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48th New York State Legislature
The 48th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4 to April 21, 1825, during the first year of DeWitt Clinton's second tenure as Governor of New York, 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. The previous session had been dominated by the controversy about the presidential succession, and the question how to choose presidential electors. Party lines broke down when Martin Van Buren tried to have the "Bucktails" faction of the Democratic-Republican Party support William H. Crawford for U.S. president. A large part of the Bucktails favored John Quincy Adams, Henr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tallmadge, Jr
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Clay
Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, also receiving electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Great Triumvirate" of Congressmen, alongside fellow Whig Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun. Clay was born in Hanover County, Virginia, in 1777, beginning his legal career in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1797. As a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Clay won election to the Kentucky state legislature in 1803 and to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1810. He was chosen as Speaker of the House in early 1811 and, along with President James Madison, led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker Of The New York State Assembly
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 and does not make it to the floor. Selection The Assembly elects its speaker at the beginning of a new term following the state elections, or after a vacancy in the office has occurred. The Clerk of the Assembly from the previous year will convene the Assembly and preside ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Wilkeson
Samuel Wilkeson (June 1, 1781 – July 7, 1848) was a merchant, politician, and judge who served as mayor of Buffalo, New York. Early life He was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on June 1, 1781. He was a child of John Wilkeson and Mary (née Robinson) Wilkeson, immigrant farms from the north of Ireland. After the death of his father around 1802, Wilkeson moved to Mahoning County, Ohio where he built a farm and the first grist mill in the area. Career During the War of 1812 Wilkeson was asked to build a fleet of ships for the U.S. Army at Buffalo, brought his family there, and opened a general store. In 1815, he became the village's first Justice of the Peace and later chosen as a village trustee. He was a member of the Buffalo Harbor Company that brought the terminus of the Erie Canal to Buffalo, versus its rival Black Rock. In the early 1820s, he led the project to improve the harbor to make it suitable as the canal terminus. In February 1821, Wilkeson was appointed First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Crary
John Crary (July 10, 1770 - May 18, 1848) was an American politician from New York. Life Born in Hoosick Falls, New York on July 10, 1770, he studied law and became an attorney in Salem, New York. From 1808 to 1809 he served as Clerk of Washington County. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Washington Co.) in 1824. He was a member of the New York State Senate (4th D.) from 1825 to 1828, sitting in the 48th, 49th, 50th and 51st New York State Legislatures. In 1828, Crary ran on the Anti-Masonic ticket for Lieutenant Governor of New York, but was defeated by Democrat Enos T. Throop. He died in Salem on May 18, 1848 and was buried at the Revolutionary Cemetery in Salem, New York Salem is a town in eastern Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,702 at the 2000 census. The town of Salem contains a hamlet also named Salem, formerly .... Sources External links *''The Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stukely Ellsworth
Stukely Stafford Ellsworth, Sr., (September 26, 1769March 31, 1837) was an American politician from New York state. He served two terms in the New York State Assembly, representing Otsego County, and later served in the New York State Senate. Biography Stukeley Ellsworth was born September 26, 1769, in West Greenwich, Rhode Island. He was raised and lived most of his life in Otsego County, New York, living first at the town of Laurens, then Hartwick. He was a justice of the peace and town supervisor before being elected to the New York State Assembly in 1817 and 1820. He served in the 41st and 44th legislative sessions. In 1824, he was elected to a four-year term in the New York State Senate. He was injured in a stage coach accident during one of his trips to the Senate, and never fully recovered from the injury. He died suddenly while chopping wood at his home on March 31, 1837. Personal life and family Stukeley Ellsworth was the 11th child of Judiah Aylworth, who se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Brayton (New York)
George Brayton (February 8, 1772 – March 7, 1837 Westernville, Oneida County, New York) was an American politician from New York. Life He was the son of Assemblyman Isaac Brayton and Cynthia (Whipple) Brayton (b. 1746). On October 5, 1800, he married Sarah Swan (1777–1841). George Brayton was a member of the New York State Assembly (Oneida Co.) in 1804–05, 1806, 1807. In 1812, he was appointed Postmaster of Westernville. In 1814, he was appointed an associate judge of the Oneida County Court. He was again a member of the State Assembly (Oneida Co.) in 1818. He was a member of the New York State Senate (5th D.) from 1825 to 1826, sitting in the 48th and 49th New York State Legislatures. He resigned his seat on April 18, 1826, the last day of that year's regular session of the Legislature. In 1828, he was one of the original incorporators of the Black River Canal The Black River Canal was a canal built in northern New York in the United States to connect the Erie Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard McMichael
Richard McMichael (c. 1788 - c. 1843) was an American politician from New York. Life He was the son of James McMichael (1752–1828) and Maria (Hall) McMichael. On December 13, 1812, he married Maria Marselis (1795–1854), and they had eight children. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Schenectady Co.) in 1820-21. He was a member of the New York State Senate (3rd D.) from 1825 to 1828, sitting in the 48th, 49th, 50th and 51st New York State Legislature The 51st New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 1 to December 10, 1828, during the fourth year of DeWitt Clinton's second tenure as Governor of New York, and—after ...s. Sources''The New York Civil List''compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 126f, 143, 197 and 290; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)''Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the patent and City of Schenectady from 1662 to 1800'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wells Lake (politician)
Wells Lake (January 12, 1772 – November 26, 1839) was an American farmer and politician from New York. Life Wells Lake was born January 12, 1772, in Stratford, Connecticut, the son of David (1733-1800) and Sarah Wells Lake (1742-1803). Through his mother, Lake is a direct descendant of Connecticut Governor Thomas Welles. It is unclear when Lake moved to New York, but it was there that he met his wife, Ruth (née Hine) Lake (1782-1827), and married her in 1801. Ruth's brother, Reuben Holmes Hine, was the New Paltz Town Supervisor in 1842 and a New York State Assemblyman in 1844. He lived in that part of the Town of New Paltz which was separated in 1845 as the Town of Lloyd, in Ulster County, New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Sullivan and Ulster Co.) in 1820-21; and (Ulster Co.) in 1823 He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd D.) from 1825 to 1828, sitting in the 48th, 49th, 50th and 51st New York State Legislatures. Separated by his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadwallader D , an American emo band
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Cadwallader may refer to: *Cadwallader (name), a surname and given name; the article list of people with this name *Cadwaladr (name), the standard Welsh form of this name; the article lists other variant spellings *Cadwalader (other), a further variant form of the name Places *Cadwallader Range, a mountain range in British Columbia, Canada *Cadwallader Creek, British Columbia, Canada *Cadwallader, a former name of West Chester, Ohio Other * Algernon Cadwallader Algernon Cadwallader is an American emo and math rock band from Yardley, Pennsylvania. They were originally active from 2005 to 2012. In 2022, the band regrouped and began touring again. ''Stereogum'' referred to the band as the "heroes of the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erastus Root
Erastus Root (March 16, 1773 – December 24, 1846) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He is most notable for serving four separate non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 19th Century. Early life Root was born on March 16, 1773, in Hebron in the Connecticut Colony. He was a son of William Root (1731–1790) and Zeruiah ( née Baldwin) Root (1729–1792). He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1793 and became a teacher. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1796, and commenced practice in Delhi, New York. Career Erastus Root was a member of the New York State Assembly (Delaware Co.) in 1798–99, 1800–01, and 1802. Root was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 8th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1803, to March 3, 1805. Afterwards he resumed his law practice. He was then elected to the 11th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1809, to March 3, 1811, and was Chai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Young (New York Politician)
Samuel Young (1779, Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts – November 3, 1850 Ballston, Saratoga County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Life In 1813, he was Moderator of the Board of Supervisors of Saratoga County. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Saratoga Co.) in 1814 and 1814–15; and was Speaker in 1814-15. From 1816 to 1840, he was a member of the Erie Canal Commission. He was a member of the New York State Senate (Eastern D.) from 1818 to 1821, sitting in the 41st, 42nd, 43rd and 44th New York State Legislatures. In 1819. he was the Bucktails candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, but due to a three-cornered contest with Clintonian John C. Spencer and Federalist Rufus King, no-one was elected. Young was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821. In 1824 he was the Bucktails candidate for Governor of New York, but lost to DeWitt Clinton. He was again a member of the State Assembly (Saratoga Co.) in 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
