58th New York State Legislature


The 58th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to May 11, 1835, during the third year of William L. Marcy's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1821, 32 Senators were elected on general tickets in eight 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.
State Senator John Birdsall resigned on June 5; and State Senator Louis Hasbrouck died on August 20, 1834; leaving vacancies in the Fourth and Eighth District.
Surveyor General Simeon De Witt died on December 3, 1834, leaving a vacancy to be filled by the Legislature.
At this time there were two political parties: the Democratic Party and the Whig Party.
The Whig state convention nominated State Senator William H. Seward for Governor, and Silas M. Stilwell for Lieutenant Governor.
The Democratic state convention met on September 10 at Herkimer and nominated Gov. Marcy and Lt. Gov. Tracy for re-election.

Elections

The State election was held from November 3 to 5, 1834. Gov. William L. Marcy and Lt. Gov. John Tracy were re-elected.
Coe S. Downing, John P. Jones, Abraham L. Lawyer, Samuel Young, Abijah Beckwith, Levi Beardsley, Chester Loomis, Isaac Lacey ; and Assemblymen Jabez Willes and Chauncey J. Fox were elected to the Senate. Lacey and Fox were Whigs, the other eight were Democrats.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1835; and adjourned on May 11.
Charles Humphrey was elected Speaker with 91 votes against 31 for Mark H. Sibley.
Upon taking their seats in the Senate, Young and Willes, and Fox and Lacey, drew lots to decide which one of the two senators elected in each district would serve the short term, and which one the full term. Young and Fox drew the short term, and Willes and Lacey the full term.
On January 20, the Legislature elected William Campbell as Surveyor General; and Amasa J. Parker as a regent of the University of the State of New York.
On February 2, the Legislature re-elected Attorney General Greene C. Bronson and State Treasurer Abraham Keyser.
On May 6, Canal Commissioner Michael Hoffman resigned.
On May 9, the Legislature elected Heman J. Redfield to succeed Hoffman; and Washington Irving as a regent of the University of the State of New York. Redfield declined to take office, and Gov. Marcy appointed John Bowman to fill the vacancy temporarily.

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. Jabez Willes and Chauncey J. Fox changed from the Assembly to the Senate.
DistrictSenatorsTerm leftPartyNotes
FirstHarman B. Cropsey*1 yearDemocrat
FirstMyndert Van Schaick*2 yearsDemocrat
FirstCharles L. Livingston*3 yearsDemocrat
FirstCoe S. Downing4 yearsDemocrat
SecondAllan Macdonald*1 yearDemocratalso Postmaster of White Plains
SecondJohn Sudam*2 yearsDemocratdied on April 13, 1835
SecondLeonard Maison*3 yearsDemocrat
SecondJohn P. Jones4 yearsDemocrat
ThirdJohn W. Edmonds*1 yearDemocrat
ThirdPeter Gansevoort*2 yearsDemocrat
ThirdJohn C. Kemble*3 yearsDemocrat
ThirdAbraham L. Lawyer4 yearsDemocrat
FourthJosiah Fisk*1 yearDemocrat
FourthSamuel Young2 yearsDemocratelected to fill vacancy, in place of Louis Hasbrouck;
also a Canal Commissioner and First Judge of the Saratoga Co. Court
FourthIsaac W. Bishop*3 yearsDemocrat
FourthJabez Willes*4 yearsDemocrat
FifthRobert Lansing*1 yearDemocrat
FifthJohn G. Stower*2 yearsDemocratresigned on September 29, 1835
FifthFrancis Seger*3 yearsDemocrat
FifthAbijah Beckwith4 yearsDemocrat
SixthJohn G. McDowell*1 yearDemocratalso Postmaster of Chemung
SixthJohn F. Hubbard*2 yearsDemocrat
SixthEbenezer Mack*3 yearsDemocrat
SixthLevi Beardsley4 yearsDemocrat
SeventhJehiel H. Halsey*1 yearDemocrat
SeventhSamuel L. Edwards*2 yearsDemocrat
SeventhThomas Armstrong*3 yearsDemocrat
SeventhChester Loomis4 yearsDemocratalso Postmaster of Rushville
EighthChauncey J. Fox*1 yearWhigelected to fill vacancy, in place of John Birdsall
EighthJohn Griffin*2 yearsWhig
EighthAlbert H. Tracy*3 yearsWhig
EighthIsaac Lacey4 yearsWhig

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. Herman I. Quackenboss changed from the Senate to the Assembly.
The party affiliations follow the vote on State officers on January 20, February 2 and May 9.
DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
AlbanyEdward LivingstonDemocrat
AlbanyTobias T. E. WaldronWhig
AlbanyWheaton did not claim or take the seat; contested
AlbanyDavid G. SegerDemocratseated on January 9, 1835, in place of Wheaton
AlleganyAlvin BurrWhig
BroomeNeri BlatchlyWhig
CattaraugusAlbert G. BurkeWhig
CayugaCornelius Cuykendall*Democrat
CayugaAndrew Groom*Democrat
CayugaNoyes Palmer*Democrat
CayugaAndrews PrestonDemocrat
ChautauquaOrren McCluerWhig
ChautauquaJohn Woodward Jr.Whig
ChenangoHendrick CrainDemocrat
ChenangoHenry CraryDemocrat
ChenangoWoodward WarrenDemocrat
ClintonLemuel StetsonDemocrat
ColumbiaJacob ShaferDemocrat
ColumbiaHorace StevensDemocrat
ColumbiaJulius WilcoxsonDemocrat
CortlandAaron BrownWhig
CortlandBarak NilesWhig
DelawareDubois BurhansDemocrat
DelawareWilliam B. OgdenDemocrat
DutchessTheodore V. W. Anthony*Democrat
DutchessDavid Barnes Jr.Democrat
DutchessStoddard JuddDemocrat
DutchessStephen ThornDemocrat
ErieWilliam A. MoseleyWhig
ErieRalph PlumbWhig
EssexThomas A. TomlinsonWhig
FranklinAsa HascallWhig
GeneseeTruman Lewis*Whig
GeneseeSamuel RichmondWhig
GeneseeAmos Tyrrel Jr.Whig
GreeneDavid IngersollDemocrat
GreeneAnthony Van BergenDemocrat
Hamilton and
Montgomery		Henry AdamsDemocrat
Hamilton and
Montgomery		Ashbel LoomisDemocrat
Hamilton and
Montgomery		Collins OdellDemocrat
HerkimerCharles GrayDemocrat
HerkimerPeter P. MurphyDemocrat
HerkimerHenry TillinghastDemocrat
JeffersonCalvin ClarkWhig
JeffersonEli FarwellWhig
JeffersonCharles StrongWhig
KingsPhilip Brasher*Democrat
LewisCharles DayanDemocrat
LivingstonHollom HutchinsonWhig
LivingstonGeorge W. PattersonWhig
MadisonJoseph ClarkDemocrat
MadisonWilliam J. HoughDemocrat
MadisonJason W. PowersDemocrat
MonroeGeorge BrownWhig
MonroeDerick SibleyWhig
MonroeEnoch StrongWhig
New YorkThomas N. CarrDemocrat
New YorkCharles P. ClinchDemocrat
New YorkCharles Henry HallDemocrat
New YorkJob HaskellDemocrat
New YorkThomas Herttell*Democrat
New YorkHerman I. Quackenboss*Democratpreviously a member from Delaware Co., and then from Greene Co.
New YorkChristopher C. RiceDemocrat
New YorkBenjamin Ringgold*Democrat
New YorkJames J. Roosevelt Jr.Democrat
New YorkProsper M. WetmoreDemocrat
New YorkAndrew C. WheelerDemocrat
NiagaraHiram McNeilWhig
OneidaMerit BrooksDemocrat
OneidaDan P. CadwellDemocrat
OneidaRiley ShepardDemocrat
OneidaDavid WagerDemocrat
OneidaAmos WoodworthDemocrat
OnondagaDavid C. LytleDemocrat
OnondagaSandford C. ParkerDemocrat
OnondagaGeorge PettitDemocrat
OnondagaJohn WilkinsonDemocratalso Postmaster of Syracuse
OntarioAriel HendeeWhig
OntarioWilliam HildrethWhig
OntarioMark H. SibleyWhig
OrangeMerit H. Cash*Democrat
OrangeRobert DennistonDemocrat
OrangeDemocratFowler died before the beginning of the session; James Finch was
elected in a special election, and seated on January 23
OrleansAsa Clark*Democrat
OswegoJesse CrowellDemocrat
OtsegoJoseph CarpenterDemocrat
OtsegoHenry HarveyDemocrat
OtsegoCornelius JonesDemocrat
OtsegoJoseph PeckDemocrat
PutnamDaniel KentDemocrat
QueensThomas B. Jackson*Democrat
RensselaerChester GriswoldDemocrat
RensselaerJacob W. LewisWhig
RensselaerDaniel SimmonsWhig
RensselaerMartin SpringerDemocrat
RichmondLawrence HillyerWhig
RocklandEdward SuffernDemocrat
St. LawrencePreston KingDemocrat
St. LawrenceWilliam S. PaddockDemocrat
SaratogaEli BeecherDemocrat
SaratogaAsahel PhiloDemocrat
SaratogaWilliam B. Van BenthuisenDemocratresigned on March 11, 1835
SchenectadyDavid OstromDemocrat
SchoharieJohn F. HillerDemocrat
SchoharieJonas KrumDemocrat
SenecaCaleb BarnumDemocrat
SenecaJohn D. Coe*Democrat
SteubenJeremiah BakerDemocrat
SteubenJoshua Healy*Democrat
SuffolkGeorge L. ConklinDemocrat
SuffolkGeorge S. PhillipsDemocrat
SullivanJames EldredDemocrat
TiogaGreen BennetDemocrat
TiogaGeorge FisherDemocrat
TompkinsCharles Humphrey*Democratelected Speaker
TompkinsParvis A. WilliamsDemocrat
TompkinsCaleb WoodburyDemocrat
UlsterHenry I. DavisDemocrat
UlsterWilliam Woodworth
WarrenTruman B. HicksDemocrat
WashingtonJonathan K. HortonWhig
WashingtonGeorge McKieWhig
WashingtonAllen R. MooreWhig
WayneElisha BenjaminDemocrat
WayneWilliam D. WylieDemocrat
WestchesterEdwin Crosby*Democrat
WestchesterHoratio Lockwood*Democrat
WestchesterPrince W. PaddockDemocrat
YatesMeredith MalloryDemocrat

Employees