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1957–1958 Massachusetts Legislature
The 160th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1957 and 1958 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Foster Furcolo. Newland H. Holmes served as President of the Massachusetts Senate, president of the Senate and John F. Thompson (politician), John F. Thompson served as List of Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, speaker of the House. Senators Representatives See also * 85th United States Congress * List of Massachusetts General Courts References Further reading * * ("Please support Senate Bill 280 to place Walden Pond State Reservation under control of the Department of Natural Resources...") External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:1957-1958 Massachusetts legislature Political history of Massachusetts Massachusetts legislative sessions 1957 U.S. legislative sessions, massachusetts 1957 in Massachusetts 1958 U.S. legislative sessions, massachuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled the General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, when the colonial assembly, in addition to making laws, sat as a judicial court of appeals. Before the adoption of the state constitution in 1780, it was called the ''Great and General Court'', but the official title was shortened by John Adams, author of the state constitution. It is a bicameral body. The upper house is the Massachusetts Senate which is composed of 40 members. The lower body, the Massachusetts House of Representatives, has 160 members. (Until 1978, it had 240 members.) It meets in the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston. The current President of the Senate is Karen Spilka, and the Speaker of the House is Ronald Mariano. Since 1959, Democrats have controlled both houses of the Massachusetts General Court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
