The 24th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1803 and 1804 during the governorship of Caleb Strong. David Cobb served as president of the Senate and Harrison Gray Otis served as speaker of the House.
Composition by party Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section below.
+Overview of Senate membership by party Party(shading shows control)TotalVacantDemocratic-Republican (DR)Federalist (F)Begin (May 25, 1803)1326391May 25, 1803 1426400May 27, 1803 1420346Latest voting share
Leadership
Senate
Presiding President: David Cobb (F)
House of Representatives
Presiding Speaker: Harrison G. Otis (F)
Members Senate The 40 seats are apportioned to each county or counties, based upon population size, to be elected at-large.
Barnstable Berkshire Bristol Cumberland Dukes and Nantucket Essex Hampshire Hancock, Lincoln and Washington Kennebec Middlesex Norfolk Plymouth Suffolk Worcester York
Barnstable At-large. John Dillingham (DR)
Berkshire At-large. John Bacon (DR) At-large. Barnabas Bidwell (DR)
Bristol At-large. Stephen Bullock (F) At-large. Alden Spooner (F)
Cumberland At-large. John Cushing (DR) At-large. Woodbury Storer (F)
Dukes and Nantucket At-large. Isaac Coffin (DR)
Essex At-large. Elias H. Derby (F) At-large. John Heard (F) At-large. Nathaniel Marsh (F) At-large. Benjamin Pickman (F) At-large. Enoch Titcomb (F) At-large. Dudley A. Tyng (F)
Hampshire At-large. Samuel Fowler (F) At-large. John Hastings (F) At-large. John Hooker (F) At-large. Ezra Starkweather (F)
Hancock, Lincoln and Washington At-large. Alexander Campbell (F) At-large. David Cobb (F)
Kennebeck At-large. John Chandler (DR)
Middlesex At-large. William Hildreth (DR) At-large. Aaron Hill (DR) At-large. William Hull (DR) At-large. Jonathan Maynard (DR)
Norfolk At-large. John Ellis (DR) At-large. John Howe (DR)
Plymouth At-large. Beza Hayward (F) At-large. Isaac Thompson (F)
Suffolk At-large. John C. Jones (F) At-large. Jonathan Mason (F) At-large. David Tilden (DR) At-large. William Tudor (F) At-large. Oliver Wendell (F)
Worcester At-large. Daniel Bigelow (F) At-large. Elijah Brigham (F) At-large. Thomas Hale (F) At-large. Salem Towne (F)
York At-large. Simon Frye (F) At-large. John Woodman (DR)
House of Representatives
The members of the House of Representatives are apportioned by incorporated township and therefore the number of representatives in the House of Representatives can vary. Every incorporated township that has at least 150 ratable polls (taxable persons) is given one representative and for every additional 225 ratable polls, another representative is given. Townships can choose not to send a representative to the House each session, therefore the total number of filled seats can fluctuate year-to-year.Chapter I, Section III, Article II of the Constitution of Massachusetts (1780)
Barnstable Berkshire Bristol Cumberland Dukes Essex Hampshire Hancock Kennebec Lincoln Middlesex Nantucket Norfolk Plymouth Suffolk Washington Worcester York
Barnstable Barnstable. Isaiah L. Green (DR) Brewster. Isaac Clark Chatham. Richard Sears Falmouth. David Nye Harwich. Ebenezer Broadbrook Orleans. Richard Sparrow Sandwich. William Bodfish Yarmouth. Elisha Doane
Berkshire Adams. Abraham Howland Cheshire. Jonathan Richardson Lanesborough. Gideon Wheeler (F) Lenox. Elijah Northrup Peru. Cyrus Stowell (DR) Pittsfield. Joshua Danforth Richmond. Noah Roseter Sandisfield. John Picket Stockbridge. Jonathan Patten Tyringham. Adonijah Bidwell West Stockbridge. Enoch W. Thayer (DR) Williamstown. William Young Windsor. Amos Holbrook
Bristol Attleborough. Ebenezer Tyler Berkley. Apollos Tobey Dartmouth. Holder Slocum Dighton. George Walker Easton. Abiel Mitchell Freetown. Nathaniel Morton Jr. (DR) New Bedford. Benjamin Church Jr. Norton. Laban Wheaton (F) Raynham. William A. Leonard Rehoboth. Frederick Down Somerset. Francis Borland Swansea. Christopher Mason Taunton. Jones Godfrey Westport. Abner Brownell
Cumberland Brunswick. John Durlap Cape Elizabeth. Mark Dyer Falmouth. Archelaus Lewis Gorham. Lothrop Lewis (F) Harpswell. Benjamin Dunning Brunswick. John Durlap Hebron. Samuel Paris (F) Lewiston. John Herrick Livermore. Cyrus Hamlin New Gloucester. Joseph E. Foxcraft North Yarmouth. James Prince (DR) Paris. Josiah Bisco Portland. William Symmes Portland. Joseph Titcomb Scarborough. Joseph Emerson Windham. Peter T. Smith
Dukes Edgartown. William Mayhew Tisbury. Benjamin Allen
Essex Amesbury. Christopher Sargent Andover. Thomas Kitteridge (DR) Beverly. Israel Thorndike (F) Beverly. Joseph Wood Boxford. Thomas Perley Bradford. Nathanial Thurston (F) Danvers. Gideon Foster Danvers. Samuel Page Gloucester. Daniel Rogers Jr. (DR) Hamilton. Robert Dodge Haverhill. Francis Carr (DR) Ipswich. Jonathan Cogswell Ipswich. Joseph Swazey Ipswich. Nathaniel Wade Lynn. Abner Cheever Marblehead. Richard James (DR) Marblehead. Nathan B. Martin (DR) Marblehead. Joshua Prentiss (DR) Marblehead. John Prince (DR) Methuen. William Russ Newbury. Josiah Little Newburyport. Thomas Carter Newburyport. Thomas M. Clark (F) Newburyport. Mark Fitz (F) Newburyport. Nicholas Johnson Newburyport. Jonathan Marsh Newburyport. Jeremiah Nelson (F) Rowley. Moody Spafford Salem. John Hathorne (DR) Salem. Joseph Sprague (DR) Salem. Jonathan Waldo (DR) Salisbury. Jonathan Webster Wenham. Samuel Blanchard
Hancock Belfast. Jonathan Wilson Castine. Oliver Mann Frankfort. Abner Bicknell Hampden. Martin Kinsley Orrington. Oliver Leonard Penobscot. Jeremiah Wardwell Vinalhaven. William Vinal
Kennebec Augusta. Samuel Howard Hallowell. Nathaniel Perley Pittston. Samuel Oakman Winthrop. Nathaniel Banks
Middlesex Acton. Asa Perlin Billerica. James Abbot Cambridge. Jonathan L. Austin (DR) Charlestown. Matthew Bridge (DR) Charlestown. Thomas Harris (DR) Concord. Joseph Chandler Dracut. Israel Hildreth Framingham. Jonathan Maynard Groton. Samuel Dana (DR) Holliston. Ephraim Littlefield Hopkinton. Timothy Sheppard Lexington. Isaac Hastings Lincoln. Samuel Hoar (DR) Malden. Jonathan Oakes Malborough. John Loring Medford. Nathaniel Hall Newton. Timothy Jackson (F) Reading. James Bancroft Sherburne. Daniel Whitney Sudbury. Jonathan Rice Watertown. Jonas White Westford. Jonathan Carver Weston. John Slack Woburn. Loammi Baldwin (F)
Nantucket Nantucket. Micajah Coffin (DR)
Norfolk Bellingham. Laban Bates Brookline. Stephen Sharp Canton. Joseph Bemis Cohasset. Thomas Lothrop Dedham. Ebenezer Fisher Dorchester. Perez Morton (DR) Franklin. John Boyd Medfield. John Baxter Medway. John Ellis Milton. David Tucker Needham. Jonathan Kingsbery Randolph. Joseph White Roxbury. Crowell Hatch Roxbury. Joseph Heath Roxbury. Willian Brewer Stoughton. Lemuel Gay Walpole. William Bacon Weymouth. James Lovell Wrentham. Nathan Comstock
Plymouth Abington. Aaron Hobart Bridgewater. Daniel Snow Duxbury. Seth Sprague Hanover. Albert Smith Hingham. Nathan Rice Kingston. Seth Drew Marshfield. Elisha Phillips Middleborough. John Tinkham Pembroke. Nathaniel Smith Plymouth. John D. Dunbar Rochester. Elisha Ruggles Scituate. Charles Turner Jr. (DR)
Suffolk Boston. William Brown (F) Boston. Jonathan Hunnewell (F) Boston. John Lowell (F) Boston. Harrison G. Otis (F) Boston. Samuel Parkman (F) Boston. John Phillips (F) Boston. William Smith (F)
Washington No representatives sent
York Arundel. Thomas Perkins III Berwick. John Lord (F) Biddeford. Nathaniel Webster Kittery. Mark Adams Lyman. John Low Saco. Samuel Scammon Saco. Thomas G. Thornton Waterborough. James Carlisle Wells. Nathaniel Wells (F) York. Samuel Darby
Committees Standing Committees Committee Senate Members House Members Committee on Accounts Isaac Thompson (F)Thomas Hale (F) Samuel Porter (F)Stephen MonroeBezaleel Taft (F) Committee on Applications for New Trials Barnabas Bidwell (DR)John Hooker (F) William Ely (F)William SymmesEnoch W. Thayer (DR) Committee on Applications for incorporation of Towns and Districts Beza Hayward (F)Elijah Brigham (F) Lothrop Lewis (F)Mark Langdon Hill (DR)Josiah Little Committee on Applications for incorporation of Turnpikes, Bridges and Canals John Bacon (DR)Alden Spooner (F) Jonathan Smith (F)Joseph KendallLothrop Lewis (F) Committee on Applications for incorporation of Parishes Enoch Titcomb (F)Jonathan Maynard (DR) Hugh MacLellan (DR)Nathaniel WebsterTimothy Jackson (F) Committee on Applications for incorporation of Fisheries Aaron Hill (DR)John Cushing (DR) Joseph TitcombMoody SpaffordAaron Hobart
Changes in membership
Senate +CountyVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's formal installationSuffolk Vacant Incumbent John Codman (F) died before the beginning of this General Court.The House and Senate elected a replacement. David Tilden (DR) May 25, 1803
Officers and officials Senate officers Chaplain: Rev. William Emerson Clerk: Wendell Davis
House of Representatives officers Chaplian: Rev. Thomas Baldwin Clerk: Nicholas Tillinghast
See also 8th United States Congress List of Massachusetts General Courts
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