1865 Massachusetts legislature

The 86th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1865 during the governorship of John Albion Andrew. Jonathan E. Field served as president of the Senate and Alexander Hamilton Bullock served as speaker of the House.

Notable activities

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Senators
• Charles Adams Jr

• Henry Alexander Jr

• Eben A. Andrews

• Henry Barstow

• Joslah C. Blaisdell

• Paul A. Chadbourne

• Francis Childs

• William W. Clapp Jr

• Freeman Cobb

• Charles R. Codman

• James Easton II

• John S. Eldridge

• Jonathan E. Field

• George Foster

• George Frost

• Martin Griffin

• George Heywood

• Milo Hildreth

• John Hill

• Francis A. Hobart

• Yorick G. Hurd

• Abijah M. Ide

• Emerson Johnson

• Thomas Kneil

• Alden Leland

• Jacob H. Loud

• Joel Merriam

• Francis E. Parker

• Albert C. Parsons

• Robert C. Pitman

• Joseph A. Pond

• William L. Reed

• Moses D. Southwick

• Hiram A. Stevens

• Levi Stockbridge

• E. B. Stoddard

• Darwin Ware

• Solomon C. Wells

• Tappan Wentworth

• Samuel M. Worcester