163rd_New_York_State_Legislature

163rd New York State Legislature

163rd New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session

The 163rd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 8, 1941, to April 24, 1942, during the ninth and tenth years of Herbert H. Lehman's governorship, in Albany.

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Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1917, and amended in 1937, 51 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts for two-year terms. 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 Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The American Labor Party endorsed the whole Democratic ticket, which included one Republican judge of the Court of Appeals. The Prohibition Party also nominated a ticket.

Elections

The New York state election, 1940, was held on November 5. All six statewide elective offices were carried by the nominees on the Democratic-American Labor fusion ticket. The approximate party strength at this election, as gathered from the results, was: Democrats 2,843,000; Republicans 2,837,000; American Labor 365,000; and Prohibition 5,000.

All three women legislators—State Senator Rhoda Fox Graves (Rep.), of Gouverneur; and Assemblywomen Jane H. Todd (Rep.), of Tarrytown, and Edith C. Cheney (Rep.), of Corning—were re-elected.

The New York state election, 1941, was held on November 4. Two vacancies in the State Senate and two vacancies in the State Assembly were filled.

On March 10, 1942, Mary A. Gillen, the widow of Assemblyman Michael J. Gillen, was elected to the seat previously held by her husband.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the first regular session (the 164th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 8, 1941;[1] and adjourned at 2.30 a.m. on April 4.[2]

Oswald D. Heck (Rep.) was re-elected Speaker.

Joe R. Hanley (Rep.) was re-elected Temporary President of the State Senate.

On December 7, 1941, happened the Attack on Pearl Harbor, and the United States entered World War II. Subsequently, some legislators resigned their seats to join the armed forces, among them Robert F. Wagner Jr., Phelps Phelps, Francis E. Dorn and Henry J. Latham.

The Legislature met for the second regular session (the 165th) at the State Capitol in Albany on January 7, 1942;[3] and adjourned on April 24.

State Senate

Districts

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Francis J. McCaffrey Jr and Charles O. Burney Jr changed from the Assembly to the Senate at the beginning of this Legislature. Assemblymen Carmine J. Marasco and William Kirnan were elected to fill vacancies in the Senate.

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Employees

  • Clerk: William S. King
  • Assistant Clerk: Fred J. Slater
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Harold W. Cole
  • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Henry Whitbeck
  • Principal Doorkeeper: Lynn Corman
  • Assistant Doorkeeper: Irving Hoag
  • Stenographer: John K. Marshall

State Assembly

Assemblymen

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Employees

  • Clerk: Ansley B. Borkowski
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Richard Schnor
  • First Assistant Doorkeeper: Joseph G. Bates
  • Second Assistant Doorkeeper: M. C. Mansolillo
  • Stenographer: Walter F. Berry

Notes

  1. [1]
    LEHMAN DEMANDS FULLEST STATE AID IN "TOTAL DEFENSE" in The New York Times on January 9, 1941 (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    LEGISLATURE ENDS SESSION AT ALBANY in The New York Times on April 4, 1941 (subscription required)
  3. [3]
    LEHMAN PLEDGES STATE TAX SLASH, ASKS PRICE LIMITS in The New York Times on January 8, 1942 (subscription required)
  4. [4]
    C. J. MARASCO WINS STATE SENATE SEAT in The New York Times on February 19, 1941 (subscription required)
  5. [5]
    PHELPS PHELPS GOES TO ACTIVE ARMY DUTY in The New York Times on February 17, 1942 (subscription required)
  6. [6]
    NAMED STATE SENATOR in The New York Times on January 14, 1942 (subscription required)
  7. [7]
    Brennan Seated in Senate in The New York Times on January 27, 1942 (subscription required)
  8. [8]
    Wicks Heads Finance Committee in The New York Times on September 18, 1941 (subscription required)
  9. [9]
    HASTINGS MADE CHAIRMAN in The New York Times on January 8, 1942 (subscription required)
  10. [10]
    Bechtold—Fowler in The New York Times on August 30, 1942 (subscription required)
  11. [11]
    Assemblyman Caffery Enlists in The New York Times on November 17, 1942 (subscription required)
  12. [12]
    DORN LEAVES ASSEMBLY in The New York Times on April 2, 1942 (subscription required)
  13. [13]
    SEEKS KLEINFELD'S SEAT in The New York Times on January 15, 1941 (subscription required)
  14. [14]
    WADSWORTH QUITS SEAT IN ASSEMBLY in The New York Times on May 28, 1941 (subscription required)
  15. [15]
    ASSEMBLY POST WON BY TAMMANY LEADER in The New York Times on March 11, 1942 (subscription required)
  16. [16]
    Navy Takes Candidate of Queens Republicans in The New York Times on July 14, 1942 (subscription required)

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