125th New York State Legislature explained

Number:125th
Imagedate:1900
Start:January 1
End:December 31, 1902
Vp:Lt. Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff (R)
Pro Tem:Timothy E. Ellsworth (R)
Speaker:S. Frederick Nixon (R)
Senators:50
Reps:150
S-Majority:Republican (35–15)
H-Majority:Republican (106-42–2)
Sessionnumber1:1st
Sessionstart1:January 1
Sessionend1:March 27, 1902
Previous:124th
Next:126th

The 125th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 1 to March 27, 1902, during the second year of Benjamin B. Odell Jr.'s governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, 50 Senators and 150 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 (twelve districts), Kings County (seven districts), Erie County (three districts) and Monroe County (two districts). The Assembly districts were made up of contiguous area, all within the same county.

At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.

Elections

The New York state election, 1901, was held on November 5. No statewide elective offices were up for election.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 1, 1902; and adjourned on March 27.

S. Frederick Nixon (R) was re-elected Speaker.

State Senate

Districts

Note: In 1897, New York County (the boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx), Kings County (the borough of Brooklyn), Richmond County (the borough of Staten Island) and the Western part of Queens County (the borough of Queens) were consolidated into the present-day City of New York. The Eastern part of Queens County (the non-consolidated part) was separated in 1899 as Nassau County. Parts of the 1st and 2nd Assembly districts of Westchester County were annexed by New York City in 1895, and became part of the Borough of the Bronx in 1898.

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Merton E. Lewis changed from the Assembly to the Senate.

Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stWilliam M. McKinneyRepublican
2ndWilliam W. CocksRepublican
3rdThomas H. CullenDemocrat
4thArthur J. AudettRepublicanChairman of Public Health
5thJames H. McCabeDemocrat
6thRudolph C. FullerRepublicanChairman of Revision
7thPatrick H. McCarrenDemocrat
8thHenry MarshallRepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills
9thJoseph WagnerDemocrat
10thJohn F. AhearnDemocrat
11thTimothy D. SullivanDemocraton November 4, 1902, elected to the 58th U.S. Congress
12thSamuel J. FoleyDemocrat
13thBernard F. MartinDemocrat
14thThomas F. GradyDemocratMinority Leader
15thNathaniel A. ElsbergRepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation
16thPatrick F. TrainorDemocratdied on December 25, 1902
17thGeorge W. PlunkittDemocrat
18thVictor J. DowlingDemocrat
19thSamuel S. SlaterRepublicanChairman of Trades and Manufactures
20thThomas F. DonnellyDemocrat
21stJoseph P. HennessyDemocrat
22ndIsaac N. MillsRepublican
23rdLouis F. GoodsellRepublicanChairman of Miscellaneous Corporations
24thHenry S. AmblerRepublicanChairman of Agriculture
25thWilliam S. C. WileyRepublican
26thWilliam L. ThorntonRepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections
27thHobart KrumRepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment
28thEdgar T. BrackettRepublicanChairman of Judiciary
29thJames B. McEwanRepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages
30thWilliam D. BarnesRepublicanelected to fill vacancy, in place of Michael Russell;
Chairman of Indian Affairs
31stSpencer G. PrimeRepublican
32ndGeorge R. MalbyRepublicanChairman of Insurance
33rdJames D. FeeterRepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs of Towns and Counties
34thGarry A. WillardRepublican
35thElon R. BrownRepublicanChairman of Forest, Fish and Game Laws
36thHorace WhiteRepublicanChairman of Codes
37thNevada N. StranahanRepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities; seat vacated on April 3,
upon taking office as Collector of the Port of New York
38thGeorge E. GreenRepublican
39thBenjamin M. WilcoxRepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions
40thEdwin C. StewartRepublican
41stFranklin D. SherwoodRepublicanChairman of Public Printing
42ndJohn RainesRepublicanChairman of Railroads
43rdMerton E. LewisRepublicanelected to fill vacancy, in place of Cornelius R. Parsons;
Chairman of Public Education
44thWilliam W. ArmstrongRepublicanChairman of Roads and Bridges
45thTimothy E. EllsworthRepublicanPresident pro tempore; Chairman of Rules
46thLester H. HumphreyRepublicanChairman of Banks; died on March 17, 1902
47thHenry W. HillRepublicanChairman of Military Affairs
48thSamuel J. RamspergerDemocrat
49thGeorge Allen DavisRepublicanChairman of Canals
50thFrank W. HigginsRepublicanChairman of Finance;
on November 4, 1902, elected Lieutenant Governor

Employees

State Assembly

Assemblymen

Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."

DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
Albany1stWilliam L. CoughtryRepublicanChairman of Insurance
2ndAbram S. CoonRepublican
3rdRobert J. HigginsInd. Dem.
4thThomas G. RossRepublican
AlleganyJesse S. PhillipsRepublican
Broome1stJames T. RogersRepublicanChairman of Judiciary
2ndFred E. AllenRepublican
Cattaraugus1stMyron E. FisherRepublicanChairman of Public Health
2ndAlbert T. FancherRepublicanChairman of Indian Affairs
Cayuga1stErnest G. TreatRepublican
2ndCharles J. HewittRepublican
Chautauqua1stJ. Samuel FowlerRepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages
2ndS. Frederick NixonRepublicanre-elected Speaker; Chairman of Rules
ChemungCharles H. KnippRepublicanChairman of Excise
ChenangoJotham P. AlldsRepublicanMajority Leader; Chairman of Ways and Means
ClintonJohn F. O'BrienRepublicanon November 4, 1902, elected Secretary of State
ColumbiaElbert PayneRepublican
CortlandHenry A. DickinsonRepublican
DelawareJames R. CowanRepublican
Dutchess1stJohn T. SmithRepublicanChairman of Banks
2ndFrancis G. LandonRepublican
Erie1stJohn H. BradleyDemocrat
2ndEdward R. O'MalleyRepublican
3rdAnthony F. BurkeDemocrat
4thWilliam SchneiderRepublican
5thCharles F. BrooksRepublican
6thGeorge RuehlRepublican
7thJohn K. PattonRepublicanChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies
8thElijah CookRepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections
EssexJames M. GraeffRepublicanChairman of Agriculture
FranklinHalbert D. StevensRepublican
Fulton and HamiltonClarence W. SmithRepublican
GeneseeS. Percy HookerRepublican
GreeneWilliam W. RiderDemocrat
HerkimerSamuel M. AllstonRepublican
Jefferson1stLewis W. DayDemocrat
2ndJames A. OuttersonRepublican
Kings1stJohn Hill MorganRepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment
2ndJohn McKeownDemocrat
3rdJames J. McInerneyDemocrat
4thCharles H. CottonRepublicanChairman of Military Affairs
5thGeorge LanghorstRepublican
6thSimon AshRepublican
7thPeter J. LallyDemocrat
8thJohn C. L. DalyDemocrat
9thWilliam P. FitzpatrickDemocrat
10thJohn RaineyRepublican
11thWaldo R. BlackwellRepublican
12thHoward L. WoodyRepublican
13thJames M. ManeeRepublican
14thJohn B. FerreDemocrat
15thHarry H. DaleDemocrat
16thGustavus C. WeberRepublican
17thHarris WilsonRepublicanChairman of Claims
18thJacob D. RemsenRepublican
19thJohn WolfDemocrat
20thWilliam H. PendryRepublican
21stJoseph H. AdamsRepublicanChairman of Federal Relations
LewisLewis H. StilesRepublican
LivingstonOtto KelseyRepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities
MadisonAvery M. HoadleyRepublican
Monroe1stMartin DavisRepublican
2ndGeorge H. SmithRepublican
3rdRichard GardinerRepublicanChairman of Revision
4thIsaac W. SalyerdsRepublican
MontgomeryJohn W. CandeeRepublican
New York1stThomas F. BaldwinDemocrat
2ndJoseph P. BourkeDemocrat
3rdAnthony J. BarrettDemocrat
4thWilliam H. BurnsDemocrat
5thEdward R. FinchRepublican
6thHarry E. OxfordDemocrat
7thJames E. DurossDemocrat
8thCharles S. AdlerRepublicanChairman of Trades and Manufactures
9thJames A. AllenRepublican
10thJohn F. McCulloughDemocrat
11thClarence McAdamDemocrat
12thLeon SandersDemocrat
13thRichard S. ReilleyDemocrat
14thHenry W. DollDemocrat
15thJames E. SmithDemocrat
16thSamuel PrinceDemocrat
17thJames J. FitzgeraldDemocrat
18thGeorge P. RichterDemocrat
19thJulius H. SeymourRepublican
20thJohn H. FitzpatrickDemocrat
21stWilliam S. BennetRepublican
22ndWilliam F. MeeksDemocrat
23rdJosiah T. NewcombRepublican
24thLeo P. UlmannDemocrat
25thJohn A. Weekes Jr.RepublicanChairman of Codes
26thMyron SulzbergerDemocrat
27thGherardi DavisRepublicanChairman of Public Lands and Forestry
28thJohn T. DoolingDemocrat
29thBainbridge ColbyRepublican
30thGotthardt A. LitthauerDemocrat
31stArthur L. ShererRepublican
32ndMatthew F. NevilleDemocrat
33rdJohn J. EganDemocrat
34thJohn J. ScanlonDemocrat
35thFranklin GradyInd. Dem.
Niagara1stJohn T. DarrisonRepublicanChairman of Public Printing
2ndJohn H. LeggettRepublican
Oneida1stMichael J. McQuadeRepublican
2ndFred J. BrillRepublican
3rdEdward M. MarsonRepublicanChairman of Fisheries and Game
Onondaga1stJames F. WilliamsRepublican
2ndFrederick D. TraubRepublican
3rdMartin L. CadinRepublican
4thFred W. HammondRepublican
OntarioJean L. BurnettRepublicanChairman of General Laws
Orange1stJohn OrrRepublican
2ndLouis BedellRepublicanChairman of Railroads
OrleansWilliam W. PhippsRepublican
Oswego1stThomas D. LewisRepublicanChairman of Canals
2ndThomas M. CostelloRepublicanChairman of Labor and Industries
OtsegoJohn B. ConklingRepublican
PutnamJohn R. YaleRepublican
Queens1stLuke A. KeenanDemocrat
2ndFrancis X. DuerDemocrat
Queens and NassauGeorge W. DoughtyRepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs
Rensselaer1stJohn M. ChambersRepublican
2ndJohn F. AhearnRepublicanChairman of Public Institutions
3rdCharles W. ReynoldsRepublican
RichmondFerdinand C. TownsendRepublican
RocklandGeorge DickeyDemocrat
St. Lawrence1stCharles S. PlankRepublicanChairman of State Prisons
2ndEdwin A. Merritt Jr.Republican
SaratogaWilliam K. MansfieldRepublican
SchenectadyAndrew J. McMillanRepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills
SchoharieGeorge M. PalmerDemocratMinority Leader
SchuylerOlin T. NyeRepublican
SenecaDaniel W. MoranRepublican
Steuben1stFrank C. PlattRepublicanChairman of Soldiers' Home
2ndGordon M. PatchinRepublican
Suffolk1stWillis A. ReeveRepublican
2ndGeorge A. RobinsonRepublican
SullivanEdwin R. DusinberyRepublicanChairman of Unfinished Business
TiogaEdwin S. HanfordRepublican
TompkinsGeorge E. MonroeRepublican
Ulster1stRobert A. SnyderRepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation
2ndSands HavilandRepublican
WarrenJames L. FullerRepublican
WashingtonWilliam H. HughesRepublican
WayneFrederick W. GriffithRepublicanChairman of Public Education
Westchester1stJohn J. SloaneDemocrat
2ndJ. Mayhew WainwrightRepublican
3rdJames K. ApgarRepublicanChairman of Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
WyomingHenry J. McNairRepublican
YatesErnest R. BordwellDemocrat

Employees

Sources

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