1896 Massachusetts legislature

The 117th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1896 during the governorship of Roger Wolcott. George P. Lawrence served as president of the Senate and George von Lengerke Meyer served as speaker of the House.[4]

117th Massachusetts General Court
← 116th 118th →
Overview
Legislative body	General Court
Election	November 5, 1895
Senate
Members	40
President	George P. Lawrence
Party control	Republican (33–7)[1]
House
Members	240
Speaker	George von Lengerke Meyer
Party control	Republican (182–58)[2]
Sessions
1st January 1, 1896 – June 10, 1896 [3]

George P. Lawrence, Senate president.

George von Lengerke Meyer, House speaker.

Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1896.

Notable legislation included "An Act to Provide for the Security and Preservation of the So-called Bulfinch Portion of the State House."[5]

Senators

• Horace H. Atherton [6]
• Albert F. Barker
• Lewis H. Bartlett
• Percival Blodgett
• Edward S. Bradford
• George J. Burns
• William A. Chase
• William H. Cook
• Joseph J. Corbett
• Frederick W Dallinger
• Francis W. Darling
• James H. Derbyshire
• Noble W. Everett
• George A. Galloupe
• Clarke P. Harding
• Isaac P. Hutchinson
• Richard W. Irwin
• Erastus Jones
• George P. Lawrence
• Martin M. Lomasney
• Joseph B. Maccabe
• Dana Malone
• William H. McMorrow
• Joel D. Miller
• William A. Morse
• Joseph O. Neill
• James P. Niles
• Fisher H. Pearson
• George W. Perkins
• John J. Prevaux
• John Quinn Jr.
• George A. Reed
• Alfred S. Roe
• George P. Sanger
• Rufus A. Soule
• Louis C Southard
• Charles F. Sprague
• Richard Sullivan
• Arthur H. Wellman
• J. Loring Woodfall

Representatives

• Francis C. Lowell
• William Louis Reed [7]

See also

• 54th United States Congress
• List of Massachusetts General Courts

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. Kaitlin Connolly (January 21, 2019), "The 'Brigham Addition' and Saving the Bulfinch State House", State Library of Massachusetts blog
6. Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1896.
7. Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905

Further reading

• Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators: 1896. A. M. Bridgman. 1896.
• "Massachusetts: Legislative Session". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1896. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1897.
• Francis C. Lowell (1897). "Legislative Shortcomings". Atlantic Monthly. 79 – via HathiTrust.

External links

• Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1896, hdl:2452/429113 – via State Library of Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1896, hdl:2452/83202
• Massachusetts General Court Photographs ca. 1896-1900: Guide to the Photograph Collection, Massachusetts Historical Society