1803–1804 Massachusetts legislature

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.

Presiding

 * President: David Cobb (F)

Presiding

 * Speaker: Harrison G. Otis (F)

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) (until May 27, 1803)
 * 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) (until May 27, 1803)
 * 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) (until May 27, 1803)
 * At-large. John Hooker (F)
 * At-large. Ezra Starkweather (F)

Hancock, Lincoln and Washington

 * At-large. Alexander Campbell (F) (until May 27, 1803)
 * 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) (until May 27, 1803)

Worcester

 * At-large. Daniel Bigelow (F)
 * At-large. Elijah Brigham (F)
 * At-large. Thomas Hale (F)
 * At-large. Salem Towne (F) (until May 27, 1803)

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.


 * 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



Senate officers

 * Chaplain: Rev. William Emerson
 * Clerk: Wendell Davis

House of Representatives officers

 * Chaplian: Rev. Thomas Baldwin
 * Clerk: Nicholas Tillinghast