139th New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 139th January 1 December 31, 1916 Lt. Gov. Edward Schoeneck (R) Elon R. Brown (R) Thaddeus C. Sweet (R) 51 150 Republican (34-17) Republican (96-52-1-1) 1st January 5 April 20, 1916 138th 140th The 139th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5 to April 20, 1916, during the second year of Charles S. Whitman's governorship, in Albany. Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1906 and 1907, 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 were made up of entire counties, except New York County (twelve districts), Kings County (eight districts), Erie County (three districts) and Monroe County (two districts). 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. Elections The 1915 New York state election was held on November 2. No statewide elective offices were up for election. The voters rejected all amendments proposed by the Constitutional Convention of 1915. Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 5, 1916; and adjourned on April 20. Thaddeus C. Sweet (R) was re-elected Speaker, with 94 votes against 45 for Joseph M. Callahan (D).SWEET AGAIN MADE ASSEMBLY SPEAKER in The Rome Daily Sentinel on January 5, 1916 On February 8, the Legislature elected three Regents of the University of the State of New York: William Berri to fill the vacancy caused by the death of St. Clair McKelway, for a term to end on April 1, 1917; James Byrne to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Andrew J. Shipman, for a term to end on April 1, 1920; and Walter Guest Kellogg for a term of twelve years, beginning on April 1, 1916.Laws of the State of New York (pg. 2494f) The Legislature enacted a new apportionment of Senate districts, and the number of assemblymen per county, which became law with the approval by the governor on May 1.see Laws of the State of New York (Vol. II; Chap. 373) The new apportionment was declared unconstitutional by the New York Court of Appeals in July 1916, and the 1916 New York state election, was held under the apportionment of 1907. State Senate Districts 30em 1st District: Nassau and Suffolk counties 2nd District: Queens County, i.e the Borough of Queens 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th District: Parts of Kings County, i.e. the Borough of Brooklyn 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th District: Parts of New York County, i.e. the Borough of Manhattan 21st and 22nd District: Parts of Bronx County, i.e. the Borough of the Bronx 23rd District: Richmond and Rockland counties 24th District: Westchester County 25th District: Orange and Sullivan counties 26th District: Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam and counties 27th District: Greene and Ulster counties 28th District: Albany County 29th District: Rensselaer County 30th District: Saratoga and Washington counties 31st District: Montgomery, Schenectady and Schoharie counties 32nd District: Lewis, Fulton, Hamilton and Herkimer counties 33rd District: Clinton, Essex and Warren counties 34th District: Franklin and St. Lawrence counties 35th District: Jefferson and Oswego counties 36th District: Oneida County 37th District: Chenango, Madison and Otsego counties 38th District: Onondaga County 39th District: Broome and Delaware counties 40th District: Cayuga, Cortland and Seneca counties 41st District: Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties 42nd District: Ontario, Wayne and Yates counties 43rd District: Steuben and Livingston counties 44th District: Allegany, Genesee and Wyoming counties 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* Republican2ndBernard M. Patten* Democrat3rdThomas H. Cullen* Democrat4thCharles C. Lockwood* RepublicanChairman of Public Education5thWilliam J. Heffernan* Democrat6thWilliam B. Carswell* Democrat7thDaniel J. Carroll* Democrat8thAlvah W. Burlingame Jr.* RepublicanChairman of Revision9thRobert R. Lawson* RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills10thAlfred J. Gilchrist* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation11thChristopher D. Sullivan* Democraton November 7, 1916, elected to the 65th U.S. Congress12thHenry W. Doll* Democrat13thJimmy Walker* Democrat14thJames A. Foley* Democrat15thJohn J. Boylan* Democrat16thRobert F. Wagner* DemocratMinority Leader17thOgden L. Mills* Rep./Progr.18thWilliam M. Bennett* Rep./Progr.19thGeorge W. Simpson* Democrat20thIrving J. Joseph* Democrat21stJohn J. Dunnigan* Democrat22ndJames A. Hamilton* Democrat23rdGeorge Cromwell* Republican24thGeorge A. Slater* Republican25thJohn D. Stivers* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs26thJames E. Towner* RepublicanChairman of Insurance27thCharles W. Walton* Republican28thHenry M. Sage* RepublicanChairman of Finance29thGeorge B. Wellington Republicanelected to fill vacancy, in place of Walter A. Wood Jr.; Chairman of Conservation30thGeorge H. Whitney* RepublicanChairman of Public Health31stArden L. Norton* RepublicanChairman of Canals32ndFranklin W. Cristman* RepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections33rdJames A. Emerson* RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment34thN. Monroe Marshall* RepublicanChairman of Banks35thElon R. Brown* RepublicanTemporary President; Chairman of Rules36thCharles W. Wicks* Republican37thSamuel A. Jones* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages38thJ. Henry Walters* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary39thWilliam H. Hill* Rep./Progr.40thCharles J. Hewitt* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs41stMorris S. Halliday* RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions42ndThomas B. Wilson* RepublicanChairman of Agriculture43rdCharles D. Newton* RepublicanChairman of Codes44thArchie D. Sanders* Republicanon November 7, 1916, elected to the 65th U.S. Congress45thGeorge F. Argetsinger* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities46thJohn B. Mullan* RepublicanChairman of Public Printing47thGeorge F. Thompson* RepublicanChairman of Public Service48thClinton T. Horton* RepublicanChairman of Civil Service49thSamuel J. Ramsperger* Democrat50thWilliam P. Greiner* Democrat51stGeorge E. Spring* RepublicanChairman of Labor and Industry Employees Clerk: Ernest A. Fay Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles R. Hotaling Stenographer: John K. Marshall State Assembly Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." Assemblymen District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stClarence F. Welsh Republican2ndJohn G. Malone* RepublicanChairman of Cities3rdWilliam C. Baxter* RepublicanChairman of Electricity, Gas and Water Supply AlleganyWilliam Duke Jr. Republican BroomeSimon P. Quick* RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions CattaraugusDeHart H. Ames* Republican CayugaWilliam F. Whitman* Republican Chautauqua1stLeon L. Fancher Republican2ndJoseph A. McGinnies Republican ChemungRobert P. Bush Democrat ChenangoBert Lord* Republican ClintonWilliam R. Weaver Republican ColumbiaWilliam Wallace Chace* Republican CortlandGeorge H. Wiltsie* RepublicanChairman of Banks DelawareEdwin A. Mackey* Republican Dutchess1stJames C. Allen* Republican2ndFrank L. Gardner Republican Erie1stAlexander Taylor Republican2ndRoss Graves* Republican3rdNicholas J. Miller* RepublicanChairman of Public Institutions4thJames M. Mead* Democrat5thJohn A. Lynch Democrat6thPeter C. Jezewski* Republican7thJoseph Roemhild Jr. Rep./Progr.8thLeonard W. H. Gibbs* Republican9thNelson W. Cheney Republican EssexRaymond T. Kenyon* Republican FranklinWarren T. Thayer Republican Fulton and HamiltonBurt Z. Kasson Republican GeneseeLouis H. Wells* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs GreeneGeorge H. Chase* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation HerkimerSelden C. Clobridge* RepublicanChairman of Soldiers' Home Jefferson1stH. Edmund Machold* RepublicanChairman of Conservation2ndWillard S. Augsbury* Republican Kings1stR. Hunter McQuistion* RepublicanChairman of Social Welfare2ndWilliam J. Gillen* Democrat3rdFrank J. Taylor* Democrat4thPeter A. McArdle* Democrat5thFred G. Milligan Jr.* Republican6thNathan D. Shapiro* Republican7thDaniel F. Farrell* Democrat8thJohn J. McKeon* Democrat9thFrederick S. Burr* Democrat10thFred M. Ahern* RepublicanChairman of Codes11thGeorge R. Brennan* RepublicanChairman of General Laws12thWilliam T. Simpson* Republican13thHerman Kramer* Democrat14thJohn Peter La Frenz* Democrat15thJeremiah F. Twomey Democrat16thCharles Joseph Democrat17thFrederick A. Wells* Republican18thFrederick B. Maerkle Republican19thWilliam A. Bacher* Democrat20thAugust C. Flamman* RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills21stIsaac Mendelsohn* Democrat22ndCharles H. Duff* Republican23rdAbraham I. Shiplacoff Socialist LewisHenry L. Grant* RepublicanChairman of Agriculture LivingstonGeorge F. Wheelock Republican MadisonMorell E. Tallett* RepublicanChairman of Public Education Monroe1stJames A. Harris* Republican2ndSimon L. Adler* RepublicanMajority Leader3rdJohn R. Powers* Republican4thFrank Dobson* Republican5thFranklin W. Judson* Republican MontgomeryErastus Corning Davis* Republican NassauThomas A. McWhinney* Republican New York1stJohn J. Ryan* Democrat2ndPeter J. Hamill Democrat3rdCaesar B. F. Barra Democrat4thHenry S. Schimmel* Democrat5thMaurice McDonald* Democrat6thNathan D. Perlman* RepublicanChairman of Claims7thPeter P. McElligott* Democrat8thAbraham Goodman Democrat9thCharles D. Donohue* Democrat10thLeon Bleecker Rep./Progr.11thJames F. Mahony Democrat12thJoseph D. Kelly* Democrat13thJames C. Campbell* Democrat14thRobert Lee Tudor* Democrat15thAbram Ellenbogen* RepublicanChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies16thMartin G. McCue* Democrat17thVincent Gilroy Democrat18thMark Goldberg* Democrat19thPerry M. Armstrong Democrat20thFrank Aranow* Democrat21stThomas T. Reilley Democrat22ndMaurice Bloch* Democrat23rdDaniel C. Oliver* Democraton November 7, 1916, elected to the 65th U.S. Congress24thOwen M. Kiernan* Democrat25thRobert McC. Marsh Republican26thMeyer Levy Democrat27thHoffman Nickerson Republican28thSalvatore A. Cotillo* Democrat29thAlfred D. Bell Republican30thTimothy F. Gould Democrat31stJacob Goldstein Democrat Bronx32ndWilliam S. Evans* Democrat33rdEarl H. Miller* Democrat34thM. Maldwin Fertig* Democrat35thJoseph M. Callahan* DemocratMinority LeaderMAKE ASSEMBLY SLATES in The New York Times on January 5, 1916 Niagara1stWilliam Bewley* RepublicanChairman of Labor and Industry2ndAlan V. Parker* Republican Oneida1stJohn J. Hess Democrat2ndLouis M. Martin Republican3rdGeorge T. Davis Republican Onondaga1stEdward Arnts* RepublicanChairman of Canals2ndJ. Leslie Kincaid* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs3rdGeorge R. Fearon Republican OntarioHeber E. Wheeler* Republican Orange1stWilliam T. Snider Republican2ndCharles L. Mead Republican OrleansA. Allen Comstock* Republican OswegoThaddeus C. Sweet* Republicanre-elected Speaker; Chairman of Rules OtsegoAllen J. Bloomfield* Republican PutnamHamilton Fish III* Progressive Queens1stNicholas Nehrbauer Jr.* Democrat2ndPeter J. McGarry* Democrat3rdWilliam H. O'Hare* Democrat4thGeorge E. Polhemus* Democrat Rensselaer1stJohn F. Shannon* Democrat2ndArthur Cowee Republican RichmondStephen D. Stephens* Democrat RocklandWilliam A. Serven Republican St. Lawrence1stFrank L. Seaker* RepublicanChairman of Railroads2ndEdward A. Everett* Republican SaratogaGilbert T. Seelye* RepublicanChairman of Public Health SchenectadyWalter S. McNab* Republican SchoharieEdward A. Dox* Democrat SchuylerHenry J. Mitchell Republican SenecaWilliam J. Maier* RepublicanChairman of Ways and Means Steuben1stReuben B. Oldfield* RepublicanChairman of Revision2ndRichard M. Prangen* Republican Suffolk1stDeWitt C. Talmage* Republican2ndHenry A. Murphy* RepublicanChairman of Excise SullivanWilliam B. Voorhees Republican TiogaDaniel P. Witter Republican TompkinsCasper Fenner Republican Ulster1stHenry R. DeWitt* Republican2ndAbram P. Lefevre* RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment WarrenHenry E. H. Brereton* RepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections WashingtonCharles O. Pratt* RepublicanChairman of Villages WayneRiley A. Wilson* RepublicanChairman of Public Printing Westchester1stGeorge Blakely* Republican2ndWilliam S. Coffey* RepublicanChairman of Insurance3rdWalter W. Law Jr.* Republican4thFloy D. Hopkins* Republican WyomingJohn Knight* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary YatesHoward S. Fullagar Republican Employees Clerk: Fred W. Hammond Sergeant-at-Arms: Harry W. Haines Principal Doorkeeper: Fred R. Smith Stenographer: Paul E. McCarthy Postmaster: James H. UnderwoodMurlin Edgar L. https://books.google.com/books?id=3o9FAQAAMAAJ The New York Red Book J. B. Lyon Company 1916 Albany, N.Y. 678 Google Books Notes Sources LEGISLATURE OPENS WITH RUSH OF WORK in NYT on January 6, 1916 Laws of the State of New York (139th Session) (Vol. III; 1916) 139 Category:1916 in New York (state) New York