The 92nd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5 to May 11, 1869, during the first year of John T. Hoffman's governorship, in Albany.

Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1846, 32 Senators and 128 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts were made up of entire counties, except New York County (five districts) and Kings County (two districts). The Assembly districts were made up of entire towns, or city wards,Except New York City where the wards were apportioned into election districts, and then some whole wards and some election districts of other wards were gerrymandered together into Assembly districts. forming a contiguous area, all within the same county.

According to the Constitution of 1846, twenty years after its elaboration the electorate was asked if they wanted a Constitutional Convention to be held, which was answered at the 1866 New York state election, in the affirmative. On April 23, 1867, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were elected, resulting in a Republican majority. On June 4, the Constitutional Convention met at Albany; adjourned on September 23; and met again on November 12. On February 28, 1868, the Constitutional Convention adjourned sine die. How to put the proposed amendments before the electorate was then debated throughout the 91st and the 92nd Legislature, and all amendments, except the re-organization of the judicial system, were eventually rejected by the voters at the 1869 New York state election.

At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.

Elections The 1868 New York state election was held on November 3. Mayor of New York City John T. Hoffman and Allen C. Beach (both Democrats) were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The other three statewide elective offices up for election were also carried by the Democrats. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Democrats 439,000 and Republicans 411,000.

Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol in Albany on January 5, 1869; and adjourned on May 11.

Truman G. Younglove (R) was elected Speaker with 71 votes against 52 for William Hitchman (D).

On January 19, the Legislature elected Ex-Governor Reuben E. Fenton (R) to succeed Edwin D. Morgan as U.S. Senator from New York for a six-year term beginning on March 4, 1869.

On February 4, Charles J. Folger (R) was elected president pro tempore of the State Senate "for this session."

On February 24, Richard Crowley (R) was elected president pro tempore of the State Senate "for this day."

On April 29, the Legislature elected Henry Smith (R) as a Metropolitan Police Commissioner, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas C. Acton.

State Senate Districts

1st District: Queens, Richmond and Suffolk counties 2nd District: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 19th and 20th wards of the City of Brooklyn 3rd District: 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th wards of the City of Brooklyn; and all towns in Kings County 4th District: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 13th and 14th wards of New York City 5th District: 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th wards of New York City 6th District: 10th, 11th and 17th wards of New York City 7th District: 18th, 20th and 21st wards of New York City 8th District: 12th, 19th and 22nd wards of New York City 9th District: Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties 10th District: Orange and Sullivan counties 11th District: Columbia and Dutchess counties 12th District: Rensselaer and Washington counties 13th District: Albany County 14th District: Greene and Ulster counties 15th District: Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga and Schenectady counties 16th District: Clinton, Essex and Warren counties 17th District: Franklin and St. Lawrence counties 18th District: Jefferson and Lewis counties 19th District: Oneida County 20th District: Herkimer and Otsego counties 21st District: Madison and Oswego counties 22nd District: Onondaga and Cortland counties 23rd District: Chenango, Delaware and Schoharie counties 24th District: Broome, Tompkins and Tioga counties 25th District: Cayuga and Wayne counties 26th District: Ontario, Seneca and Yates counties 27th District: Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben counties 28th District: Monroe County 29th District: Genesee, Niagara and Orleans counties 30th District: Allegany, Livingston and Wyoming counties 31st District: Erie County 32nd District: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties

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.

District Senator Party Notes1stLewis A. Edwards* Democrat2ndJames F. Pierce* Democrat3rdHenry C. Murphy* Democrat4thWilliam M. Tweed* Democrat5thMichael Norton* Democratalso an Alderman of New York City6thThomas J. Creamer* Democrat7thJohn J. Bradley* Democrat8thHenry W. Genet* Democrat9thWilliam Cauldwell* Democrat10thWilliam M. Graham* Democrat11thAbiah W. Palmer* Republican12thFrancis S. Thayer* Republican13thA. Bleecker Banks Democrat14thGeorge Beach* Democrat15thCharles Stanford* Republican16thMatthew Hale* Republican17thAbraham X. Parker* Republican18thJohn O'Donnell* Republican19thSamuel Campbell* Republican20thJohn B. Van Petten* Republican21stAbner C. Mattoon* Republican22ndGeorge N. Kennedy* Republican23rdJohn F. Hubbard Jr.* Democrat24thOrlow W. Chapman* Republican25thStephen K. Williams* Republican26thCharles J. Folger* Republicanon February 4, elected president pro tempore27thJohn I. Nicks* Republican28thLewis H. Morgan* Republican29thRichard Crowley* Republicanon February 24, elected president pro tempore30thWolcott J. Humphrey* Republican31stAsher P. Nichols* Democrat32ndLorenzo Morris* Democrat

Employees Clerk: James Terwilliger Sergeant-at-Arms: John H. Kemper Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: George H. Knapp Doorkeeper: Charles V. Schram Assistant Doorkeeper: Nathaniel Saxton Assistant Doorkeeper: David L. Shields Assistant Doorkeeper: Elisha T. Burdick

State Assembly Assemblymen The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature.

Party affiliations follow the vote for Speaker.

District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stHugh Conger Republican2ndAdam W. Smith Democrat3rdJohn M. Kimball Democrat4thJohn Tighe Democrat AlleganySilas Richardson* Republican BroomeWilliam M. Ely Republican Cattaraugus1stClaudius V. B. Barse Republican2ndWilliam H. Stuart Republican Cayuga1stCharles H. Weed* Republican2ndSanford Gifford* Republican Chautauqua1stMatthew P. Bemus* Republican2ndWinfield S. Cameron* Republican ChemungEdward L. Patrick Democrat ChenangoCharles Pearsall Republican ClintonDaniel Stewart Republican Columbia1stEdward Sturges Democrat2ndMoses Y. Tilden Democrat CortlandHiram Whitmarsh Republican Delaware1stBenjamin J. Bassett Republican2ndJohn Ferris Republican Dutchess1stDavid R. Gould Republican2ndWilliam W. Hegeman Republican Erie1stGeorge J. Bamler* Democrat2ndPhilip H. Bender Republican3rdJames A. Chase Republican4thCharles B. Rich Republican5thAbbot C. Calkins Republican EssexSamuel Root* Republican FranklinEdmund F. Sargent* Republican Fulton and HamiltonWilliam F. Barker Republican GeneseeEdward C. Walker Republican GreeneBaldwin Griffin Democrat HerkimerErasmus W. Day Republican Jefferson1stJay Dimick Republican2ndWilliam W. Butterfield Republican Kings1stHugh M. Clark Democrat2ndHenry J. Cullen Jr. Democrat3rdDennis O'Keeffe Democrat4thWilliam W. Moseley Democrat5thJames R. Allaben Republican6thAndrew B. Hodges Republican7thGeorge L. Fox Democrat8thDeWitt C. Tower* Democrat9thJohn C. Jacobs* Democrat LewisChester Ray Republican LivingstonLewis E. Smith* Republican Madison1stWesley M. Carpenter Republican2ndLeonard C. Kilham Republican Monroe1stCharles S. Wright Republican2ndNehemiah C. Bradstreet* Democrat3rdAndrew J. Randall Republican MontgomeryDarius V. Berry Republican New York1stMichael C. Murphy* Democrat2ndDennis Burns* Democrat3rdOwen Cavanagh Democrat4thJohn Galvin* Democrat5thPeter Mitchell Democrat6thTimothy J. Campbell* Democratunsuccessfully contested by Frederick Zimmersee A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1871; pg. 434–438)7thJames A. Richmond Republican8thMartin Nachtmann Democrat9thWilliam G. Bergen* Democrat10thAnthony Hartman* Democrat11thPeter Trainer* Democrat12thHenry Woltman Democrat 13thWilliam Halpin Democratcontested, seat vacated on April 23see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1871; pg. 439–448)Alexander McLeod Republicanseated on April 23 14thCharles H. Whalen Democratcontested; seat vacated on April 2see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1871; pg. 430–434)James McKiever Democratseated on April 215thAlexander Frear* Democrat16thJames Irving* Democrat17thGeorge W. Plunkitt Democrat18thLawrence D. Kiernan* Democrat19thJosiah Porter Democrat20thJohn Keegan Democrat21stWilliam Hitchman* Democrat Niagara1stRansom M. Skeels* Democrat2ndBenjamin Farley* Republican Oneida1stEli B. Avery Republican2ndAddison B. Tuttle Republican3rdJames Stevens* Democrat4thErastus Ely Republican Onondaga1stJames V. Kendall Republican2ndMoses Summers Republican3rdMiles B. Hackett Republican Ontario1stHenry Ray* Republican2ndGeorge Cook Republican Orange1stJ. C. Bancroft Davis Republicanseat vacated on March 26 upon appointment as United States Assistant Secretary of State2ndThomas J. Lyon Democrat OrleansMarvin Harris Republican Oswego1stBenjamin Doolittle Republican2ndJames D. Lasher* Republican3rdNathan B. Smith Republican Otsego1stWilliam W. Campbell Republican2ndClifford S. Arms Republican PutnamMorgan Horton Democrat Queens1stJames B. Pearsall Democrat2ndJohn B. Madden* Democrat Rensselaer1stJohn L. Flagg* Democrat2ndEdward Akin Republican3rdHarris B. Howard* Democrat RichmondJohn Decker* Democratcontested; seat vacated on April 27see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1871; pg. 448–456)Willett N. Hawkins Republicanhttps://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=eda18681209-01.1.1&srpos=3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22Willett+N.+Hawkins%22--------- Elmira Daily Advertiser, 9 December 1868seated on April 27 RocklandJames Suffern Democrat St. Lawrence1stGeorge M. Gleason* Republican2ndJulius M. Palmer* Republican3rdAlexander H. Andrews* Republican Saratoga1stTruman G. Younglove* Republicanelected Speaker2ndDeWitt C. Hoyt Republican SchenectadyHenry M. Crane Republican SchohariePeter R. Dyckman Democrat SchuylerGeorge Clark* Republican SenecaJosiah T. Miller Democrat Steuben1stMonroe Brundage Republican2ndSamuel Mitchell Republican SuffolkWilliam A. Conant Republican SullivanJames L. La Moree Democrat TiogaLyman Truman Republican TompkinsJohn H. Selkreg* Republican Ulster1stPatrick J. Flynn Democrat2ndAbraham E. Hasbrouck* Democrat3rdJames O. Schoonmaker Republican WarrenNicholas B. La Bau* Republican Washington1stWilliam J. Perry Republican2ndIsaac V. Baker Jr. Republican Wayne1stMerritt Thornton Republican2ndElijah M. K. Glenn* Republican Westchester1stClairborne Ferris Democrat2ndEdward D. Lawrence Democrat3rdJames W. Husted Republican WyomingMarcus A. Hull Republican YatesFoster A. Hixson Republican

Employees Clerk: Edward F. Underhill Sergeant-at-Arms: Samuel C. Pierce Doorkeeper: John Hancock