1856 Massachusetts legislature

The 77th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1856 during the governorship of Henry Gardner. Elihu C. Baker served as president of the Senate and Charles A. Phelps served as speaker of the House.

Topics discussed included banks, bridges, fisheries, hospitals, prisons, railroads, schools, and other matters.

Senators
• Elihu C. Baker

• David H. Bartlett

• John Batchelder

• Amos Bates

• Sylvester Baxter

• Almon Brainard

• William S. Brakenridge

• Benjamin H. Brown

• Hiram C. Brown

• Ephraim W. Bull

• John A. Buttrick

• Augustus C. Carey

• James E. Carpenter

• Joseph E. Dawley

• Francis H. Dewey

• Jabez Fisher

• William Hall

• Alfred Kenrick

• Nathan King

• Benning Leavitt

• Artemas Lee

• Abiel S. Lewis

• Benjamin F. Mills

• Abel B. Munroe

• George Odiorne

• Ben Osgood

• Bradford K. Peirce

• Samuel S. Perkins

• Zabina L. Raymond

• John Rogers

• John H. Shaw

• William Sutton

• Velorous Taft

• William Taylor

• George M. Thacher

• Salem Towne

• Oliver Warner

• Daniel Warren

• George W. Warren

• Benjamin F. White