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1939 Massachusetts legislature

1939 Massachusetts legislature

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The 151st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1939 during the governorship of Leverett Saltonstall. Joseph R. Cotton served as president of the Senate and Christian Herter served as speaker of the House.[4]

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Joseph Cotton, Senate president.
Christian Herter, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1939.

"1939 was the first year the General Court began meeting every other year instead of annually. ...No session was held in 1940 and no legislation or other materials relating thereof was published during that year."[5]

Senators

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Representatives

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References

  1. [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. [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. [3]
    "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  4. [4]
    "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2005. p. 338+.
  5. [5]
    Kaitlin Connolly (January 5, 2016), "Short-Lived Biennial Legislative Session System in Massachusetts", State Library of Massachusetts blog
  6. [6]
    Public Officials of Massachusetts 1939-'40. Boston Review. 1939.
  7. [7]
    "Annual Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts, 1939" (PDF), Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – via State Library of Massachusetts

Further reading

  • Election Statistics: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1938), Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1939, hdl:2452/43430
  • Court, Massachusetts General (1939). Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. hdl:2452/40708.
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  • Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1939, hdl:2452/265589
  • Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1939, hdl:2452/60143
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