122nd New York State Legislature


The 122nd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4 to April 28, 1899, during the first year of Theodore Roosevelt's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, 50 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, Kings County, Erie County and Monroe County. 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 Labor Party, the Prohibition Party and the Citizens Union also nominated tickets.

Elections

The New York state election, 1898 was held on November 8. Theodore Roosevelt was elected Governor; and Lt. Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff was re-elected; both Republicans. The other five statewide elective office up for election were also carried by the Republicans. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Republican 662,000; Democratic 644,000; Socialist Labor 24,000; Prohibition 18,000; and Citizens Union 2,000.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 4, 1899; and adjourned on April 28.
S. Frederick Nixon was elected Speaker.
Timothy E. Ellsworth was re-elected President pro tempore of the State Senate.
On January 17, the Legislature elected Chauncey M. Depew to succeed Edward Murphy, Jr. as U.S. Senator from New York, for a six-year term beginning on March 4, 1899.

State Senate

Districts

Note: In 1897, New York County, Kings County, Richmond County and the Western part of Queens County were consolidated into the present-day City of New York. The Eastern part of Queens County was separated in 1899 as Nassau County. Parts of the 1st and 2nd Assembly districts of Westchester County were annexed by New York City in 1895, and became part of the Borough of the Bronx in 1898.

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Thomas H. Cullen, David Floyd Davis, Henry Marshall, Thomas F. Donnelly, Richard H. Mitchell, William J. Graney, Louis F. Goodsell and William W. Armstrong changed from the Assembly to the Senate.
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stJohn L. HavensDemocrat
2ndJames NortonDemocrat
3rdThomas H. Cullen*Democrat
4thDavid Floyd Davis*Republican
5thMichael J. Coffey*Democratre-elected
6thWilliam J. La RocheDemocrat
7thPatrick H. McCarren*Democratre-elected
8thHenry Marshall*Republican
9thJoseph WagnerDemocrat
10thJohn F. Ahearn*Democratre-elected
11thTimothy D. Sullivan*Democratre-elected
12thSamuel J. Foley*Democratre-elected
13thBernard F. Martin*Democratre-elected
14thThomas F. Grady*Democratre-elected; Minority Leader
15thNathaniel A. ElsbergRepublican
16thLouis Munzinger*Democratre-elected
17thGeorge W. PlunkittDemocrat
18thMaurice Featherson*Democratre-elected
19thJohn Ford*Republicanre-elected
20thThomas F. Donnelly*Democrat
21stRichard H. Mitchell*Democrat
22ndWilliam J. Graney*Democrat
23rdLouis F. Goodsell*Republican
24thHenry S. AmblerRepublican
25thJacob RiceDemocrat
26thWilliam L. ThorntonRepublican
27thHobart Krum*Republicanre-elected
28thEdgar T. Brackett*Republicanre-elected
29thCurtis N. DouglasDemocrat
30thFrank M. BoyceDemocrat
31stGeorge Chahoon*Republicanre-elected
32ndGeorge R. Malby*Republicanre-elected
33rdJames D. FeeterRepublican
34thHenry J. Coggeshall*Republicanre-elected
35thElon R. Brown*Republicanre-elected
36thHorace White*Republicanre-elected
37thNevada N. Stranahan*Republicanre-elected
38thWilliam Elting Johnson*Republicanre-elected
39thBenjamin M. Wilcox*Republicanre-elected
40thCharles T. WillisRepublican
41stFranklin D. SherwoodRepublican
42ndJohn Raines*Republicanre-elected
43rdCornelius R. Parsons*Republicanre-elected
44thWilliam W. Armstrong*Republican
45thTimothy E. Ellsworth*Republicanre-elected; re-elected President pro tempore
46thLester H. Humphrey*Republicanre-elected
47thWilliam F. MackeyDemocrat
48thSamuel J. RamspergerDemocrat
49thGeorge Allen Davis*Republicanre-elected
50thFrank W. Higgins*Republicanre-elected

Employees

Assemblymen

Employees