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The 162nd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the
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and the
Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the State legislature (United States), state legislature of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into ...
, met in 1961 and 1962 during the
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of
John Volpe John Anthony Volpe ( ; December 8, 1908November 11, 1994) was an American businessman, diplomat, and politician from Massachusetts. A son of Italian immigrants, he founded and owned a large construction firm. Politically, he was a Republican in ...
.
John E. Powers John E. Powers (November 10, 1910 – July 31, 1998) was an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1959 to 1964. Powers, a former clam digger, messenger, and machine operator, served as a State Senat ...
served as
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of the Senate and John F. Thompson served as
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of the House. In 1962, the General Court expanded the
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outside of the Amherst campus with the creation of the
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in
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.


Senators


Representatives


See also

* 1962 Massachusetts gubernatorial election *
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*
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References


Further reading

* * * William M. Bulger. ''While the Music Lasts: My Life in Politics''. New York:
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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:1961-1962 Massachusetts legislature Political history of Massachusetts Massachusetts legislative sessions
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1961 in Massachusetts
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