The
legislature
A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government.
Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...
of the
U.S. state of
Massachusetts
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is known as the
General Court. It has a 40-member upper house (
Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the st ...
) and a 160-member lower house (
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...
). Descended from the colonial legislature, the first Massachusetts General Court met in October 1780 and consisted of one-year elected terms for both houses. This was expanded to two-year terms starting with the 142nd General Court in January 1921.
Legislatures
1780-1899
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1st Massachusetts General Court (1780–1781)
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2nd Massachusetts General Court (1781–1782)
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3rd Massachusetts General Court (1782–1783)
Third or 3rd may refer to:
Numbers
* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
* 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute''
Places
* 3rd Street (disambiguation)
* Third Avenue (disambiguation)
* Hi ...
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4th Massachusetts General Court (1783–1784)
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5th Massachusetts General Court (1784–1785)
Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five.
Fifth or The Fifth may refer to:
* Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth"
* Fifth column, a political term
* Fifth disease, a contagious rash that ...
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6th Massachusetts General Court (1785–1786)
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7th Massachusetts General Court (1786–1787)
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8th Massachusetts General Court (1787–1788)
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9.
In mathematics
8 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2.
* a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of ...
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9th Massachusetts General Court (1788–1789)
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10th Massachusetts General Court (1789–1790)
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11th Massachusetts General Court (1790–1791)
11 (eleven) is the natural number following 10 and preceding 12. It is the first repdigit. In English, it is the smallest positive integer whose name has three syllables.
Name
"Eleven" derives from the Old English ', which is first attested i ...
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12th Massachusetts General Court (1791–1792)
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13th Massachusetts General Court (1792–1793)
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14th Massachusetts General Court (1793–1794)
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15th Massachusetts General Court (1794–1795)
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16th Massachusetts General Court (1795–1796)
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17th Massachusetts General Court (1796–1797)
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18th Massachusetts General Court (1797–1798)
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19th Massachusetts General Court (1798–1799)
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20th Massachusetts General Court (1799–1800)
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21st Massachusetts General Court (1800–1801)
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22nd Massachusetts General Court (1801–1802)
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23rd Massachusetts General Court (1802–1803)
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24th Massachusetts General Court (1803–1804)
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25th Massachusetts General Court (1804–1805)
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26th Massachusetts General Court (1805–1806)
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number.
In mathematics
Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second smal ...
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27th Massachusetts General Court (1806–1807)
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube.
As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, ...
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28th Massachusetts General Court (1807–1808)
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9.
In mathematics
8 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2.
* a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of ...
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29th Massachusetts General Court (1808–1809)
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30th Massachusetts General Court (1809–1810)
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societie ...
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31st Massachusetts General Court (1810–1811)
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32nd Massachusetts General Court (1811–1812)
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33rd Massachusetts General Court (1812–1813)
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34th Massachusetts General Court (1813–1814)
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35th Massachusetts General Court (1814–1815)
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36th Massachusetts General Court (1815–1816)
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37th Massachusetts General Court (1816–1817)
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38th Massachusetts General Court (1817–1818)
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39th Massachusetts General Court (1818–1819)
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40th Massachusetts General Court (1819–1820)
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures.
In mathematics
Four is the smallest ...
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41st Massachusetts General Court (1820–1821)
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42nd Massachusetts General Court (1821–1822)
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43rd Massachusetts General Court (1822–1823)
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44th Massachusetts General Court (1823–1824)
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45th Massachusetts General Court (1824–1825)
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46th Massachusetts General Court (1825–1826)
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47th Massachusetts General Court (1826–1827)
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48th Massachusetts General Court (1827–1828)
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49th Massachusetts General Court (1828–1829)
"Thank God for Mississippi" is an adage used in the United States, particularly in the South, that is generally used when discussing rankings of U.S. states. Since the U.S. state of Mississippi commonly ranks at or near the bottom of such rankings ...
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50th Massachusetts General Court (1829–1830)
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51st Massachusetts General Court (1830–1831)
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52nd Massachusetts General Court (1831)
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53rd Massachusetts General Court (1832)
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54th Massachusetts General Court (1833)
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55th Massachusetts General Court (1834)
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56th Massachusetts General Court (1835)
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57th Massachusetts General Court (1836)
The 57th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1836 during the governorship of Edward Everett. Horace Mann served as president of the Senate and Julius Rockwell ...
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58th Massachusetts General Court (1837)
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59th Massachusetts General Court (1838)
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60th Massachusetts General Court (1839)
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61st Massachusetts General Court (1840)
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62nd Massachusetts General Court (1841)
The 62nd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1841 during the governorship of John Davis. Daniel P. King served as president of the Senate and George Ashmun se ...
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63rd Massachusetts General Court (1842)
The 63rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1842 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of John Davis (Massachusetts governor), John Davis. Josiah Q ...
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64th Massachusetts General Court (1843)
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65th Massachusetts General Court (1844)
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66th Massachusetts General Court (1845)
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67th Massachusetts General Court (1846)
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68th Massachusetts General Court (1847)
The 68th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1847 during the governorship of George N. Briggs. William B. Calhoun served as president of the Senate and Ebeneze ...
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69th Massachusetts General Court (1848)
The 69th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1848 during the governorship of George N. Briggs. Zeno Scudder served as president of the Senate and Francis Crownin ...
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70th Massachusetts General Court (1849)
The 70th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1849 during the governorship of George N. Briggs. Joseph M. Bell served as president of the Senate and Francis Crown ...
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71st Massachusetts General Court (1850)
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72nd Massachusetts General Court (1851)
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73rd Massachusetts General Court (1852)
The 73rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1852 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of George S. Boutwell. Henry Wilson served as President of ...
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74th Massachusetts General Court (1853)
The 74th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1853 during the governorship of John H. Clifford. Charles Henry Warren served as president of the Senate and Geor ...
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75th Massachusetts General Court (1854)
The 75th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1854 during the governorship of Emory Washburn. Charles Edward Cook served as president of the Senate and Otis P. ...
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76th Massachusetts General Court (1855)
The 76th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1855 during the governorship of Henry Gardner. Henry Wetherby Benchley served as president of the Senate and Danie ...
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77th Massachusetts General Court (1856)
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78th Massachusetts General Court (1857)
The 78th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1857 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Henry Gardner. Charles Wentworth Upham served as Presiden ...
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79th Massachusetts General Court (1858)
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80th Massachusetts General Court (1859)
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81st Massachusetts General Court (1860)
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82nd Massachusetts General Court (1861)
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9.
In mathematics
8 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2.
* a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of ...
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83rd Massachusetts General Court (1862)
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84th Massachusetts General Court (1863)
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85th Massachusetts General Court (1864)
The 85th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1864 during the governorship of John Albion Andrew. Jonathan E. Field served as president of the Senate and Alexa ...
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86th Massachusetts General Court (1865)
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87th Massachusetts General Court (1866)
The 87th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1866 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Alexander H. Bullock. Joseph Adams Pond served as Presid ...
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88th Massachusetts General Court (1867)
The 88th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1867 during the governorship of Republican Alexander Bullock. Joseph Adams Pond served as president of the Senate ...
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89th Massachusetts General Court (1868)
The 89th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1868 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Republican Alexander Bullock. George O. Brastow served ...
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90th Massachusetts General Court (1869)
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91st Massachusetts General Court (1870)
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92nd Massachusetts General Court (1871)
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93rd Massachusetts General Court (1872)
The 93rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1872 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Republican William B. Washburn. Horace H. Coolidge serv ...
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94th Massachusetts General Court (1873)
The 94th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1873 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Republican William B. Washburn. George B. Loring served ...
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95th Massachusetts General Court (1874)
The 95th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1874 during the governorships of William B. Washburn and Thomas Talbot. George B. Loring served as president o ...
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96th Massachusetts General Court (1875)
The 96th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1875 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of William Gaston (Massachusetts politician), William Gast ...
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97th Massachusetts General Court (1876)
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98th Massachusetts General Court (1877)
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99th Massachusetts General Court (1878)
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100th Massachusetts General Court (1879)
The 100th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1879 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Thomas Talbot (Massachusetts politician), Thomas Talbo ...
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101st Massachusetts General Court (1880)
The 101st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1880 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of John Davis Long. Robert R. Bishop served as President ...
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102nd Massachusetts General Court (1881)
The 102nd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1881 during the governorship of John Davis Long. Robert R. Bishop served as president of the Senate and Charles ...
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103rd Massachusetts General Court (1882)
The 129th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1882 during the governorship of John Davis Long. Robert R. Bishop served as president of the Senate and Charles ...
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104th Massachusetts General Court (1883)
The 104th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1883 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Benjamin Butler. George Glover Crocker served as Presi ...
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105th Massachusetts General Court (1884)
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106th Massachusetts General Court (1885)
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107th Massachusetts General Court (1886)
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108th Massachusetts General Court (1887)
The 108th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1887 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Oliver Ames (governor), Oliver Ames. Halsey J. Boardma ...
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109th Massachusetts General Court (1888)
The 109th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1888 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Oliver Ames (governor), Oliver Ames. Halsey J. Boardma ...
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110th Massachusetts General Court (1889)
The 110th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1889 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Oliver Ames (governor), Oliver Ames. Harris C. Hartwel ...
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111th Massachusetts General Court (1890)
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112th Massachusetts General Court (1891)
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113th Massachusetts General Court (1892)
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114th Massachusetts General Court (1893)
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115th Massachusetts General Court (1894)
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116th Massachusetts General Court (1895)
The 116th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1895 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Frederic T. Greenhalge. William M. Butler served as Pre ...
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117th Massachusetts General Court (1896)
The 117th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1896 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Roger Wolcott (Massachusetts politician), Roger Wolcot ...
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118th Massachusetts General Court (1897)
The 118th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1897 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Roger Wolcott (Massachusetts politician), Roger Wolcot ...
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119th Massachusetts General Court (1898)
The 119th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1898 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Roger Wolcott (Massachusetts politician), Roger Wolcot ...
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120th Massachusetts General Court (1899)
1900-2000
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121st Massachusetts General Court (1900)
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122nd Massachusetts General Court (1901)
The 122nd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1901 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Winthrop M. Crane. Rufus A. Soule served as President ...
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123rd Massachusetts General Court (1902)
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124th Massachusetts General Court (1903)
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125th Massachusetts General Court (1904)
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126th Massachusetts General Court (1905)
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127th Massachusetts General Court (1906)
The 127th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1906 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Curtis Guild Jr. William F. Dana served as President o ...
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128th Massachusetts General Court (1907)
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129th Massachusetts General Court (1908)
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130th Massachusetts General Court (1909)
The 130th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1909 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Eben Sumner Draper. Allen T. Treadway served as Presid ...
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131st Massachusetts General Court (1910)
The 131st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1910 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Eben Sumner Draper. Allen T. Treadway served as Presid ...
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132nd Massachusetts General Court (1911)
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133rd Massachusetts General Court (1912)
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134th Massachusetts General Court (1913)
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135th Massachusetts General Court (1914)
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136th Massachusetts General Court (1915)
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137th Massachusetts General Court (1916)
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138th Massachusetts General Court (1917)
The 138th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1917.
Senators
Representatives
See also
* 1917 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
* 65th United States Cong ...
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139th Massachusetts General Court (1918)
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140th Massachusetts General Court (1919)
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141st Massachusetts General Court (1920)
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142nd Massachusetts General Court (1921–1922)
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143rd Massachusetts General Court (1923–1924)
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144th Massachusetts General Court (1925–1926)
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145th Massachusetts General Court (1927–1928)
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146th Massachusetts General Court (1929–1930)
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147th Massachusetts General Court (1931–1932)
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148th Massachusetts General Court (1933–1934)
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149th Massachusetts General Court (1935–1936)
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150th Massachusetts General Court (1937–1938)
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151st Massachusetts General Court (1939)
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152nd Massachusetts General Court (1941–1942)
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153rd Massachusetts General Court (1943–1944)
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154th Massachusetts General Court (1945–1946)
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155th Massachusetts General Court (1947–1948)
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156th Massachusetts General Court (1949–1950)
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157th Massachusetts General Court (1951–1952)
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158th Massachusetts General Court (1953–1954)
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159th Massachusetts General Court (1955–1956)
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160th Massachusetts General Court (1957–1958)
Sixteen or 16 may refer to:
*16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17
*one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016
Films
* ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
* ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film dir ...
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161st Massachusetts General Court (1959–1960)
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162nd Massachusetts General Court (1961–1962)
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163rd Massachusetts General Court (1963–1964)
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164th Massachusetts General Court (1965–1966)
The 164th Battalion (Halton and Dufferin), CEF, was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Orangeville, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in Halton and Dufferin Counties.
Prior to saili ...
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165th Massachusetts General Court (1967–1968)
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166th Massachusetts General Court (1969–1970)
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167th Massachusetts General Court (1971–1972)
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168th Massachusetts General Court (1973–1974)
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169th Massachusetts General Court (1975–1976)
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170th Massachusetts General Court (1977–1978)
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171st Massachusetts General Court (1979–1980)
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172nd Massachusetts General Court (1981–1982)
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173rd Massachusetts General Court (1983–1984)
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174th Massachusetts General Court (1985–1986)
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175th Massachusetts General Court (1987–1988)
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176th Massachusetts General Court (1989–1990)
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177th Massachusetts General Court (1991–1992)
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178th Massachusetts General Court (1993–1994)
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179th Massachusetts General Court (1995–1996)
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180th Massachusetts General Court (1997–1998)
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181st Massachusetts General Court (1999–2000)
2001-current
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182nd Massachusetts General Court (2001–2002)
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183rd Massachusetts General Court (2003–2004)
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184th Massachusetts General Court (2005–2006) 184th may refer to:
*184th (2nd South Midland) Brigade, formation of the Territorial Force of the British Army
*184th AAA Battalion (United States), attached to the 49th AAA Brigade
*184th Battalion, CEF, unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force du ...
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185th Massachusetts General Court (2007–2008)
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186th Massachusetts General Court (2009–2010)
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187th Massachusetts General Court (2011–2012)
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188th Massachusetts General Court (2013–2014)
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189th Massachusetts General Court (2015–2016)
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190th Massachusetts General Court (2017–2018)
Nineteen or 19 may refer to:
* 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20
* one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019
Films
* ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film
* ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film
Music ...
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191st Massachusetts General Court (2019–2020)
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192nd Massachusetts General Court (2021–2022)
See also
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List of Massachusetts Senate delegations
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List of presidents of the Massachusetts Senate
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List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate
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List of speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
This is a list of speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through ...
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Old State House (Boston) building in which the legislature met until 1798
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Massachusetts State House
The Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. The buildin ...
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List of governors of Massachusetts
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History of Massachusetts
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* Index to reports of the Massachusetts Legislative Research Council:
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