114th New York State Legislature


The 114th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to April 30, 1891, during the seventh year of David B. Hill's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1846, 32 Senators and 128 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts were made up of entire counties, except New York County and Kings County. The Assembly districts were made up of entire towns, or city wards, forming a contiguous area, all within the same county.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. In New York City, the Democrats were split into two factions: Tammany Hall and the "County Democracy". The Prohibition Party and the Socialist Labor Party also nominated tickets.

Elections

The New York state election, 1890 was held on November 4. The only statewide elective office up for election was carried by the incumbent Judge of the Court of Appeals Robert Earl, a Democrat who was endorsed by the Republicans. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Judge of the Court of Appeals, was: Democratic/Republican 927,000; Prohibition 34,000; and Socialist Labor 13,000.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1891; and adjourned on April 30.
William F. Sheehan was elected Speaker with 66 votes against 56 for Milo M. Acker.
On January 21, the Legislature elected Governor David B. Hill to succeed William M. Evarts as U.S. Senator from New York, for a six-year term beginning on March 4, 1891. However, Governor Hill remained in office until the end of his term on December 31, 1891, and took his seat in the U.S. Senate only on January 7, 1892.

State Senate

Districts

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

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stEdward Hawkins*Democrat
2ndJohn C. Jacobs*Democrat
3rdJames W. Birkett*Republican
4thPatrick H. McCarren*Democrat
5thWilliam L. Brown*Tammany Dem.
6thJohn F. Ahearn*County Dem.
7thGeorge F. Roesch*Tammany Dem.
8thLispenard Stewart*Republican
9thCharles A. Stadler*Tammany Dem.
10thJacob A. Cantor*Tammany Dem.
11thEugene S. Ives*Tammany Dem.
12thWilliam H. Robertson*Republican
13thWilliam P. Richardson*Republican
14thJohn J. Linson*Democrat
15thGilbert A. Deane*Republicandied on November 20, 1891
16thMichael F. Collins*Democrat
17thNorton Chase*Democrat
18thHarvey J. Donaldson*Republican
19thLouis W. Emerson*Republican
20thGeorge Z. Erwin*Republican
21stGeorge B. Sloan*Republican
22ndHenry J. Coggeshall*Republican
23rdTitus Sheard*Republican
24thEdmund O'Connor*Republican
25thFrancis Hendricks*Republicanseat vacated on September 28, 1891, upon
taking office as Collector of the Port of New York
26thThomas Hunter*Republican
27thJ. Sloat Fassett*RepublicanPresident pro tempore; seat vacated on August 1, 1891,
upon taking office as Collector of the Port of New York
28thCharles T. Saxton*Republican
29thDonald McNaughton*Democrat
30thGreenleaf S. Van Gorder*Republican
31stJohn Laughlin*Republican
32ndCommodore P. Vedder*Republican

Employees

Assemblymen

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature.

Employees