151st New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 151st January 1 December 31, 1928 Lt. Gov. Edwin Corning (D) John Knight (R) Joseph A. McGinnies (R) 51 150 Republican (27–24) Republican (88–62) 1st January 4 March 22, 1928 150th 152nd The 151st New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4 to March 22, 1928, during the sixth 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 1927 New York state election was held on November 8. The only statewide elective office up for election was a judgeship on the New York Court of Appeals which was carried by the incumbent Democrat John F. O'Brien who was nominated by the Democrats and endorsed by the Republicans. 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 4, 1928; and adjourned on March 22.LEGISLATURE ENDS WITH A SLAUGHTER OF SMITH'S BILLS in The New York Times on March 23, 1928 (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. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Senator Party Notes1stGeorge L. Thompson* RepublicanChairman of Conservation2ndStephen F. Burkard* Democrat3rdAlfred J. Kennedy* Democrat4thPhilip M. Kleinfeld* Democrat5thDaniel F. Farrell* Democrat6thMarcellus H. Evans* Democrat7thJohn A. Hastings* Democrat8thWilliam L. Love* Democrat9thCharles E. Russell* Democrat10thJeremiah F. Twomey* Democrat11thLouis J. Jacobson Democratelected to fill vacancy. in place of Daniel J. Carroll12thElmer F. Quinn* Democrat13thThomas F. Burchill* Democrat14thBernard Downing* DemocratMinority Leader15thJohn L. Buckley* Democrat16thThomas I. Sheridan* Democrat17thAbraham Greenberg* Democratunsuccessfully contested by Courtlandt Nicoll (R)GREENBERG'S RIGHT TO SEAT CONFIRMED in The New York Times on February 16, 1928 (subscription required)18thMartin J. Kennedy* Democrat19thDuncan T. O'Brien* Democrat20thA. Spencer Feld* Democrat21stHenry G. Schackno* Democrat22ndBenjamin Antin* Democrat23rdJohn J. Dunnigan* Democrat24thThomas J. Walsh* Democrat25thWalter W. Westall* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs26thSeabury C. Mastick* RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment27thCaleb H. Baumes* RepublicanChairman of Codes28thJ. Griswold Webb* RepublicanChairman of Public Health29thArthur H. Wicks* RepublicanChairman of Revision30thWilliam T. Byrne* Democrat31stJohn F. Williams* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages32ndThomas C. Brown* RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions33rdHenry E. H. Brereton* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation34thWarren T. Thayer* RepublicanChairman of Public Service35thJeremiah Keck* RepublicanChairman of Public Printing36thHenry D. Williams* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs; Chairman of Privileges and Elections37thPerley A. Pitcher* RepublicanChairman of Civil Service; Chairman of Re-Organization of State Government38thGeorge R. Fearon* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary39thJohn W. Gates* Republican40thB. Roger Wales* RepublicanChairman of Insurance41stJames S. Truman* RepublicanChairman of Labor and Industry42ndCharles J. Hewitt* RepublicanChairman of Finance43rdLeon F. Wheatley* RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills44thJohn Knight* RepublicanTemporary President; Chairman of Rules45thJames L. Whitley* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities; on November 6, 1928, elected to the 71st U.S. Congress46thHomer E. A. Dick* RepublicanChairman of Public Education47thWilliam W. Campbell* RepublicanChairman of Banks; Chairman of Re-Apportionment48thWilliam J. Hickey* RepublicanChairman of General Laws49thLeonard R. Lipowicz* RepublicanChairman of Pensions50thCharles A. Freiberg* RepublicanChairman of Canals51stLeigh G. Kirkland* Rep./Soc.Chairman of Agriculture Employees Clerk: Ernest A. Fay Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles R. Hotaling State Assembly Assemblymen Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stGeorge B. Lidzy Democrat2ndJohn 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 DelawareRalph H. Loomis* Republican Dutchess1stHoward N. Allen* Republican2ndJohn M. Hackett* Republican Erie1stCharles J. Gimbrone Republican2ndHenry W. Hutt* Republican3rdFrank X. Bernhardt* Republican4thWilliam J. Gleason Republican5thAnsley B. Borkowski* Republican6thHoward W. Dickey* Republican7thEdmund F. Cooke* Republicanon November 6, 1928, elected to the 71st U.S. Congress8thNelson 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 HerkimerTheodore L. Rogers* 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* Democrat10thWilliam 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* Republican3rdCosmo A. Cilano* Republican4thFred J. Slater* Republican5thW. Ray Austin* Republican MontgomeryRufus Richtmyer* Republican Nassau1stEdwin W. Wallace* Republican2ndLeonard W. Hall* Republicanon November 6, 1928, elected Sheriff of Nassau Co. 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* Democrat10thPhelps Phelps* Republican11thMaurice F. Cantor* Democrat12thJohn A. Byrnes* Democrat13thJohn P. Nugent* Democrat14thJoseph T. Higgins Democrat15thSamuel H. Hofstadter* Republican16thMaurice Bloch* DemocratMinority Leader17thMeyer Alterman* Democrat18thVincent H. Auleta* Democrat19thAbraham Grenthal* Republican20thLouis A. Cuvillier* Democrat21stAlbert Grossman* Democrat22ndJoseph A. Gavagan* Democrat23rdAlexander A. Falk* Democrat Niagara1stWilliam Bewley* Republican2ndFrank S. Hall* Republicandied on September 5, 19286 September 1928 Frank S. Hall, Aged Member of Assembly, Is Called By Death XXXV 1 Niagara Falls Gazette 146 Niagara Falls, N.Y. https://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%208/Niagara%20Falls%20NY%20Gazette/Niagara%20Falls%20NY%20Gazette%201928%20Sep-Oct%20%20Grayscale/Niagara%20Falls%20NY%20Gazette%201928%20Sep-Oct%20%20Grayscale%20-%200074.pdf Fultonhistory.com Oneida1stGordon C. Ferguson Republican2ndRussell 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* Democrat4thJere F. Ryan* Democrat5thWilliam F. Brunner* Democraton November 6, 1928, elected to the 71st U.S. Congress6thPaul P. Gallagher* Democrat 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* Republican SchuylerJames A. Shepard Republican SenecaWilliam H. Van Cleef* Republican Steuben1stWilson Messer* Republican2ndWebster Edmunds* Republican Suffolk1stJohn G. Downs* Republican2ndJohn Boyle Jr.* Republican SullivanGuernsey T. Cross Democrat TiogaDaniel P. Witter* Republican TompkinsJames R. Robinson* Republican UlsterMillard Davis* Republican WarrenPaul L. Boyce Republican WashingtonHerbert A. Bartholomew* Republican WayneHarry A. Tellier* Republican Westchester1stWilliam C. Olsen* Republican2ndHerbert B. Shonk* RepublicanChairman of Aviation3rdMilan E. Goodrich* Republican4thAlexander H. Garnjost* Republican5thWilliam F. Condon Republican WyomingJoe R. Hanley* Republican YatesEdwin C. Nutt* Republican Employees Clerk: Fred W. Hammond References Sources Members of the New York Senate (1920s) at Political Graveyard Members of the New York Assembly (1920s) at Political Graveyard ASSEMBLY CREATES AIR COMMITTEE in The New York Times on January 10, 1928 (subscription required) 151 Category:1928 in New York (state) New York