152nd New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 152nd January 1 December 31, 1929 Lt. Gov. Herbert H. Lehman (D) John Knight (R) Joseph A. McGinnies (R) 51 150 Republican (27–24) Republican (89–61) 1st January 2 March 28, 1929 151st 153rd The 152nd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 2 to March 28, 1929, during the first 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 Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Socialist Party, the Workers Party and the Socialist Labor Party also nominated tickets. Elections The 1928 New York state election was held on November 6. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert H. Lehman, both Democrats, were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Of the other four statewide elective offices, two were carried by Democrats and two by Republicans. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Democrats 2,130,000; Republicans 2,104,000; Socialists 102,000; Workers 11,000; and Socialist Labor 4,000. 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 2, 1929; and adjourned on March 28.ROOSEVELT SCORES "OPPOSITION" PARTY in The New York Times on March 29, 1929 (subscription required) Joseph A. McGinnies (Rep.) was re-elected Speaker. John Knight (Rep.) was re-elected Temporary President of the State Senate. 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 thumb|Partisan composition of the Senate. The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Samuel H. Hofstadter, Cosmo A. Cilano, Fred J. Slater 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* Republicanre-elected2ndStephen F. Burkard* Democratre-elected; unsuccessfully contested by Joseph M. Conroy (R)Burkhard's Right to Seat Upheld in The New York Times on March 26, 1929 (subscription required)3rdAlfred J. Kennedy* Democratre-elected4thPhilip M. Kleinfeld* Democratre-elected5thDaniel F. Farrell* Democratre-elected6thMarcellus H. Evans* Democratre-elected7thJohn A. Hastings* Democratre-elected8thWilliam L. Love* Democratre-elected9thCharles E. Russell* Democratre-elected; on November 5, 1929, elected to the Brooklyn City Court; resigned his seat on December 3, 192910thJeremiah F. Twomey* Democratre-elected11thJames J. Crawford Democrat12thElmer F. Quinn* Democratre-elected13thThomas F. Burchill* Democratre-elected14thBernard Downing* Democratre-elected; Minority Leader15thJohn L. Buckley* Democratre-elected16thThomas I. Sheridan* Democratre-elected17thSamuel H. Hofstadter* Republican18thMartin J. Kennedy* Democratre-elected19thDuncan T. O'Brien* Democratre-elected20thA. Spencer Feld* Democratre-elected21stHenry G. Schackno* Democratre-elected22ndBenjamin Antin* Democratre-elected23rdJohn J. Dunnigan* Democratre-elected24thHarry J. Palmer Democrat25thWalter W. Westall* Republicanre-elected26thSeabury C. Mastick* Republicanre-elected27thCaleb H. Baumes* Republicanre-elected28thJ. Griswold Webb* Republicanre-elected29thArthur H. Wicks* Republicanre-elected30thWilliam T. Byrne* Democratre-elected31stJohn F. Williams* Republicanre-elected32ndThomas C. Brown* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Penal Institutions33rdHenry E. H. Brereton* Republicanre-elected34thWarren T. Thayer* Republicanre-elected35thHenry I. Patrie Republican36thHenry D. Williams* Republicanre-elected37thPerley A. Pitcher* Republicanre-elected38thGeorge R. Fearon* Republicanre-elected39thJohn W. Gates* Republicanre-elected40thB. Roger Wales* Republicanre-elected; died on November 25, 192941stFrank A. Frost Republican42ndCharles J. Hewitt* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Finance43rdLeon F. Wheatley* Republicanre-elected44thJohn Knight* Republicanre-elected; re-elected Temporary President45thCosmo A. Cilano* Republican46thFred J. Slater* Republican47thWilliam W. Campbell* Republicanre-elected48thWilliam J. Hickey* Republicanre-elected49thStephen J. Wojtkowiak Democrat50thCharles A. Freiberg* Republicanre-elected; resigned in September 1929 and was elected Sheriff of Erie County51stLeigh G. Kirkland* Republicanre-elected Employees Clerk: A. Miner Wellman Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles R. Hotaling Stenographer: John K. Marshall State Assembly Assemblymen thumb|Partisan composition in New York City. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stElmer D. Gunn Republican2ndJohn P. Hayes* Democrat3rdRudolph I. Roulier* Democrat AlleganyCassius Congdon* Republican Bronx1stNicholas J. Eberhard* Democrat2ndWilliam F. Smith* Democrat3rdJulius S. Berg* Democrat4thHerman M. Albert* Democrat5thHarry A. Samberg* Democrat6thChristopher C. McGrath* Democrat7thJohn F. Reidy* Democrat8thJoseph E. Kinsley* Democrat Broome1stEdmund B. Jenks* Republican2ndForman E. Whitcomb* Republican CattaraugusJames W. Watson* Republican CayugaChauncey D. Van Alstine* Republican Chautauqua1stHubert E. V. Porter* Republican2ndJoseph A. McGinnies* Republicanre-elected Speaker ChemungG. Archie Turner* Republican ChenangoBert Lord* Republican ClintonCharles D. Munsil* Republican ColumbiaHenry M. James* Republican CortlandIrving F. Rice* Republican DelawareJames R. Stevenson Republican Dutchess1stHoward N. Allen* Republican2ndJohn M. Hackett* Republican Erie1stCharles J. Gimbrone* Republican2ndWilliam L. Marcy Jr. Republican3rdFrank X. Bernhardt* Republican4thAnthony J. Canney Democrat5thAnsley B. Borkowski* Republican6thHoward W. Dickey* Republican7thArthur L. Swartz Republican8thNelson W. Cheney* Republican EssexFred L. Porter* Republican FranklinJohn E. Redwood* Republican Fulton and HamiltonEberly Hutchinson* RepublicanChairman of Ways and Means GeneseeCharles P. Miller* Republican GreeneEllis W. Bentley* Republican HerkimerWilliam J. Thistlethwaite Republican JeffersonJasper W. Cornaire* Republican Kings1stCharles F. Cline* Democrat2ndMurray Hearn* Democrat3rdMichael J. Gillen* Democrat4thGeorge E. Dennen* Democrat5thJohn J. Cooney* Democrat6thJacob J. Schwartzwald* Democrat7thJohn J. Howard* Democrat8thRobert E. Sweeney* Democrat9thRichard J. Tonry* Democraton November 5, 1929, elected an Alderman of NYC10thWilliam C. McCreery* Democrat11thEdward J. Coughlin* Democrat12thEdward S. Moran Jr.* Democrat13thWilliam Breitenbach* Democrat14thJacob P. Nathanson* Democrat15thEdward P. Doyle* Democrat16thMaurice Z. Bungard* Democrat17thRobert K. Story Jr.* Republican18thIrwin Steingut* Democrat19thJerome G. Ambro* Democrat20thFrank A. Miller* Democrat21stJoseph A. Esquirol* Democrat22ndJacob H. Livingston* Democrat23rdAlbert M. Cohen* Democrat LewisClarence L. Fisher* Republican LivingstonA. Grant Stockweather* Republican MadisonArthur A. Hartshorn* Republican Monroe1stArthur T. Pammenter* Republican2ndHarry J. McKay* Republican3rdHaskell H. Marks Republican4thRichard L. Saunders Republican5thW. Ray Austin* Republican MontgomeryRufus Richtmyer* Republican Nassau1stEdwin W. Wallace* Republican2ndEdwin R. Lynde Republican New York1stPeter J. Hamill* Democrat2ndFrank R. Galgano* Democrat3rdSylvester A. Dineen* Democrat4thSamuel Mandelbaum* Democrat5thFrank A. Carlin* Democrat6thLouis J. Lefkowitz* Republican7thSaul S. Streit* Democrat8thHenry O. Kahan* Democrat9thJohn H. Conroy* Democrat10thLangdon W. Post Democrat11thMaurice F. Cantor* Democrat12thJohn A. Byrnes* Democrat13thJohn P. Nugent* Democrat14thJoseph T. Higgins* Democrat15thAbbot Low Moffat Republican16thMaurice Bloch* DemocratMinority Leader; died on December 5, 192917thMeyer Alterman* Democrat18thVincent H. Auleta* Democrat19thAbraham Grenthal* Republican20thLouis A. Cuvillier* Democrat21stJohn W. Remer Republican22ndJoseph A. Gavagan* Democraton November 5, 1929, elected to the 71st U.S. Congress23rdAlexander A. Falk* Democrat Niagara1stFayette E. Pease Republican2ndRoy Hewitt Republican Oneida1stMark C. Kelly Dem./Soc.2ndRussell G. Dunmore* RepublicanMajority Leader3rdGeorge J. Skinner* Republican Onondaga1stHorace M. Stone* Republican2ndWillis H. Sargent* Republican3rdRichard B. Smith* Republican OntarioRobert A. Catchpole* Republican Orange1stDeWitt C. Dominick* Republican2ndAlexander G. Hall* Republican OrleansFrank H. Lattin* Republican OswegoVictor C. Lewis* Republican OtsegoFrank M. Smith* Republican PutnamD. Mallory Stephens* Republican Queens1stCarl Deutschmann* Democrat2ndFrank B. Hendel* Democrat3rdCharles W. Posthauer* Democrat4thRobert J. Hunt Republican5thMaurice A. FitzGerald Democrat6thPaul P. Gallagher* Democratcontested by Raymond G. Pollard (R)CONTEST FOR QUEENS SEATS in The New York Times on January 3, 1929 (subscription required) Rensselaer1stMichael F. Breen* Democrat2ndMaurice Whitney* Republican Richmond1stFrancis A. Hannigan* Democrat2ndWilliam L. Vaughan* Democrat RocklandWalter S. Gedney* Republican St. Lawrence1stRhoda Fox Graves* Republican2ndWalter L. Pratt* Republican SaratogaBurton D. Esmond* Republican Schenectady1stCharles W. Merriam* Republican2ndWilliam M. Nicoll* Republican SchoharieKenneth H. Fake* Rep./Soc. SchuylerJames A. Shepard* Republican SenecaWilliam H. Van Cleef* Republican Steuben1stWilson Messer* Republican2ndJames T. Foody Rep./Dem. Suffolk1stJohn G. Downs* Republican2ndHamilton F. Potter Republican SullivanJ. Maxwell Knapp Republican TiogaDaniel P. Witter* Republican TompkinsJames R. Robinson* Republican UlsterMillard Davis* Republican WarrenPaul L. Boyce* Republican WashingtonHerbert A. Bartholomew* Republican WayneHarry A. Tellier* Republican Westchester1stThomas Channing Moore Republican2ndHerbert B. Shonk* Republican3rdMilan E. Goodrich* Republican4thAlexander H. Garnjost* Republican5thWilliam F. Condon* Republican WyomingJoe R. Hanley* Republican YatesEdwin C. Nutt* Republican Employees Clerk: Fred W. Hammond Notes Sources Members of the New York Senate (1920s) at Political Graveyard Members of the New York Assembly (1920s) at Political Graveyard 152 Category:1929 in New York (state) New York