98th New York State Legislature explained

Number:98th
Imagename:The Old State Capitol
Imagedate:1879
Start:January 1
End:December 31, 1875
Vp:Lt. Gov. William Dorsheimer (D)
Pro Tem:William H. Robertson (R)
Speaker:Jeremiah McGuire (D)
Senators:32
Reps:128
S-Majority:Republican (18-12-2)
H-Majority:Democratic (75-53)
Sessionnumber1:1st
Sessionstart1:January 5
Sessionend1:May 22, 1875
Previous:97th
Next:99th

The 98th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5 to May 22, 1875, during the first year of Samuel J. Tilden'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 (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. The Prohibition Party appeared at this time, nominating Ex-Governor Myron H. Clark — who had urged the Legislature to enact Prohibition in New York in 1853, but the law was declared unconstitutional by the New York Court of Appeals — for Governor.

Elections

The New York state election, 1874 was held on November 3. Democrats Samuel J. Tilden and William Dorsheimer were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, defeating the incumbent Republicans John A. Dix and John C. Robinson. The other three statewide elective offices up for election were also carried by the Democrats. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Democratic 416,000; Republican 366,000; and Prohibition 12,000.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol in Albany on January 5, 1875; and adjourned on May 22.

Jeremiah McGuire (D) was elected Speaker.

On January 20, the Legislature elected Francis Kernan (D) to succeed U.S. Senator Reuben E. Fenton (R) for a six-year term, beginning on March 4, 1875.[2]

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.

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stJohn A. KingRepublican
2ndJohn W. CoeLib. Rep./Dem.
3rdJohn C. JacobsDemocrat
4thJohn FoxDemocrat
5thJames W. BoothRepublican
6thJacob A. GrossDemocrat
7thThomas A. LedwithDemocrat
8thHugh H. MooreDemocratunsuccessfully contested by Walter S. Pinckney (R)
9thWilliam H. RobertsonRepublicanPresident pro tempore
10thEdward M. MaddenRepublican
11thBenjamin RayDemocrat
12thRoswell A. ParmenterDemocrat
13thJesse C. DaytonDemocrat
14thHenry C. ConnellyRepublican
15thWebster WagnerRepublican
16thFranklin W. TobeyRepublican
17thWells S. DickinsonRepublican
18thAndrew C. MiddletonInd./Lib. Rep./Dem.
19thSamuel S. LoweryRepublican
20thArchibald C. McGowanRepublican
21stCharles KelloggRepublican
22ndDaniel P. WoodRepublican
23rdJames G. ThompsonRepublican
24thJohn H. SelkregRepublican
25thWilliam B. WoodinRepublican
26thWilliam JohnsonDemocratdied on October 10, 1875
27thGeorge B. BradleyDemocrat
28thJarvis LordDemocrat
29thDan H. ColeRepublican
30thAbijah J. WellmanRepublican
31stAlbert P. LaningDemocratelected to fill vacancy, in place of John Ganson
32ndAlbert G. DowRepublican

Employees

State Assembly

Assemblymen

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

DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
Albany1stPeter SlingerlandRepublican
2ndLeopold C. G. KshinkaDemocrat
3rdFrancis W. VosburghDemocrat
4thWaters W. BramanRepublican
AlleganyOrrin T. StacyRepublican
BroomeGeorge SherwoodRepublican
Cattaraugus1stCommodore P. VedderRepublican
2ndSamuel ScudderLib. Rep./Dem.
Cayuga1stCharles S. BeardsleyDemocrat
2ndErastus H. HusseyRepublican
Chautauqua1stOtis D. HinckleyRepublican
2ndObed EdsonDemocrat
ChemungJeremiah McGuireDemocratelected Speaker
ChenangoDaniel M. HolmesDemocrat
ClintonShepard P. BowenRepublican
Columbia1stHenry LawrenceDemocrat
2ndAlonzo H. FarrarRepublican
CortlandDaniel E. WhitmoreRepublican
Delaware1stWarren G. WillisRepublican
2ndGeorge G. DeckerRepublican
Dutchess1stJames MackinDemocrat
2ndBenjamin S. BroasDemocrat
Erie1stPatrick HanrahanDemocrat
2ndWilliam W. LawsonRepublican
3rdEdward GallagherRepublican
4thHarry B. RansomDemocrat
5thWilliam Alfred JohnsonRepublican
EssexWilliam E. CalkinsRepublican
FranklinJohn P. BadgerRepublican
Fulton and HamiltonGeorge W. FayRepublican
GeneseeNewton H. Green[3] Republican
GreeneBenjamin F. BarkleyDemocrat
HerkimerWarner MillerRepublican
Jefferson1stJohn F. PeckRepublican
2ndGeorge E. YostRepublican
Kings1stDaniel BradleyInd. Dem.
2ndJohn R. KennadayDemocrat
3rdMichael J. CoffeyDemocrat
4thTunis V. P. Talmage[4] Democrat
5thJohn H. BurtisRepublican
6thJacob WorthRepublican
7thvacantDemocratAssemblyman-elect Stephen J. Colahan
died on December 10, 1874[5]
Michael O'KeefeDemocratelected to fill vacancy[6]
8thBernard SilvermanDemocrat
9thJohn McGroartyDemocrat
LewisJames A. MerwinDemocrat
LivingstonJames Faulkner Jr.Democrat
Madison1stD. Gerry WellingtonRepublican
2ndGeorge BerryDemocrat
Monroe1stRichard D. ColeDemocrat
2ndGeorge TaylorDemocrat
3rdJosiah RichDemocrat
MontgomeryMartin SchenckDemocrat
New York1stNicholas MullerDemocrat
2ndWilliam P. KirkDemocrat
3rdJohn C. BroganDemocrat
4thCharles ReillyDemocrat
5thWarren C. BennettDemocrat
6thTimothy J. CampbellDemocrat
7thFrederick W. SewardRepublican
8thGeorge A. StaufDemocrat
9thWilliam H. GedneyRepublican
10thLouis C. WaehnerDemocrat
11thKnox McAfeeRepublican
12thJohn KeenanDemocrat
13thA. Nelson BeachDemocrat
14thJames DalyDemocrat
15thThomas CostiganDemocrat
16thJohn T. McGowanDemocrat
17thLeo C. DessarDemocrat
18thThomas Cooper Campbell[7] Democrat
19thGermain HauschelDemocrat
20thJacob HessRepublican
21stJohn W. SmithDemocrat
Niagara1stArtemas W. ComstockRepublican
2ndOrville C. BordwellRepublican
Oneida1stRichard U. ShermanLib. Rep./Dem.
2ndSilas T. IvesDemocrat
3rdEdward LewisDemocrat
4thHarrison LillybridgeRepublican
Onondaga1stThomas G. AlvordRepublican
2ndGeorge Barrow Republican
3rdCharles Tremain[9] Republican
Ontario1stStephen H. HammondDemocrat
2ndCyrillo S. LincolnRepublican
Orange1stJames W. MillerDemocrat
2ndJoseph D. FriendDemocrat
OrleansJohn N. WetherbeeRepublicandied on March 22, 1875[10]
Oswego1stAlanson S. PageDemocrat
2ndWillard JohnsonDemocrat
3rdHenry J. DaggettRepublican
Otsego1stWilliam H. ElyDemocrat
2ndJames E. CookeDemocrat
PutnamWilliam H. ChristopherDemocrat
Queens1stL. Bradford PrinceRepublican
2ndJames M. OakleyDemocrat
Rensselaer1stWilliam V. ClearyDemocrat
2ndWilliam F. TaylorRepublican
3rdJacob M. WitbeckDemocrat
RichmondStephen D. Stephens Jr.Democrat
RocklandJames C. BrownDemocrat
St. Lawrence1stSeth G. PopeRepublican
2ndA. Barton HepburnRepublican
3rdJonah Sanford Republican
Saratoga1stGeorge WestRepublican
2ndNathaniel M. HoughtonRepublican
SchenectadySamuel T. BenedictDemocrat
SchoharieJohn M. RoscoeDemocrat
SchuylerWilliam H. FishDemocrat
SenecaWilliam HoganDemocrat
Steuben1stStephen D. ShattuckDemocrat
2ndLucius C. PiersonDemocrat
SuffolkNathan D. PettyRepublican
SullivanAdolphus E. WenzelDemocrat
TiogaJames BishopRepublican
TompkinsGeorge W. SchuylerLib. Rep./Dem.
Ulster1stJohn FreamDemocrat
2ndJacob D. WurtsDemocrat
3rdCharles H. KrackDemocrat
WarrenStephen GriffinDemocrat
Washington1stAlexander B. LawRepublican
2ndEmerson E. DavisDemocrat
Wayne1stWilliam H. Clark[12] Republican
2ndAllen S. RussellRepublican
Westchester1stDennis R. ShielDemocrat
2ndCharles M. SchieffelinDemocrat
3rdJames W. HustedRepublican
WyomingSamuel W. TewksburyRepublican
YatesHanford StrubleRepublican

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. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1875/01/21/82750630.pdf ALBANY.; ELECTION OF KERNAN TO THE SENATE
  3. Newton H. Green, son of Andrew H. Green who was assemblyman in 1838 and 1839; and brother of Loren Green who was assemblyman in 1863 and 1864
  4. Tunis Van Pelt Talmage, son of Mayor of Brooklyn Thomas G. Talmage
  5. see OBITUARY; STEPHEN J. COLAHAN in NYT on December 11, 1874
  6. A special election was held on December 31, 1874; see A SPECIAL ELECTION IN KINGS COUNTY in NYT on December 18, 1874
  7. Thomas Cooper Campbell, grandson of longtime Deputy Secretary of State Archibald Campbell
  8. George Barrow (born 1839 NYC), brother of Edmund P. Barrow (c.1829–1857) who was assemblyman in 1854
  9. Charles Tremain, grandson of Augustus Tremain who was assemblyman in 1811, 1814–15 and 1822
  10. see ALBANY; THE HOUSE ADJOURNS IN RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF A DECEASED MEMBER in NYT on March 23, 1875
  11. Jonah Sanford (born 1821), son of Congressman Jonah Sanford
  12. William H. Clark, son of William Clark who was state senator 1854–55

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