# 1803–1804 Massachusetts legislature

The 24th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1803 and 1804 during the governorship of Caleb Strong. David Cobb served as president of the Senate and Harrison Gray Otis served as speaker of the House.

## Composition by party

    Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section below.
Overview of Senate membership by party :
| | Party(shading shows control) | Party(shading shows control) | Total | Vacant |
| | Democratic- Republican (DR) | Federalist (F) | Total | Vacant |
| Begin (May 25, 1803) | 13 | 26 | 39 | 1 |
| May 25, 1803 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 0 |
| May 27, 1803 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 6 |
| Latest voting share | 41.18% | 58.82% | | |

## Members
### Senate

The 40 seats are apportioned to each county or counties, based upon population size, to be elected at-large.
* Barnstable
* Berkshire
* Bristol
* Cumberland
* Dukes and Nantucket
* Essex
* Hampshire
* Hancock, Lincoln and Washington
* Kennebec
* Middlesex
* Norfolk
* Plymouth
* Suffolk
* Worcester
* York

### House of Representatives

The members of the House of Representatives are apportioned by incorporated township and therefore the number of representatives in the House of Representatives can vary. Every incorporated township that has at least 150 ratable polls (taxable persons) is given one representative and for every additional 225 ratable polls, another representative is given. Townships can choose not to send a representative to the House each session, therefore the total number of filled seats can fluctuate year-to-year.
* Barnstable
* Berkshire
* Bristol
* Cumberland
* Dukes
* Essex
* Hampshire
* Hancock
* Kennebec
* Lincoln
* Middlesex
* Nantucket
* Norfolk
* Plymouth
* Suffolk
* Washington
* Worcester
* York

## Committees
### Standing Committees

| Committee | Senate Members | House Members |
| Committee on Accounts | ▌Isaac Thompson (F) ▌Thomas Hale (F) | ▌Samuel Porter (F) ▌Stephen Monroe ▌Bezaleel Taft (F) |
| Committee on Applications for New Trials | ▌Barnabas Bidwell (DR) ▌John Hooker (F) | ▌William Ely (F) ▌William Symmes ▌Enoch W. Thayer (DR) |
| Committee on Applications for incorporation of Towns and Districts | ▌Beza Hayward (F) ▌Elijah Brigham (F) | ▌Lothrop Lewis (F) ▌Mark Langdon Hill (DR) ▌Josiah Little |
| Committee on Applications for incorporation of Turnpikes, Bridges and Canals | ▌John Bacon (DR) ▌Alden Spooner (F) | ▌Jonathan Smith (F) ▌Joseph Kendall ▌Lothrop Lewis (F) |
| Committee on Applications for incorporation of Parishes | ▌Enoch Titcomb (F) ▌Jonathan Maynard (DR) | ▌Hugh MacLellan (DR) ▌Nathaniel Webster ▌Timothy Jackson (F) |
| Committee on Applications for incorporation of Fisheries | ▌Aaron Hill (DR) ▌John Cushing (DR) | ▌Joseph Titcomb ▌Moody Spafford ▌Aaron Hobart |

## Changes in membership
### Senate

| County | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation |
| Suffolk | Vacant | Incumbent John Codman (F) died before the beginning of this General Court. The House and Senate elected a replacement. | David Tilden (DR) | May 25, 1803 |

## Officers and officials
### Senate officers

* Chaplain: Rev. William Emerson
* Clerk: Wendell Davis

### House of Representatives officers

* Chaplian: Rev. Thomas Baldwin
* Clerk: Nicholas Tillinghast