93rd New York State Legislature explained

Number:93rd
Imagename:The Old State Capitol
Imagedate:1879
Start:January 1
End:December 31, 1870
Vp:Lt. Gov. Allen C. Beach (D)
Pro Tem:Henry C. Murphy (D), from January 17
Speaker:William Hitchman (D)
Senators:32
Reps:128
S-Majority:Democratic (18-14)
H-Majority:Democratic (73-55)
Sessionnumber1:1st
Sessionstart1:January 4
Sessionend1:April 26, 1870
Previous:92nd
Next:94th

The 93rd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4 to April 26, 1870, during the 2nd year term of John T. Hoffman 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 (five districts) and Kings County (two 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 Republican Party and the Democratic Party.

Elections

The New York state election, 1869 was held on November 3. All nine statewide elective offices up for election were carried by the Democrats. All amendments proposed by the Constitutional Convention, except the re-organization of the judicial system, were rejected by the voters. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Secretary of State, was: Democrats 331,000 and Republicans 310,000.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol in Albany on January 4, 1870; and adjourned on April 26.

William Hitchman (D) was again elected Speaker with 72 votes against 51 for James W. Husted (R).

On January 17, Henry C. Murphy (D) was elected president pro tempore of the State Senate.

On February 10, the Legislature re-elected Joseph S. Bosworth (D) as a Metropolitan Police Commissioner, for a term of eight years beginning on March 1, 1870.

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.

Party affiliations follow the vote for Senate Clerk and Police Commissioner.

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stSamuel H. FrostDemocrat
2ndJames F. PierceDemocratre-elected; took his seat on January 11
3rdHenry C. MurphyDemocratre-elected; on January 17, elected president pro tempore
4thWilliam M. TweedDemocratre-elected
5thMichael NortonDemocratre-elected; also an Alderman of New York City
6thThomas J. CreamerDemocratre-elected
7thJohn J. BradleyDemocratre-elected
8thHenry W. GenetDemocratre-elected
9thWilliam CauldwellDemocratre-elected
10thWilliam M. GrahamDemocratre-elected
11thGeorge MorganDemocratalso Mayor of Poughkeepsie
12thFrancis S. ThayerRepublicanre-elected
13thA. Bleecker BanksDemocratre-elected
14thJacob HardenberghDemocrattook his seat on January 6
15thIsaiah BloodDemocratdied on November 29, 1870
16thChristopher F. NortonDemocrat
17thAbraham X. ParkerRepublicanre-elected
18thNorris WinslowRepublican
19thGeorge H. SanfordDemocrat
20thAugustus R. ElwoodRepublican
21stWilliam H. BrandRepublican
22ndGeorge N. KennedyRepublicanre-elected
23rdJohn F. Hubbard Jr.Democratre-elected
24thOrlow W. ChapmanRepublicanre-elected
25thWilliam B. WoodinRepublicanalso Surrogate of Cayuga County
26thAbraham V. HarpendingRepublicantook his seat on January 11[2]
27thTheodore L. MinierRepublican
28thJarvis LordDemocrat
29thGeorge BowenRepublican
30thJames WoodRepublican
31stLoran L. LewisRepublican
32ndAllen D. ScottRepublican

Employees

State Assembly

Assemblymen

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

Party affiliations follow the vote for Speaker.

DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
Albany1stWilliam D. MurphyDemocratunsuccessfully contested by Stephen Springsted[3]
2ndThomas J. LanahanDemocrat
3rdEdward D. RonanDemocrat
4thJohn TigheDemocrat
AlleganyCharles N. FlenaginRepublican
BroomeWilliam M. ElyRepublican
Cattaraugus1stGeorge N. WestRepublican
2ndStephen C. GreenRepublican
Cayuga1stWilliam H. EakerRepublican
2ndStephen S. HewittRepublican
Chautauqua1stMatthew P. BemusRepublican
2ndOrange S. WinansRepublican
ChemungEdward L. PatrickDemocrat
ChenangoSamuel L. BrownDemocrat
ClintonDaniel G. DodgeDemocrat
Columbia1stEdward SturgesDemocrat
2ndDaniel D. BarnesDemocrat
CortlandCharles FosterRepublican
Delaware1stAlpheus BoltRepublican
2ndOrson M. AllabenDemocrat
Dutchess1stJames A. SewardRepublican
2ndDavid H. MulfordRepublican
Erie1stGeorge J. BamlerDemocrat
2ndJames FranklinRepublican
3rdAlbert H. BlossomRepublican
4thHarry B. RansomDemocrat
5thLyman OatmanRepublican
EssexClayton H. DeLanoRepublican
FranklinJames H. PierceRepublican
Fulton and HamiltonJohn F. EmpieDemocrat
GeneseeEdward C. WalkerRepublican
GreeneHiram Van SteenburghDemocrat
HerkimerDaniel A. NorthupRepublican
Jefferson1stJay DimickRepublican
2ndWilliam W. ButterfieldRepublican
Kings1stHugh M. ClarkDemocrat
2ndHenry J. Cullen Jr.Democrat
3rdDennis O'KeeffeDemocrat
4thWilliam W. MoseleyDemocrat
5thWilliam C. JonesDemocratunsuccessfully contested by William W. Goodrich (R)[4]
6thBernard HaverDemocrat
7thSamuel T. MaddoxRepublican
8thJoseph DrollDemocrat
9thJohn C. JacobsDemocrat
LewisJay A. PeaseDemocrat
LivingstonRichard JohnsonRepublican
Madison1stJoseph W. MerchantRepublican
2ndLeonard C. KilhamRepublican
Monroe1stCharles S. WrightRepublican
2ndJames S. GrahamRepublican
3rdVolney P. BrownRepublican
MontgomeryJames ShanahanDemocrat
New York1stMichael C. MurphyDemocrat
2ndDennis BurnsDemocrat
3rdOwen CavanaghDemocrat
4thJohn J. BlairDemocrat
5thPeter MitchellDemocrat
6thTimothy J. CampbellDemocrat
7thJohn CareyDemocrat
8thMartin NachtmannDemocrat
9thWilliam G. BergenDemocrat
10thOwen MurphyDemocrat
11thJohn H. White[5] Republican
12thWilliam W. CookDemocrat
13thRichard FlanaganDemocrat
14thJohn R. HennesseyDemocrat
15thAlexander FrearDemocrat
16thJames IrvingDemocrat
17thGeorge W. PlunkittDemocrat
18thLawrence D. KiernanDemocrat
19thThomas C. FieldsDemocrat
20thJohn Brown[6] Democrat
21stWilliam HitchmanDemocratelected Speaker
Niagara1stLewis S. PayneDemocrat
2ndLee R. SanbornRepublican
Oneida1stSamuel S. LoweryRepublican
2ndDavid Morse MinerRepublican
3rdSt. Pierre JerredDemocrat
4thJames RobertsRepublican
Onondaga1stThomas G. AlvordRepublican
2ndNathan R. TefftRepublican
3rdGustavus SniperRepublican
Ontario1stHenry RayRepublican
2ndDavid E. WilsonRepublican
Orange1stOdell S. HathawayDemocrat
2ndThomas J. LyonDemocrat
OrleansJohn BerryRepublican
Oswego1stDeWitt C. LittlejohnRepublican
2ndAbraham HoweDemocrat
3rdJohn ParkerRepublican
Otsego1stJames YoungDemocrat
2ndWilliam W. SnowDemocrat
PutnamMorgan HortonDemocrat
Queens1stJames B. PearsallDemocrat
2ndFrancis B. BaldwinDemocrat
Rensselaer1stJohn L. FlaggDemocrat
2ndEugene HyattRepublican
3rdJ. Thomas DavisRepublicanunsuccessfully contested by F. S. Fairchild[7]
RichmondJohn DeckerDemocrat
RocklandJames M. NelsonDemocrat
St. Lawrence1stGeorge M. GleasonRepublican
2ndJulius M. PalmerRepublican
3rdWilliam BradfordRepublican
Saratoga1stIsaiah FullerDemocrat
2ndSeymour AinsworthDemocrat
SchenectadyGershom BankerDemocrat
SchoharieSilas SweetDemocrat
SchuylerWilliam C. CoonDemocrat
SenecaRobert R. SteeleDemocrat
Steuben1stJames G. BennettDemocrat
2ndJohn DavisDemocrat
SuffolkBrinley D. SleightDemocrat
SullivanJames L. La MoreeDemocrat
TiogaJohn H. DemingRepublican
TompkinsJohn H. SelkregRepublican
Ulster1stPatrick J. FlynnDemocrat
2ndAbraham E. HasbrouckDemocrat
3rdCharles H. KrackDemocrat
WarrenGodfrey R. MartineDemocrat
Washington1stThomas StevensonRepublican
2ndIsaac V. Baker Jr.Republican
Wayne1stAnson S. WoodRepublicanunsuccessfully contested by Eran N. Thomas[8]
2ndAmasa HallRepublican
Westchester1stJames J. MooneyDemocrat
2ndEdward D. LawrenceDemocratunsuccessfully contested by Howard C. Cady[9]
3rdJames W. HustedRepublican
WyomingMarcus A. HullRepublican
YatesWilliam T. RemerRepublican

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. Harpending had been elected in a special election on December 28, 1869, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator-elect Charles J. Folger who had been appointed as Assistant United States Treasurer in New York.
  3. see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1871; pg. 465–468)
  4. see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1871; pg. 456–462)
  5. John Henry White (born 1821), served previously in the Assembly of 1850, brother of Assemblyman Marshall F. White (1866 and 1867, from Rensselaer Co.)
  6. John Brown (born 1816), served previously in the Assembly of 1852, Naturalization Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas from 1853
  7. see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1871; pg. 470)
  8. see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1871; pg. 462ff)
  9. see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1871; pg. 468f)

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