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61st
Massachusetts General Court
←60th (1839) 62nd (1841)→
Seal of the General Court of Massachusetts
Overview
Legislative bodyMassachusetts General Court
TermJanuary 1, 1840 (1840-01-01) – January 6, 1841 (1841-01-06)
Senate
Members40
PresidentDaniel P. King
Party controlWhig
House
Members521 [1]
SpeakerRobert Charles Winthrop
Party controlWhig
Sessions
1stJanuary 1, 1840 (1840-01-01) – March 24, 1840 (1840-03-24) [2][3]

The 61st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1840 during the governorship of Marcus Morton. Daniel P. King served as president of the Senate and Robert Charles Winthrop served as speaker of the House.[4]

On January 22, 1840, the governor gave a speech.[3]

Composition by party

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section below.
  • Begin (January 1, 1840)
    Begin (January 1, 1840)
Overview of Senate membership by party
  Party
(shading shows control)
 Total Vacant
Democratic (D) Whig (W)
Begin (January 1, 1840) 19 21 40 0
Latest voting share 47.50% 52.50%  

Leadership

Members

Senate

The 40 seats are apportioned to each county or counties, based upon population size, to be elected at-large. [5]

House of Representatives

See also

References

  1. ^ "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
  2. ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  3. ^ a b S. N. Dickinson, Boston Almanac for the Year 1841, Boston: Thomas Groom, hdl:2027/njp.32101056187543
  4. ^ "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 340+.
  5. ^ "Civil Government of Massachusetts". Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar for 1840 – via HathiTrust.
  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1840, hdl:2452/738674
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1840, hdl:2452/92922


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