1869 Massachusetts legislature
The 90th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1869 during the governorship of Republican William Claflin. George O. Brastow and Robert Carter Pitman served as presidents of the Senate and Harvey Jewell served as speaker of the House.
| 90th Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Election | November 3, 1868 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | George O. Brastow | ||||
| Party control | Republican (38 Republicans, 2 Democrats) | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 240 | ||||
| Speaker | Harvey Jewell | ||||
| Party control | Republican (224 Republicans, 16 Democrats) | ||||
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George Brastow, Senate president.
Harvey Jewell, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1869.
Notable events include the creation of a Joint Special Committee on Woman Suffrage.
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