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1829–1830 Massachusetts legislature

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50th
Massachusetts General Court
49th 51st
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermMay 1829 (1829-05) – May 1830 (1830-05) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
PresidentSamuel Lathrop
House
SpeakerWilliam B. Calhoun
Sessions
1stMay 27, 1829 (1829-05-27) – June 12, 1829 (1829-06-12)
2ndJanuary 6, 1830 (1830-01-06) – March 13, 1830 (1830-03-13) [3]

The 50th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1829 and 1830 during the governorship of Levi Lincoln Jr. Samuel Lathrop served as president of the Senate and William B. Calhoun served as speaker of the House.[4]

Senators

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  • Robert F. Barnard [1]
  • Daniel Baxter
  • Barker Burnell
  • Rufus Choate
  • Pliny Cutler
  • Philo Dickinson
  • James H. Duncan
  • James Fowler
  • Thomas French
  • Thomas I. Goodwin
  • Nathan Hale
  • Jacob Hall
  • William S. Hastings
  • Charles I. Holmes
  • Elihu Hoyt
  • Samuel Lathrop
  • Sherman Leland
  • James Lewis
  • John W. Lincoln
  • Howard Lothrop
  • Sylvester Maxwell
  • Samuel M. McKay
  • John Merrill
  • Samuel Mixter
  • John A. Parker
  • John Pickering
  • Elisha Pope
  • Amos Spaulding
  • Seth Sprague, Jr.
  • William Thorndike
  • Charles Train
  • Benjamin F. Varnum
  • Lovell Walker
  • Oliver Warner
  • Christopher Webb
  • Charles Wells
  • David Wilder
  • Francis Winship
  • William Wood

Representatives

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  • Cyrus Alger [1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Civil Government of Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar for 1830. hdl:2027/umn.31951p00530450v – via HathiTrust. For the political year commencing May, 1829, and ending May, 1830
  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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  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1829, hdl:2452/808567
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1829, hdl:2452/103874
  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1830, hdl:2452/819811
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1830, hdl:2452/103875