135th New York State Legislature


The 135th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 3 to March 29, 1912, during the second year of John Alden Dix'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, 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, 1911, was held on November 7. No statewide elective offices were up for election. For the first time, a Socialist was elected to the Assembly.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 3, 1912; and adjourned on March 29.
Edwin A. Merritt, Jr. was elected Speaker with 95 votes against 45 for Al Smith.
On April 19, Bronx County was created by the Legislature, to be effectively separated from New York County on January 1, 1914. To date, this was the last county created in the State of New York.

State Senate

Districts

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stJames L. Long*Democrat
2ndDennis J. Harte*Democrat
3rdThomas H. Cullen*Democrat
4thLoring M. Black, Jr.*Democrat
5thBarth S. Cronin*Democrat
6thEugene M. Travis*Republican
7thThomas C. Harden*Democrat
8thJames F. Duhamel*Democrat
9thFelix J. Sanner*Democrat
10thJames H. O'Brien*Democraton November 5, 1912, elected to the 63rd U.S. Congress
11thChristopher D. Sullivan*Democrat
12thTimothy D. Sullivan*Democraton November 5, 1912, elected to the 63rd U.S. Congress
13thJames D. McClelland*Democrat
14th*Democratdid not take his seat, and died on February 3, 1912
15thThomas J. McManus*Democrat
16thRobert F. Wagner*DemocratPresident pro tempore
17thJohn G. Saxe*Democrat
18thHenry W. Pollock*Democrat
19thJosiah T. Newcomb*Republican
20thJames J. Frawley*Democrat
21stStephen J. Stilwell*Democrat
22ndAnthony J. Griffin*Democrat
23rdHoward R. Bayne*Democrat
24thJ. Mayhew Wainwright*Republican
25thJohn B. Rose*Republican
26thFranklin D. Roosevelt*Democrat
27thWilliam P. Fiero*Democrat
28thHenry M. Sage*Republican
29thVictor M. Allen*Republican
30thEdgar T. Brackett*RepublicanMinority Leader
31stLoren H. White*Democrat
32ndSeth G. Heacock*Republican
33rdJames A. Emerson*Republican
34thHerbert P. Coats*Republican
35thGeorge H. Cobb*Republican
36thT. Harvey Ferris*Democrat
37thRalph W. Thomas*Republican
38thJ. Henry Walters*Republican
39thHarvey D. Hinman*Republican
40thCharles J. Hewitt*Republican
41stJohn F. Murtaugh*Democrat
42ndFrederick W. Griffith*Republican
43rdFrank C. Platt*Republican
44thThomas H. Bussey*Republican
45thGeorge F. Argetsinger*Republican
46thWilliam L. Ormrod*Republican
47thRobert H. Gittins*Democraton November 5, 1912, elected to the 63rd U.S. Congress
48thFrank M. Loomis*Democrat
49thSamuel J. Ramsperger*Democrat
50thGeorge B. Burd*Democrat
51stCharles Mann Hamilton*Republicanon November 5, 1912, elected to the 63rd U.S. Congress

Employees

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

Assemblymen

Employees