107th New York State Legislature explained

Number:107th
Start:January 1
End:December 31, 1884
Vp:Lt. Gov. David B. Hill (D)
Pro Tem:Dennis McCarthy (R)
Speaker:Titus Sheard (R)
Senators:32
Reps:128
S-Majority:Republican (19-13)
H-Majority:Republican (72-56)
Sessionnumber1:1st
Sessionstart1:January 1
Sessionend1:May 16, 1884
Previous:106th
Next:108th

The 107th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 1 to May 16, 1884, during the second year of Grover Cleveland's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1846, 32 Senators and 128 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts were made up of entire counties, except New York County (seven districts) and Kings County (three districts). The Assembly districts were made up of entire towns, or city wards,[1] forming a contiguous area, all within the same county.

At this time there were two major political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. In New York City the Democrats were split into three factions: Tammany Hall, "Irving Hall" and the "County Democrats". The Prohibition Party and the Greenback Party also nominated tickets.

Elections

The New York state election, 1883 was held on November 6. Of the five statewide elective offices up for election, four were carried by the Democrats, and one by a Republican. The approximate party strength at this election was: Democratic 446,000; Republican 430,000; Prohibition 18,000; and Greenback 7,000.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 1, 1884; and adjourned on May 16.

Titus Sheard (R) was elected Speaker against Frank Rice (D).

Dennis McCarthy (R) was elected president pro tempore of the State Senate.

State Senate

Districts

Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York. The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established, or sufficiently organized, the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties.

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Michael C. Murphy and Timothy J. Campbell changed from the Assembly to the Senate.

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stJames OtisRepublican
2ndJohn J. KiernanDemocratre-elected
3rdAlbert DaggettRepublican
4thJohn C. JacobsDemocratre-elected
5thMichael C. MurphyCounty/Irv. H. Dem.
6thTimothy J. CampbellCounty/Irv. H. Dem.
7thJames DalyCounty Dem.re-elected
8thFrederick S. GibbsRepublican
9thJohn J. CullenTammany Dem.
10thJ. Hampden RobbDemocrat
11thGeorge W. PlunkittTammany Dem.
12thHenry C. NelsonDemocratre-elected
13thHenry R. LowRepublican
14thJohn Van SchaickDemocrat
15thThomas NewboldDemocrat
16thAlbert C. ComstockRepublican
17thJohn B. ThacherDemocrat
18thJames ArkellRepublican
19thShepard P. BowenRepublicanre-elected
20thJohn I. GilbertRepublican
21stFrederick LansingRepublicanre-elected
22ndHenry J. CoggeshallRepublican
23rdAndrew DavidsonRepublican
24thEdward B. ThomasRepublicanre-elected
25thDennis McCarthyRepublicanre-elected; elected president pro tempore
26thEdward S. EstyRepublican
27thJ. Sloat FassettRepublican
28thThomas RobinsonRepublican
29thCharles S. BakerRepublicanon November 4, 1884, elected to the 49th U.S. Congress
30thTimothy E. EllsworthRepublicanre-elected
31stRobert C. TitusDemocratre-elected
32ndCommodore P. VedderRepublican

Employees

State Assembly

Assemblymen

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature.

DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
Albany1stJohn ZimmermanRep./Citizens
2ndHiram BeckerRepublican
3rdEdward A. MaherDemocrat
4thJames Forsyth Jr.Republican
AlleganyCharles S. HallRepublican
BroomeWilliam H. OlinRepublican
Cattaraugus1stFrederick W. KruseRepublican
2ndEugene A. NashRepublican
Cayuga1stWilloughby B. PriddyRepublican
2ndWilliam HowlandRepublican
Chautauqua1stDana P. HortonRepublican
2ndOscar F. PriceRepublican
ChemungJonas S. Van DuzerRepublican
ChenangoCharles W. BrownDemocrat
ClintonWilliam E. SmithDemocrat
ColumbiaGilbert A. DeaneRepublican
CortlandA. Judson KneelandRepublican
DelawareSilas S. CartwrightRepublican
Dutchess1stJames Kent Jr.[2] Republican
2ndEdward B. OsborneDemocrat
Erie1stCornelius DonohueDemocrat
2ndFrank SippRepublican
3rdGeorge Clinton[3] Republican
4thTimothy W. JacksonDemocrat
5thDavid J. WilcoxDemocrat
EssexNathaniel C. BoyntonRepublican
FranklinWilliam T. O'NeilRepublican
Fulton and HamiltonLinn L. BoyceRepublican
GeneseeLucien R. BaileyRepublican
GreeneBradley S. McCabeDemocrat
HerkimerTitus SheardRepublicanelected Speaker
Jefferson1stIsaac L. Hunt Jr.Republican
2ndEli J. SeeberRepublican
Kings1stMichael E. ButlerDemocrat
2ndRichard NagleDemocrat
3rdPeter J. KellyDemocrat
4thPatrick BurnsDemocrat
5thMichael J. CoffeyDemocrat
6thThomas F. FarrellDemocrat
7thGeorge H. LindsayDemocrat
8thGeorge H. NasonRepublican
9thAlfred Hodges Republican
10thJames TaylorRepublican
11thHenry HeathRepublican
12thMortimer C. EarlDemocrat
LewisCharles M. AllenDemocrat
LivingstonKidder M. ScottRepublican
MadisonEdward F. HaskellRepublican
Monroe1stWalter S. HubbellRepublican
2ndCharles R. PrattRepublican
3rdPhilip GarbuttRepublican
MontgomeryMartin Walrath Jr.Democrat
New York1stPatrick H. DuffyCounty/Irv. H. Dem.
2ndJames OliverCounty/Irv. H. Dem.
3rdJohn C. BroganTam./Irv. H. Dem.
4thPatrick H. RocheIrving H. Dem.
5thDominick F. MullaneyTammany Dem.
6thPeter Henry JobesCounty/Irv. H. Dem.
7thLucas L. Van AllenRepublican
8thCharles SmithRepublican
9thFrederick B. HouseRepublican
10thCharles A. BinderRepublican
11thWalter HoweRepublican
12thSolomon D. RosenthalCounty/Irv. H. Dem.
13thIsaac DaytonRepublican
14thJohn E. DonnellyTammany Dem.
15thJames F. HigginsCounty Dem.
16thPeter F. MurrayCounty/Irv. H. Dem.
17thRichard J. LewisRepublican
18thThomas MurphyIrving H. Dem.
19thDow S. KittleRepublican
20thJames HaggertyTammany Dem.
21stTheodore RooseveltRepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities
22ndJohn T. McDonaldTammany Dem.
23rdDaniel M. Van CottDemocrat
24thJohn J. ClarkeTam./Irv. H. Dem.
Niagara1stJacob A. DriessDemocrat
2ndThomas Vincent WelchDemocrat
Oneida1stJoseph JoyceLabor Reform/Rep.
2ndJoseph AckroydDemocrat
3rdT. James OwensRepublican
Onondaga1stJames GeddesRepublican
2ndFrancis HendricksRepublican
3rdConrad ShoemakerRepublican
OntarioFrank RiceDemocratMinority Leader
Orange1stJ. Chauncey OdellDemocrat
2ndJacob H. DimmickDemocrat
OrleansJ. Marshall DibbleRepublican
Oswego1stDeWitt C. LittlejohnRepublican
2ndGouverneur M. SweetRepublican
Otsego1stWilliam Caryl ElyDemocrat
2ndHartford D. NelsonDemocrat
PutnamHenry D. Clapp[5] Republican
Queens1stLouis K. ChurchDemocrat
2ndEdward A. DarraghDemocrat
Rensselaer1stJames P. HooleyDem./Labor Reform
2ndSylvanus D. LockeRepublican
3rdWilliam T. MilesDemocrat
RichmondEdward A. MooreDemocrat
RocklandJohn W. FelterDemocrat
St. Lawrence1stN. Martin CurtisRepublican
2ndMorell D. BeckwithRepublican
3rdGeorge Z. ErwinRepublican
Saratoga1stDaniel C. BriggsRepublican
2ndThomas NoxonRepublican
SchenectadyJohn W. VedderRepublican
SchoharieJames H. BrownDemocrat
SchuylerJ. Franklin BarnesDemocrat
SenecaGeorge W. JonesRepublican
Steuben1stGeorge E. WhitemanDemocrat
2ndAndrew B. CraigDemocrat
SuffolkSimeon S. HawkinsRepublican
SullivanGeorge B. ChildsDemocrat
TiogaCharles F. BaragerRepublican
TompkinsJohn E. CadyDemocrat
Ulster1stThomas H. TremperRepublican
2ndGilbert D. B. HasbrouckRepublican
3rdGeorge R. JohnsonDemocrat
WarrenLorenzo R. LockeRepublican
Washington1stDaniel M. WestfallRepublican
2ndCharles K. BakerRepublican
Wayne1stAmmon S. FarnumRepublican
2ndSilas S. PiersonRepublican
Westchester1stNorton P. OtisRepublican
2ndSamuel W. JohnsonDemocrat
3rdJames W. HustedRepublican
WyomingGeorge M. PalmerRepublican
YatesHenry C. HarpendingDemocrat

Employees

Notes

  1. Except New York City where the wards were apportioned into election districts, and then some whole wards and some election districts of other wards were gerrymandered together into Assembly districts.
  2. James Kent (born 1854 NYC), grandson of Chancellor James Kent
  3. George Clinton (born 1846 in Buffalo), son of Mayor George W. Clinton; see The Clinton Family
  4. Alfred Hodges (born 1846), son of assemblyman Andrew B. Hodges (in 1869); great-grandson of Congressman John Hathorn
  5. Henry Drew Clapp (born 1859), son of Assemblyman William S. Clapp (in 1873)

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