33rd New York State Legislature


The 33rd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 30 to April 6, 1810, during the third year of Daniel D. Tompkins's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1777, amended by the Constitutional Convention of 1801, 32 Senators were elected on general tickets in the four senatorial districts for four-year terms. They were divided into four classes, and every year eight Senate seats came up for election. Assemblymen were elected countywide on general tickets to a one-year term, the whole Assembly being renewed annually.
In 1797, Albany was declared the State capital, and all subsequent Legislatures have been meeting there ever since. In 1799, the Legislature enacted that future Legislatures meet on the last Tuesday of January of each year unless called earlier by the governor.
In 1808, Cortland County was split from Onondaga County, and in 1809 was apportioned 1 seat in the Assembly, taken from Onondaga. In 1809, Schenectady County was split from Albany County, and was apportioned 2 seats in the Assembly, taken from Albany. Also in 1809, Sullivan County was split from Ulster County, but both remained in a joint Assembly district.
At this time the politicians were divided into two opposing political parties: the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans.
At this time the major political controversy was the Embargo Act of 1807 which was supported by the Democratic-Republicans, but opposed by the Federalists. The Embargo was very unpopular and led to a revival of the Federalist Party which had been reduced to a small minority, but at the State election in April 1809 already won a majority of the Assembly seats.

Elections

The State election was held from April 25 to 27, 1809. Israel Carll, Johannes Bruyn, Samuel Haight, Daniel Paris, John Stearns,, Amos Hall, Seth Phelps and Jonas Platt were elected to the Senate. Carll, Bruyn and Haight were Democratic-Republicans, the other five were Federalists.

Sessions

The Legislature met at the Old City Hall in Albany on January 30, 1810; and adjourned on April 6.
William North was elected Speaker with 59 votes against 45 for William Livingston. James Van Ingen was elected Clerk of the Assembly with 59 votes against 47 for the incumbent Daniel Rodman. The incumbent Thomas D. Donnelly was re-elected Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly with 55 votes against 49 for Jacob C. Cuyler.
On February 8, the Legislature elected Abraham G. Lansing to succeed David Thomas as New York State Treasurer.
On March 13, 1810, State Senator Jonas Platt presented his project for a bipartisan Canal Commission to the State Legislature, and two days later the Legislature appointed Gouverneur Morris, Assemblyman Stephen Van Rensselaer, Speaker William North, Thomas Eddy, State Senator DeWitt Clinton, Surveyor General Simeon DeWitt and Congressman Peter B. Porter a "Commission to Explore a Route for a Canal to Lake Erie, and Report".

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.
DistrictSenatorsTerm leftPartyNotes
SouthernJonathan Ward*1 yearDem.-Rep.
SouthernDeWitt Clinton*2 yearsDem.-Rep.until February 2, 1810, also Mayor of New York City;
on March 15, 1810, appointed to the Erie Canal Commission
SouthernBenjamin Coe*3 yearsDem.-Rep.
SouthernWilliam W. Gilbert*3 yearsDem.-Rep.
SouthernIsrael Carll4 yearsDem.-Rep.elected to the Council of Appointment
MiddleElisha Barlow*1 yearDem.-Rep.
MiddleJames Burt*1 yearDem.-Rep.
MiddleJoshua H. Brett*2 yearsDem.-Rep.
MiddleRobert Williams*2 yearsFederalistelected to the Council of Appointment
MiddleEdward P. Livingston*3 yearsDem.-Rep.
MiddleJohannes Bruyn4 yearsDem.-Rep.
MiddleSamuel Haight4 yearsDem.-Rep.
EasternJacob Snell*1 yearsDem.-Rep.
EasternIsaac Kellogg*2 yearsDem.-Rep.
EasternJohn McLean*2 yearsDem.-Rep.
EasternCharles Selden*2 yearsDem.-Rep.
EasternJohn Tayler*2 yearsDem.-Rep.
EasternDavid Hopkins*3 yearsFederalist
EasternDaniel Paris4 yearsFederalistelected to the Council of Appointment
EasternJohn Stearns4 yearsFederalist
WesternJohn Ballard*1 yearDem.-Rep.
WesternSalmon Buell*1 yearDem.-Rep.
WesternJacob Gebhard*1 yearDem.-Rep.
WesternNathan Smith*1 yearDem.-Rep.
WesternAlexander Rea*2 yearsDem.-Rep.
WesternFrancis A. Bloodgood*3 yearsDem.-Rep.
WesternWalter Martin*3 yearsDem.-Rep.
WesternLuther Rich*3 yearsDem.-Rep.
WesternSylvanus Smalley*3 yearsDem.-Rep.
WesternAmos Hall4 yearsFederalistelected to the Council of Appointment
WesternSeth Phelps4 yearsFederalist
WesternJonas Platt4 yearsFederalist

Employees

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.

Assemblymen

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature. Nathaniel Locke changed from the Senate to the Assembly.
DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
AlbanyJohn ColvinFederalist
AlbanyAbel FrenchFederalist
AlbanyStephen Van Rensselaer*Federaliston March 15, 1810, appointed to the Erie Canal Commission
AlbanyAbraham Van Vechten*Federalistfrom February 2, 1810, also New York Attorney General
Allegany
and Steuben		John KnoxFederalist
BroomeJames PumpellyFederalist
CayugaHenry Bloom*Dem.-Rep.
CayugaStephen CloseDem.-Rep.
CayugaCharles Kellogg*Dem.-Rep.
ChenangoNathaniel Locke*Dem.-Rep.
ChenangoJohn NoyesDem.-Rep.
ChenangoEbenezer Wakley*Dem.-Rep.
Clinton and
Franklin		Gates HoitFederalist
ColumbiaThomas P. GrosvenorFederalistfrom February 1810, also District Attorney of the 3rd District
ColumbiaHenry W. LivingstonFed./Dem.-Rep.Livingston was a Federalist, but ran on both tickets
ColumbiaWilliam LuskFederalist
ColumbiaAnson PrattFederalist
CortlandEphraim Fish
DelawareJohn T. MoreDem.-Rep.
DelawareElias OsbornDem.-Rep.
DutchessDavid BrooksFederalistfrom February 9, 1810, also Dutchess County Clerk
DutchessLemuel CliftFederalist
DutchessKoert DuboisFederalist
DutchessEbenezer Haight*Federalist
DutchessAlexander NeelyFederalist
DutchessIsaac Van WyckFederalist
EssexBenjamin Pond*Dem.-Rep.in April 1810, elected to the 12th United States Congress
GeneseeChauncey LoomisDem.-Rep.
GreeneBenjamin Chapman
GreeneIra DayFederalist
HerkimerChristopher P. BellingerDem.-Rep.
HerkimerRudolph DevendorffFederalist
HerkimerThomas ManlyFederalist
JeffersonEthel BronsonFederalist
JeffersonMoss KentFederalist
KingsJeremiah Johnson*Federalist
LewisLewis Graves
MadisonJohn W. Bulkley*Federalist
MadisonAmos B. FullerFederalist
MadisonDaniel Van HorneFederalist
MontgomeryJames AllenFederalist
MontgomeryDaniel Cady*Federalist
MontgomeryJohn Greene*Federalist
MontgomeryRichard Van Horne*Federalist
MontgomeryDavid J. ZeillyFederalist
New YorkJohn P. Anthony*
New YorkAbraham E. Brouwer
New YorkThomas Farmar*
New YorkAdrian Hegeman
New YorkSamuel L. MitchillDem.-Rep.in April 1810, elected to the 11th United States Congress
New YorkCaleb Pell*
New YorkIchabod Prall
New YorkSamuel TookerDem.-Rep.
New YorkSolomon Townsend*
New YorkBeekman M. Van Buren*
New YorkAugustus WrightDem.-Rep.
NiagaraArchibald S. Clarke*Dem.-Rep.also Surrogate of Niagara County
OneidaLevi Carpenter Jr.
OneidaSamuel Chandler
OneidaJohn Humaston
OneidaDavid Ostrom*Federalist
OneidaJohn Storrs*Federalist
OnondagaJacobus Dupuy*Dem.-Rep.
OnondagaBarnet Mooney*Dem.-Rep.
OntarioValentine BrotherFederalist
OntarioIsrael Chapin
OntarioDavid Dorsey
OntarioWilliam Markham
OntarioGideon Pitts
OrangeJames Finch Jr.Dem.-Rep.
OrangeJoseph MorrellDem.-Rep.
OrangeJohn NicholsonDem.-Rep.
OrangeSelah StrongDem.-Rep.
OtsegoJoseph Bowne
OtsegoErastus Crafts
OtsegoAbel DeForest
OtsegoBenjamin Gilbert
QueensStephen Carman*Federalist
QueensDavid Kissam*Federalist
QueensWilliam Townsend*Federalist
RensselaerTimothy LeonardFederalist
RensselaerHenry Platt*Federalist
RensselaerCornelius I. Schermerhorn*Federalist
RensselaerJeremiah SchuylerFederalist
RichmondRichard ConnorFederalist
RocklandPeter S. Van OrdenDem.-Rep.
St. LawrenceRoswell HopkinsFederalist
SaratogaJoel Lee
SaratogaSamuel LewisDem.-Rep.
SaratogaDaniel L. Van Antwerp*Dem.-Rep.
SaratogaCalvin Wheeler
SchenectadyHenry GlenFederalist
SchenectadyWilliam NorthFederalistelected Speaker;
on March 15, 1810, appointed to the Erie Canal Commission
SchoharieJohn Ingold Jr.*Federalist
SchoharieJohn Rice*Federalist
SenecaOliver C. ComstockDem.-Rep.
SuffolkAbraham Rose*Dem.-Rep.
SuffolkJohn RoseDem.-Rep.
SuffolkTredwell ScudderDem.-Rep.
Sullivan
and Ulster		Benjamin BevierDem.-Rep.
Sullivan
and Ulster		John ConklinDem.-Rep.
Sullivan
and Ulster		Abraham HardenberghDem.-Rep.
Sullivan
and Ulster		Abraham J. HasbrouckDem.-Rep.
TiogaEmanuel Coryell*Federalist
WashingtonKitchel Bishop*Dem.-Rep.
WashingtonJohn GaleDem.-Rep.
WashingtonJason KelloggDem.-Rep.
WashingtonWilliam LivingstonDem.-Rep.
WashingtonRoger Skinner*Dem.-Rep.
WestchesterWilliam Barker*Federalist
WestchesterAbraham Odell*Federalist
WestchesterSamuel Youngs*Federalist

Employees