147th New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 147th January 1 December 31, 1924 Lt. Gov. George R. Lunn (D) Jimmy Walker (D) H. Edmund Machold (R) 51 150 Democratic (26–25) Republican (87–63) 1st January 2 April 11, 1924 146th 148th The 147th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 2 to April 11, 1924, during the second year of Al Smith's second tenure as Governor of New York, 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 also nominated tickets. Elections The 1923 New York state election, was held on November 6. The only statewide elective office up for election was a judgeship on the New York Court of Appeals which was carried by Democrat Irving Lehman who had been endorsed by the Republicans. No women were elected to the legislature. Sessions The legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 2, 1924; and adjourned in the morning of April 11.LEGISLATURE QUITS IN DAY BREAK RUSH in NYT on April 12, 1924 (subscription required) H. Edmund Machold (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. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Senator Party Notes1stGeorge L. Thompson* Republican2ndFrank Giorgio* DemocratChairman of Public Printing3rdPeter J. McGarry* DemocratChairman of Internal Affairs4thPhilip M. Kleinfeld* DemocratChairman of Revision5thDaniel F. Farrell* DemocratChairman of Affairs of Cities6thJames A. Higgins* DemocratChairman of Privileges and Elections7thJohn A. Hastings* DemocratChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills8thWilliam L. Love* DemocratChairman of Penal Institutions9thCharles E. Russell* DemocratChairman of Banks10thJeremiah F. Twomey* DemocratChairman of Public Service11thDaniel J. Carroll* DemocratChairman of Public Health12thJimmy Walker* DemocratTemporary President; Chairman of Rules13thEllwood M. Rabenold* DemocratChairman of Conservation14thBernard Downing* DemocratChairman of Finance15thNathan Straus Jr.* DemocratChairman of Agriculture16thThomas I. Sheridan* DemocratChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment17thMeyer Levy* DemocratChairman of General Laws18thvacant Salvatore A. Cotillo was elected on Nov. 6, 1923, to the NY Supreme CourtMartin J. Kennedy Democratelected to fill vacancy on January 8, 1924Kennedy Is Elected to Cotillo's Seat; Democrats Hold State Senate Majority in NYT on January 9, 1924 (subscription required)19thDuncan T. O'Brien* DemocratChairman of Military Affairs20thMichael E. Reiburn* DemocratChairman of Labor and Industries21stHenry G. Schackno* DemocratChairman of Judiciary22ndBenjamin Antin* DemocratChairman of Education23rdJohn J. Dunnigan* DemocratChairman of Insurance24thMark W. Allen* DemocratChairman of Commerce and Navigation25thWalter W. Westall* Republican26thSeabury C. Mastick* Republican27thCaleb H. Baumes* Republican28thJ. Griswold Webb* Republican29thArthur F. Bouton* Republican30thWilliam T. Byrne* DemocratChairman of Codes31stJohn P. Ryan* DemocratChairman of Affairs of Villages32ndFrederick W. Kavanaugh* Republican33rdMortimer Y. Ferris* Republican34thWarren T. Thayer* Republican35thTheodore Douglas Robinson* Republican36thFrederick M. Davenport* Republicanon November 4, 1924, elected to the 69th U.S. Congress37thWillard S. Augsbury* Republican38thGeorge R. Fearon* Republican39thAllen J. Bloomfield* Republican40thClayton R. Lusk* RepublicanMinority Leader41stSeymour Lowman* Republicanon November 4, 1924, elected Lieutenant Governor42ndCharles J. Hewitt* Republican43rdErnest E. Cole* Republican44thJohn Knight* Republican45thJames L. Whitley* Republican46thHomer E. A. Dick* Republican47thWilliam W. Campbell* Republican48thParton Swift* Republican49thRobert C. Lacey* DemocratChairman of Canals50thLeonard W. H. Gibbs* Republican51stDeHart H. Ames* Republican Employees Clerk: Dominick F. Mullaney Sergeant-at-Arms: Ralph D. Paoli Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Principal Doorkeeper: First Assistant Doorkeeper: Stenographer: Michael Degnan State Assembly Assemblymen Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stWilliam J. Snyder Democrat2ndJohn A. Boyle* Democrat3rdFrank A. Wilson* Democrat AlleganyCassius Congdon Republican Bronx1stNicholas J. Eberhard* Democrat2ndLester W. Patterson* Democrat3rdJulius S. Berg* Democrat4thLouis A. Schoffel* Democrat5thHarry A. Samberg Democrat6thThomas J. McDonald* Democrat7thJohn F. Reidy Democrat8thJoseph E. Kinsley Democrat Broome1stEdmund B. Jenks* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary2ndForman E. Whitcomb* RepublicanChairman of Soldiers' Home CattaraugusLeigh G. Kirkland* RepublicanChairman of Excise CayugaSanford G. Lyon* Republican Chautauqua1stAdolf F. Johnson* Republican2ndJoseph A. McGinnies* RepublicanChairman of Ways and Means ChemungHovey E. Copley Republican ChenangoBert Lord Republican ClintonGeorge W. Gilbert* Republican ColumbiaLewis F. Harder Republican CortlandIrving F. Rice* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages DelawareRalph H. Loomis Republican Dutchess1stHoward N. Allen* Republican2ndJohn M. Hackett* RepublicanChairman of General Laws Erie1stWilliam J. Hickey* Republican2ndHenry W. Hutt* Republican3rdCharles D. Stickney Republicandied on March 2, 19244thJohn J. Meegan* Democrat5thAnsley B. Borkowski Republican6thCharles A. Freiberg* Republican7thEdmund F. Cooke* Republican8thNelson W. Cheney* RepublicanChairman of Banks EssexFred L. Porter* Republican FranklinGeorge J. Moore Republican Fulton and HamiltonEberly Hutchinson* RepublicanChairman of Insurance GeneseeCharles P. Miller* RepublicanChairman of Labor and Industry GreeneEllis W. Bentley* Republican HerkimerFrederic S. Cole* RepublicanChairman of Public Education JeffersonH. Edmund Machold* Republicanre-elected Speaker; Chairman of Rules Kings1stCharles F. Cline Democrat2ndMurray Hearn Democrat3rdFrank J. Taylor* Democrat4thPeter A. McArdle* Democrat5thJoseph C. H. Flynn Republican6thJoseph Reich* Democrat7thJohn J. Howard* Democrat8thMichael J. Reilly* Democrat9thRichard J. Tonry* Democrat10thBernard F. Gray* Democrat11thEdward J. Coughlin* Democrat12thMarcellus H. Evans* Democrat13thWilliam A. Donnelly* Democrat14thJoseph R. Blake* Democrat15thJohn E. McCarthy Democrat16thMaurice Z. Bungard Democrat17thJulius Ruger* Democrat18thIrwin Steingut* Democrat19thAnthony L. Palma Democrat20thFrank A. Miller* Democrat21stWalter F. Clayton* RepublicanChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies22ndHoward C. Franklin* Democrat23rdJoseph F. Ricca* Republican LewisMiller B. Moran* Republican LivingstonLewis G. Stapley* RepublicanChairman of Motor Vehicles MadisonJ. Arthur Brooks* Republican Monroe1stRussell B. Griffith* Republican2ndSimon L. Adler* RepublicanMajority Leader3rdVincent B. Murphy* RepublicanChairman of Cities; on November 4, 1924, elected State Comptroller4thGilbert L. Lewis* Republican5thW. Ray Austin* Republican MontgomerySamuel W. McCleary* RepublicanChairman of Public Printing Nassau1stEdwin W. Wallace Republican2ndF. Trubee Davison* RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment New York1stPeter J. Hamill* Democrat2ndFrank R. Galgano* Democrat3rdThomas F. Burchill* Democrat4thSamuel Mandelbaum* Democrat5thFrank A. Carlin Democrat6thMorris Weinfeld Democrat7thVictor R. Kaufmann* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs8thHenry O. Kahan* Democrat9thJohn H. Conroy* Democrat10thPhelps Phelps Republican11thSamuel I. Rosenman* Democrat12thPaul T. Kammerer Jr. Democrat13thJohn P. Nugent* Democrat14thFrederick L. Hackenburg* Democrat15thJoseph Steinberg* Republican16thMaurice Bloch* DemocratMinority Leader17thMeyer Alterman* Democrat18thOwen M. Kiernan* Democrat19thJames Male* Democrat20thLouis A. Cuvillier* Democrat21stHenri W. Shields* Democrat22ndJoseph A. Gavagan* Democrat23rdNelson Ruttenberg Democrat Niagara1stMark T. Lambert Republican2ndFrank S. Hall* RepublicanChairman of Social Welfare Oneida1stJohn C. Devereux Republican2ndRussell G. Dunmore* RepublicanChairman of Claims3rdGeorge J. Skinner Republican Onondaga1stHorace M. Stone* Republican2ndGeorge M. Haight Democrat3rdRichard B. Smith Republican OntarioCharles C. Sackett* RepublicanChairman of Revision Orange1stClemence C. Smith* RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills2ndCharles L. Mead* RepublicanChairman of Public Institutions OrleansFrank H. Lattin* RepublicanChairman of Public Health OswegoVictor C. Lewis Republican OtsegoJulian C. Smith* Republican PutnamJohn R. Yale* RepublicanChairman of Public Service Queens1stHenry M. Dietz Democrat2ndOwen J. Dever* Democrat3rdAlfred J. Kennedy* Democrat4thD. Lacy Dayton Republican5thWilliam F. Brunner* Democrat6thPaul P. Gallagher* Democrat Rensselaer1stJohn H. Westbrook Democrat2ndHenry Meurs Republican Richmond1stWilliam S. Hart Democrat2ndWilliam L. Vaughan* Democrat RocklandWalter S. Gedney Republican St. Lawrence1stWilliam A. Laidlaw* Republican2ndWalter L. Pratt* Republican SaratogaBurton D. Esmond* RepublicanChairman of Codes Schenectady1stCharles W. Merriam Republican2ndWilliam M. Nicoll Republican SchoharieKenneth H. Fake* Republican SchuylerWilliam Wickham Republican SenecaWilliam H. Van Cleef Republican Steuben1stWilson Messer Republican2ndLeon F. Wheatley* Republican Suffolk1stJohn G. Peck* RepublicanChairman of Conservation2ndJohn Boyle Jr. Republican SullivanGuernsey T. Cross* Democrat TiogaDaniel P. Witter* RepublicanChairman of Agriculture TompkinsJames R. Robinson* Republican UlsterSimon B. Van Wagenen* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs WarrenMilton N. Eldridge* Republican WashingtonHerbert A. Bartholomew* RepublicanChairman of Canals WayneGeorge S. Johnson Republican Westchester1stThomas Channing Moore* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation2ndHerbert B. Shonk* Republican3rdMilan E. Goodrich* RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions4thAlexander H. Garnjost Republican5thArthur I. Miller* Democrat WyomingWebb A. Joiner* Republican YatesJames H. Underwood Republican Employees Clerk: Fred W. Hammond Notes Sources Members of the New York Assembly (1920s) at Political Graveyard HUTCHINSON HEADS INSURANCE COMMITTEE AND MADE MEMBER OF IMPORTANT WAYS AND MEANS in The Morning Herald, of Gloversville, on January 8, 1924 (pg. 8) 147 Category:1924 in New York (state) Category:1924 U.S. legislative sessions