The 110th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4 to May 26, 1887, during the third year of David B. Hill'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 (seven districts) and Kings County (three 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.

At this time there were two major political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. In New York City the three Democratic factions (Tammany Hall, "Irving Hall" and the "County Democrats") re-united, and nominated joint candidates in most districts. The Prohibition Party and the Greenback Party also nominated tickets.

Elections The 1886 New York state election was held on November 2. The only statewide elective offices up for election was carried by a Democrat. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Judge of the Court of Appeals, was: Democrats 468,000; Republicans 461,000; Prohibition 36,000; and Greenback 2,000.

Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 4, 1887; and adjourned on May 26.

James W. Husted (R) was re-elected Speaker.

On January 20, the Legislature elected Frank Hiscock (R) to succeed Warner Miller (R) as U.S. Senator from New York, for a six-year term beginning on March 4, 1887.

State Senate Districts

Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York. Modern-day Nassau County was part of Queens County, and modern-day Bronx County was divided between New York County west of the Bronx River and Westchester County east of it.

Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

District Senator Party Notes1stEdward F. Fagan* Democrat2ndJames F. Pierce* Democrat3rdStephen M. Griswold* Republican4thJacob Worth* Republican5thMichael C. Murphy* Democrat6thEdward F. Reilly* Democrat7thJames Daly* Democrat8thThomas C. Dunham* Democrat9thJohn J. Cullen* Democrat10thWilliam C. Traphagen* Democrat11thGeorge W. Plunkitt* Democrat12thHenry C. Nelson* Democrat13thHenry R. Low* Republican14thHenry C. Connelly* Republican15thJacob W. Hoysradt* Republican16thAlbert C. Comstock* Republican17thAmasa J. Parker Jr.* Democrat18thEdward Wemple* Democraton November 8, 1887, elected New York State Comptroller19thRowland C. Kellogg* Republican20thCharles L. Knapp* Republican21stGeorge B. Sloan* Republican22ndHenry J. Coggeshall* Republican23rdJohn E. Smith* Republican24thMatthew W. Marvin* Republican25thFrancis Hendricks* Republican26thCharles F. Barager* Republican27thJ. Sloat Fassett* Republican28thJohn Raines* Republican29thEdmund L. Pitts* RepublicanPresident pro tempore30thEdward C. Walker* Republican31stDaniel H. McMillan* Republican32ndCommodore P. Vedder* Republican

Employees Clerk: John W. Vrooman Assistant Clerk: John S. Kenyon Sergeant-at-Arms: James C. Murray Doorkeeper: John H. Houck Stenographer: Harris A. Corell

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

District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stHorace T. Devereux Democrat2ndVreeland H. Youngman Republican3rdWilliam J. Hill Democrat4thJohn T. Gorman Democrat AlleganyWashington Moses Republican BroomeIsaac C. Edson* Republican Cattaraugus1stFrederick W. Kruse* Republican2ndErastus S. Ingersoll* Republican Cayuga1stFrank M. Parsons* Republican2ndCoral C. White Republican Chautauqua1stDana P. Horton Republican2ndGeorge H. Frost Republican ChemungRobert P. Bush* Democrat ChenangoRalph Taylor Republican ClintonGeorge S. Weed Democrat ColumbiaJohn C. Hogeboom*John Clinton Hogeboom (born 1857), grandson of state senator John C. Hogeboom (1801–05) Republican CortlandWayland D. Tisdale Republican DelawareDavid L. Thomson Republican Dutchess1stWillard H. Mase Republican2ndJohn I. Platt* Republican Erie1stWilliam F. Sheehan* DemocratMinority Leader2ndFrank M. Giese* Democrat3rdEdward Gallagher* Republican4thHenry H. Guenther Democrat5thEdward K. Emery Republican EssexSpencer G. Prime Republican FranklinFloyd J. Hadley* Republican Fulton and HamiltonAlden W. Berry* Republican GeneseeCharles A. Seaver* Republican GreeneFrancis G. Walters Republican HerkimerPatrick H. McEvoy Republican Jefferson1stAnson S. Thompson Republican2ndEdward B. Bulkley* Republican Kings1stMoses J. Wafer* Democrat2ndWilliam H. McLaughlin* Democrat3rdPeter K. McCann* Democrat4thHenry F. Haggerty* Democrat5thJames A. McMahon* Democrat6thThomas F. Farrell* Democrat7thJohn Reitz Republican8thJohn H. Bonnington Democrat9thAlexander S. Bacon Republican10thJohn B. Longley* Democrat11thJames P. Graham Democrat12thRichard V. B. Newton* Democrat LewisRutson Rea* Republican LivingstonWilliam Y. Robinson* Republican MadisonWilliam S. Leete* Republican Monroe1stFletcher A. Defendorf Democrat2ndEdward W. Maurer Republican3rdGeorge W. Sime* Republican MontgomeryRobert Wemple Democrat New York1stDaniel E. Finn* Democrat2ndTimothy D. Sullivan Tammany Dem.3rdJames E. Power* Democrat4thJeremiah Hayes* Democrat5thMichael Brennan* Tammany Dem.6thWilliam J. McKenna Democrat7thGeorge H. Henry Republican8thCharles Smith* Republican9thJohn Martin Democrat10thGeorge F. Langbein Democrat11thRobert Ray Hamilton* Republican12thLeonard A. Giegerich Tammany Dem.13thWilliam P. Mulry Democrat14thJacob Kunzenman Tammany Dem.15thGeorge H. McAdam Tammany Dem.16thEdward P. Hagan* Democrat17thWilliam Dalton* Democrat18thJohn F. Kenny Tammany Dem.19thEugene S. Ives Democrat20thWilliam H. Hornidge Tammany Dem.21stErnest H. Crosby Republican22ndJohn F. McIntyre Democrat23rdJacob A. Cantor* Democrat24thJohn B. Shea* County Dem. Niagara1stChristian F. Goerss Republican2ndPeter A. Porter* Republican Oneida1stBenjamin Hall* Republican2ndRobert W. Evans* Republican3rdJohn C. Davies Republican Onondaga1stHector B. Johnson Republican2ndAlfred E. Stacey* Republican3rdThomas McCarthy*Thomas McCarthy (born 1848), son of Dennis McCarthy Republican OntarioEdward P. Babcock* Republican Orange1stRobert H. Smith* Republican2ndGeorge W. Greene* Democrat OrleansSamuel A. Bates* Republican Oswego1stHenry C. Howe* Republican2ndDanforth E. Ainsworth* Republican Otsego1stLowell S. Henry* Democrat2ndFrank B. Arnold* Republican PutnamHenry Mabie* Republican Queens1stJoseph Fitch* Democrat2ndWilliam J. Hines Democrat Rensselaer1stMichael F. Collins* Democrat2ndJ. Irving Baucus Republican3rdJames Ryan Jr. Democrat RichmondEdward A. Moore Democrat RocklandGeorge Dickey* Democrat St. Lawrence1stN. Martin Curtis* Republican2ndWilliam H. Kimball Republican3rdGeorge Z. Erwin* Republican Saratoga1stJohn H. Burke Democrat2ndBartlett B. Grippin Republican SchenectadyEdward D. Cutler* Democrat SchoharieEmory Stevens Democrat SchuylerFremont Cole* Republican SenecaWilliam L. Sweet Republican Steuben1stAzariah C. Brundage Republican2ndCharles D. Baker* Republican SuffolkHenry A. Reeves Democrat SullivanMartin A. Smith Republican TiogaJonathan C. Latimer Republican TompkinsWalter G. Smith Republican Ulster1stThomas Maxwell Republican2ndWillet I. Van Demark Republican3rdDavis Winne Democrat WarrenJames C. Eldridge Republican Washington1stJ. Warren Fort Republican2ndJames H. Manville* Republican Wayne1stCharles T. Saxton Republican2ndBarnet H. Davis* Republican Westchester1stJ. Irving Burns Republican2ndSamuel Conover Democrat3rdJames W. Husted* Republicanelected Speaker WyomingEdward A. Pierce* Republican YatesGeorge R. Cornwell Republican

Employees Clerk: Charles A. Chickering Sergeant-at-Arms: Isaac Scott Doorkeeper: Michael Maher Stenographer: Emory P. Close

Notes

Sources The New York Red Book compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; see pg. 384f for senate districts; pg. 403 for senators; pg. 410–417 for Assembly districts; and pg. 505f for assemblymen) Biographical sketches of the members of the Legislature in The Evening Journal Almanac] (1887)