The 147th New York State Legislature, consisting of the
New York State Senate and the
New York State Assembly, met from January 2 to April 11, 1924, during the second year of
Al Smith's second tenure as
Governor of New York, in
Albany.
Background
Under the provisions of the
New York Constitution
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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 (nine districts), Kings (eight), Bronx (three), Erie (three), Monroe (two), Queens (two) and Westchester (two). 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 Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
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. The
Socialist Party
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also nominated tickets.
Elections
The
New York state election, 1923, was held on November 6. The only statewide elective office up for election was a judgeship on the
New York Court of Appeals which was carried by Democrat
Irving Lehman
Irving Lehman (January 28, 1876 – September 22, 1945) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1940 until his death in 1945.
Biography
He was born on January 28, 1876, in New ...
who had been endorsed by the Republicans.
No women were elected to the Legislature.
Sessions
The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in
Albany on January 2, 1924; and adjourned in the morning of April 11.
''LEGISLATURE QUITS IN DAY BREAK RUSH''
in NYT on April 12, 1924 (subscription required)
H. Edmund Machold (Rep.) was re-elected Speaker
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.
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 (the)..."
Employees
* Clerk: Dominick F. Mullaney
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Ralph D. Paoli
* Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms:
* Principal Doorkeeper:
* First Assistant Doorkeeper:
* Stenographer: Michael Degnan
State Assembly
Assemblymen
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."
Employees
* Clerk: Fred W. Hammond
Notes
Sources
Members of the New York Assembly (1920s)
at Political Graveyard
''HUTCHINSON HEADS INSURANCE COMMITTEE AND MADE MEMBER OF IMPORTANT WAYS AND MEANS''
in ''The Morning Herald'', of Gloversville, on January 8, 1924 (pg. 8)
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