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 (twelve districts), Kings County (seven districts), Erie County (three districts) and Monroe County (two districts). 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 1898 New York state election 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 (R) was elected Speaker.

Timothy E. Ellsworth (R) was re-elected President pro tempore of the State Senate.

On January 17, the Legislature elected Chauncey M. Depew (R) to succeed Edward Murphy Jr. (D) 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 (the boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx), Kings County (the borough of Brooklyn), Richmond County (the borough of Staten Island) and the Western part of Queens County (the borough of Queens) were consolidated into the present-day City of New York. The Eastern part of Queens County (the non-consolidated part) 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.

District Senator Party Notes1stJohn L. Havens Democrat2ndJames Norton Democrat3rdThomas H. Cullen* Democrat4thDavid Floyd Davis* Republican5thMichael J. Coffey* Democratre-elected6thWilliam J. La Roche Democrat7thPatrick H. McCarren* Democratre-elected8thHenry Marshall* Republican9thJoseph Wagner Democrat10thJohn F. Ahearn* Democratre-elected11thTimothy D. Sullivan* Democratre-elected12thSamuel J. Foley* Democratre-elected13thBernard F. Martin* Democratre-elected14thThomas F. Grady* Democratre-elected; Minority Leader15thNathaniel A. Elsberg Republican16thLouis Munzinger* Democratre-elected17thGeorge W. Plunkitt Democrat18thMaurice Featherson* Democratre-elected19thJohn Ford* Republicanre-elected20thThomas F. Donnelly* Democrat21stRichard H. Mitchell* Democrat22ndWilliam J. Graney* Democrat23rdLouis F. Goodsell* Republican24thHenry S. Ambler Republican25thJacob Rice Democrat26thWilliam L. Thornton Republican27thHobart Krum* Republicanre-elected28thEdgar T. Brackett* Republicanre-elected29thCurtis N. Douglas Democrat30thFrank M. Boyce Democrat31stGeorge Chahoon* Republicanre-elected32ndGeorge R. Malby* Republicanre-elected33rdJames D. Feeter Republican34thHenry J. Coggeshall* Republicanre-elected35thElon R. Brown* Republicanre-elected36thHorace White* Republicanre-elected37thNevada N. Stranahan* Republicanre-elected38thWilliam Elting Johnson* Republicanre-elected39thBenjamin M. Wilcox* Republicanre-elected40thCharles T. Willis Republican41stFranklin D. Sherwood Republican42ndJohn Raines* Republicanre-elected43rdCornelius R. Parsons* Republicanre-elected44thWilliam W. Armstrong* Republican45thTimothy E. Ellsworth* Republicanre-elected; re-elected President pro tempore46thLester H. Humphrey* Republicanre-elected47thWilliam F. Mackey Democrat48thSamuel J. Ramsperger Democrat49thGeorge Allen Davis* Republicanre-elected50thFrank W. Higgins* Republicanre-elected

Employees Clerk: James S. Whipple Sergeant-at-Arms: Henry Jacquilard Doorkeeper: John E. Gorss Stenographer: A. B. Sackett

State Assembly Assemblymen District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stWilliam L. Coughtry* Republican2ndJames B. McEwan* Republican3rdGeorge T. Kelly* Democrat4thHenry M. Sage Republican AlleganyAlmanzo W. Litchard* Republican Broome1stJames T. Rogers Republican2ndEdgar L. Vincent* Republican Cattaraugus1stGeorge A. Stoneman* Republican2ndAlbert T. Fancher Republican Cayuga1stElias Q. Dutton* Republican2ndGeorge S. Fordyce* Republican Chautauqua1stJ. Samuel Fowler Republican2ndS. Frederick Nixon* Republicanelected Speaker ChemungDavid N. Heller Democrat ChenangoJotham P. Allds* RepublicanMajority Leader ClintonEdmund J. Pickett* Democrat ColumbiaLester J. Bashford Democrat CortlandGeorge S. Sands Republican DelawareDelos Axtell* Republican Dutchess1stJohn T. Smith Republican2ndWilliam A. Tripp* Republican Erie1stAnthony J. Boland* Democrat2ndHenry W. Hill* Republican3rdAnthony P. Barrett Democrat4thJohn C. Mohring* Democrat5thHenry Streifler* Democrat6thMichael J. Kane Democrat7thJohn K. Patton* Republican8thE. Freeman Baker* Republican EssexOrlando Beede Republican FranklinThomas A. Sears* Republican Fulton and HamiltonDaniel Hays* Republican GeneseeJohn J. Ellis* Republican GreeneD. Geroe Green Republican HerkimerErwin E. Kelley Republican Jefferson1stMorgan Bryan Republican2ndCharles O. Roberts Republican Kings1stWilliam L. Sandford Republican2ndJohn McKeown* Democrat3rdJames J. McInerney Democrat4thCharles H. Cotton Republican5thAbram C. DeGraw* Republican6thValentine J. Riedman Democrat7thFrancis P. Gallagher* Democrat8thThomas J. Farrell* Democrat9thJohn J. Cain* Democrat10thEdward L. Collier Republican11thJoseph A. Guider* Democrat12thCharles C. Schoeneck* Democrat13thGeorge Siems Democrat14thAugust F. Schmid* Democrat15thCharles Juengst Democrat16thEdward C. Brennan* Republican17thHarris Wilson Republican18thHenry A. Ball Democrat19thFrederick Schmid* Democrat20thJoseph Wingenfeld Democrat21stHerman H. Torborg Democrat LewisAddison L. Clark* Republican LivingstonOtto Kelsey* Republican MadisonRobert J. Fish* Republican Monroe1stMerton E. Lewis Republican2ndAdolph J. Rodenbeck Republican3rdRichard Gardiner Republican4thBenjamin F. Gleason Republican MontgomeryRichard Murphy* Republican New York1stDaniel E. Finn* Democraton November 7, 1899, elected to the Municipal Court2ndJames A. Rierdon Democrat3rdMichael T. Sharkey Democrat4thPatrick H. Roche* Democrat5thNelson H. Henry Republican6thTimothy P. Sullivan* Democrat7thJohn F. Maher* Democrat8thCharles S. Adler* Republican9thN. Taylor Phillips* Democrat10thJulius Harburger* Democrat11thJohn J. O'Connor* Democrat12thLeon Sanders Democrat13thPatrick F. Trainor* Democrat14thLouis Meister Democrat15thJames E. Smith Democrat16thBenjamin Hoffman* Democrat17thJohn F. Brennan* Democrat18thCharles P. Dillon* Democrat19thRobert Mazet Republican20thCornelius F. Collins* Democrat21stEdward H. Fallows Republican22ndJoseph Baum Democrat23rdThomas A. Mangin Democrat24thJohn B. Fitzgerald* Democrat25thFrederick A. Ware Republican26thJohn J. O'Connell Democrat27thGherardi Davis Republican28thJoseph I. Green* Democrat29thFrank Bulkley Republican30thGeorge W. Meyer Jr.* Democrat31stSamuel S. Slater Republican32ndJohn Poth Jr. Democrat33rdJohn J. Egan* Democrat34thLyman W. Redington* Democrat35thGeorge J. Grossman Democrat Niagara1stJohn T. Darrison Republican2ndJay S. Rowe Republican Oneida1stWilliam J. Sullivan Democrat2ndLouis M. Martin* Republican3rdJohn E. Mason* Republican Onondaga1stWilliam G. Cottle* Republican2ndEdward G. Ten Eyck* Republican3rdEdward B. Sabine Republican4thJohn T. Delaney* Republican OntarioJean L. Burnett Republican Orange1stJames G. Graham Republican2ndLouis Bedell Republican OrleansDennis W. Evarts* Republican Oswego1stThomas D. Lewis Republican2ndThomas M. Costello* Republican OtsegoLeland M. Cowles* Republican PutnamAdrian H. Dean Democrat Queens1stCharles C. Wissel Democrat2ndCyrus B. Gale* Democrat3rdGeorge W. Doughty Republican Rensselaer1stBenjamin O. Brewster* Republican2ndWilliam Hutton Jr.* Democrat3rdMichael Russell* Republican RichmondCharles J. Kullman* Democrat RocklandIrving Brown* Democrat St. Lawrence1stIra C. Miles* Republican2ndBenjamin A. Babcock Republican SaratogaGeorge H. West Republican SchenectadyAndrew J. McMillan Republican SchoharieGeorge M. Palmer* DemocratMinority Leader SchuylerCharles A. Sloane* Republican SenecaMoses C. Gould Democrat Steuben1stEdward D. Cross* Republican2ndHyatt C. Hatch* Republican Suffolk1stJoseph N. Hallock Republican2ndRegis H. Post Republican SullivanClarence A. Sprague Republican TiogaDaniel P. Witter* Republican TompkinsTheron Johnson* Republican Ulster1stRobert A. Snyder Republican2ndSolomon P. Thorn Republican WarrenCharles H. Hitchcock Republican WashingtonCharles R. Paris* Republican WayneMarvin I. Greenwood* Republican Westchester1stJohn J. Sloane Democrat2ndWilliam Henderson Jr. Democrat3rdJames K. Apgar Republican WyomingDaniel P. Whipple* Republican YatesEdward M. Sawyer Republican

Employees Clerk: Archie E. Baxter Assistant Clerk; Ray B. Smith Sergeant-at-Arms: James C. Crawford Doorkeeper: Frank W. Johnston First Assistant Doorkeeper: William H. Craig Second Assistant Doorkeeper: Charles R. Hotaling Stenographer: Henry C. Lammert

Notes

Sources Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; see pg. 340f for assemblymen; and 364 for senators) THE NEW LEGISLATURE in NYT on November 9, 1898 THE NEXT LEGISLATURE; Revised Returns... in NYT on November 10, 1898 CAUCUSES OF LEGISLATORS in NYT on January 4, 1899 WORK OF THE ASSEMBLY in NYT on January 5, 1899