1916 Massachusetts legislature

none February 2025 January 2025 137thMassachusetts General Court General Court 136th 138th Senate 40 President House 240 Speaker The 137th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1916. Senators image name date of birth district Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Annual Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts, 1916 State Library of Massachusetts https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/796132/1916-House-01-Appendix.pdf center|60px Frank Bartlett center|60px Sanford Bates July 17, 1884 center|60px William A. L. Bazeley 1872 center|60px Charles Sumner Beal August 14, 1856 1st Plymouth center|60px James W. Bean May 11, 1866 center|60px John E. Beck May 10, 1869 center|60px Charles Donnell Brown June 5, 1862 center|60px James F. Cavanagh center|60px Daniel J. Chapman January 18, 1878 center|60px Ezra W. Clark October 12, 1842 center|60px Herbert E. Cummings center|60px Charles W. Eldridge October 16, 1877 center|60px George H. Ellis October 3, 1848 center|60px Frank S. Farnsworth center|60px Wilton B. Fay center|60px Charles L. Gifford March 15, 1871 center|60px Gurdon W. Gordon center|60px James I. Green April 9, 1885 center|60px John W. Haigis July 31, 1881 center|60px Martin Hays October 14, 1876 center|60px Clarence Whitman Hobbs Jr. October 1, 1878 center|60px John B. Hull Jr. July 17, 1871 center|60px George H. Jackson March 9, 1865 center|60px Charles A. Kimball center|60px Richard Knowles center|60px Louis F. R. Langelier center|60px George Edward Marchand December 22, 1877 center|60px Joseph W. Martin Jr. November 3, 1884 center|60px Orion T. Mason center|60px Philip J. McGonagle October 21, 1871 center|60px Walter E. McLane center|60px Edward F. McLaughlin June 6, 1883 center|60px W. Prentiss Parker December 11, 1857 center|60px E. Howard Perley John F. Sheehan center|60px James R. Tetler August 26, 1877 center|60px James P. Timilty March 28, 1865 center|60px Nathan A. Tufts April 15, 1879 center|60px Robert M. Washburn January 4, 1868 center|60px Henry Gordon Wells October 12, 1879 Representatives image name Who's Who in State Politics 1916 Practical Politics Boston https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinstatepo1916bost date of birth district center|60px Essex S. Abbott center|60px Henry Achin Jr. June 30, 1883 center|60px George C. F. Allen 14th Essex center|60px Philip R. Ammidon center|60px Algodt N. Anderson center|60px Charles H. Annis January 12, 1869 center|60px William M. Armstrong August 17, 1850 center|60px Benjamin S. Atwood center|60px George W. P. Babb center|60px James T. Bagshaw center|60px Edmund Baker center|60px William B. Baldwin September 18, 1854 center|60px Philip Hosmer Ball center|60px Arthur W. Barker center|60px William J. Barry 1861 center|60px Thomas William Baxter center|60px Addison P. Beardsley center|60px Joseph Belcher center|60px Joseph J. Benson center|60px James D. Bentley February 6, 1884 center|60px Jacob Bitzer January 16, 1865 center|60px Alvin E. Bliss center|60px Cornelius Boothman center|60px Eden K. Bowser center|60px Manassah Edward Bradley center|60px Thomas H. Brennan center|60px James J. Brennan May 2, 1882 center|60px Clarence A. Briggs center|60px Vincent Brogna center|60px Fred Johnson Brown center|60px Charles Henry Brown September 25, 1873 center|60px Daniel J. Buckley center|60px George Bunting August 31, 1868 center|60px Arthur E. Burr center|60px Frederick Butler center|60px Fred E. Cady center|60px Julius F. Carman August 7, 1861 center|60px Daniel W. Casey center|60px Allison G. Catheron June 26, 1878 center|60px George Dudley Chamberlain center|60px Albert Minot Chandler center|60px Edward Earl Chapman center|60px Charles Chapman center|60px John W. Churchill November 17, 1853 center|60px Frederic F. Clauss center|60px James Coffey May 17, 1849 center|60px Arthur Willard Colburn December 1, 1877 center|60px Benjamin G. Collins center|60px Samuel I. Collins March 4, 1851 center|60px D. Herbert Cook June 2, 1851 center|60px Thomas J. Cooley center|60px John J. Courtney center|60px Channing H. Cox October 28, 1879 center|60px John W. Craig center|60px Burton H. Crosby center|60px Fred Wilder Cross September 15, 1868 center|60px John J. Cummings center|60px George E. Curran center|60px Edward N. Dahlborg center|60px Samuel Davis June 4, 1866 center|60px Theodore H. Day center|60px George F. Dennis center|60px Thomas F. Donovan September 26, 1890 center|60px John L. Donovan June 3, 1876 center|60px Thomas E. Dowd center|60px Frederic E. Dowling center|60px George P. Drury center|60px Edward B. Eames April 15, 1856 center|60px Carl C. Emery November 4, 1888 center|60px John P. Englert center|60px John G. Faxon center|60px Horace F. Field center|60px Charles D. Fisher center|60px Michael J. Fitzgerald March 10, 1878 center|60px John I. Fitzgerald July 18, 1882 center|60px William J. Foley March 2, 1887 center|60px Harry C. Foster August 27, 1871 center|60px Arthur W. Frail center|60px Joseph E. Freeling center|60px William P. French April 30, 1874 center|60px William F. French March 21, 1873 center|60px Harvey E. Frost October 2, 1875 center|60px Charles Benjamin Frothingham November 11, 1858 center|60px Mauran I. Furbish center|60px Charles F. Garrity center|60px Harry C. Gates center|60px John Mellen Gibbs center|60px Thomas J. Giblin center|60px John J. Gillis center|60px Nesbit G. Gleason center|60px Fred Parker Greenwood center|60px Julius Guild March 30, 1850 center|60px Edgar H. Hall center|60px John Halliwell February 21, 1864 center|60px Walter A. Hardy December 15, 1866 center|60px Edward F. Harrington (state representative) August 10, 1878 center|60px James L. Harrop center|60px George F. Hart November 9, 1859 center|60px Charles H. Hartshorn center|60px William M. Haskins center|60px James William Hayes center|60px Matthew A. Higgins center|60px Francis M. Hill center|60px Kenneth Page Hill center|60px John A. Hirsch 1861 center|60px William J. Holland center|60px Peter Holt center|60px Horace W. Hosie February 2, 1864 center|60px John C. Hull (politician) November 1, 1870 center|60px Charles N. James September 3, 1853 center|60px Henry W. Jarvis center|60px Victor Francis Jewett center|60px John G. Johnson May 23, 1864 center|60px Michael H. Jordan February 7, 1863 center|60px Thomas Martin Joyce center|60px John Joseph Kearney center|60px David Leon Kelley April 26, 1889 center|60px Edward I. Kelley center|60px William W. Kennard center|60px Robert T. Kent center|60px Joseph O. Knox center|60px Arthur F. Lamb center|60px Ernest A. LaRocque center|60px Charles S. Lawler center|60px Joseph M. Levenson center|60px John N. Levins center|60px Fred Oliver Lewis June 12, 1878 center|60px George E. Lilley center|60px Daniel Waldo Lincoln September 2, 1882 center|60px George A. Lindberg center|60px George Washington Love center|60px James MacFarlane Lyle center|60px Frank E. Lyman September 15, 1866 center|60px Luther B. Lyman November 13, 1853 center|60px John H. Lynch October 28, 1884 center|60px James E. MacPherson center|60px John P. Mahoney May 26, 1888 center|60px Lloyd Makepeace center|60px Michael F. Malone center|60px David Mancovitz August 15, 1877 center|60px Frank A. Manning center|60px Felix A. Marcella center|60px Robert B. Martin center|60px John Edwin Maybury center|60px John Henry McAllister center|60px Peter F. McCarty center|60px Joseph McGrath (American politician) December 20, 1890 center|60px James H. McInerney December 13, 1871 center|60px Frederick William McKenzie center|60px Michael J. McNamee center|60px Charles J. McNulty center|60px Samuel H. Mildram center|60px John Mitchell September 4, 1877 center|60px John L. Monahan center|60px Wesley E. Monk August 1, 1874 center|60px Alfred James Moore August 7, 1891 center|60px Daniel T. Morrill center|60px Edward G. Morris center|60px James Morrison February 17, 1857 center|60px Frank Mulveny center|60px John J. Murphy March 26, 1889 center|60px Dennis A. Murphy September 26, 1876 center|60px William A. Murray June 17, 1889 center|60px Ken Nash center|60px Arthur N. Newhall center|60px John P. Nickerson center|60px Francis Norwood center|60px John Joseph O'Brien center|60px John Joseph O'Connell center|60px James T. O'Dowd center|60px Joseph A. Oakhem center|60px James E. Odlin center|60px Ambrose F. Ogden center|60px John N. Osborne January 28, 1853 center|60px George E. Osgood center|60px Peter C. Paradis center|60px John H. Parker August 27, 1859 center|60px Ward Mayhew Parker center|60px Chauncey Pepin center|60px Harold L. Perrin center|60px Edward Howland Perry center|60px Joseph H. Perry May 4, 1869 center|60px Joseph C. Perry May 1, 1856 center|60px James E. Phelan October 21, 1884 center|60px Frederick Everett Pierce May 5, 1862 center|60px James Tracy Potter January 26, 1870 center|60px Francis Prescott center|60px Albert T. Quiry center|60px William C. Renne center|60px George Louis Richards center|60px Charles Freeman Rowley center|60px Louis Hooker Ruggles center|60px William F. Runnells February 18, 1865 center|60px G. Oscar Russell center|60px John D. Ryan July 30, 1868 center|60px Edward Julius Sandberg October 21, 1866 center|60px Joseph A. Saunders center|60px Frederick W. Schlapp center|60px C. Burnside Seagrave center|60px C. Edgar Searing center|60px John H. Sherburne 1877 center|60px Michael J. Sherry center|60px Samuel Silverman center|60px Allston M. Sinnott center|60px Jerome S. Smith center|60px Fitz-Henry Smith Jr. center|60px William O. Souther Jr. center|60px Joseph Fayette Stone February 8, 1858 center|60px Merrill E. Streeter center|60px Denis J. Sullivan July 24, 1889 center|60px William H. Sullivan February 20, 1869 center|60px Simon Swig 1862 center|60px James E. Tolman November 8, 1867 center|60px Albert Mason Tyler center|60px George J. Wall center|60px Robert J. Ware center|60px Joseph E. Warner May 16, 1884 center|60px George B. Waterman center|60px William E. Weeks 1880 center|60px Thomas Weston Jr center|60px Albert L. Whitman center|60px Edgar H. Whitney center|60px Waterman Lester Williams August 10, 1867 center|60px Alvin R. Wilson center|60px Herbert A. Wilson November 27, 1870 center|60px Walter Edgar Wolfe center|60px Isaac U. Wood center|60px William H. Woodhead September 17, 1860 center|60px Harry C. Woodill center|60px George M. Worrall center|60px Benjamin Loring Young 1885 See also 1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 64th United States Congress List of Massachusetts General Courts References 2 Further reading 2452/43507 Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections (1915) Secretary of the Commonwealth 1916 1916 Boston Commonwealth of Massachusetts Manual for the Use of the General Court https://archive.org/details/manualforuseofge1916mass Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators: 1916 1916 A. M. Bridgman 2452/43362 https://archive.org/details/souvenirofmassac1916brid Bridgman Arthur Milnor Boston Daily Globe Court ban on apportionment Declares Constitution transgressed by 'glaring' and 'flagrant' violations of prescribed equality in Suffolk County redistricting September 9, 1916 External links 2452/303855 Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1916 Massachusetts General Court 2452/60138 Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1916 Category:Political history of Massachusetts Category:Massachusetts legislative sessions massachusetts Category:1916 in Massachusetts