1877 Massachusetts legislature
| 98th Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Election | November 7, 1876 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | John B. D. Cogswell | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 240 | ||||
| Speaker | John Davis Long | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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John Cogswell, Senate president.
John Long, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1877.
The 98th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1877 during the governorship of Alexander H. Rice. John B. D. Cogswell served as president of the Senate and John Davis Long served as speaker of the House.