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1846 Massachusetts legislature

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67th
Massachusetts General Court
66th 68th
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
Senate
Members40
PresidentWilliam B. Calhoun
House
Members264 [1]
SpeakerSamuel H. Walley, Jr.
Sessions
1stJanuary 7, 1846 (1846-01-07) – April 16, 1846 (1846-04-16) [2]

The 67th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1846 during the governorship of George N. Briggs. William B. Calhoun served as president of the Senate and Samuel H. Walley, Jr. served as speaker of the House.[3]

Senators

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  • Alfred Allen [4]
  • Joseph Avery
  • James F. Baldwin
  • Thomas P. Beal
  • Nathaniel B. Borden
  • Thomas A. Bowen
  • Barker Burnell
  • William B. Calhoun
  • Thomas G. Cary
  • Dennis Condry
  • Thos. D. Eliot
  • Thomas Emerson
  • Oliver Felt
  • Zebina Field
  • Barnabas Freeman
  • Jason Goulding
  • John C. Gray
  • Saml. Guild
  • E. Rockwood Hoar
  • George Hodges
  • Thomas Hopkinson
  • Samuel A. Hurlbert
  • Edmund Kimball, Jr.
  • Forbes Kyle
  • James Maguire
  • Henry Poor
  • Eli Rice
  • Chauncey B. Rising
  • Daniel Safford
  • Stephen Salisbury
  • Zeno Scudder
  • Silas Shepard
  • Joseph Stone
  • John G. Thurston
  • Francis O. Watts
  • George Wheatland
  • James P. Whitney
  • Calvin Willard
  • Joseph B. Woods
  • Welcome Young

Representatives

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See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
  4. ^ "State Government, 1846". Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar for 1846. hdl:2027/umn.319510022331967 – via HathiTrust.
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  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1846, hdl:2452/685895
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1846, hdl:2452/92928