The 149th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to April 23, 1926, during the fourth year of Al Smith's second tenure as Governor of New York, in Albany.

Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1917, 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 consisted either of one or more entire counties; or a contiguous area within a single county. The counties which were divided into more than one senatorial district were New York (nine districts), Kings (eight), Bronx (three), Erie (three), Monroe (two), Queens (two) and Westchester (two). 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 1925 New York state election was held on November 3. No statewide elective offices were up for election.

Assemblywoman Rhoda Fox Graves (Rep.), of Gouverneur, a former school teacher who after her marriage became active in women's organizations and politics, was re-elected, and remained the only woman legislator.

Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1926; and adjourned on April 23.Governor Takes Ten-Day Rest in NYT on April 25, 1926 (subscription required)

Joseph A. McGinnies (Rep.) was re-elected Speaker.

State Senate Districts

Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

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

District Senator Party Notes1stGeorge L. Thompson* Republican2ndJohn L. Karle* Republican3rdPeter J. McGarry* Democraton November 2, 1926, elected Register of Queens Co.4thPhilip M. Kleinfeld* Democrat5thDaniel F. Farrell* Democrat6thJames A. Higgins* Democrat7thJohn A. Hastings* Democrat8thWilliam L. Love* Democrat 9thvacant Frank E. Johnson was elected on November 3, 1925, to the Municipal CourtCharles E. Russell Democratelected on January 7 to fill vacancySPECIAL ELECTION WON BY DEMOCRATS; C. E. Russell Chosen to Fill Seat of Justice Johnson in NYT on January 8, 1926 (subscription required)10thJeremiah F. Twomey* Democrat11thDaniel J. Carroll* Democrat 12thvacant Jimmy Walker was elected on November 3, 1925, as Mayor of New York CityElmer F. Quinn Democratelected on January 7 to fill vacancySPECIAL ELECTION WON BY DEMOCRATS; Elmer F. Quinn to Succeed Walker in NYT on January 8, 1926 (subscription required)13thThomas F. Burchill* Democrat14thBernard Downing* DemocratMinority Leader15thNathan Straus Jr.* Democrat16thThomas I. Sheridan* Democrat17thCourtlandt Nicoll* Republican18thMartin J. Kennedy* Democrat19thDuncan T. O'Brien* Democrat20thMichael E. Reiburn* Democrat21stHenry G. Schackno* Democrat22ndBenjamin Antin* Democrat23rdJohn J. Dunnigan* Democrat24thThomas J. Walsh* Democrat25thWalter W. Westall* Republican26thSeabury C. Mastick* Republican27thCaleb H. Baumes* Republican28thJ. Griswold Webb* Republican29thArthur F. Bouton* Republican30thWilliam T. Byrne* Democrat31stJohn F. Williams* Republican32ndThomas C. Brown* Republican33rdMortimer Y. Ferris* Rep./Dem.34thWarren T. Thayer* Republican35thJeremiah Keck* Republican36thHenry D. Williams* Republican37thPerley A. Pitcher* Republican38thGeorge R. Fearon* Republican39thWillis Wendell* Republican40thB. Roger Wales* Republican41stJames S. Truman* Republican42ndCharles J. Hewitt* Republican43rdErnest E. Cole* Rep./Soc.on July 1, 1926, appointed Counsel to the State Education Dept.44thJohn Knight* Rep./Dem./Soc.Temporary President45thJames L. Whitley* Republican46thHomer E. A. Dick* Republican47thWilliam W. Campbell* Rep./Dem.48thWilliam J. Hickey* Republican49thLeonard R. Lipowicz* Republican50thLeonard W. H. Gibbs* Republican51stLeigh G. Kirkland* Rep./Soc.

Employees Clerk: Ernest A. Fay Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles R. Hotaling

State Assembly Assemblymen Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stWilliam J. Snyder Democrat2ndJohn P. Hayes* Democrat3rdFrederick B. Linen* Republican AlleganyCassius Congdon* Republican Bronx1stNicholas J. Eberhard* Democrat2ndWilliam F. Smith Democrat3rdJulius S. Berg* Democrat4thHerman M. Albert Democrat5thHarry A. Samberg* Democrat6thThomas J. McDonald* Democrat7thJohn F. Reidy* Democrat8thJoseph E. Kinsley* Democrat Broome1stEdmund B. Jenks* RepublicanChairman of Codes2ndForman E. Whitcomb* Republican CattaraugusJames W. Watson* Republican CayugaSanford G. Lyon* Republican Chautauqua1stAdolf F. Johnson* Republican2ndJoseph A. McGinnies* Republicanre-elected Speaker ChemungHovey E. Copley* Republican ChenangoBert Lord* Republican ClintonEzra Trepanier Republican ColumbiaHenry M. James Republican CortlandIrving F. Rice* Republican DelawareRalph H. Loomis* Republican Dutchess1stHoward N. Allen* Republican2ndJohn M. Hackett* Republican Erie1stJohn S. N. Sprague* Republican2ndHenry W. Hutt* Republican3rdFrank X. Bernhardt* Republican4thJohn J. Meegan* Democrat5thAnsley B. Borkowski* Republican6thCharles A. Freiberg* Republican7thEdmund F. Cooke* Republican8thNelson W. Cheney* Republican EssexFred L. Porter* RepublicanChairman of State Re-Organization FranklinJohn E. Redwood Republican Fulton and HamiltonEberly Hutchinson* RepublicanChairman of Ways and Means GeneseeCharles P. Miller* Republican GreeneEllis W. Bentley* Republican HerkimerTheodore L. Rogers* Republican JeffersonJasper W. Cornaire* Republican Kings1stCharles F. Cline* Democrat2ndMurray Hearn* Democrat3rdMichael J. Gillen Democrat4thGeorge E. Dennen Democrat5thJohn J. Cooney Democrat6thGeorge Blumberg Republican7thJohn J. Howard* Democrat8thMichael J. Reilly* Democrat9thRichard J. Tonry* Democrat10thWilliam C. McCreery Democrat11thEdward J. Coughlin* Democrat12thMarcellus H. Evans* Democrat13thWilliam Breitenbach* Democrat14thHarry Landau Democrat15thEdward P. Doyle Democrat16thMaurice Z. Bungard* Democrat17thEdward E. Fay* Republican18thIrwin Steingut* Democrat19thJerome G. Ambro* Democrat20thFrank A. Miller* Democrat21stEmory F. Dyckman Republican22ndJacob H. Livingston Democrat23rdJoseph F. Ricca* Republican LewisClarence L. Fisher* Republican LivingstonLewis G. Stapley* Republican MadisonJohn W. Gates* Republican Monroe1stArthur T. Pammenter* Republican2ndSimon L. Adler* RepublicanMajority Leader3rdCosmo A. Cilano* Republican4thFred J. Slater* Republican5thW. Ray Austin* Republican MontgomerySamuel W. McCleary* Republican Nassau1stEdwin W. Wallace* Republican2ndF. Trubee Davison* Republicanin July 1926, appointed as Asst. Secretary of War for Air New York1stPeter J. Hamill* Democrat2ndFrank R. Galgano* Democrat3rdSylvester A. Dineen* Democrat4thSamuel Mandelbaum* Democrat5thFrank A. Carlin* Democrat6thMorris Weinfeld* Democrat7thJohn L. Buckley* Democrat8thHenry O. Kahan* Democrat9thJohn H. Conroy* Democrat10thPhelps Phelps* Republican11thSamuel I. Rosenman* Democrat12thJohn A. Byrnes Democrat13thJohn P. Nugent* Democrat14thFrederick L. Hackenburg* Democrat15thSamuel H. Hofstadter* Republican16thMaurice Bloch* DemocratMinority Leader17thMeyer Alterman* Democrat18thVincent H. Auleta Democrat19thAbraham Grenthal Republican20thLouis A. Cuvillier* Democrat21stAlbert Grossman Democrat22ndJoseph A. Gavagan* Democrat23rdA. Spencer Feld* Democrat Niagara1stMark T. Lambert* Republican2ndFrank S. Hall* Republican Oneida1stGordon C. Ferguson* Republican2ndRussell G. Dunmore* Republican3rdGeorge J. Skinner* Republican Onondaga1stHorace M. Stone* RepublicanChairman of Re-Apportionment2ndWillis H. Sargent* Republican3rdRichard B. Smith* Republican OntarioRobert A. Catchpole* Republican Orange1stDeWitt C. Dominick* Republican2ndAlexander G. Hall Republican OrleansFrank H. Lattin* Republican OswegoVictor C. Lewis* Republican OtsegoFrank M. Smith* Republican PutnamD. Mallory Stephens Republican Queens1stHenry M. Dietz* Democrat2ndJohn T. Hammond Democrat3rdAlfred J. Kennedy* Democrat4thJere F. Ryan Democrat5thWilliam F. Brunner* Democrat6thPaul P. Gallagher Democrat Rensselaer1stHarry M. Brooks Republican2ndWilliam D. Thomas* Republicanon November 2, 1926, elected Treasurer of Rensselaer Co. Richmond1stWilliam S. Hart* Democrat2ndWilliam L. Vaughan* Democrat RocklandWalter S. Gedney* Republican St. Lawrence1stRhoda Fox Graves* RepublicanChairwoman of Public Institutions2ndWalter L. Pratt* Republican SaratogaBurton D. Esmond* Republican Schenectady1stCharles W. Merriam* Republican2ndWilliam M. Nicoll* Republican SchoharieKenneth H. Fake* Republican SchuylerJacob W. Winters Republican SenecaWilliam H. Van Cleef* Republican Steuben1stWilson Messer* Republican2ndLeon F. Wheatley* Republican Suffolk1stJohn G. Downs* Republican2ndJohn Boyle Jr.* Republican SullivanJ. Maxwell Knapp* Republican TiogaDaniel P. Witter* Republican TompkinsJames R. Robinson* Republican UlsterMillard Davis* Republican WarrenRichard J. Bolton* Republican WashingtonHerbert A. Bartholomew* Republican WayneHarry A. Tellier* Republican Westchester1stThomas Channing Moore* Republican2ndHerbert B. Shonk* Republican3rdMilan E. Goodrich* Republican4thAlexander H. Garnjost* Republican5thArthur I. Miller Democrat WyomingWebb A. Joiner* Republican YatesEdwin C. Nutt Republican

Employees Clerk: Fred W. Hammond

Notes

Sources Members of the New York Senate (1920s) at Political Graveyard Members of the New York Assembly (1920s) at Political Graveyard 1926 COMMITTEE MEMBERS NAMED in The Cornell Daily Sun on January 12, 1926