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1806–1807 Massachusetts legislature

legislature in Massachusetts

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 18, 2025
Entity authorityQ97356375 ↗
Source-derived summary

The 27th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1806 and 1807 during the governorship of Caleb Strong. John Bacon served as president of the Senate and Perez Morton served as speaker of the House.

Senators

Representatives

See also

9th United States Congress

10th United States Congress

List of Massachusetts General Courts

References

External links

"Massachusetts", A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825, American Antiquarian Society, 2007 – via Tufts University.

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