1879 Massachusetts legislature

The 100th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1879 during the governorship of Thomas Talbot. John B. D. Cogswell served as president of the Senate and Levi C. Wade served as speaker of the House.

Members earned a salary of $500 per year.

Notable legislation included the "Act to Give Women the Right to Vote for Members of School Committees."

Senators
• Samuel N. Aldrich

• E. Dana Bancroft

• Joseph S. Beal

• Robert R. Bishop

• Stephen M. Blaney

• Alvah A. Burrage

• George W. Cate

• John B. D. Cogswell

• Ezra Davol

• Dallas J. Dean

• Justin Dewey

• Frederick D. Ely

• Jacob Emerson

• Jonas H. French

• Charles L. Gardner

• Alpheus Harding

• Nathan M. Hawkes

• Benjamin F. Hayes

• Eben Hutchinson

• Francis Jewett

• H. M. Knowlton

• William Knowlton

• John B. Martin

• Charles H. Merriara

• Asa P. Morse

• Eugene L. Norton

• Weaver Osborn

• Stephen Osgood

• John L. Otis

• Albert Palmer

• Henry C. Rice

• Joseph S. Ropes

• Daniel Russell

• James W. Stockwell

• William Taylor

• Nathaniel Wales

• James White

• Jonathan White

• Henry Winn

• A. C. Woodworth

Representatives

 * George William Lowther