Kimball
  • Myron Lawrence
  • George Lunt
  • Horace Mann
  • Charles Marston
  • Samuel Merrill
  • Daniel Messenger
  • Theron Metcalf
  • Samuel Mixter
  • Henry J. Oliver
  • Benjamin T. Pickman
  • William Porter, Jr.
  • John P. Robinson
  • Benjamin Rodman
  • Chas. Russell
  • Daniel Shattuck
  • Henry Shaw
  • John A. Shaw
  • Jonathan Shove
  • William A. F. Sproat
  • J. C. Starkweather
  • Allen Tillinghast
  • George A. Tufts
  • Elijah Vose
  • Joseph G. Waters
  • Sidney Willard
  • Eliphalet Williams

Representatives

  • Samuel Aspinwall [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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
  2. ↑ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  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+.
  5. 1 2 "Civil Government of Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar for 1835. hdl:2027/umn.31951002233185c – via HathiTrust.
  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1835, hdl:2452/749494
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1835, hdl:2452/103880


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