1949–1950 Massachusetts Legislature

picture info	1949–1950 Massachusetts Legislature The 156th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1949 and 1950 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Paul A. Dever. Chester A. Dolan Jr. and Harris S. Richardson served as President of the Massachusetts Senate, presidents of the Senate. Thomas P. O'Neill served as List of Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, speaker of the House. In 1949, after 90 years of Republican control of the House, Democrats gained a majority. In 1950, the General Court passed a bill prohibiting racial discrimination or segregation in housing. Senators Representatives See also * 81st United States Congress * List of Massachusetts General Courts References Further reading * External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:1949-1950 Massachusetts legislature Political history of Massachusetts Massachusetts legislative sessions 1949 U.S. legislative sessions, massachusetts 1949 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	1939 Richard Furbush Massachusetts House Of Representatives This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 Nazi Germany, Third Reich * Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. * The Protection Young Persons Act (Germany), Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. * The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. The rest of the world * In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. * First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. * The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by Bill Hewlett, William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. * Sydne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1939 William Daniel Fleming Massachusetts House Of Representatives This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 Nazi Germany, Third Reich * Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. * The Protection Young Persons Act (Germany), Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. * The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. The rest of the world * In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. * First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. * The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by Bill Hewlett, William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. * Sydne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]