Speaker of the New York State Assembly
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The Speaker of the New York State Assembly is the highest official in the New York State Assembly
, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party.
As in most countries with a British heritage, the speaker
presides over the lower house
of the legislature. (The position exists in every U.S. state
and in the United States House of Representatives
, the lower house of the Congress
. New York's Assembly Speaker is very powerful. Effectively, the Speaker of the New York Assembly has the power to control much of the business in the Assembly and, in fact, throughout all of state government. Through almost single-handed control of the chamber, the Assembly Speaker is able to dictate what legislation makes it to the floor and what does not, and will punish the members of his caucus that do not vote in his favor (e.g. former assembly majority leader Michael Bragman
losing his leadership post after running against current speaker Sheldon Silver
). Through this and heavy gerrymandering
that has given him a near-permanent supermajority, the Assembly Speaker rarely faces any challenge to his post.
The State Constitution of 1821 moved the election to November, and the beginning of the term to January 1, and from 1823 on the legislative term coincides with the calendar year. The assembly convened usually on the first Tuesday in January and elected the speaker, who stayed in office until December 31.
An amendment to the State Constitution, adopted in November 1937
, extended the assemblymen's term to two years, beginning with the electees of November 1938 who served the first two-year term in 1939-40. The elections are held in even-numbered years.
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party.
As in most countries with a British heritage, the speaker
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
presides over the lower house
Lower house
A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
of the legislature. (The position exists in every U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
and in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
, the lower house of the Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
. New York's Assembly Speaker is very powerful. Effectively, the Speaker of the New York Assembly has the power to control much of the business in the Assembly and, in fact, throughout all of state government. Through almost single-handed control of the chamber, the Assembly Speaker is able to dictate what legislation makes it to the floor and what does not, and will punish the members of his caucus that do not vote in his favor (e.g. former assembly majority leader Michael Bragman
Michael Bragman
Michael J. Bragman is a former member of the New York State Assembly. He lost his position as majority leader of that body in 2000, after leading a coup against Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver....
losing his leadership post after running against current speaker Sheldon Silver
Sheldon Silver
Sheldon "Shelly" Silver is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from New York. He has held the office of Speaker of the New York State Assembly since 1994.- Personal life :...
). Through this and heavy gerrymandering
Gerrymandering
In the process of setting electoral districts, gerrymandering is a practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating geographic boundaries to create partisan, incumbent-protected districts...
that has given him a near-permanent supermajority, the Assembly Speaker rarely faces any challenge to his post.
Note
Originally, the legislative term lasted one year, from July 1 until June 30 of the next year. The members were elected at the state election in April, but the actual session began ordinarily only in January of the next calendar year which leads occasionally to some confusion. Only if the governor called for a special session, the Assembly convened earlier. For example, in presidential election years the Assembly convened already in November to elect the presidential electors. The speaker was always elected at the first meeting of the Assembly for the remainder of the term, expiring on June 30.The State Constitution of 1821 moved the election to November, and the beginning of the term to January 1, and from 1823 on the legislative term coincides with the calendar year. The assembly convened usually on the first Tuesday in January and elected the speaker, who stayed in office until December 31.
An amendment to the State Constitution, adopted in November 1937
New York state election, 1937
The 1937 New York state election was held on November 2, 1937, to elect a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly...
, extended the assemblymen's term to two years, beginning with the electees of November 1938 who served the first two-year term in 1939-40. The elections are held in even-numbered years.
From 1777 to 1822
- (1st Session, convened at KingstonKingston, New YorkKingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
and PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsie (city), New YorkPoughkeepsie is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson River Valley midway between New York City and Albany...
) September 10, 1777 - June 30, 1778 Walter LivingstonWalter LivingstonWalter Livingston was an American merchant, lawyer and politician.-Family:...
from Albany County - (2nd S., at PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsie (city), New YorkPoughkeepsie is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson River Valley midway between New York City and Albany...
) October 13, 1778 - June 30, 1779 Walter LivingstonWalter LivingstonWalter Livingston was an American merchant, lawyer and politician.-Family:...
from Albany County - (3rd S., at Kingston and AlbanyAlbany, New YorkAlbany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
) August 18, 1779 - July 2, 1780 Evert BanckerEvert Bancker (speaker)This article is about the Speaker of the NY Assembly. For the Mayor of Albany see Evert Bancker Evert Bancker was an American merchant and politician who was Speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1779 to 1783....
from New York County - (4th S., at Poughkeepsie and Albany) September 7, 1780 - July 1, 1781 Evert BanckerEvert Bancker (speaker)This article is about the Speaker of the NY Assembly. For the Mayor of Albany see Evert Bancker Evert Bancker was an American merchant and politician who was Speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1779 to 1783....
from New York County - (5th S., at Poughkeepsie) October 24, 1781 - June 30, 1782 Evert BanckerEvert Bancker (speaker)This article is about the Speaker of the NY Assembly. For the Mayor of Albany see Evert Bancker Evert Bancker was an American merchant and politician who was Speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1779 to 1783....
from New York County - (6th S., at Poughkeepsie and Kingston) July 11, 1782 - June 30, 1783 Evert BanckerEvert Bancker (speaker)This article is about the Speaker of the NY Assembly. For the Mayor of Albany see Evert Bancker Evert Bancker was an American merchant and politician who was Speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1779 to 1783....
from New York County - (7th S.) January 21 - June 30, 1784 John HathornJohn HathornJohn Hathorn was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Life:...
from Orange County - (8th S., at New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
) October 12, 1784 - June 30, 1785 David GelstonDavid GelstonDavid Gelston was an American merchant and politician.-Life:...
from Suffolk County - (9th S., at New York City) January 12 - June 30, 1786 John Lansing, Jr.John Lansing, Jr.John Ten Eyck Lansing, Jr. , was an American lawyer and politician. He was the uncle of Gerrit Y. Lansing.-Career:...
from Albany County - (10th S., at New York City) January 12 - June 30, 1787 Richard VarickRichard VarickRichard Varick was an American lawyer and politician. He was born on 15 March 1753 at Hackensack in Bergen County, New Jersey, and he died on 30 July 1831 at Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey....
from New York County - (11th S., at Poughkeepsie) January 9 - June 30, 1788 Richard VarickRichard VarickRichard Varick was an American lawyer and politician. He was born on 15 March 1753 at Hackensack in Bergen County, New Jersey, and he died on 30 July 1831 at Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey....
from New York County - (12th S., at Albany) December 11, 1788 - June 30, 1789 John Lansing, Jr.John Lansing, Jr.John Ten Eyck Lansing, Jr. , was an American lawyer and politician. He was the uncle of Gerrit Y. Lansing.-Career:...
from Albany County - (13th S., at Albany and New York City) July 6, 1789 - June 30, 1790 Gulian VerplanckGulian Verplanck (speaker)Gulian Verplanck was an American banker and politician.-Life:He was the youngest of the six children of Gulian Verplanck and Mary Crommelin Verplanck...
(Fed.) from New York County - (14th S., at New York City) January 5 - June 30, 1791 John Watts from New York County
- (15th S., at New York City) January 4 - June 30, 1792 John Watts from New York County
- (16th S., at New York City) November 6, 1792 - June 30, 1793 John Watts from New York County
- (17th S., at Albany) January 7 - June 30, 1794 James WatsonJames Watson (politician)James Watson was a United States Senator representing the state of New York.-Life:Watson moved to New York City in 1786 and engaged in business pursuits. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1791, 1794–1796 and was Speaker in 1794...
, (Fed.) from New York County - (18th S., at Poughkeepsie and New York City) January 6 - June 30, 1795 William NorthWilliam North-Life:He was the son of John North, who commanded Fort Frederick in 1751, and Fort St. George in Thomaston, Maine, in 1758. He moved with his mother, Elizabeth North, to Boston, Massachusetts....
(Fed.) of Albany County - (19th S., at New York City) January 6 - June 30, 1796 William NorthWilliam North-Life:He was the son of John North, who commanded Fort Frederick in 1751, and Fort St. George in Thomaston, Maine, in 1758. He moved with his mother, Elizabeth North, to Boston, Massachusetts....
(Fed.) of Albany County - (20th S., at New York City and Albany) November 1, 1796 - June 30, 1797 Gulian VerplanckGulian Verplanck (speaker)Gulian Verplanck was an American banker and politician.-Life:He was the youngest of the six children of Gulian Verplanck and Mary Crommelin Verplanck...
(Fed.) from New York - (21st S.) January 2 - June 30, 1798 Dirck Ten BroeckDirck Ten Broeck (speaker)Dirck Ten Broeck was an American lawyer and politician. The first name is sometimes given as Derick.-Life:...
(Fed.) of Albany County - (22nd S.) August 9, 1798 - June 30, 1799 Dirck Ten BroeckDirck Ten Broeck (speaker)Dirck Ten Broeck was an American lawyer and politician. The first name is sometimes given as Derick.-Life:...
(Fed.) of Albany County - (23rd S.) January 28 - June 30, 1800 Dirck Ten BroeckDirck Ten Broeck (speaker)Dirck Ten Broeck was an American lawyer and politician. The first name is sometimes given as Derick.-Life:...
(Fed.) of Albany County - (24th S.) November 4, 1800 - June 30, 1801 Samuel OsgoodSamuel OsgoodSamuel Osgood was an American merchant and statesman born in North Andover Massachusetts, parent town of the Andovers. His family home still stands at 440 Osgood Street in North Andover...
, from New York County - (25th S.) January 26 - June 30, 1802 Thomas StormThomas StormThomas Storm was an American politician.-Life:On March 23, 1771, he married Elizabeth Graham ....
from New York County - (26th S.) January 25 - June 30, 1803 Thomas StormThomas StormThomas Storm was an American politician.-Life:On March 23, 1771, he married Elizabeth Graham ....
from New York County - (27th S.) January 31 - June 30, 1804 Alexander SheldonAlexander SheldonAlexander Sheldon was an American physician and politician.-Life:...
from Montgomery County - (28th S.) November 6, 1804 - June 30, 1805 Alexander SheldonAlexander SheldonAlexander Sheldon was an American physician and politician.-Life:...
from Montgomery County - (29th S.) January 28 - June 30, 1806 Alexander SheldonAlexander SheldonAlexander Sheldon was an American physician and politician.-Life:...
(Clintonian) from Montgomery County - (30th S.) January 27 - June 30, 1807 Andrew McCordAndrew McCordAndrew McCord was a United States Representative from New York. The name is often spelled MacCord, especially in newspapers of the time.-Life:...
(Lewisite) from Orange County - (31st S.) January 26 - June 30, 1808 Alexander SheldonAlexander SheldonAlexander Sheldon was an American physician and politician.-Life:...
from Montgomery County - (32nd S.) November 1, 1808 - June 30, 1809 James W. WilkinJames W. WilkinJames Whitney Wilkin was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:Wilkin served in the Revolutionary War....
from Orange County - (33rd S.) January 30 - June 30, 1810 William NorthWilliam North-Life:He was the son of John North, who commanded Fort Frederick in 1751, and Fort St. George in Thomaston, Maine, in 1758. He moved with his mother, Elizabeth North, to Boston, Massachusetts....
from Schenectady County - (34th S., part) January 29 - February 12, 1811 Nathan SanfordNathan SanfordNathan Sanford was an American politician.- Life :He was the son of Thomas Sanford and Phebe Sanford, née Baker...
from New York County (failed to attend session because of illness) - (34th S., part) February 12 - June 30, 1811 William RossWilliam Ross (speaker)-Life:He was the son of Robert Ross, a Scottish tanner who settled at Rossville, a hamlet in Newburgh, New York. William Ross studied law, and practiced at Newburgh, New York. He married first Mary S. McLean , and then Caroline Middlebrook....
(Dem.-Rep.) from Orange County - (35th S.) January 28 - June 30, 1812 Alexander SheldonAlexander SheldonAlexander Sheldon was an American physician and politician.-Life:...
, from Montgomery County - (36th S.) November 3, 1812 - June 30, 1813 Jacob R. Van RensselaerJacob R. Van RensselaerJacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer was an American lawyer and Federalist politician.-Life:...
(Fed.), from Columbia County - (37th S.) January 25 - June 30, 1814 James EmottJames EmottJames Emott was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(Fed.) from Dutchess County - (38th S.) September 26, 1814 - June 30, 1815 Samuel YoungSamuel Young (New York)Samuel Young was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:In 1813, he was Moderator of the Board of Supervisors of Saratoga County....
from Saratoga County - (39th S.) January 31 - June 30, 1816 Daniel CrugerDaniel CrugerDaniel Cruger was an American newspaper publisher, lawyer and politician who served as a United States Representative from New York.-Life:He learned the printer's trade, and published the Owego Democrat at Owego, New York...
from Steuben County - (40th S.) November 5, 1816 - June 30, 1817 David WoodsDavid WoodsDavid Woods was an American lawyer and politician, who was a two-time member of the New York State Assembly including a stint as Speaker.-Biography:Woods lived in Salem, NY. He was Sheriff of Washington County from 1806 to 1810....
from Washington County - (41st S.) January 27 - June 30, 1818 David WoodsDavid WoodsDavid Woods was an American lawyer and politician, who was a two-time member of the New York State Assembly including a stint as Speaker.-Biography:Woods lived in Salem, NY. He was Sheriff of Washington County from 1806 to 1810....
from Madison County - (42nd S.) January 6 - June 30, 1819 Obadiah GermanObadiah GermanObadiah German was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was admitted to the bar in 1792, and commenced practice in Norwich....
from Chenango County - (43rd S.) January 4 - June 30, 1820 John Canfield SpencerJohn Canfield SpencerJohn Canfield Spencer was an American lawyer, politician, judge and United States Cabinet secretary in the administration of President John Tyler.-Early life:...
(Dem.-Rep./Clintonian) from Ontario County - (44th S.) November 7, 1820 - June 30, 1821 Peter SharpePeter SharpePeter Sharpe was an American politician who served as a United States Representative from New York.-Life:...
(Dem.-Rep./Tammany Hall) from New York County - (45th S.) January 3 - December 31, 1822 Samuel B. RomaineSamuel B. Romaine-Life:He was the son of Colonel Benjamin Romaine .Samuel Romaine was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1816-17 and from 1819 to 1822, and was Speaker in 1822.His son Benjamin Romaine, Jr...
(Dem.-Rep./Tammany Hall) from New York County (The assemblymen of this session were elected in April 1821 under the provisions of the State Constitution of 1777 for a term beginning on July 1, 1821 and expiring on June 30, 1822. The State Constitution of 1821, ratified by the voters in February 1822, provided for their remaining in office until December 31, 1822, although the Assembly did not meet again after the usual adjournment in May. The next session's members were elected in November 1822 for a term beginning on January 1, 1823.)
since 1823
Speakers since 1823 are:| Speaker | Party | County | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter R. Livingston Peter R. Livingston Peter Robert Livingston was an American politician who served as Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York from February to October 1828.-Life:... |
Dem.-Rep./Bucktails Bucktails The Bucktails may refer to one of two organizations that were particularly characterized and identified by the wearing of a bucktail in their headgear.... |
Dutchess Dutchess County, New York Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488... |
January 7, 1823 | December 31, 1823 | |
| Richard Goodell Richard Goodell Richard Goodell was an American politician.He lived in Adams, New York. He served as a captain during the War of 1812.... |
Dem.-Rep./Bucktails Bucktails The Bucktails may refer to one of two organizations that were particularly characterized and identified by the wearing of a bucktail in their headgear.... |
Jefferson Jefferson County, New York Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 116,229. It is named after Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States of America, and president at the time the county was created in 1805... |
January 6, 1824 | December 31, 1824 | |
| Clarkson Crolius Clarkson Crolius Clarkson Crolius was an American businessman and politician.-Life:He was the son of Johannes Crolius and Maria Clarkson Crolius. His grandfather Johan Willem Crolius, a manufacturer of stoneware, is said to have come from Germany to New York City, and ran a pottery in Reade Street, near Broadway... |
Dem.-Rep./ Tammany Hall Tammany Hall Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of St. Tammany, the Sons of St. Tammany, or the Columbian Order, was a New York political organization founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789 as the Tammany Society... |
New York | January 4, 1825 | December 31, 1825 | |
| Samuel Young Samuel Young (New York) Samuel Young was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:In 1813, he was Moderator of the Board of Supervisors of Saratoga County.... |
Dem.-Rep./Bucktails Bucktails The Bucktails may refer to one of two organizations that were particularly characterized and identified by the wearing of a bucktail in their headgear.... |
Saratoga Saratoga County, New York Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 219,607. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Ballston Spa... |
January 3, 1826 | December 31, 1826 | |
| Erastus Root Erastus Root Erastus Root was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1793 and became a teacher... |
Dem.-Rep./Bucktails Bucktails The Bucktails may refer to one of two organizations that were particularly characterized and identified by the wearing of a bucktail in their headgear.... |
Delaware Delaware County, New York Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties... |
January 2, 1827 | December 31, 1828 | two terms |
| Peter Robinson Peter Robinson (speaker) Peter Robinson was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
Dem. Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... /Jacksonian |
Broome Broome County, New York Broome County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 200,600. It was named in honor of John Broome, who was lieutenant governor in 1806 when Broome County was established. Its county seat is Binghamton, which is also its major city. The current... |
January 6, 1829 | December 31, 1829 | |
| Erastus Root Erastus Root Erastus Root was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1793 and became a teacher... |
Dem. Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... /Jacksonian |
Delaware Delaware County, New York Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties... |
January 5, 1830 | December 31, 1830 | third term |
| George R. Davis George R. Davis (New York) George Rex Davis was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1831 and 1843.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Rensselaer Rensselaer County, New York Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy... |
January 4, 1831 | December 31, 1831 | |
| Charles L. Livingston Charles Ludlow Livingston -Life:He was a great-great-grandson of Robert Livingston , a grandson of Peter Van Brugh Livingston, and son of Philip Peter Livingston and his wife Cornelia Van Horne Livingston .... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
New York | January 3, 1832 | December 31, 1833 | two terms |
| William Baker | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Otsego Otsego County, New York Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. The 2010 population was 62,259. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk word meaning "place of the rock."-History:... |
January 7, 1834 | December 31, 1834 | |
| Charles Humphrey Charles Humphrey Charles Humphrey , was an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Representative from New York.-Life:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Tompkins Tompkins County, New York Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and comprises the whole of the Ithaca metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,564. The county seat is Ithaca, and the county is home to Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community... |
January 6, 1835 | December 31, 1836 | two terms |
| Edward Livingston Edward Livingston (speaker) Edward Livingston was an American politician.-Life:He was the son of Philip Henry Livingston and Maria Livingston .... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Suffolk Suffolk County, New York Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came... |
January 3, 1837 | December 31, 1837 | |
| Luther Bradish Luther Bradish Luther Bradish was an American lawyer and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1839 to 1842.-Life:... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
Franklin Franklin County, New York Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,599. It is named in honor of American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin... |
January 2, 1838 | December 31, 1838 | |
| George W. Patterson George Washington Patterson George Washington Patterson was an American politician who served as United States Representative and Lieutenant Governor of New York.... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
Livingston Livingston County, New York As of the census of 2000, there were 64,328 people, 22,150 households, and 15,349 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 people per square mile . There were 24,023 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile... |
January 1, 1839 | December 31, 1840 | two terms |
| Peter B. Porter, Jr. Peter B. Porter, Jr. Peter B. Porter, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1841.-Life:... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
Niagara Niagara County, New York Niagara County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 216,469. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word Onguiaahra; meaning the strait or thunder of waters. It is the location of Niagara Falls and Fort Niagara, and... |
January 5, 1841 | December 31, 1841 | |
| Levi S. Chatfield Levi S. Chatfield Levi Starr Chatfield was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Enos Chatfield and Hannah Starr Chatfield .... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Otsego Otsego County, New York Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. The 2010 population was 62,259. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk word meaning "place of the rock."-History:... |
January 4, 1842 | December 31, 1842 | |
| George R. Davis George R. Davis (New York) George Rex Davis was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1831 and 1843.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Rensselaer Rensselaer County, New York Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy... |
January 3, 1843 | December 31, 1843 | second term |
| Elisha Litchfield Elisha Litchfield Elisha Litchfield was an American merchant and politician from New York.-Life:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Onondaga Onondaga County, New York Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
January 2, 1844 | December 31, 1844 | |
| Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour was an American politician. He was the 18th Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in the presidential election of 1868, but lost the election to Republican and former Union General of... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Oneida Oneida County, New York Oneida County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 234,878. The county seat is Utica. The name is in honor of the Oneida, an Iroquoian tribe that formerly occupied the region.... |
January 7, 1845 | December 31, 1845 | |
| William C. Crain William C. Crain William Cullen Crain was an American physician and politician.-Life:His father was Rufus Crain, a physician, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for sixteen years, and a near relative of General Israel Putnam.He entered his father's office as a student of medicine, and practiced for about two years... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Herkimer Herkimer County, New York Herkimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,519. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part... |
January 6, 1846 | December 31, 1846 | |
| William C. Hasbrouck William C. Hasbrouck William Cornelius Hasbrouck was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
Orange Orange County, New York Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley... |
January 5, 1847 | December 31, 1847 | |
| Amos K. Hadley Amos K. Hadley Amos K. Hadley was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Stephen Hadley and Sarah Cushman Hadley .... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
Rensselaer Rensselaer County, New York Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy... |
January 4, 1848 | December 31, 1849 | two terms |
| Noble S. Elderkin Noble S. Elderkin Noble Strong Elderkin was an American politician from New York. He was Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1850.-Life:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
St. Lawrence St. Lawrence County, New York St. Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 111,944. The county seat is Canton. The county is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which in turn was named for the Catholic saint on whose Feast day the river was discovered by... |
January 1, 1850 | January 30, 1850 | left the Assembly to return home to his sick wife |
| Robert H. Pruyn Robert H. Pruyn Robert Hewson Pruyn was an American lawyer, General, diplomat, and politician from Albany, New York.-Political, military, and diplomatic service:... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
Albany Albany County, New York Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204... |
January 30, 1850 | March 14, 1850 | elected when Elderkin left the Assembly |
| Ferral C. Dininny Ferral C. Dininny Ferral Carlton Dininny was an American businessman and politician from the Southern Tier region of New York.-Life:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Steuben Steuben County, New York Steuben County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,990. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a German general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same... |
March 14, 1850 | December 31, 1850 | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond Henry Jarvis Raymond Henry Jarvis Raymond was an American journalist and politician and founder of The New York Times.-Early life and ancestors:... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
New York | January 7, 1851 | June 10, 1851 | |
| Joseph B. Varnum, Jr. Joseph B. Varnum, Jr. Joseph Bradley Varnum, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was a grandson of Joseph Bradley Varnum... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
Albany Albany County, New York Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204... |
June 10, 1851 | December 31, 1851 | elected when Raymond failed to attend special session |
| Jonas C. Heartt Jonas C. Heartt Jonas Coe Heartt was an American businessman and politician.-Life:... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
Rensselaer Rensselaer County, New York Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy... |
January 6, 1852 | December 31, 1852 | |
| William H. Ludlow William H. Ludlow William Handy Ludlow was an American politician.-Life:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Suffolk Suffolk County, New York Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came... |
January 4, 1853 | December 31, 1853 | |
| Robert H. Pruyn Robert H. Pruyn Robert Hewson Pruyn was an American lawyer, General, diplomat, and politician from Albany, New York.-Political, military, and diplomatic service:... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
Albany Albany County, New York Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204... |
January 3, 1854 | December 31, 1854 | second term |
| DeWitt C. Littlejohn | American Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by... |
Oswego Oswego County, New York Oswego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 Census, the estimated population was 122,109. The City of Oswego and the Village of Pulaski serve as the dual county seats in a two shire system of government... |
January 2, 1855 | December 31, 1855 | |
| Orville Robinson Orville Robinson Orville Robinson was an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Representative from New York.-Life:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Oswego Oswego County, New York Oswego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 Census, the estimated population was 122,109. The City of Oswego and the Village of Pulaski serve as the dual county seats in a two shire system of government... |
January 16, 1856 | December 31, 1856 | The Assembly convened on January 1, but it took more than two weeks to elect the Speaker. |
| DeWitt C. Littlejohn | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Oswego Oswego County, New York Oswego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 Census, the estimated population was 122,109. The City of Oswego and the Village of Pulaski serve as the dual county seats in a two shire system of government... |
January 6, 1857 | December 31, 1857 | second term |
| Thomas G. Alvord Thomas G. Alvord Thomas Gold Alvord was an American lawyer, merchant and politician. Throughout his political career he was known as "Old Salt".-Life:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Onondaga Onondaga County, New York Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
February 2, 1858 | December 31, 1858 | |
| DeWitt C. Littlejohn | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Oswego Oswego County, New York Oswego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 Census, the estimated population was 122,109. The City of Oswego and the Village of Pulaski serve as the dual county seats in a two shire system of government... |
January, 1859 | December 31, 1861 | three terms (third, fourth and fifth) |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond Henry Jarvis Raymond Henry Jarvis Raymond was an American journalist and politician and founder of The New York Times.-Early life and ancestors:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
New York | January, 1862 | December 31, 1862 | second term |
| Theophilus C. Callicot Theophilus C. Callicot Theophilus Carey Callicot was an American lawyer, newspaper editor and politician.-Early life:He was born in Cornwall, England, and came with his parents to the United States as a child. The family settled at Fairfax, Virginia... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Kings | January 26, 1863 | February 1863 | suspended during the investigation of the circumstances of his election |
| Chauncey M. Depew Chauncey Depew Chauncey Mitchell Depew was an attorney for Cornelius Vanderbilt's railroad interests, president of the New York Central Railroad System, and a United States Senator from New York from 1899 to 1911.- Biography:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Westchester Westchester County, New York Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities... |
February, 1863 | April, 1863 | Acting Speaker during Callicot's suspension |
| Theophilus C. Callicot Theophilus C. Callicot Theophilus Carey Callicot was an American lawyer, newspaper editor and politician.-Early life:He was born in Cornwall, England, and came with his parents to the United States as a child. The family settled at Fairfax, Virginia... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Kings | April, 1863 | December 31, 1863 | reinstated |
| Thomas G. Alvord Thomas G. Alvord Thomas Gold Alvord was an American lawyer, merchant and politician. Throughout his political career he was known as "Old Salt".-Life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Onondaga Onondaga County, New York Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
January, 1864 | December 31, 1864 | second term |
| George G. Hoskins George Gilbert Hoskins George Gilbert Hoskins was an American politician of the Republican Party.-Life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Wyoming Wyoming County, New York Wyoming County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. At the 2010 census, the population was 42,155. The county seat is Warsaw. The name is from a modified Delaware Indian word meaning "broad bottom lands"... |
January, 1865 | December 31, 1865 | |
| Lyman Tremain Lyman Tremain Lyman Tremain was a jurist and politician from New York.He was admitted to the bar in 1840 and practiced in Durham, where he was elected to his first political office as town supervisor in 1842. He was appointed District Attorney of Greene County in 1844... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Albany Albany County, New York Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204... |
January, 1866 | December 31, 1866 | |
| Edmund L. Pitts Edmund L. Pitts Edmund Levi Pitts was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Orleans Orleans County, New York As of the census of 2000, there were 44,171 people, 15,363 households, and 10,846 families residing in the county. The population density was 113 people per square mile . There were 17,347 housing units at an average density of 44 per square mile... |
January, 1867 | December 31, 1867 | |
| William Hitchman William Hitchman -Life:He was the son of a livery stable keeper, and was born on Pearl Street. He was apprenticed to carriage painter James Flynn, in Eighty-sixth Street near Third Avenue. He joined the 45 Engine Company as a runner, and got his certificate when he was twenty-one years old. His comrades elected him... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
New York | January, 1868 | December 31, 1868 | |
| Truman G. Younglove Truman G. Younglove Truman Giles Younglove was an American civil engineer, lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Daniel Copeland Younglove and Elizabeth Stimson Younglove... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Saratoga Saratoga County, New York Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 219,607. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Ballston Spa... |
January, 1869 | December 31, 1869 | |
| William Hitchman William Hitchman -Life:He was the son of a livery stable keeper, and was born on Pearl Street. He was apprenticed to carriage painter James Flynn, in Eighty-sixth Street near Third Avenue. He joined the 45 Engine Company as a runner, and got his certificate when he was twenty-one years old. His comrades elected him... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
New York | January, 1870 | December 31, 1871 | two terms (second and third) |
| Henry Smith Henry Smith (speaker) Henry Smith was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Thomas Smith, a lawyer.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Albany Albany County, New York Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204... |
January, 1872 | December 31, 1872 | |
| Alonzo B. Cornell Alonzo B. Cornell Alonzo Barton Cornell was a New York politician and businessman who served as 27th Governor of New York from 1880 to 1882.-Early years:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
New York | January, 1873 | December 31, 1873 | |
| James W. Husted James W. Husted (speaker) James William Husted was an American lawyer and politician, elected six times as Speaker of the New York State Assembly during his 22 years of service there. During his political career, he became known as the "Bald Eagle of Westchester".-Biography:He was educated at Bedford Academy, and graduated... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Westchester Westchester County, New York Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities... |
January, 1874 | December 31, 1874 | |
| Jeremiah McGuire Jeremiah McGuire Jeremiah McGuire was an American lawyer and politician.He came to the United States in 1830. He worked for some time on a farm in Hector, Schuyler County, New York before he started to study the law with H. B... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Chemung Chemung County, New York Chemung County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Chemung County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 88,830. Its name is derived from the name of a Delaware Indian village . Its... |
January, 1875 | December 31, 1875 | |
| James W. Husted James W. Husted (speaker) James William Husted was an American lawyer and politician, elected six times as Speaker of the New York State Assembly during his 22 years of service there. During his political career, he became known as the "Bald Eagle of Westchester".-Biography:He was educated at Bedford Academy, and graduated... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Westchester Westchester County, New York Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities... |
January, 1876 | December 31, 1876 | second term |
| George B. Sloan George B. Sloan George Beale Sloan was an American businessman, banker and politician.-Life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Oswego Oswego County, New York Oswego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 Census, the estimated population was 122,109. The City of Oswego and the Village of Pulaski serve as the dual county seats in a two shire system of government... |
January, 1877 | December 31, 1877 | |
| James W. Husted James W. Husted (speaker) James William Husted was an American lawyer and politician, elected six times as Speaker of the New York State Assembly during his 22 years of service there. During his political career, he became known as the "Bald Eagle of Westchester".-Biography:He was educated at Bedford Academy, and graduated... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Westchester Westchester County, New York Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities... |
January, 1878 | December 31, 1878 | third term |
| Thomas G. Alvord Thomas G. Alvord Thomas Gold Alvord was an American lawyer, merchant and politician. Throughout his political career he was known as "Old Salt".-Life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Onondaga Onondaga County, New York Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
January, 1879 | December 31, 1879 | third term |
| George H. Sharpe George H. Sharpe George Henry Sharpe was an American lawyer, soldier, secret service officer, diplomat and politician.-Early life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Ulster Ulster County, New York Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at... |
January, 1880 | December 31, 1881 | two terms |
| Charles E. Patterson Charles E. Patterson Charles Edward Patterson was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Dr. James Hervey Patterson, was educated at Castleton Seminary in Castleton, Vermont and Cambridge Academy in Cambridge, New York, and graduated from Union College in 1860... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Rensselaer Rensselaer County, New York Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy... |
February 2, 1882 | December 31, 1882 | |
| Alfred C. Chapin Alfred C. Chapin Alfred Clark Chapin was an American lawyer and politician.-Early life:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Kings | January, 1883 | December 31, 1883 | |
| Titus Sheard Titus Sheard Titus Sheard was an American businessman and politician.-Life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Herkimer Herkimer County, New York Herkimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,519. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part... |
January, 1884 | December 31, 1884 | |
| George Z. Erwin George Z. Erwin George Zalmon Erwin was an American politician.-Life:He was educated at St. Lawrence Academy at Potsdam, New York. He graduated from Middlebury College in August, 1865. He studied law with the then United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York William A. Dart and Charles O... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
St. Lawrence St. Lawrence County, New York St. Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 111,944. The county seat is Canton. The county is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which in turn was named for the Catholic saint on whose Feast day the river was discovered by... |
January, 1885 | December 31, 1885 | |
| James W. Husted James W. Husted (speaker) James William Husted was an American lawyer and politician, elected six times as Speaker of the New York State Assembly during his 22 years of service there. During his political career, he became known as the "Bald Eagle of Westchester".-Biography:He was educated at Bedford Academy, and graduated... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Westchester Westchester County, New York Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities... |
January, 1886 | December 31, 1887 | two terms (fourth and fifth) |
| Fremont Cole Fremont Cole Fremont Cole was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Schuyler Schuyler County, New York As of the census of 2000, there were 19,224 people, 7,374 households, and 5,191 families residing in the county. The population density was 58 people per square mile . There were 9,181 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile... |
January, 1888 | December 31, 1889 | two terms |
| James W. Husted James W. Husted (speaker) James William Husted was an American lawyer and politician, elected six times as Speaker of the New York State Assembly during his 22 years of service there. During his political career, he became known as the "Bald Eagle of Westchester".-Biography:He was educated at Bedford Academy, and graduated... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Westchester Westchester County, New York Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities... |
January, 1890 | December 31, 1890 | sixth term |
| William F. Sheehan William F. Sheehan William Francis Sheehan was an American lawyer and politician. During his political career he became known as Blue-Eyed Billy.-Biography:He was born on November 6, 1859 in Buffalo, New York.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Erie Erie County, New York Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie... |
January, 1891 | December 31, 1891 | |
| Robert P. Bush Robert P. Bush Robert P. Bush was an American physician, soldier and politician.-Life:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Chemung Chemung County, New York Chemung County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Chemung County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 88,830. Its name is derived from the name of a Delaware Indian village . Its... |
January 5, 1892 | December 31, 1892 | |
| William Sulzer William Sulzer William Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. He was the first and so far only New York Governor to be impeached... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
New York | January, 1893 | December 31, 1893 | |
| George R. Malby George R. Malby George Roland Malby was am American politician who served as United States Representative from New York.-Life:He attended Canton Union School and St. Lawrence University... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
St. Lawrence St. Lawrence County, New York St. Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 111,944. The county seat is Canton. The county is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which in turn was named for the Catholic saint on whose Feast day the river was discovered by... |
January, 1894 | December 31, 1894 | |
| Hamilton Fish II Hamilton Fish II Hamilton Fish II was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Julia Ursin Niemcewicz Kean and Hamilton Fish. He graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University, where he was a member of St... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Putnam Putnam County, New York Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the lower Hudson River Valley. Putnam county formed in 1812, when it detached from Dutchess County. , the population was 99,710. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The county seat is the hamlet of Carmel... |
January, 1895 | December 31, 1896 | two terms |
| James M. E. O'Grady James M. E. O'Grady James Mary Early O'Grady was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States Representative.-Life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Monroe Monroe County, New York Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 744,344. It is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States of America. Its county seat is the city of Rochester.... |
January 5, 1897 | December 31, 1898 | two terms |
| S. Frederick Nixon S. Frederick Nixon Samuel Frederick Nixon was an American businessman and politician.-Life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Chautauqua Chautauqua County, New York -Major highways:* Interstate 86/New York State Route 17 * Interstate 90 * U.S. Route 20* U.S. Route 62* New York State Route 5* New York State Route 39* New York State Route 60* New York State Route 394... |
January, 1899 | October 10, 1905 | died in office during his seventh term |
| James W. Wadsworth, Jr. | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Livingston Livingston County, New York As of the census of 2000, there were 64,328 people, 22,150 households, and 15,349 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 people per square mile . There were 24,023 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile... |
January, 1906 | December 31, 1910 | five terms |
| Daniel D. Frisbie Daniel D. Frisbie Daniel Dodge Frisbie - August 6, 1931 Middleburgh, Schoharie Co., NY) was an American newspaperman and politician.-Life:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Schoharie Schoharie County, New York As of the census of 2000, there were 31,582 people, 11,991 households and 8,177 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 15,915 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile... |
January 4, 1911 | December 31, 1911 | |
| Edwin A. Merritt, Jr. | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
St. Lawrence St. Lawrence County, New York St. Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 111,944. The county seat is Canton. The county is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which in turn was named for the Catholic saint on whose Feast day the river was discovered by... |
January 3, 1912 | November 5, 1912 | resigned to take his seat in Congress |
| Alfred E. Smith | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
New York | January, 1913 | December 31, 1913 | |
| Thaddeus C. Sweet Thaddeus C. Sweet Thaddeus Campbell Sweet was an American manufacturer and politician from New York. He represented New York's 32nd congressional district from 1923 to 1928.-Biography:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Oswego Oswego County, New York Oswego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 Census, the estimated population was 122,109. The City of Oswego and the Village of Pulaski serve as the dual county seats in a two shire system of government... |
January 7, 1914 | December 31, 1920 | seven terms |
| H. Edmund Machold H. Edmund Machold Henry Edmund Machold was an American lawyer, businessman and politician.-Life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Jefferson Jefferson County, New York Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 116,229. It is named after Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States of America, and president at the time the county was created in 1805... |
January 5, 1921 | December 31, 1924 | four terms |
| Joseph A. McGinnies Joseph A. McGinnies Joseph Albert McGinnies was an American businessman and politician.-Life:He was the son of William McGinnies and Elizabeth Lighthouse McGinnies. William McGinnies emigrated to the United States and settled in Ripley, New York... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Chautauqua Chautauqua County, New York -Major highways:* Interstate 86/New York State Route 17 * Interstate 90 * U.S. Route 20* U.S. Route 62* New York State Route 5* New York State Route 39* New York State Route 60* New York State Route 394... |
January 7, 1925 | December 31, 1934 | ten terms |
| Irwin Steingut Irwin Steingut Irwin Steingut was an American lawyer, businessman and politician.-Life:His father Simon Steingut was born in 1856 in Hamburg, and emigrated to the United States in 1873. He settled in New York City, and married Lena Wolbach who was born in Kiev... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Kings | January 2, 1935 | December 31, 1935 | father of Speaker Stanley Steingut |
| Irving M. Ives Irving Ives Irving McNeil Ives was an American politician from New York.-Life:He served overseas in the U.S. Army during World War I, rising to the rank of first lieutenant before he left the army in 1919... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Chenango Chenango County, New York Chenango County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,477. The county's name originates from an Oneida word meaning "large bull-thistle." Its county seat is Norwich.-History:... |
January 1, 1936 | December 31, 1936 | |
| Oswald D. Heck Oswald D. Heck Oswald D. Heck was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:In 1933, he married Beulah W. Slocum.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Schenectady Schenectady County, New York Schenectady County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 154,727. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Schenectady. The name is from a Mohawk Indian word meaning "on the other side of the... |
January 13, 1937 | May 21, 1959 | longest serving Speaker (22 years and 4 months), died in office during his thirteenth term |
| Joseph Carlino Joseph Carlino Joseph Francis Carlino was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Nassau Nassau County, New York Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532... |
May 21, 1959 | December 31, 1964 | as Majority Leader became Acting Speaker upon the death of Oswald D. Heck, elected Speaker on July 1 for the remainder of the term, then re-elected to another two terms |
| Anthony J. Travia Anthony J. Travia Anthony John Travia was an American lawyer and politician and federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.-Life:He graduated LL.B. from St. John's University School of Law in 1932.In 1935, he married Rita A. Sorrentino... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Kings | February 4, 1965 | July 22, 1968 | vacated his seat during his second term upon appointment as a federal judge |
| Moses M. Weinstein Moses M. Weinstein Moses M. Weinstein was an American lawyer and politician.-Name:He was born Morris Weinstein without middle initial... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Queens | July 23, 1968 | December 31, 1968 | as Majority Leader became Acting Speaker upon Travia's resignation for the remainder of the term |
| Perry B. Duryea, Jr. Perry Duryea Perry Belmont Duryea, Jr. was an American politician.-Life:His father ran a wholesale seafood business, Perry B. Duryea and Son, Inc., in Montauk... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Suffolk Suffolk County, New York Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came... |
January 8, 1969 | December 31, 1974 | three terms, last Republican Speaker to date |
| Stanley Steingut Stanley Steingut Stanley Steingut was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Kings | January 8, 1975 | December 31, 1978 | two terms, son of Speaker Irwin Steingut |
| Stanley Fink Stanley Fink Stanley Fink was an American Lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Kings | January 2, 1979 | December 31, 1986 | four terms |
| Mel Miller Mel Miller Melvin H. Miller is an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He graduated from Brooklyn College and New York University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1964, and is a member of the New York County Lawyers Association... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Kings | January 8, 1987 | December 13, 1991 | removed from office upon federal conviction in the middle of his third term |
| James R. Tallon, Jr. James R. Tallon James R. Tallon, Jr. is an American politician and health-care expert.-Life:He received a B.A., cum laude, in political science from Syracuse University and an M.A. in international relations from Boston University. He has done additional graduate work at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Broome Broome County, New York Broome County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 200,600. It was named in honor of John Broome, who was lieutenant governor in 1806 when Broome County was established. Its county seat is Binghamton, which is also its major city. The current... |
December 13, 1991 | December 16, 1991 | as Majority Leader became Acting Speaker upon Miller's removal from office until the election of a successor |
| Saul Weprin Saul Weprin Saul Weprin was an American attorney and politician. He was a Democratic member from Queens County of the New York State Assembly, and served as its Speaker from December 1991 until his death.-Early life and career:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Queens | December 16, 1991 | February 11, 1994 | elected for the remainder of Miller's term, then re-elected to another term, died in office |
| Sheldon Silver Sheldon Silver Sheldon "Shelly" Silver is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from New York. He has held the office of Speaker of the New York State Assembly since 1994.- Personal life :... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
New York | February 11, 1994 | Present | as Majority Leader became Acting Speaker upon Weprin's death, elected Speaker for the remainder of the term, and re-elected eight times, still in office |