The Superintendent of State Prisons was an officer of the New York State government, who was in charge of the administration of the state prisons. The office was created by a constitutional amendment ratified in 1876, to succeed the three statewide elective
New York State Prison Inspector The Inspector of State Prisons was a statewide elective office created by the New York State Constitution of 1846. At the 1847 New York state election, three Inspectors were elected and then, upon taking office, so classified that henceforth every ...
s. The Superintendent was appointed to a five-year term by the
Governor of New York
The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has ...
, and confirmed by the
New York Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate.
Partisan compo ...
.
Office holders
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Louis D. Pilsbury 1877 to 1882.
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Isaac Volney Baker, Jr. (1843-1912) 1882 to 1887.
*
Austin Lathrop
Austin Eugene "Cap" Lathrop (October 5, 1865July 26, 1950) was an American politician, industrialist, and outspoken opponent of Alaskan statehood. He has been called "Alaska's first home-grown millionaire."
Early life
"Cap" Lathrop was born in 186 ...
. 1887 to 1898
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Cornelius V. Collins 1898 to 1911
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Joseph F. Scott (1860-1918) 1911 to 1913.
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John B. Riley 1913 to 1916.
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* Frank Eugene Wade (1854-1929) 1916 to ?.]
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