124th New York State Legislature


The 124th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 2 to April 23, 1901, during the first year of Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.'s governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the body 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, chenango 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 Prohibition Party, the Socialist Labor Party and the Social Democratic Party also nominated tickets.

Elections

The New York state election, 1900, was held on November 6. Gov. Theodore Roosevelt was elected U.S. Vice President. Benjamin B. Odell, Jr. was elected Governor; and Lt. Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff was re-elected; both Republicans. The other five statewide elective offices up for election were also carried by the Republicans. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Republicans 805,000; Democrats 694,000; Prohibition 23,000; Socialist Labor 14,000; and Social Democrats 13,000.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 2, 1901, and adjourned on April 23.
S. Frederick Nixon was re-elected Speaker, with 104 votes against 42 for Daniel D. Frisbie.
Timothy E. Ellsworth was re-elected President pro tempore of the State Senate.

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.

Senators

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Patrick F. Trainor, Samuel S. Slater, James B. Ewan, Michael Russell and Henry W. Hill changed from the Assembly to the Senate.
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stWilliam M. McKinneyRepublican
2ndWilliam W. CocksRepublican
3rdThomas H. Cullen*Democrat
4thArthur J. AudettRepublican
5thJames H. McCabeDemocrat
6thRudolph C. FullerRepublican
7thPatrick H. McCarren*Democrat
8thHenry Marshall*Republican
9thJoseph Wagner*Democrat
10thJohn F. Ahearn*Democrat
11thTimothy D. Sullivan*Democrat
12thSamuel J. Foley*Democrat
13thBernard F. Martin*Democrat
14thThomas F. Grady*DemocratMinority Leader
15thNathaniel A. Elsberg*Republican
16thPatrick F. Trainor*Democrat
17thGeorge W. Plunkitt*Democrat
18thVictor J. DowlingDemocrat
19thSamuel S. Slater*Republican
20thThomas F. Donnelly*Democrat
21stJoseph P. HennessyDemocrat
22ndIsaac N. MillsRepublican
23rdLouis F. Goodsell*Republican
24thHenry S. Ambler*Republican
25thWilliam S. C. WileyRepublican
26thWilliam L. Thornton*Republican
27thHobart Krum*Republican
28thEdgar T. Brackett*Republican
29thJames B. McEwan*Republican
30thMichael Russell*Republicandied on May 6, 1901
31stSpencer G. PrimeRepublican
32ndGeorge R. Malby*Republican
33rdJames D. Feeter*Republican
34thGarry A. WillardRepublican
35thElon R. Brown*Republican
36thHorace White*Republican
37thNevada N. Stranahan*Republican
38thGeorge E. GreenRepublican
39thBenjamin M. Wilcox*Republican
40thEdwin C. StewartRepublican
41stFranklin D. Sherwood*Republican
42ndJohn Raines*Republican
43rdCornelius R. Parsons*Republicandied on January 30, 1901
44thWilliam W. Armstrong*Republican
45thTimothy E. Ellsworth*Republicanre-elected President pro tempore
46thLester H. Humphrey*Republican
47thHenry W. Hill*Republican
48thSamuel J. Ramsperger*Democrat
49thGeorge Allen Davis*Republican
50thFrank W. Higgins*Republican

Employees

Assemblymen

Employees