| 100th Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Election | November 5, 1878 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | John B. D. Cogswell | ||||
| Party control | Republican[1] | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 240 | ||||
| Speaker | Levi C. Wade | ||||
| Party control | Republican[2] | ||||
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John Cogswell, Senate president.
Levi Wade, House speaker.
Leaders of the 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 governorship of Thomas Talbot. John B. D. Cogswell served as president of the Senate and Levi C. Wade served as speaker of the House.[4]
Members earned a salary of $500 per year.[5]
Notable legislation included the "Act to Give Women the Right to Vote for Members of School Committees."[6]
- ^ "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
- ^ "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
- ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
- ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
- ^ John F. Parker (1985), "Legislative Compensation (a 350 Year-Old Issue)", Legislative Life, Its Realities, Facts, Wit & Humor,
New Legislators' Orientation, State House, Boston
- ^ Kaitlin Connolly (September 24, 2012), "Women's Suffrage Movement in Massachusetts", State Library of Massachusetts blog