1851 Massachusetts legislature
| 72nd Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | Henry Wilson | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 396 | ||||
| Speaker | Nathaniel Prentice Banks | ||||
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Henry Wilson, Senate president.
Nathaniel Banks, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1851.
The 72nd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1851 during the governorship of George S. Boutwell. Henry Wilson served as president of the Senate and Nathaniel Prentice Banks served as speaker of the House.