| 109th Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Election | November 8, 1887 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | Halsey J. Boardman | ||||
| Party control | Republican[1] | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 240 | ||||
| Speaker | Charles J. Noyes | ||||
| Party control | Republican[2] | ||||
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Halsey J. Boardman, Senate president.
Charles Noyes, House speaker.
Leaders of the 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 governorship of Oliver Ames. Halsey J. Boardman served as president of the Senate and Charles J. Noyes served as speaker of the House.[4]
Notable legislation included incorporation of the Massachusetts chapter of the National Woman Suffrage Association.[5]
- ^ "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+.
- ^ Kaitlin Connolly (September 24, 2012), "Women's Suffrage Movement in Massachusetts", State Library of Massachusetts blog