1939 Massachusetts legislature
| 151st Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Election | November 8, 1938 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | Joseph R. Cotton (7th Middlesex district) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 240 | ||||
| Speaker | Christian Herter (5th Suffolk) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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Joseph Cotton, Senate president.
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Christian Herter, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1939.
The 151st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1939 during the governorship of Leverett Saltonstall. Joseph R. Cotton served as president of the Senate and Christian Herter served as speaker of the House.
"1939 was the first year the General Court began meeting every other year instead of annually. ...No session was held in 1940 and no legislation or other materials relating thereof was published during that year."