64th New York State Legislature


The 64th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5 to May 25, 1841, during the third year of William H. Seward's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1821, 32 Senators were elected on general tickets in eight senatorial districts for four-year terms. They were divided into four classes, and every year eight Senate seats came up for election. Assemblymen were elected countywide on general tickets to a one-year term, the whole Assembly being renewed annually.
At this time there were two political parties: the Democratic Party and the Whig Party.
On September 2, the Democratic state convention met at Syracuse, and nominated William C. Bouck for governor, and State Senator Daniel S. Dickinson for lieutenant governor.
The Whig state convention nominated Gov. Seward and Lt. Gov. Bradish for re-election.

Elections

The State election was held from November 2 to 4, 1840. Gov. William H. Seward and Lt. Gov. Luther Bradish were re-elected. Also, the Whig electoral ticket won, and New York's 42 electoral votes were cast for William Henry Harrison and John Tyler.
State Senator Samuel Works was re-elected.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol in Albany on January 5, 1841; and the Assembly adjourned on May 25, the Senate on May 26.
Peter B. Porter, Jr. was elected Speaker with 65 votes against 60 for Levi S. Chatfield.
On January 27, the Legislature elected John A. Collier to succeed Bates Cooke as State Comptroller.
The Legislature re-elected State Treasurer Jacob Haight, and Surveyor General Orville L. Holley.
In February, the Governor and Senate removed Robert H. Morris from the office of Recorder of New York City. Three months later Morris was elected Mayor of New York City.
On May 19, Wyoming County was split from Genesee County, and was apportioned two seats in the Assembly. Genesee County remained with the other two seats.

State Senate

Districts

Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York. The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established, or sufficiently organized, the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties.

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Robert Denniston changed from the Assembly to the Senate.
DistrictSenatorsTerm leftPartyNotes
FirstGulian C. Verplanck*1 yearWhig
FirstGabriel Furman*2 yearsWhig
FirstMinthorne Tompkins*3 yearsDemocratresigned on March 8, 1841
FirstJohn B. Scott4 yearsDemocrat
SecondHenry A. Livingston*1 yearWhig
SecondDaniel Johnson*2 yearsDemocrat
SecondJohn Hunter*3 yearsDemocrat
SecondRobert Denniston*4 yearsDemocrat
ThirdFriend Humphrey*1 yearWhig
ThirdAlonzo C. Paige*2 yearsDemocrat
ThirdErastus Root*3 yearsWhig
ThirdHenry W. Strong4 yearsDemocratalso Recorder of Troy
FourthMartin Lee*1 yearWhig
FourthBethuel Peck*2 yearsWhig
FourthJames G. Hopkins*3 yearsWhig
FourthJohn W. Taylor4 yearsWhig
FifthAvery Skinner*1 yearDemocratalso Postmaster of Union Square
FifthJoseph Clark*2 yearsDemocrat
FifthSumner Ely*3 yearsDemocrat
FifthHenry A. Foster4 yearsDemocrat
SixthLaurens Hull*1 yearWhig
SixthAlvah Hunt*2 yearsWhig
SixthAndrew B. Dickinson*3 yearsWhig
SixthNehemiah Platt4 yearsWhig
SeventhJohn Maynard*1 yearWhigin November 1840 elected to the 27th U.S. Congress;
resigned on March 4, 1841
SeventhRobert C. Nicholas*2 yearsWhig
SeventhMark H. Sibley*3 yearsWhigresigned on May 28, 1841
SeventhElijah Rhoades4 yearsWhig
EighthWilliam A. Moseley*1 yearWhig
EighthHenry Hawkins*2 yearsWhig
EighthAbram Dixon*3 yearsWhig
EighthSamuel Works*4 yearsWhig

Employees

Districts

Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York. The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established, or sufficiently organized, the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties.

Assemblymen

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature.
Party affiliations follow the result given in The New Yorker.
DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
AlbanyAaron HoughtailingWhig
AlbanyFrancis LansingDemocrat
AlbanyHenry G. Wheaton*Whig
AlleganyLorenzo Dana*Whig
AlleganyHorace HuntWhig
BroomeGideon M. HotchkissWhig
CattaraugusAlonzo HawleyWhig
CattaraugusChester HoweWhig
CayugaDarius AdamsWhig
CayugaJohn W. McFadden*Whig
CayugaOsman RhoadesWhig
ChautauquaBenjamin DouglassWhig
ChautauquaGeorge A. French*Whig
ChautauquaRobertson WhitesideWhig
ChemungJefferson B. ClarkWhig
ChenangoCalvin ColeWhig
ChenangoEber DimmickWhig
ChenangoBenson H. WheelerWhig
ClintonGeorge M. BeckwithWhig
ColumbiaWaterman LippittDemocrat
ColumbiaWilliam G. MandevilleDemocrat
ColumbiaJohn MilhamDemocrat
CortlandNathan HeatonWhig
CortlandLovel G. MickelsWhig
DelawareStephen H. KeelerDemocrat
DelawareCharles KnappDemocrat
DutchessJonathan AkinDemocrat
DutchessEdmund ElmendorfDemocrat
DutchessJohn ThompsonDemocrat
ErieCarlos EmmonsWhig
ErieSeth C. Hawley*Whig
ErieStephen Osborn*Whig
EssexGeorge A. Simmons*Whig
FranklinJohn S. Eldridge*Whig
Fulton and HamiltonJenison G. WardWhig
GeneseeJohn W. Brownson*Whig
GeneseeSamuel RichmondWhig
GeneseeDavid ScottWhig
GeneseeIsaac N. StoddardWhig
GreeneTurhand K. CookeDemocrat
GreeneDaniel G. QuackenbossDemocrat
HerkimerMichael HoffmanDemocrat
HerkimerArphaxed LoomisDemocrat
JeffersonWilliam McAllisterWhig
JeffersonWilliam C. PierrepointWhig
JeffersonJoseph WebbWhig
KingsWilliam ConselyeaWhig
KingsJeremiah Johnson*Whig
LewisEliphalet SearsDemocrat
LivingstonAugustus GibbsWhig
LivingstonReuben P. WisnerWhig
MadisonSeneca B. BurchardWhig
MadisonOliver PoolWhig
MadisonDaniel Van VleckWhig
MonroeAlexander KelseyWhig
MonroeLucius LilleyWhig
MonroeEnoch Strong*Whig
MontgomeryReuben HoweDemocrat
MontgomeryDaniel F. NellisDemocrat
New YorkCornelius H. Bryson*Democrat
New YorkAbraham B. DavisDemocrat
New YorkDavid R. Floyd-JonesDemocrat
New YorkPaul Grout*Democrat
New YorkNorman Hickok*Democrat
New YorkWilliam B. Maclay*Democrat
New YorkWilliam McMurrayDemocrat
New YorkAbsalom E. MillerDemocrat
New YorkJohn L. O'SullivanDemocrat
New YorkEdmund J. Porter*Democrat
New YorkConrad SwackhamerDemocrat
New YorkSolomon Townsend*Democrat
New YorkGeorge Weir*Democrat
NiagaraPeter B. Porter, Jr.*Whigelected Speaker
NiagaraFrancis O. Pratt*Whig
OneidaCalvin DawleyDemocrat
OneidaJoseph HalleckDemocrat
OneidaLuke HitchcockDemocrat
OneidaNathaniel OdellDemocrat
OnondagaMoses D. BurnetDemocrat
OnondagaWilliam FullerDemocrat
OnondagaDavid MunroDemocrat
OnondagaWilliam TaylorDemocrat
OntarioIsaac MillsWhig
OntarioDaniel A. RobinsonWhig
OntarioAlvah WordenWhig
OrangeGideon W. CockDemocrat
OrangeLewis CuddebackDemocrat
OrangeRobert SlyDemocrat
OrleansRichard W. GatesWhig
OswegoWilliam Duer*Whig
OswegoEdward B. JudsonWhig
OtsegoOlcott C. ChamberlinDemocrat
OtsegoLevi S. Chatfield*Democrat
OtsegoJoel GillettDemocratalso Postmaster of Westville
PutnamJames H. CornwallDemocrat
QueensJohn W. LawrenceDemocrat
RensselaerClaudius MoffitWhigalso Postmaster of South Stephentown
RensselaerJohn TilleyWhig
RensselaerWilliam H. Van Schoonhoven*Whig
RichmondIsrael OakleyWhig
RocklandEdward De NoyellesDemocrat
St. LawrenceZenas Clark*Democrat
St. LawrenceSolomon PrattDemocrat
SaratogaJesse H. MeadWhig
SaratogaAbijah Peck Jr.Whig
SchenectadyAbraham PearseWhig
SchoharieNicholas BeekmanDemocrat
SchoharieJacob C. SkillmanDemocrat
SenecaDaniel HolmanDemocrat
SteubenAndrew G. Chatfield*Democrat
SteubenWilliam S. HubbellDemocrat
SteubenSamuel A. JohnsonDemocrat
SuffolkJosiah C. DaytonDemocrat
SuffolkAlanson SeamanDemocrat
SullivanWilliam F. BrodheadDemocrat
TiogaWashington SmithDemocrat
TompkinsLevi HubbellWhig
TompkinsAlpha H. ShawWhig
UlsterConrad BrodheadWhig
UlsterGeorge G. GrahamWhig
WarrenGeorge SanfordDemocrat
WashingtonErastus D. CulverWhig
WashingtonReuben SkinnerWhig
WayneEsbon BlackmarWhig
WayneJohn M. HolleyWhig
WestchesterJoseph T. CarpenterDemocrat
WestchesterHoratio LockwoodDemocrat
YatesHeman ChapmanDemocrat

Employees