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
George Dexter Robinson (born George Washington Robinson; January 20, 1834 – February 22, 1896) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Chicopee, Massachusetts. After serving in the Massachusetts General Court and United States ...
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Albert E. Pillsbury
Albert Enoch Pillsbury (August 19, 1849 – December 23, 1930) was a Boston lawyer who served in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature, president of the Massachusetts State Senate, and as the Attorney General of Massachusetts from 1891 to ...
served as
president of the Senate and
John Q. A. Brackett
John Quincy Adams Brackett (June 8, 1842 – April 6, 1918) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. A Republican and temperance advocate, he served one term as the 36th Governor of Massachusetts, from 1890 to 1891. Born in ...
served as
speaker of the House.
In 1885 the legislature officialized the state
coat of arms and
seal. Other notable legislation included an "Act to Protect Persons Using
Public Libraries
A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also civil servants.
There are five fundamenta ...
From Disturbance."
Senators
Representatives
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Julius Caesar Chappelle
See also
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49th United States Congress
The 49th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1885, ...
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List of Massachusetts General Courts
References
Further reading
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External links
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Political history of Massachusetts
Massachusetts legislative sessions
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