114th New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 114th January 1 December 31, 1891 Lt. Gov. Edward F. Jones (D) Jacob Sloat Fassett (R) William F. Sheehan (D) 32 128 Republican (19-13) Democratic (69-59) 1st January 6 April 30, 1891 113th 115th The 114th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to April 30, 1891, during the seventh year of David B. Hill'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 (seven districts) and Kings County (three districts). The Assembly districts were made up of entire towns, or city wards,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. forming a contiguous area, all within the same county. At this time there were two major political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. In New York City, the Democrats were split into two factions: Tammany Hall and the "County Democracy". The Prohibition Party and the Socialist Labor Party also nominated tickets. Elections The 1890 New York state election was held on November 4. The only statewide elective office up for election was carried by the incumbent Judge of the Court of Appeals Robert Earl, a Democrat who was endorsed by the Republicans. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Judge of the Court of Appeals, was: Democratic/Republican 927,000; Prohibition 34,000; and Socialist Labor 13,000. Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1891; and adjourned on April 30. William F. Sheehan (D) was elected Speaker with 66 votes against 56 for Milo M. Acker (R).REED TACTICS IN ALBANY in NYT on January 7, 1891 On January 21, the Legislature elected Governor David B. Hill (D) to succeed William M. Evarts (R) as U.S. Senator from New York, for a six-year term beginning on March 4, 1891. However, Governor Hill remained in office until the end of his term on December 31, 1891, and took his seat in the U.S. Senate only on January 7, 1892. State Senate Districts 30em 1st District: Queens and Suffolk counties 2nd District: 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th and 22nd Ward of the City of Brooklyn, and the towns of Flatbush, Gravesend and New Utrecht in Kings County 3rd District: 3rd, 4th, 7th, 11th, 13th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 23rd Ward of the City of Brooklyn 4th District: 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 24th and 25th Ward of the City of Brooklyn, and the towns of New Lots and Flatlands in Kings County 5th District: Richmond County and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 14th and parts of the 4th and 9th Ward of New York City 6th District: 7th, 11th, 13th and part of the 4th Ward of NYC 7th District: 10th, 17th and part of the 15th, 18th and 21st Ward of NYC 8th District: 16th and part of the 9th, 15th, 18th, 20th and 21st Ward of NYC 9th District: Part of the 18th, 19th and 21st Ward of NYC 10th District: Part of the 12th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd Ward of NYC 11th District: 23rd and 24th, and part of the 12th, 20th and 22nd Ward of NYC 12th District: Rockland and Westchester counties 13th District: Orange and Sullivan counties 14th District: Greene, Schoharie and Ulster counties 15th District: Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam counties 16th District: Rensselaer and Washington counties 17th District: Albany County 18th District: Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga and Schenectady counties 19th District: Clinton, Essex and Warren counties 20th District: Franklin, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties 21st District: Oswego and Jefferson counties 22nd District: Oneida County 23rd District: Herkimer, Madison and Otsego counties 24th District: Chenango, Delaware and Broome counties 25th District: Onondaga and Cortland counties 26th District: Cayuga, Seneca, Tompkins and Tioga counties 27th District: Allegany, Chemung and Steuben counties 28th District: Ontario, Schuyler, Wayne and Yates counties 29th District: Monroe and Orleans counties 30th District: Genesee, Livingston, Niagara and Wyoming counties 31st District: Erie County 32nd District: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties 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. District Senator Party Notes1stEdward Hawkins* Democrat2ndJohn C. Jacobs* Democrat3rdJames W. Birkett* Republican4thPatrick H. McCarren* Democrat5thWilliam L. Brown* Tammany Dem.6thJohn F. Ahearn* County Dem.7thGeorge F. Roesch* Tammany Dem.8thLispenard Stewart* Republican9thCharles A. Stadler* Tammany Dem.10thJacob A. Cantor* Tammany Dem.11thEugene S. Ives* Tammany Dem.12thWilliam H. Robertson* Republican13thWilliam P. Richardson* Republican14thJohn J. Linson* Democrat15thGilbert A. Deane* Republicandied on November 20, 189116thMichael F. Collins* Democrat17thNorton Chase* Democrat18thHarvey J. Donaldson* Republican19thLouis W. Emerson* Republican20thGeorge Z. Erwin* Republican21stGeorge B. Sloan* Republican22ndHenry J. Coggeshall* Republican23rdTitus Sheard* Republican24thEdmund O'Connor* Republican25thFrancis Hendricks* Republicanseat vacated on September 28, 1891, upon taking office as Collector of the Port of New York26thThomas Hunter* Republican27thJ. Sloat Fassett* RepublicanPresident pro tempore; seat vacated on August 1, 1891, upon taking office as Collector of the Port of New York28thCharles T. Saxton* Republican29thDonald McNaughton* Democrat30thGreenleaf S. Van Gorder* Republican31stJohn Laughlin* Republican32ndCommodore P. Vedder* Republican Employees Clerk: John S. Kenyon Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles V. Schram Doorkeeper: Edward R. Gibbons Stenographer: George H. Thornton State Assembly Assemblymen The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature. District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stMichael J. Nolan* Democrat2ndWalter E. Ward Republican3rdGalen R. Hitt* Democrat4thJohn T. Gorman Democrat AlleganyAddison S. Thompson* Republican BroomeIsrael T. Deyo* Republican Cattaraugus1stBurton B. Lewis* Republican2ndJames S. Whipple* Republican Cayuga1stGeorge W. Dickinson* Republican2ndWilliam Leslie Noyes Republican Chautauqua1stWalter C. Gifford Republican2ndEgburt E. Woodbury Republican ChemungRobert P. Bush* Democrat ChenangoHarvey A. Truesdell Republican ClintonAlfred Guibord* Republican ColumbiaAaron B. Gardenier* Republicanunsuccessfully contested by Henry L. Warner (D)see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1899; pg. 633f) CortlandRufus T. Peck* Republican DelawareHenry Davie Democrat Dutchess1stWillard H. Mase* Republican2ndEdward B. Osborne Democrat Erie1stWilliam F. Sheehan* Democratelected Speaker; on November 3, 1891, elected Lieutenant Governor2ndMatthias Endres* Democrat3rdEdward Gallagher Republican4thHenry H. Guenther* Democrat5thFrank D. Smith Democrat EssexWalter D. Palmer Republican FranklinWilliam C. Stevens* Republican Fulton and HamiltonJohn Christie* Republican GeneseeFrancis T. Miller* Republican GreeneOmar V. Sage* Democrat HerkimerHenry H. Green Republican Jefferson1stHenry J. Lane* Republican2ndIsaac Mitchell* Republican Kings1stJoseph J. Cahill Democrat2ndBernard J. McBride* Democrat3rdJohn Cooney* Democrat4thJohn J. O'Connor* Democrat5thJohn Kelly* Democrat6thWilliam E. Shields* Democrat7thAdam Schaaff* Democrat8thJames F. Quigley Democrat9thCharles W. Sutherland Democrat10thThomas F. Byrnes* Democrat11thJoseph Aspinall Republicanunsuccessfully contested by Francis H. Reinhard (D);See AID FROM THE UNION LEAGUE in NYT on February 17, 1891; and REINHARD'S CLAIM DROPPED in NYT on March 15, 1891see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1899; pg. 632f)12thMortimer C. Earl Democrat LewisG. Henry P. Gould Democrat LivingstonElias H. Davis* Republican MadisonSamuel R. Mott* Republican Monroe1stFrank M. Jones* Republican2ndCornelius R. Parsons Rep./Un. Labor3rdWilliam H. Denniston Republican MontgomeryW. Barlow Dunlap Republicancontested,see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1899; pg. 622–631) seat vacated on February 25John F. Dwyer Democratseated on February 26DUNLAP STARTS FOR HOME in NYT on February 26, 1891 New York1stPatrick H. Duffy* Tammany Dem.2ndTimothy D. Sullivan* Tammany Dem.3rdPercival Farquhar Tammany Dem.4thPatrick H. Roche Tammany Dem.5thDominick F. Mullaney* Tammany Dem.6thSamuel J. Foley Tammany Dem.7thMartin T. McMahon Democrat8thJohn E. Brodsky Ind. Rep.9thWright Holcomb Tammany Dem.10thWilliam Sohmer* Tammany Dem.11thWilliam M. Lawrence Democrat12thMoses Dinkelspiel* Democrat13thJames H. Southworth Democrat14thWilliam Sulzer* Tammany Dem.15thLouis Drypolcher Tammany Dem.16thWalter G. Byrne* Tammany Dem.17thJohn Kerrigan* Democrat18thDaniel F. Martin Tammany Dem.19thJohn Connelly* Tammany Dem.20thMyer J. Stein*Myer J. Stein, brother of assemblyman Joseph I. Stein (in 1877) Tammany Dem.21stDabid M. Hildreth Jr. Republican22ndJoseph Blumenthal* Democrat23rdGeorge P. Webster* Tammany Dem.24thChristopher C. Clarke* Tammany Dem. Niagara1stGarwood L. Judd Democrat2ndLevi Parsons Gillette Democrat Oneida1stCornelius Haley Dem./Labor2ndJames L. Dempsey* Democrat3rdRussell S. Johnson* Republicanunsuccessfully contested by Leonard E. Adsit (D)The Committee on Elections delayed the proceedings in the usual manner, and Adsit withdrew his claim on March 20; see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1899; pg. 619f) Onondaga1stHoward G. White* Republican2ndWilliam Kennedy Republican3rdIgnatius Sawmiller* Republican OntarioFrank O. Chamberlain Republican Orange1stGrant B. Taylor Democrat2ndMichael N. Kane Democrat OrleansWallace L'Hommedieu* Republican Oswego1stNevada N. Stranahan* Republicanunsuccessfully contested by William B. Howard (D);see THE BOUNCING COMMITTEE in NYT on January 8, 1891see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1899; pg. 631f)2ndWilbur H. Selleck* Republican Otsego1stOscar F. Lane* Democrat2ndWalter L. Brown Republican PutnamHamilton Fish II* Republican Queens1stSolomon S. Townsend* Democrat2ndJames A. McKenna Democrat Rensselaer1stJames M. Riley* Democrat2ndLevi E. Worden Republican3rdJohn W. McKnight* Democrat RichmondJohn Croak Democrat RocklandFrank P. Demarest Democrat St. Lawrence1stGeorge R. Malby Republican2ndJohn C. Keeler Republican3rdWilliam Bradford* Republican Saratoga1stCornelius R. Sheffer* Republicancontested by Robert O. Davis (D)see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1899; pg. 621f)2ndLewis Varney Republican SchenectadyAlvin J. Quackenbush Democrat SchoharieAmbrose R. Hunting Democrat SchuylerCharles T. Willis* Republican SenecaWilliam Harrison Dunham Democrat Steuben1stGrattan H. Brundage Republican2ndMilo M. Acker* RepublicanMinority Leader SuffolkJames H. Pierson* Republican SullivanGeorge M. Beakes Democrat TiogaRoyal W. Clinton Republicancontested by Enoch S. Williams (D) TompkinsNelson Stevens* Republican Ulster1stGeorge M. Brink Republican2ndJacob Rice* Democrat3rdGeorge H. Bush* Democrat WarrenWilliam M. CameronWilliam M. Cameron, grandson of assemblyman Duncan Cameron (in 1818 and 1822), and nephew of assemblyman James Cameron (in 1845) Democrat Washington1stWilliam D. Stevenson Republican2ndAlbert Johnson* Republican Wayne1stElliott B. Norris Democrat2ndRichard P. Groat* Republican Westchester1stCharles P. McClelland DemocratMajority Floor Leader2ndWilliam Ryan Democrat3rdJames W. Husted* Republican WyomingI. Sam Johnson* Republican YatesEverett Brown Republican Employees Clerk: Charles R. DeFreest Clerk for the Committee on Cities: Morris Jacoby Sergeant-at-Arms: Michael B. Redmond Doorkeeper: Edward A. Moore First Assistant Doorkeeper: Lawrence D. Fitzpatrick Second Assistant Doorkeeper: Kenneth D. L. Nivin Stenographer: Thomas Hassett Notes Sources The New York Red Book compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; see pg. 384f for senate districts; pg. 403 for senators; pg. 410–417 for Assembly districts; and pg. 508f for assemblymen) Biographical sketches of the members of the LegislatureJune 2026 InternetArchiveBot in The Evening Journal Almanac (1891) THE ASSEMBLY SLATE FIXED in NYT on January 6, 1891 114 Category:1891 in New York (state) Category:1891 U.S. legislative sessions