145th New York State Legislature


The 145th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4 to August 29, 1922, during the second year of Nathan L. Miller's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1917, 51 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts consisted either of one or more entire counties; or a contiguous area within a single county. The counties which were divided into more than one senatorial district were New York, Kings, Bronx, Erie, Monroe, Queens and Westchester. The Assembly districts were made up of contiguous area, all within the same county.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Socialist Party also nominated tickets.

Elections

The New York state election, 1921, was held on November 8. The only statewide elective office up for election was a judgeship on the New York Court of Appeals which was carried by Republican William Shankland Andrews. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Judge of the Court of Appeals, was: Republicans 1,146,000; Democrats 1,081,000; and Socialists 146,000.
The only assemblywoman of 1921, Marguerite L. Smith, an athletics teacher, of Harlem, was defeated for re-election, and no women were elected to the Legislature of 1922.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 4, 1922; and adjourned on March 17.
H. Edmund Machold was re-elected Speaker.
The Legislature met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany on August 28 and 29, 1922. This session was called to deal with the shortage of coal. The Legislature created the office of State Fuel Administrator, and William H. Woodin was appointed by Governor Miller to the post. Woodin resigned on January 8, 1923, and Governor Al Smith appointed George W. Goethals to succeed. The post was abolished by Smith, effective on April 1, 1923.

State Senate

Districts

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on..."
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stGeorge L. Thompson*Republican
2ndJohn L. Karle*Republican
3rdPeter J. McGarry*Democrat
4thMaxwell S. Harris*Republican
5thDaniel F. Farrell*Democrat
6thWilliam T. Simpson*Republican
7thCharles C. Lockwood*Republican
8thAlvah W. Burlingame, Jr.*Republican
9thGeorge M. Reischmann*Republican
10thJeremiah F. Twomey*Democrat
11thAbraham L. Katlin*Republican
12thJimmy Walker*DemocratMinority Leader
13thJohn J. Boylan*Democraton November 7, 1922, elected to the 68th U.S. Congress
14thBernard Downing*Democrat
15thNathan Straus, Jr.*Democrat
16thThomas I. SheridanDemocratelected to fill vacancy, in place of Martin G. McCue
17thSchuyler M. Meyer*Republican
18thSalvatore A. Cotillo*Democrat
19thWilliam Duggan*Republican
20thWard V. Tolbert*Republican
21stHenry G. Schackno*Democrat
22ndEdmund Seidel*Socialist
23rdJohn J. Dunnigan*Democrat
24thC. Ernest Smith*Republican
25thGeorge T. Burling*Republican
26thHolland S. Duell*Republican
27thCaleb H. Baumes*Republican
28thJames E. Towner*Republican
29thCharles W. Walton*Republican
30thFrank L. Wiswall*Republican
31stFrederick E. Draper*Republican
32ndFrederick W. Kavanaugh*Republican
33rdMortimer Y. Ferris*Republican
34thWarren T. Thayer*Republican
35thTheodore Douglas Robinson*Republican
36thFrederick M. Davenport*Republican
37thFred B. Pitcher*Republican
38thGeorge R. Fearon*Republican
39thAllen J. Bloomfield*Republican
40thClayton R. Lusk*RepublicanTemporary President
41stSeymour Lowman*Republican
42ndCharles J. Hewitt*Republican
43rdWilliam A. Carson*Republican
44thJohn Knight*Republican
45thJames L. Whitley*Republican
46thHomer E. A. DickRep./Proh.elected to fill vacancy, in place of John B. Mullan
47thWilliam W. Campbell*Republican
48thParton Swift*Republican
49thWilliam E. Martin*Republican
50thLeonard W. H. Gibbs*Republican
51stDeHart H. Ames*Republican

Employees

Assemblymen

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

Employees