1847 Massachusetts legislature
American state legislature
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The 68th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1847 during the governorship of George N. Briggs. William B. Calhoun served as president of the Senate and Ebenezer Bradbury served as speaker of the House.[3]
| 68th Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | William B. Calhoun | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 255 [1] | ||||
| Speaker | Ebenezer Bradbury | ||||
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Notable legislation included the anti-abortion "Act To Suppress Injurious Publications".[4][5] Notable resolutions included opposition to the MexicanâAmerican War.[6]
Senators
- Joseph Avery [7][8]
- Thomas P. Beal
- George T. Bigelow
- Nathaniel B. Borden
- Thomas A. Bowen
- Nahum F. Bryant
- Joseph T. Buckingham
- William B. Calhoun
- Thomas G. Cary
- James Clark
- Dennis Condry
- George Denny
- Thomas Emerson
- William T. Eustis
- Z. Field
- Barnabas Freeman
- Jason Goulding
- John C. Gray
- James Gregory
- Samuel Guild
- David Heard
- George Hodges
- Samuel A. Hurlburt
- John A. Knowles
- Forbes Kyle
- John W. Lowe
- James Maguire
- Jonathan C. Perkins
- Chauncy B. Rising
- Stephen Salisbury
- Ezekiel Sawin
- Zeno Scudder
- Calvin Shepard
- Silas Shepard
- Hobart Spencer
- Levi Taylor
- Leavitt Thaxter
- Welcome Young
Representatives
- William T. Andrews [8]