155th New York State Legislature explained

Number:155th
Start:January 1
End:December 31, 1932
Vp:Lt. Gov. Herbert H. Lehman (D)
Pro Tem:George R. Fearon (R)
Speaker:Joseph A. McGinnies (R)
Senators:51
Reps:150
S-Majority:Republican (27–24)
H-Majority:Republican (80–70)
Sessionnumber1:1st
Sessionstart1:January 6
Sessionend1:March 11, 1932
Sessionnumber2:2nd
Sessionstart2:December 9
Sessionend2:14, 1932
Previous:154th
Next:156th

The 155th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to December 14, 1932, during the fourth year of Franklin D. Roosevelt's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1917, 51 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 consisted either of one or more entire counties; or a contiguous area within a single county. The counties which were divided into more than one senatorial district were New York (nine districts), Kings (eight), Bronx (three), Erie (three), Monroe (two), Queens (two) and Westchester (two). The Assembly districts were made up of contiguous area, all within the same county.

At this time there were two major political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The Socialist Party and the Communist Party also nominated tickets.

Elections

The New York state election, 1931, was held on November 3. No statewide elective offices were up for election.

Assemblywoman Rhoda Fox Graves (Rep.), of Gouverneur, a former school teacher who after her marriage became active in women's organisations and politics, was re-elected, and remained the only woman legislator.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1932; and adjourned on March 11.[1]

Joseph A. McGinnies (Rep.) was re-elected Speaker.

The Legislature met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany on December 9, 1932;[2] and adjourned on December 14. This session was called to enact legislation to avoid the financial breakdown of New York City which threatened to occur on December 17.

State senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Joe R. Hanley changed from the Assembly to the Senate.

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

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stGeorge L. ThompsonRepublicanChairman of Conservation
2ndJoseph D. Nunan Jr.Democrat
3rdFrank B. HendelDemocrat
4thPhilip M. KleinfeldDemocrat
5thJohn J. HowardDemocrat
6thMarcellus H. EvansDemocrat
7thJohn A. HastingsDemocrat
8thWilliam L. LoveDemocrat
9thHenry L. O'BrienDemocrat
10thJeremiah F. TwomeyDemocrat
11thJames J. CrawfordDemocrat
12thElmer F. QuinnDemocrat
13thThomas F. BurchillDemocrat
14thEdward J. AhearnDemocratelected to fill vacancy, in place of Bernard Downing
15thJohn L. BuckleyDemocrat
16thJohn J. McNaboeDemocrat
17thSamuel H. HofstadterRepublicanChairman of General Laws
18thJohn T. McCallDemocrat
19thDuncan T. O'BrienDemocrat
20thA. Spencer FeldDemocrat
21stHenry G. SchacknoDemocrat
22ndJulius S. BergDemocrat
23rdJohn J. DunniganDemocratMinority Leader
24thHarry J. PalmerDemocrat
25thWalter W. WestallRepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs
26thSeabury C. MastickRepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment
27thThomas C. DesmondRepublicanChairman of Military Affairs
28thJ. Griswold WebbRepublicanChairman of Public Education
29thArthur H. WicksRepublicanChairman of Public Health
30thWilliam T. ByrneDemocrat
31stJohn F. WilliamsRepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages
32ndAlexander G. BaxterRepublicanChairman of Revision
33rdHenry E. H. BreretonRepublicanChairman of Civil Service
34thWarren T. ThayerRepublicanChairman of Public Service
35thHenry I. PatrieRepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections
36thCharles B. HortonRepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills
37thPerley A. PitcherRepublicanChairman of Judiciary
38thGeorge R. FearonRepublicanTemporary President; Chairman of Rules
39thJohn W. GatesRepublicanChairman of Labor and Industry
40thBert LordRepublicanChairman of Pensions
41stFrank A. FrostRepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation
42ndCharles J. HewittRepublicanChairman of Finance
43rdLeon F. WheatleyRepublicanChairman of Insurance
44thJoe R. HanleyRepublicanelected to fill vacancy, in place of John Knight;
Chairman of Public Printing
45thCosmo A. CilanoRepublicanChairman of Codes
46thFred J. SlaterRepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions
47thWilliam W. CampbellRepublicanChairman of Banks; Chairman of Re-Apportionment
48thWilliam J. HickeyRepublicanChairman of Cities
49thStephen J. WojtkowiakDemocrat
50thNelson W. CheneyRepublicanChairman of Canals
51stLeigh G. KirklandRepublicanChairman of Agriculture

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State Assembly

Assemblymen

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

DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
Albany1stJohn H. CahillDemocrat
2ndJohn P. HayesDemocrat
3rdRudolph I. RoulierDemocrat
AlleganyHarry E. GoodrichRepublican
Bronx1stNicholas J. EberhardDemocrat
2ndWilliam F. SmithDemocrat
3rdCarl PackDemocrat
4thHerman M. AlbertDemocrat
5thHarry A. SambergDemocrat
6thChristopher C. McGrathDemocrat
7thJohn F. ReidyDemocrat
8thJohn A. Devany Jr.Democrat
Broome1stEdmund B. JenksRepublicanChairman of Judiciary
2ndForman E. WhitcombRepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities
CattaraugusJames W. RileyRep./Soc.
CayugaFred Lewis PalmerRep./Soc.
Chautauqua1stHubert E. V. PorterRepublican
2ndJoseph A. McGinniesRepublicanre-elected Speaker
ChemungG. Archie TurnerRepublican
ChenangoIrving M. IvesRepublican
ClintonLeo E. TromblyDemocrat
ColumbiaFrederick A. WashburnRepublican
CortlandIrving F. RiceRepublican
DelawareJames R. StevensonRepublican
Dutchess1stHoward N. AllenRepublican
2ndCharles F. CloseRepublican
Erie1stCharles J. GimbroneRepublican
2ndWilliam L. Marcy Jr.Republican
3rdFrank X. BernhardtRepublican
4thAnthony J. CanneyDemocrat
5thEdwin L. KantowskiDemocrat
6thHoward W. DickeyRepublican
7thArthur L. SwartzRepublican
8thR. Foster PiperRepublican
EssexFred L. PorterRepublicanChairman of Ways and Means
FranklinJames A. LatourRepublican
Fulton and HamiltonHarry F. DunkelRepublican
GeneseeHerbert A. RappRepublican
GreeneEllis W. BentleyRepublican
HerkimerEdward O. DaviesRepublican
JeffersonJasper W. CornaireRepublican
Kings1stCrawford W. HawkinsDemocrat
2ndAlbert D. SchanzerDemocrat
3rdMichael J. GillenDemocrat
4thGeorge E. DennenDemocrat
5thJohn J. CooneyDemocrat
6thJacob J. SchwartzwaldDemocrat
7thWilliam KirnanDemocrat
8thLuke O'ReillyDemocrat
9thDaniel McNamara Jr.Democrat
10thWilliam C. McCreeryDemocrat
11thEdward J. CoughlinDemocrat
12thEdward S. Moran Jr.Democrat
13thWilliam BreitenbachDemocrat
14thJacob P. NathansonDemocrat
15thEdward P. DoyleDemocrat
16thMaurice Z. BungardDemocrat
17thGeorge W. StewartDemocrat
18thIrwin SteingutDemocratMinority Leader
19thJerome G. AmbroDemocrat
20thJoseph J. MonahanDemocrat
21stJoseph A. EsquirolDemocrat
22ndJacob H. LivingstonDemocrat
23rdAlbert M. CohenDemocrat
LewisEdward M. SheldonRepublican
LivingstonJames J. WadsworthRepublican
MadisonArthur A. HartshornRepublican
Monroe1stDaniel J. O'MaraRepublican
2ndHarry J. McKayRepublican
3rdHaskell H. MarksRepublican
4thRichard L. SaundersRepublican
5thW. Ray AustinRepublican
MontgomeryRufus RichtmyerRepublican
Nassau1stEdwin W. WallaceRepublican
2ndEdwin R. LyndeRepublican
New York1stJames J. DoolingDemocrat
2ndMillard E. TheodoreDemocrat
3rdSylvester A. DineenDemocrat
4thSamuel MandelbaumDemocrat
5thJohn F. KillgrewDemocrat
6thIrving D. NeusteinDemocrat
7thSaul S. StreitDemocrat
8thHenry O. KahanDemocratdied on February 6, 1932[3]
9thIra H. HolleyDemocrat
10thLangdon W. PostDemocrat
11thPatrick H. SullivanDemocrat
12thJohn A. ByrnesDemocrat
13thWilliam J. SheldrickDemocrat
14thJoseph T. HigginsDemocrat
15thAbbot Low MoffatRepublican
16thWilliam SchwartzDemocrat
17thMeyer AltermanDemocrat
18thSol A. HymanDemocrat
19thJames E. StephensDemocrat
20thLouis A. CuvillierDemocrat
21stDavid ParisDemocrat
22ndBenjamin B. MittlerDemocrat
23rdAlexander A. FalkDemocrat
Niagara1stFayette E. PeaseRepublican
2ndRoy HewittRepublican
Oneida1stCharles J. PetersRepublican
2ndRussell G. DunmoreRepublicanMajority Leader
3rdWalter W. AbbottRepublican
Onondaga1stHorace M. StoneRepublican
2ndWillis H. SargentRepublican
3rdRichard B. SmithRepublican
OntarioRobert A. CatchpoleRepublican
Orange1stWilliam J. LamontRepublican
2ndRainey S. TaylorRepublican
OrleansJohn S. ThompsonRepublican
OswegoVictor C. LewisRepublican
OtsegoFrank M. SmithRepublicanChairman of Agriculture
PutnamD. Mallory StephensRepublicanChairman of Military Affairs
Queens1stJohn O'RourkeDemocrat
2ndJoseph C. MulliganDemocrat
3rdPeter T. FarrellDemocrat
4thJames A. BurkeDemocrat
5thMaurice A. FitzGeraldDemocrat
6thFrederick L. ZimmermanDemocrat
Rensselaer1stMichael F. BreenDemocrat
2ndMaurice WhitneyRepublican
Richmond1stFrancis P. HeffernanDemocrat
2ndWilliam L. VaughanDemocrat
RocklandFred R. Horn Jr. Democrat
St. Lawrence1stRhoda Fox GravesRepublican
2ndWalter L. PrattRepublican
SaratogaBurton D. EsmondRepublican
Schenectady1stOswald D. HeckRepublican
2ndJohn H. BuhrmasterRepublican
SchoharieKenneth H. FakeRepublican
SchuylerFrank CroweDemocrat
SenecaJames D. PollardRepublican
Steuben1stWilson MesserRepublican
2ndJ. Austin OttoRepublican
Suffolk1stJohn G. DownsRepublican
2ndHamilton F. PotterRepublican
SullivanJohn T. CurtisRepublican
TiogaFrank G. MillerRepublican
TompkinsJames R. RobinsonRepublican
UlsterMillard DavisRepublican
WarrenHarry A. ReouxRepublican
WashingtonHerbert A. BartholomewRepublican
WayneHarry L. AverillRepublican
Westchester1stCharles H. HathawayRepublican
2ndRalph A. GambleRepublican
3rdHickson F. HartRepublican
4thAlexander H. GarnjostRepublican
5thWilliam F. CondonRepublican
WyomingHarold C. OstertagRepublican
YatesFred S. HollowellRepublican

Employees

Notes

  1. https://www.nytimes.com/1932/03/12/archives/legislature-ends-amends-truck-bill-under-lobbys-eyes-republicans.html LEGISLATURE ENDS
  2. https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0E13FC345516738DDDA00894DA415B828FF1D3 ROOSEVELT LIMITS LEGISLATURE'S AIMS
  3. News: 7 February 1932. Henry O. Kahan Dead; In Assembly 11 Years. LXXXI. 27. The New York Times. 27042. New York, N.Y..
  4. Ferdinand R. Horn Jr. (born 1897), ran sometimes for office as "Fred R. Horn Jr."

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