1885 Massachusetts legislature
106th meeting of the Massachusetts General Court
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The 106th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1885 during the governorship of George D. Robinson. Albert E. Pillsbury served as president of the Senate and John Q. A. Brackett served as speaker of the House.[4]
| 106th Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Election | November 4, 1884 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | Albert E. Pillsbury | ||||
| Party control | Republican[1] | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 240 | ||||
| Speaker | John Q. A. Brackett | ||||
| Party control | Republican[2] | ||||
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Albert Pillsbury, Senate president.
John Brackett, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1885.
In 1885 the legislature officialized the state coat of arms and seal.[5] Other notable legislation included an "Act to Protect Persons Using Public Libraries From Disturbance."[6]
Senators
- Frank M. Ames [7]
- John F. Andrew
- Josiah C. Bennett
- Francis Bigelow
- Eleazar Boynton
- Frederick L. Burden
- George L. Burt
- William Cogswell
- Charles A. Denny
- James R. Dunbar
- Charles B. Emerson
- Newton P. Frye
- Wesley A. Gove
- Levi J. Gunn
- John M. Harlow
- Charles H. Howland
- Martin V. B. Jefferson
- Herbert C. Joyner
- Paul H. Kendricken
- Job M. Leonard
- George A. Marden
- Alexander McGahey
- Eben C. Milliken
- George W. Morrill
- Henry F. Naphen
- Howes Norris
- Henry S. Nourse
- Albert E. Pillsbury
- Horace Reed
- Thomas P. Root
- George W. Sanderson
- Augustus E. Scott
- William R. Sessions
- William H. Tappan
- S. Proctor Thayer
- Edward I. Thomas
- Ezra J. Trull
- Myron P. Walker
- Henry J. Wells
- Arthur F. Whitin
