1899 Massachusetts legislature

The 120th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1899 during the governorship of Roger Wolcott. George Edwin Smith served as president of the Senate and John L. Bates served as speaker of the House.[4]

120th Massachusetts General Court
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Overview
Legislative body	General Court
Election	November 8, 1898
Senate
Members	40
President	George Edwin Smith
Party control	Republican[1]
House
Members	240
Speaker	John L. Bates
Party control	Republican[2]
Sessions
1st January 4, 1899 – June 3, 1899 [3]

George Smith, Senate president.

John Bates, House speaker.

Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1899.

Senators

• Henry C. Attwill [5]
• Charles O. Bailey
• John E. Baldwin
• Walter L. Bouve
• Loyed E. Chamberlain
• Frederick W. Dallinger
• William J. Donovan
• Wilson H. Fairbank
• John J. Feneno
• Samuel W. George
• Samuel S. Gleason
• Francis A. Harrington
• Albert L. Harwood
• William H. Hodgkins
• Charles H. Innes
• Fred Joy
• John A. Keliher
• Thomas W. Kenefick
• Warren S. Leach
• William H. Lott
• Walter O. Luscombe
• Arthur A. Maxwell
• John E. McClellan
• William Moran
• Herbert C. Parsons
• Frank A. Patch
• Thomas Post
• George E. Putnam
• William Reynolds
• Howard K. Sanderson
• Charles F. Sargent
• George E. Smith
• Rufus A. Soule
• Peter F. Tague
• George N. Tyner
• Charles G. Washburn
• William A. Whittlesey
• Fred H. Williams
• Charles T. Witt
• B. Herbert Woodsum

See also

• 56th United States Congress
• List of Massachusetts General Courts

References

1. "Composition of the Massachusetts State Senate", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
2. "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
3. "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
4. "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
5. Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1899.

Further reading

• Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators: 1899. 1899.
• "Massachusetts: Legislative Session". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1899. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1900 – via HathiTrust.
• "Woman Suffrage", Tribune Almanac, New York: Tribune Association, 1900 – via HathiTrust (includes 1899 Massachusetts info)
• Alexandra Bernson (July 23, 2018), "For Every Seal a Story: Town and City Town Seals in the Commonwealth", State Library of Massachusetts blog

External links

• Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1899, hdl:2452/429116 – via State Library of Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1899, hdl:2452/83205
• Massachusetts General Court Photographs ca. 1896-1900: Guide to the Photograph Collection, Massachusetts Historical Society