1897 Massachusetts legislature

The 118th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1897 during the governorship of Roger Wolcott. George P. Lawrence served as president of the Senate and John L. Bates served as speaker of the House.[4]

118th Massachusetts General Court
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Overview
Legislative body	General Court
Election	November 3, 1896
Senate
Members	40
President	George P. Lawrence
Party control	Republican (35–5)[1]
House
Members	240
Speaker	John L. Bates
Party control	Republican (202–38)[2]
Sessions
1st January 6, 1897 – June 12, 1897 [3]

George Lawrence, Senate president.

John Bates, House speaker.

Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1897.

The 1897 legislature is the high-water mark for the Massachusetts Republican Party, which held 35 seats in the Senate and 202 in the House. Republicans have not surpassed either number since, though they would match their high of 35 Senate seats again in 1920.[1][2]

Senators

• James A. Bailey Jr. [5]
• Harding R. Barber
• Albert F. Barker
• Lewis H. Bartlett
• William R. Black
• Edward S. Bradford
• William H. Brigham
• William H. Cook
• Ellery B. Crane
• Frederick W. Dallinger
• William W. Davis
• James H. Derbyshire
• Noble W. Everett
• Joseph B. Farley
• James H. Flint
• Charles E. Folsom
• James A. Gallivan
• John D. H. Gauss
• Clarke P. Harding
• Albert L. Harwood
• James E. Hayes
• Joshua B. Holden
• Richard W. Irwin
• Dwight H. Ives
• Erastus Jones
• George P. Lawrence
• Martin M. Lomasney
• William Moran
• William A. Morse
• Henry Parsons
• John J. Prevaux
• George E. Putnam
• John Quinn Jr.
• Ernest W. Roberts
• Alfred S. Roe
• George E. Smith
• Rufus A. Soule
• William W. Towle
• J. Loring Woodfall
• Charles F. Woodward

Representatives

• William Louis Reed [6]

See also

• 55th 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. Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1897.
6. Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905

Further reading

• Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators: 1897. Stoughton, Massachusetts: A. M. Bridgman. 1897.
• "Massachusetts: Legislative Session". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1897. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1898 – via HathiTrust.

External links

• Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1897, hdl:2452/429114 – via State Library of Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1897, hdl:2452/83203
• Massachusetts General Court Photographs ca. 1896-1900: Guide to the Photograph Collection, Massachusetts Historical Society