1963–1964 Massachusetts legislature
The 163rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1963 and 1964 during the governorship of Endicott Peabody. John E. Powers served as president of the Senate and John F. Thompson served as speaker of the House.
| 163rd Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Term | January 2, 1963 – July 4, 1964 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | John E. Powers | ||||
| Majority Leader | Maurice A. Donahue | ||||
| Minority Leader | Philip A. Graham | ||||
| Party control | Democrat | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 240 | ||||
| Speaker | John F. Thompson | ||||
| Majority Leader | John Davoren | ||||
| Majority Whip | Robert H. Quinn | ||||
| Minority Leader | Sidney Curtiss | ||||
| Minority Whip | Alfred R. Shrigley | ||||
| Party control | Democrat | ||||
John Powers, Senate president.
John Thompson, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1963-1964.
On May 9, 1964, a special grand jury indicted House speaker Thompson on 29 counts of bribery. On June 16, 1964, the General Court passed the bill establishing the University of Massachusetts Boston co-sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Maurice A. Donahue, Senator George V. Kenneally Jr., and House Majority Whip Robert H. Quinn along with a $200,000 appropriation.
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