168th New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 168th January 1, 1951 December 31, 1952 Lt. Gov. Frank C. Moore (R) Arthur H. Wicks (R) Oswald D. Heck (R) 56 150 Republican (33–23) Republican (87–63) 1st January 3 March 16, 1951 2nd December 6, 1951 3rd January 9 March 20, 1952 167th 169th The 168th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 3, 1951, to March 20, 1952, during the ninth and tenth years of Thomas E. Dewey's governorship, in Albany. Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1938, re-apportioned in 1943, 56 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts for two-year terms. 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 Kings (nine districts), New York (six), Bronx (five), Queens (four), Erie (three), Westchester (three), Monroe (two) and Nassau (two). The Assembly districts consisted either of a single entire county (except Hamilton Co.), or of contiguous area within one county. At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Liberal Party, the American Labor Party, the Socialist Workers Party, and the Socialist Labor Party (running under the name of "Industrial Government Party") also nominated tickets. Elections The 1950 New York state election was held on November 7. Governor Thomas E. Dewey (Rep.) was re-elected. New York State Comptroller Frank C. Moore (Rep.) was elected lieutenant governor. Of the other three statewide elective offices up for election, two were carried by the Republicans. The Democratic/Liberal incumbent U.S. Senator Herbert H. Lehman defeated his Republican challenger lieutenant governor Joe R. Hanley. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for governor, was: Republicans 2,820,000; Democrats 1,981,000; Liberals 266,000; American Labor 222,000; Socialist Workers 13,000; and Industrial Government 7,000. Five of the seven women members of the previous legislature—Assemblywomen Mary A. Gillen (Dem.), of Brooklyn; Janet Hill Gordon (Rep.), a lawyer of Norwich; Genesta M. Strong (Rep.), of Plandome Heights; Mildred F. Taylor (Rep.), a coal dealer of Lyons; and Maude E. Ten Eyck (Rep.), of Manhattan—were re-elected. The 1951 New York state election was held on November 6. No statewide elective offices were up for election. Four vacancies in the Assembly were filled. Sessions The Legislature met for the first regular session (the 174th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 3, 1951;LEGISLATORS MEET AND FILE 197 BILLS in The New York Times on January 4, 1951 (subscription required) and adjourned on March 16.Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York (1951; pg. 913) Oswald D. Heck (Rep.) was re-elected Speaker. Arthur H. Wicks (Rep.) was re-elected Temporary President of the State Senate. The Legislature met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany on December 6, 1951, to enact the re-apportionment of congressional seats according to the 1950 U.S. census.MARBLE HILL "LOST" IN REAPPORTIONING in The New York Times on December 30, 1951 (subscription required) The Legislature met for the second regular session (the 175th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 9, 1952;4 "FRESHMEN" IN ASSEMBLY in The New York Times on January 10, 1952 (subscription required) and adjourned on March 20.LEGISLATURE VOTES STOP-GAP CITY AID AND QUITS FOR YEAR in The New York Times on March 21, 1952 (subscription required) State Senate Districts 30em 1st District: Suffolk County 2nd and 3rd District: Parts of Nassau County 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th District: Parts of Queens County, i.e. the Borough of Queens 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th District: Parts of Kings County, i.e. the Borough of Brooklyn 17th District: Richmond County, i.e. the Borough of Richmond (now the Borough of Staten Island) 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd District: Parts of New York County, i.e. the Borough of Manhattan 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th District: Parts of Bronx County, i.e. the Borough of the Bronx 29th, 30th and 31st District: Parts of Westchester County 32nd District: Orange and Rockland counties 33rd District: Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam counties 34th District: Delaware, Greene, Sullivan and Ulster counties 35th District: Albany County 36th District: Rensselaer and Saratoga counties 37th District: Montgomery and Schenectady counties 38th District: Clinton, Essex, Warren and Washington counties 39th District: St. Lawrence and Franklin counties 40th District: Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer and Lewis counties 41st District: Oneida County 42nd District: Jefferson and Oswego counties 43rd District: Onondaga County 44th District: Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Otsego and Schoharie counties 45th District: Broome County 46th District: Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties 47th District: Cayuga, Seneca and Wayne counties 48th District: Ontario, Steuben and Yates counties 49th District: Allegany, Genesee, Livingston and Wyoming counties 50th and 51st District: Parts of Monroe County 52nd District: Niagara and Orleans counties 53rd, 54th and 55th District: Parts of Erie County 56th District: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties Senators The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Frank S. McCullough changed from the Assembly to the Senate at the beginning of this Legislature. Assemblyman Orlo M. Brees was elected to fill a vacancy in the Senate. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Senator Party Notes1stS. Wentworth Horton* Republican2ndJohn D. Bennett* Republican3rdWilliam S. Hults Jr.* Republican4thSeymour Halpern* Republican5thJames F. Fitzgerald* Democrat6thFrank D. O'Connor* Democrat7thWilliam N. Conrad* Democrat8thJames J. Crawford* Democrat9thHarry Gittleson* Democrat10thHerbert I. Sorin* Democrat11thFred G. Moritt* Democrat12thSamuel L. Greenberg* Democrat13thJohn F. Furey* Democrat14thMario M. DeOptatis* Democrat15thLouis L. Friedman* Democrat16thWilliam Rosenblatt* Democrat17thJohn M. Braisted Jr.* Democrat18thElmer F. Quinn* DemocratMinority Leader; died on September 2, 195219thFrancis J. Mahoney* Democraton September 12, 1952, chosen Minority LeaderMAHONEY ELECTED TO SUCCEED QUINN in The New York Times on September 13, 1952 (subscription required)20thMacNeil Mitchell* Republican21stHarold I. Panken* Democrat22ndWilliam J. Bianchi Rep./Am. Labor23rdJoseph Zaretzki* Democrat24thJohn J. Donovan Jr. Democrat25thArthur Wachtel* Democrat26thNathaniel T. Helman* Democrat27thEnzo Gaspari Democrat28thFrancis J. McCaffrey Democrat29thWilliam F. Condon* Republican30thFrank S. McCullough* Republican31stPliny W. Williamson* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary32ndThomas C. Desmond* Republican33rdErnest I. Hatfield* Republican34thArthur H. Wicks* Republicanre-elected Temporary President35thPeter J. Dalessandro* Democrat36thGilbert T. Seelye* Republican37thThomas F. Campbell* Republican38thHenry Neddo* Republican39thPaul D. Graves* Republican40thWalter Van Wiggeren* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages41stFred J. Rath Republican42ndHenry A. Wise* RepublicanChairman of Public Relief and Welfare43rdJohn H. Hughes* Republican44thWalter W. Stokes* Republican 45thFloyd E. Anderson* Republicanon January 3, 1952, appointed to the New York Supreme CourtDEWEY APPOINTS TWO in The New York Times on January 4, 1952 (subscription required)Orlo M. Brees* Republicanon February 13, 1952, elected to fill vacancy;BREES ELECTED UPSTATE in The New York Times on February 14, 1952 (subscription required) took his seat on February 18, 1952Brees Sworn in as State Senator in The New York Times on February 19, 1952 (subscription required)46thChauncey B. Hammond* Republicandied on February 11, 195247thGeorge R. Metcalf Republican48thFred S. Hollowell* Republican49thAustin W. Erwin* Republican50thGeorge T. Manning* Republican51stFrank E. Van Lare Republican52ndEarl W. Brydges* Republican53rdWalter J. Mahoney* RepublicanChairman of Finance54thStanley J. Bauer Republican55thJohn H. Cooke Republican56thGeorge H. Pierce* Republican Employees Secretary: William S. King State Assembly Assemblymen Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stD-Cady Herrick 2nd* Democrat2ndJames J. McGuiness Democrat3rdJames F. Dillon* Democrat AlleganyWilliam H. MacKenzie* Republican Bronx1stBernard C. McDonnell* Democrat2ndRichard M. Goldwater* Democrat3rdEdward T. Galloway* Democrat4thJacob H. Gilbert Democrat5thDavid Ross Democrat6thJulius J. Gans* Democrat7thLouis Peck* Democrat8thJohn T. Satriale* Democrat9thJames J. O'Brien Democrat10thCharles H. McHugh Democrat11thClarke S. Ryan Democrat 12thNathan A. Lashin* Democraton July 31, 1951, appointed to the Municipal CourtMAYOR FILLS POSTS IN BRONX JUDICIARY in The New York Times on August 1, 1951 (subscription required)Mitchell J. Sherwin Democraton November 6, 1951, elected to fill vacancy13thWilliam Kapelman Democrat Broome1stRichard H. Knauf* Republican2ndOrlo M. Brees* Republicanon February 13, 1952, elected to the State Senate CattaraugusLeo P. Noonan* Republican CayugaCharles A. Cusick* Republican ChautauquaE. Herman Magnuson* Republican ChemungHarry J. Tifft* Republican ChenangoJanet Hill Gordon* Republican ClintonJames A. FitzPatrick* Republican ColumbiaWillard C. Drumm* Republican CortlandLouis H. Folmer Republican DelawareElmer J. Kellam* Republican DutchessRobert Watson Pomeroy* Republican Erie1stThomas J. Runfola Republican2ndJustin C. Morgan* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary3rdWilliam J. Butler* Republican4thFrank J. Caffery* Democrat5thPhilip V. Baczkowski* Dem./Lib.6thGeorge F. Dannebrock* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation7thJulius Volker* Republican8thWilliam Sadler Republican EssexL. Judson Morhouse* Republicanresigned to become Exec. Dir. of the NY Good Roads AssociationGrant W. Johnson Republicanon November 6, 1951, elected to fill vacancy FranklinRobert G. Main Republican Fulton and HamiltonJoseph R. Younglove* Republican GeneseeJohn E. Johnson* Republican GreeneWilliam E. Brady* Republican HerkimerLeo A. Lawrence* Republican JeffersonOrin S. Wilcox* Republican Kings1stMax M. Turshen* Democrat2ndJ. Sidney Levine* Democrat3rdMary A. Gillen* Democrat4thBernard Austin* Dem./Lib.5thHarry Morr* Democrat6thJohn J. Ryan* Democrat7thLouis Kalish* Democrat8thFrank Composto* Democrat9thFrank J. McMullen* Republican10thLewis W. Olliffe* Republican11thEugene F. Bannigan* Democrat 12thJames W. Feely* Democratresigned to run for the Municipal CourtHerbert Samuels Democraton November 6, 1951, elected to fill vacancy13thLawrence P. Murphy* Democrat14thEdward S. Lentol* Democrat15thJohn Smolenski* Democrat16thFrank J. Pino* Democrat17thBertram L. Baker* Democrat18thIrwin Steingut* DemocratMinority Leader; died on September 26, 195219thPhilip J. Schupler* Democrat20thJoseph R. Corso* Democrat21stThomas A. Dwyer* Democrat22ndAnthony J. Travia* Democrat23rdAlfred A. Lama* Democrat24thBen Werbel* Democrat LewisBenjamin H. Demo* RepublicanChairman of Banks LivingstonJoseph W. Ward* Republican MadisonWheeler Milmoe* Republican Monroe1stJ. Eugene Goddard* Republican2ndA. Gould Hatch* Republican3rdRaymond H. Combs* Republican4thAndrew J. Schell Republican MontgomeryDonald A. Campbell Republican Nassau1stFrank J. Becker* Republicanon November 4, 1952, elected to the 83rd U.S. Congress2ndJoseph F. Carlino* Republican3rdGenesta M. Strong* Republican 4thDavid S. Hill Jr.* Republicanresigned on October 6, 1951Nassau Election Ordered in The New York Times on October 7, 1951 (subscription required)John J. Burns Republicanon November 6, 1951, elected to fill vacancy New York1stMaude E. Ten Eyck* Republican2ndLouis DeSalvio* Democrat3rdJohn J. Mangan Democrat4thLeonard Farbstein* Democrat5thLudwig Teller Democrat6thFrancis X. McGowan* Democrat7thDaniel M. Kelly Democrat8thArchibald Douglas Jr.* Republican9thJohn R. Brook* Republican10thHerman Katz* Democrat11thJoseph Pinckney Democrat12thElijah Crump* Democrat13thOrest V. Maresca Democrat14thHulan E. Jack* Democrat15thSamuel Roman* Republican16thLouis A. Cioffi* Democrat Niagara1stJacob E. Hollinger* Republican2ndErnest Curto* Republican Oneida1stFrancis J. Alder Republican2ndWilliam S. Calli Republican Onondaga1stSearles G. Shultz* Republican2ndDonald H. Mead* Republican3rdLawrence M. Rulison* Republican OntarioThompson M. Scoon Republican Orange1stLee B. Mailler* RepublicanMajority Leader2ndWilson C. Van Duzer* Republican OrleansAlonzo L. Waters* Republican OswegoHenry D. Coville* Republican OtsegoPaul L. Talbot* RepublicanChairman of Canals and Waterways PutnamD. Mallory Stephens* RepublicanChairman of Ways and Means Queens 1stAlexander Del Giorno* Democraton January 1, 1952, appointed as a City MagistrateMAYOR SWEARS 28 AS CITY OFFICERS in The New York Times on January 2, 1952 (subscription required)Thomas V. LaFauci Democraton February 19, 1952, elected to fill vacancyQueens Elects a Republican In 4-Cornered House Race in The New York Times on February 20, 1952 (subscription required)2ndWilliam E. Clancy* Democrat3rdAnthony R. Carus* Democrat4thThomas A. Duffy* Democrat5thWilliam G. Giaccio* Democrat6thWilliam F. Bowe* Democrat7thAnthony P. Savarese Jr.* Republican8thSamuel Rabin* Republican9thFred W. Preller* Republican10thAngelo Graci* Republican11thThomas Fitzpatrick* Democrat12thJ. Lewis Fox* Democrat RensselaerThomas H. Brown* Republican Richmond1stWilliam N. Reidy* Democrat2ndEdward V. Curry* Democrat RocklandRobert Walmsley* Republican St. LawrenceAllan P. Sill* Republican SaratogaJohn L. Ostrander* Republican SchenectadyOswald D. Heck* Republicanre-elected Speaker SchoharieSharon J. Mauhs* Dem./Lib. SchuylerJerry W. Black* Republican SenecaLawrence W. Van Cleef* Republican SteubenWilliam M. Stuart* Republican Suffolk1stEdmund R. Lupton* Republican2ndElisha T. Barrett* Republican SullivanHyman E. Mintz Republican TiogaMyron D. Albro* Republican TompkinsRay S. Ashbery* Republican UlsterJohn F. Wadlin* Republican WarrenStuart F. Hawley Republican WashingtonWilliam J. Reid* Republican WayneMildred F. Taylor* Republican Westchester1stMalcolm Wilson* Republican2ndEdward H. Innet Republican3rdHarold D. Toomey* Republican4thHunter Meighan Republican5thSamuel Faile* Republican6thTheodore Hill Jr.* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs WyomingHarold L. Peet Republican YatesVernon W. Blodgett* Republican Employees Clerk: Ansley B. Borkowski Sergeant-at-Arms: Herbert A. Bartholomew Notes Sources Members of the New York Senate (1950s) at Political Graveyard Members of the New York Assembly (1950s) at Political Graveyard 168 Category:1951 in New York (state) Category:1952 in New York (state) Category:1951 U.S. legislative sessions Category:1952 U.S. legislative sessions