Albert Pillsbury, Senate president.

John Brackett, House speaker.

Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1885.

The106th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of theMassachusetts Senate and theMassachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1885 during thegovernorship ofGeorge D. Robinson.Albert E. Pillsbury served aspresident of the Senate andJohn Q. A. Brackett served asspeaker of the House.^[4]

In 1885 the legislature officialized the statecoat of arms andseal.^[5] Other notable legislation included an "Act to Protect Persons UsingPublic Libraries From Disturbance."^[6]

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• Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts: the Government of 1885. Boston. 1885.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• "Massachusetts".Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1885. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1886.hdl:2027/mdp.39015053690403 – viaHathiTrust. (includes description of legislature)

• Massachusetts General Court,Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1885,hdl:2452/619074
• Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1885,hdl:2452/89621

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