125th New York State Legislature


The 125th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 1 to March 27, 1902, during the second year of Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.'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.

Elections

The New York state election, 1901, was held on November 5. No statewide elective offices were up for election.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 1, 1902; and adjourned on March 27.
S. Frederick Nixon was re-elected Speaker.

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. Merton E. Lewis changed from the Assembly to the Senate.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on..."
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stWilliam M. McKinney*Republican
2ndWilliam W. Cocks*Republican
3rdThomas H. Cullen*Democrat
4thArthur J. Audett*RepublicanChairman of Public Health
5thJames H. McCabe*Democrat
6thRudolph C. Fuller*RepublicanChairman of Revision
7thPatrick H. McCarren*Democrat
8thHenry Marshall*RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills
9thJoseph Wagner*Democrat
10thJohn F. Ahearn*Democrat
11thTimothy D. Sullivan*Democraton November 4, 1902, elected to the 58th U.S. Congress
12thSamuel J. Foley*Democrat
13thBernard F. Martin*Democrat
14thThomas F. Grady*DemocratMinority Leader
15thNathaniel A. Elsberg*RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation
16thPatrick F. Trainor*Democratdied on December 25, 1902
17thGeorge W. Plunkitt*Democrat
18thVictor J. Dowling*Democrat
19thSamuel S. Slater*RepublicanChairman of Trades and Manufactures
20thThomas F. Donnelly*Democrat
21stJoseph P. Hennessy*Democrat
22ndIsaac N. Mills*Republican
23rdLouis F. Goodsell*RepublicanChairman of Miscellaneous Corporations
24thHenry S. Ambler*RepublicanChairman of Agriculture
25thWilliam S. C. Wiley*Republican
26thWilliam L. Thornton*RepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections
27thHobart Krum*RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment
28thEdgar T. Brackett*RepublicanChairman of Judiciary
29thJames B. McEwan*RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages
30thWilliam D. BarnesRepublicanelected to fill vacancy, in place of Michael Russell;
Chairman of Indian Affairs
31stSpencer G. Prime*Republican
32ndGeorge R. Malby*RepublicanChairman of Insurance
33rdJames D. Feeter*RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs of Towns and Counties
34thGarry A. Willard*Republican
35thElon R. Brown*RepublicanChairman of Forest, Fish and Game Laws
36thHorace White*RepublicanChairman of Codes
37thNevada N. Stranahan*RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities; seat vacated on April 3,
upon taking office as Collector of the Port of New York
38thGeorge E. Green*Republican
39thBenjamin M. Wilcox*RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions
40thEdwin C. Stewart*Republican
41stFranklin D. Sherwood*RepublicanChairman of Public Printing
42ndJohn Raines*RepublicanChairman of Railroads
43rdMerton E. Lewis*Republicanelected to fill vacancy, in place of Cornelius R. Parsons;
Chairman of Public Education
44thWilliam W. Armstrong*RepublicanChairman of Roads and Bridges
45thTimothy E. Ellsworth*RepublicanPresident pro tempore; Chairman of Rules
46thLester H. Humphrey*RepublicanChairman of Banks; died on March 17, 1902
47thHenry W. Hill*RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs
48thSamuel J. Ramsperger*Democrat
49thGeorge Allen Davis*RepublicanChairman of Canals
50thFrank W. Higgins*RepublicanChairman of Finance;
on November 4, 1902, elected Lieutenant Governor

Employees

Assemblymen

Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on..."

Employees