1889 Massachusetts legislature

110th
Massachusetts General Court
109th 111th
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
ElectionNovember 6, 1888
Senate
Members40
PresidentHarris C. Hartwell
Party controlRepublican[1]
House
Members240
SpeakerWilliam Emerson Barrett
Party controlRepublican[2]
Sessions
1stJanuary 2, 1889 (1889-01-02) – June 7, 1889 (1889-06-07)[3]
Harris C. Hartwell
Harris Hartwell, Senate president.
William Emerson Barrett
William Barrett, House speaker.
Leaders of the 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 governorship of Oliver Ames. Harris C. Hartwell served as president of the Senate and William Emerson Barrett served as speaker of the House.[4]

When in session at the state house in Boston, a few of the legislators stayed overnight in Adams House, the American House, Hotel Brunswick, Norfolk House, Quincy House, Richwood House, or the United States Hotel.[5]

  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference Manual was invoked but never defined (see the help page).