1858 Massachusetts legislature
| 79th Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | Charles Wentworth Upham | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 240 | ||||
| Speaker | Julius Rockwell | ||||
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Charles Upham, Senate president.
Julius Rockwell, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1858.
The 79th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1858 during the governorship of Nathaniel Prentice Banks. Charles Wentworth Upham served as president of the Senate and Julius Rockwell served as speaker of the House.
Notable legislation included setting a salary of $300 per year for each member of the legislature.