1965–1966 Massachusetts legislature

The 164th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1965 and 1966 during the governorship of John Volpe. Maurice A. Donahue served as president of the Senate and John Davoren served as speaker of the House.[4]

164th
Massachusetts General Court
←163rd 165th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermJanuary 6, 1965 (1965-01-06) – September 7, 1966 (1966-09-07) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
PresidentMaurice A. Donahue
Party controlDemocrat[2]
House
Members240 [3]
SpeakerJohn Davoren
Party controlDemocrat[3]
Maurice Donahue, Senate president.
John Davoren, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1965-1966.

Senators
  • Oliver F. Ames [4]
  • Charles A. Bisbee Jr.
  • James F. Burke
  • Beryl W. Cohen

Representatives

See also

References
  1. "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  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. "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
  4. 1965–1966 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1965 – via Internet Archive.
  5. State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
  6. Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905

Further reading
  • Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1965. hdl:2452/40797.
  • "Massachusetts Legislature Votes to Legalize Birth Control for the Married", New York Times, May 5, 1966
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