The 1876 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7. Incumbent Republican governor Alexander H. Rice was re-elected to a second term in office over former Minister to the United Kingd
Alexander H Rice
Charles Francis Adams Sr by William Morris Hunt 1867
The 97th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1876 during the governorship of Alexander H. Rice. George B. Loring
1876 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
…increased majority, although far smaller than Rutherford B. Hayes's majority in the presidential election, owing to the Prohibition campaign against him. 1876 Massachusetts legislature…
George Loring, Senate president.
John Davis Long, House speaker.