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1848 Massachusetts legislature

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69th
Massachusetts General Court
68th 70th
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
Senate
Members40
PresidentZeno Scudder
House
Members272 [1]
SpeakerFrancis Crowninshield
Sessions
1stJanuary 5, 1848 (1848-01-05) – May 10, 1848 (1848-05-10)
+ extra session[2]

The 69th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1848 during the governorship of George N. Briggs. Zeno Scudder served as president of the Senate and Francis Crowninshield served as speaker of the House.[3]

Senators

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  • Charles H. Balch [4]
  • Joseph Bell
  • C. Bellows
  • George T. Bigelow
  • Jonathan Blake
  • Thomas Bradley
  • John Brooks
  • Nahum F. Bryant
  • Joseph T. Buckingham
  • James Clark
  • Truman Clark
  • George Copeland
  • George Denny
  • Charles Devens, Jr.
  • James C. Doane
  • William T. Eustis
  • Alfred D. Foster
  • O. C. Fowler
  • John Z. Goodrich
  • James Gregory
  • E. J. M. Hale
  • Alanson Hamilton
  • David Heard
  • Hosea Ilsley
  • William James
  • Cromwell Leonard
  • John W. Lowe
  • Albert H. Nelson
  • Edward Parsons
  • Jonathan C. Perkins
  • W. Phelps
  • Charles H. Plunket
  • Ezekiel Sawin
  • Zeno Scudder
  • Calvin Shepard
  • David A. Simmons
  • Levi Taylor
  • Tappan Wentworth
  • William H. Wood
  • E. Munroe Wright

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, 1848". Massachusetts State Record and Year Book of General Information, 1848. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081766747 – via HathiTrust.
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  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1848, hdl:2452/738671
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1848, hdl:2452/92930