The 149th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to April 23, 1926, during the fourth year of Al Smith's second tenure as Governor of New York, in Albany.
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| Legislative body | New York State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | New York, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1 – December 31, 1926 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 51 | ||||
| President | Lt. Gov. Seymour Lowman (R) | ||||
| Temporary President | John Knight (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican (29–22) | ||||
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| Members | 150 | ||||
| Speaker | Joseph A. McGinnies (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican (91–59) | ||||
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Background
editUnder 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 Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
Elections
editThe New York state election, 1925, 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
editThe Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1926; and adjourned on April 23.[1]
Joseph A. McGinnies (Rep.) was re-elected Speaker.
State Senate
editDistricts
edit- 1st District: Nassau and Suffolk counties
- 2nd and 3rd District: Parts of Queens County, i.e. the Borough of Queens
- 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th District: Parts of Kings County, i.e. the Borough of Brooklyn
- 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th District: Parts of New York County, i.e. the Borough of Manhattan
- 21st, 22nd and 23rd District: Parts of Bronx County, i.e. the Borough of the Bronx
- 24th District: Richmond County, i.e. the Borough of Richmond (now the Borough of Staten Island), and Rockland County
- 25th District: Part of Westchester County
- 26th District: Cortlandt, Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant, Ossining and part of Yonkers; in Westchester County
- 27th District: Orange and Sullivan counties
- 28th District: Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam counties
- 29th District: Delaware, Greene and Ulster counties
- 30th District: Albany County
- 31st District: Rensselaer County
- 32nd District: Saratoga and Schenectady counties
- 33rd District: Clinton, Essex, Warren and Washington counties
- 34th District: Franklin and St. Lawrence counties
- 35th District: Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer and Lewis counties
- 36th District: Oneida County
- 37th District: Jefferson and Oswego counties
- 38th District: Onondaga County
- 39th District: Madison, Montgomery, Otsego and Schoharie counties
- 40th District: Broome, Chenango and Cortland counties
- 41st District: Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties
- 42nd District: Cayuga, Seneca and Wayne counties
- 43rd District: Ontario, Steuben and Yates counties
- 44th District: Allegany, Genesee, Livingston and Wyoming
- 45th and 46th District: Monroe County
- 47th District: Niagara and Orleans counties
- 48th, 49th and 50th District: Erie County
- 51st District: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties
Members
editThe asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."
| District | Senator | Party | Notes |
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| 1st | George L. Thompson* | Republican | |
| 2nd | John L. Karle* | Republican | |
| 3rd | Peter J. McGarry* | Democrat | on November 2, 1926, elected Register of Queens Co. |
| 4th | Philip M. Kleinfeld* | Democrat | |
| 5th | Daniel F. Farrell* | Democrat | |
| 6th | James A. Higgins* | Democrat | |
| 7th | John A. Hastings* | Democrat | |
| 8th | William L. Love* | Democrat | |
| 9th | vacant | Frank E. Johnson was elected on November 3, 1925, to the Municipal Court | |
| Charles E. Russell | Democrat | elected on January 7 to fill vacancy[2] | |
| 10th | Jeremiah F. Twomey* | Democrat | |
| 11th | Daniel J. Carroll* | Democrat | |
| 12th | vacant | Jimmy Walker was elected on November 3, 1925, as Mayor of New York City | |
| Elmer F. Quinn | Democrat | elected on January 7 to fill vacancy[3] | |
| 13th | Thomas F. Burchill* | Democrat | |
| 14th | Bernard Downing* | Democrat | Minority Leader |
| 15th | Nathan Straus Jr.* | Democrat | |
| 16th | Thomas I. Sheridan* | Democrat | |
| 17th | Courtlandt Nicoll* | Republican | |
| 18th | Martin J. Kennedy* | Democrat | |
| 19th | Duncan T. O'Brien* | Democrat | |
| 20th | Michael E. Reiburn* | Democrat | |
| 21st | Henry G. Schackno* | Democrat | |
| 22nd | Benjamin Antin* | Democrat | |
| 23rd | John J. Dunnigan* | Democrat | |
| 24th | Thomas J. Walsh* | Democrat | |
| 25th | Walter W. Westall* | Republican | |
| 26th | Seabury C. Mastick* | Republican | |
| 27th | Caleb H. Baumes* | Republican | |
| 28th | J. Griswold Webb* | Republican | |
| 29th | Arthur F. Bouton* | Republican | |
| 30th | William T. Byrne* | Democrat | |
| 31st | John F. Williams* | Republican | |
| 32nd | Thomas C. Brown* | Republican | |
| 33rd | Mortimer Y. Ferris* | Rep./Dem. | |
| 34th | Warren T. Thayer* | Republican | |
| 35th | Jeremiah Keck* | Republican | |
| 36th | Henry D. Williams* | Republican | |
| 37th | Perley A. Pitcher* | Republican | |
| 38th | George R. Fearon* | Republican | |
| 39th | Willis Wendell* | Republican | |
| 40th | B. Roger Wales* | Republican | |
| 41st | James S. Truman* | Republican | |
| 42nd | Charles J. Hewitt* | Republican | |
| 43rd | Ernest E. Cole* | Rep./Soc. | on July 1, 1926, appointed Counsel to the State Education Dept. |
| 44th | John Knight* | Rep./Dem./Soc. | Temporary President |
| 45th | James L. Whitley* | Republican | |
| 46th | Homer E. A. Dick* | Republican | |
| 47th | William W. Campbell* | Rep./Dem. | |
| 48th | William J. Hickey* | Republican | |
| 49th | Leonard R. Lipowicz* | Republican | |
| 50th | Leonard W. H. Gibbs* | Republican | |
| 51st | Leigh G. Kirkland* | Rep./Soc. | |
Employees
edit- Clerk: Ernest A. Fay
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles R. Hotaling
State Assembly
editAssemblymen
editNote: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."
Employees
edit- Clerk: Fred W. Hammond
Notes
edit- ^ Governor Takes Ten-Day Rest in NYT on April 25, 1926 (subscription required)
- ^ SPECIAL ELECTION WON BY DEMOCRATS; C. E. Russell Chosen to Fill Seat of Justice Johnson in NYT on January 8, 1926 (subscription required)
- ^ SPECIAL ELECTION WON BY DEMOCRATS; Elmer F. Quinn to Succeed Walker in NYT on January 8, 1926 (subscription required)
Sources
edit- Members of the New York Senate (1920s) at Political Graveyard
- Members of the New York Assembly (1920s) at Political Graveyard
- 1926 COMMITTEE MEMBERS NAMED in The Cornell Daily Sun on January 12, 1926