1802–1803 Massachusetts legislature

The 23rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1802 and 1803 during the governorship of Caleb Strong. David Cobb served as president of the Senate and John Coffin Jones served as speaker of the House.^[3]

23rd Massachusetts General Court
← 22nd 24th →
Overview
Legislative body	General Court
Term	May 1802 (1802-05) – May 1803 (1803-05) [1]
Senate
Members	40 [2]
President	David Cobb
House
Speaker	John Coffin Jones

Senators

• Peleg Coffin^[1]
• William Tudor

Representatives

• John C. Jones^[1]
• Samuel Parkman^[4]

See also

• 7th United States Congress
• 8th United States Congress
• List of Massachusetts General Courts

References

1. "Civin Government in Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar for 1803. hdl:2027/hvd.hn43ge – via HathiTrust. For the political year, commencing May, 1802, and ending May, 1803
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. "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
4. "Parkman, Samuel", A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825, retrieved June 23, 2020

External links

• "Massachusetts", A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825, American Antiquarian Society, 2007 – via Tufts University. (Includes data for state senate and house elections in 1802)
• Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1802, hdl:2452/103847
• Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1803, hdl:2452/103848