1850 Massachusetts legislature

The 71st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1850 during the governorship of George N. Briggs. Marshall Pinckney Wilder served as president of the Senate and Ensign H. Kellogg served as speaker of the House.^[3]

71st Massachusetts General Court
← 70th 72nd →
Overview
Legislative body	General Court
Senate
Members	40
President	Marshall Pinckney Wilder
House
Members	297 [1]
Speaker	Ensign H. Kellogg
Sessions
1st January 2, 1850 (1850-01-02) – May 3, 1850 (1850-05-03) [2]

Marshall Wilder, Senate president.

Ensign Kellogg, House speaker.

Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1850.

Senators

• Daniel C. Baker^[4][5]
• C. Bardwell
• Nathan Benjamin
• E. B. Bigelow
• Joseph S. Borland
• J. T. Buckingham
• Ed. Cazneau
• Charles Choate
• James Cooley
• Geo. W. Crockett
• John Daggett
• Henry L. Dawes
• Alex. DeWitt
• John W. Graves
• Lewis Harding
• William A. Hawley
• N. W. Hazen
• Geo. S. Hillard
• Stephen Hilliard
• A. Hutchinson
• John Jenkins
• Aaron King
• Cyrus Kingman
• Pliny Merrick
• Moses Newell
• Jonathan Preston
• John Raymond
• Lysander Richards
• Benjamin Seaver
• Wm. C. Starbuck
• C. Thompson
• A. Thorndike
• William Tucker
• Chas. W. Upham
• Amasa Walker
• Wm. B. Washburn
• Edwin Whitney
• M. P. Wilder
• Marshall P. Wilder
• John H. Wilkins
• William H. Wood

Representatives

• James A. Abbott ^[5]

See also

• 31st United States Congress
• List of Massachusetts General Courts

References

1. "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
2. "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
3. "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
4. "Government of Massachusetts". Massachusetts State Record and Year Book of General Information, 1850. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081766721 – via HathiTrust.
5. Rules and Orders to be Observed in the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for the Year 1850, Boston, hdl:2452/750582

External links

• Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1850, hdl:2452/738672
• Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1850, hdl:2452/92932