153rd New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 153rd January 1 December 31, 1930 Lt. Gov. Herbert H. Lehman (D) John Knight (R) Joseph A. McGinnies (R) 51 150 Republican (27–24) Republican (86–64) 1st January 1 April 12, 1930 152nd 154th The 153rd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met in Albany from January 1 to April 12,Note that the last legislative day was April 11, and the New York Red Book gives April 11 as the end of the session. In fact, the adjournment sine die occurred at 1.02 a.m. on April 12 1930, during the second year of first term of Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt 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 Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Elections The 1929 New York state election was held on November 5. 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 1, 1930; and adjourned at 1 a.m. on April 12.LEGISLATURE ENDS SESSION in The New York Times on April 12, 1930 (subscription required) Joseph A. McGinnies (Rep.) was re-elected Speaker. State Senate Districts 30em 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 The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Bert Lord and Nelson W. Cheney changed from the Assembly to the Senate. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Senator Party Notes1stGeorge L. Thompson* Republican2ndStephen F. Burkard* Democrat3rdAlfred J. Kennedy* Democratresigned on May 1, 1930, to become Public Administrator of Queens.KENNEDY QUITS SENATE FOR POST IN QUEENS in The New York Times on April 12, 1930 (subscription required)4thPhilip M. Kleinfeld* Democrat5thDaniel F. Farrell* Democratresigned in August 1930 to become Deputy Register of Kings Co.6thMarcellus H. Evans* Democrat7thJohn A. Hastings* Democrat8thWilliam L. Love* Democrat 9thvacant Charles E. Russell resigned on December 3, 1929, to go on the NY Supreme CourtHenry L. O'Brien Democratelected on January 9, 1930, to fill vacancy;O'BRIEN ELECTED SENATOR in The New York Times on January 10, 1930 (subscription required) took seat on January 20RULES O'BRIEN ELECTED in The New York Times on January 21, 1930 (subscription required)10thJeremiah F. Twomey* Democrat11thJames J. Crawford* Democrat12thElmer F. Quinn* Democrat13thThomas F. Burchill* Democrat14thBernard Downing* DemocratMinority Leader15thJohn L. Buckley* Democrat16thThomas I. Sheridan* Democrat17thSamuel H. Hofstadter* Republican18thMartin J. Kennedy* Democraton March 11 elected to the 71st U.S. CongressDEMOCRATS VICTORS IN SPECIAL ELECTIONS; Kennedy Wins for House in 18th District in The New York Times on March 12, 1930 (subscription required)19thDuncan T. O'Brien* Democrat20thA. Spencer Feld* Democrat21stHenry G. Schackno* Democrat22ndBenjamin Antin* Democrat23rdJohn J. Dunnigan* Democrat24thHarry J. Palmer* Democrat25thWalter W. Westall* Republican26thSeabury C. Mastick* Republican27thCaleb H. Baumes* Republican28thJ. Griswold Webb* Republican29thArthur H. Wicks* Republican30thWilliam T. Byrne* Democrat31stJohn F. Williams* Republican32ndThomas C. Brown* Republican33rdHenry E. H. Brereton* Republican34thWarren T. Thayer* Republican35thHenry I. Patrie* Republican36thHenry D. Williams* Republican37thPerley A. Pitcher* Republican38thGeorge R. Fearon* Republican39thJohn W. Gates* Republican 40thvacantB. Roger Wales died on November 25, 1929Bert Lord* Republicanelected on January 3, 1930, to fill vacancyLORD ELECTED TO SENATE in The New York Times on January 4, 1930 (subscription required)41stFrank A. Frost* Republican42ndCharles J. Hewitt* RepublicanChairman of Finance43rdLeon F. Wheatley* Republican44thJohn Knight* RepublicanTemporary President45thCosmo A. Cilano* Republican46thFred J. Slater* Republican47thWilliam W. Campbell* Republican48thWilliam J. Hickey* Republican49thStephen J. Wojtkowiak* Democrat50thNelson W. Cheney* Republicanelected to fill vacancy, in place of Charles A. Freiberg51stLeigh G. Kirkland* Republican Employees Clerk: A. Miner Wellman Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles R. Hotaling Stenographer: John K. Marshall State Assembly Assemblymen Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stJohn H. Cahill Democrat2ndJohn P. Hayes* Democrat3rdRudolph I. Roulier* Democrat AlleganyHarry E. Goodrich Republican Bronx1stNicholas J. Eberhard* Democrat2ndWilliam F. Smith* Democrat3rdJulius S. Berg* Democrat4thHerman M. Albert* Democrat5thHarry A. Samberg* Democrat6thChristopher C. McGrath* Democrat7thJohn F. Reidy* Democrat8thJohn A. Devany Jr. Democrat Broome1stEdmund B. Jenks* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary2ndForman E. Whitcomb* RepublicanChairman of Cities CattaraugusJames W. Watson* RepublicanChairman of Claims CayugaChauncey D. Van Alstine* Republican Chautauqua1stHubert E. V. Porter* Republican2ndJoseph A. McGinnies* Republicanre-elected Speaker; Chairman of Rules ChemungG. Archie Turner* Republican ChenangoBert Lord* Republicanelected on January 3, 1930, to the State SenateIrving M. Ives Republicanelected on February 18, 1930, to fill vacancy ClintonCharles D. Munsil* Republican ColumbiaHenry M. James* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation CortlandIrving F. Rice* RepublicanChairman of Public Education DelawareJames R. Stevenson* Republican Dutchess1stHoward N. Allen* RepublicanChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies2ndJohn M. Hackett* RepublicanChairman of Public Service Erie1stCharles J. Gimbrone* Republican2ndWilliam L. Marcy Jr.* Republican3rdFrank X. Bernhardt* RepublicanChairman of Revision4thAnthony J. Canney* Democrat5thAnsley B. Borkowski* RepublicanChairman of General Laws6thHoward W. Dickey* Republican7thArthur L. Swartz* Republican8thR. Foster Piper Republican EssexFred L. Porter* RepublicanChairman of Re-Organization of State Government FranklinJames A. Latour Republican Fulton and HamiltonEberly Hutchinson* RepublicanChairman of Ways and Means GeneseeCharles P. Miller* RepublicanChairman of Labor and Industries GreeneEllis W. Bentley* RepublicanChairman of Conservation HerkimerWilliam J. Thistlethwaite* Republican JeffersonJasper W. Cornaire* RepublicanChairman of Re-Apportionment Kings1stCrawford W. Hawkins Democrat2ndAlbert D. Schanzer Democrat3rdMichael J. Gillen* Democrat4thGeorge E. Dennen* Democrat5thJohn J. Cooney* Democrat6thJacob J. Schwartzwald* Democrat7thJohn J. Howard* Democrat8thLuke O'Reilly Democrat9thDaniel McNamara Jr. Democrat10thWilliam C. McCreery* Democrat11thEdward J. Coughlin* Democrat12thEdward S. Moran Jr.* Democrat13thWilliam Breitenbach* Democrat14thJacob P. Nathanson* Democrat15thEdward P. Doyle* Democrat16thMaurice Z. Bungard* Democrat17thGeorge W. Stewart Democrat18thIrwin Steingut* Democratelected Minority Leader on January 20Steingut Made Democratic Leader in The New York Times on January 21, 1930 (subscription required)19thJerome G. Ambro* Democrat20thFrank A. Miller* Democrat21stJoseph A. Esquirol* Democrat22ndJacob H. Livingston* Democrat23rdAlbert M. Cohen* Democrat LewisEdward M. Sheldon Republican LivingstonA. Grant Stockweather* Republican MadisonArthur A. Hartshorn* RepublicanChairman of Social Welfare Monroe1stTruman G. Searle Republican2ndHarry J. McKay* Republican3rdHaskell H. Marks* Republican4thRichard L. Saunders* Republican5thW. Ray Austin* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs MontgomeryRufus Richtmyer* Republican Nassau1stEdwin W. Wallace* RepublicanChairman of Villages2ndEdwin R. Lynde* Republican New York 1stPeter J. Hamill* DemocratMinority Leader; died on January 13, 1930James J. Dooling Democratelected on March 11, 1930, to fill vacancyDEMOCRATS VICTORS IN SPECIAL ELECTIONS; ...and Dooling for Assembly in First A. D. in The New York Times on March 12, 1930 (subscription required)2ndMillard E. Theodore Democrat3rdSylvester A. Dineen* Democrat4thSamuel Mandelbaum* Democrat5thFrank A. Carlin* Democrat6thLouis J. Lefkowitz* Republican7thSaul S. Streit* Democrat8thHenry O. Kahan* Democrat9thIra H. Holley Democrat10thLangdon W. Post* Democrat11thPatrick H. Sullivan Democrat12thJohn A. Byrnes* Democrat13thJoseph H. Broderick Democrat14thJoseph T. Higgins* Democrat15thAbbot Low Moffat* Republican16thWilliam Schwartz Democrat17thMeyer Alterman* Democrat18thVincent H. Auleta* Democrat19thFrancis E. RiversFrancis E. Rivers (1893–1975), "the first black judge on the City Court" according to Francis E. Rivers Dies; Black City Judge Was 82 in The New York Times on July 29, 1975 (subscription required) Republican20thLouis A. Cuvillier* Democrat21stLamar Perkins Republican22ndBenjamin B. Mittler Democrat23rdAlexander A. Falk* Democrat Niagara1stFayette E. Pease* Republican2ndRoy Hewitt* Republican Oneida1stCharles J. Peters Republican2ndRussell G. Dunmore* RepublicanMajority Leader3rdWalter W. Abbott Republican Onondaga1stHorace M. Stone* RepublicanChairman of Insurance2ndWillis H. Sargent* RepublicanChairman of Banks3rdRichard B. Smith* RepublicanChairman of Public Printing OntarioRobert A. Catchpole* Republican Orange1stDeWitt C. Dominick* Republican2ndAlexander G. Hall* Republican OrleansFrank H. Lattin* RepublicanChairman of Public Health OswegoVictor C. Lewis* RepublicanChairman of Canals OtsegoFrank M. Smith* RepublicanChairman of Agriculture PutnamD. Mallory Stephens* Republican Queens1stJohn O'Rourke Democrat2ndFrank B. Hendel* Democrat3rdPeter T. Farrell Democrat4thJoseph D. Nunan Jr. Democrat5thMaurice A. FitzGerald* Democrat6thFrederick L. Zimmerman Democrat Rensselaer1stMichael F. Breen* Democrat2ndMaurice Whitney* Republican Richmond1stFrancis A. Hannigan* Democrat2ndWilliam L. Vaughan* Democrat RocklandFred R. Horn Jr.Ferdinand R. Horn Jr. (born 1897), ran sometimes for office as "Fred R. Horn Jr." Democrat St. Lawrence1stRhoda Fox Graves* RepublicanChairwoman of Public Institutions2ndWalter L. Pratt* RepublicanChairman of Taxation SaratogaBurton D. Esmond* RepublicanChairman of Codes Schenectady1stCharles W. Merriam* Republican2ndWilliam W. Wemple Jr. Republican SchoharieKenneth H. Fake* RepublicanChairman of Pensions SchuylerJacob W. Winters Republican SenecaJames D. Pollard Republican Steuben1stWilson Messer* RepublicanChairman of Soldiers' Homes2ndJames T. Foody* Republican Suffolk1stJohn G. Downs* RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills2ndHamilton F. Potter* Republican SullivanJ. Maxwell Knapp* Republican TiogaFrank G. Miller Republican TompkinsJames R. Robinson* Republican UlsterMillard Davis* Republican WarrenPaul L. Boyce* Republican WashingtonHerbert A. Bartholomew* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs WayneHarry A. Tellier* RepublicanChairman of Excise Westchester1stCharles H. Hathaway Republican2ndHerbert B. Shonk* RepublicanChairman of Aviation; died on September 26, 19303rdMilan E. Goodrich* RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions4thAlexander H. Garnjost* Republican5thWilliam F. Condon* Republican WyomingJoe R. Hanley* Republican YatesEdwin C. Nutt* Republican Employees Clerk: Fred W. Hammond Principal Doorkeeper: Charles H. Jackson Second Assistant Doorkeeper: William Henry Hutchinson Notes Sources Members of the New York Senate (1930s) at Political Graveyard Members of the New York Assembly (1930s) at Political Graveyard MEMBERSHIPS OF COMMITTEES OF THE ASSEMBLY in The Troy Times, of Troy, on January 7, 1930 153 Category:1930 in New York (state) New York