The 145th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4 to August 29, 1922, during the second year of Nathan L. Miller's governorship, in Albany.

Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution 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. The Socialist Party also nominated tickets.

Elections The 1921 New York state election, was held on November 8. The only statewide elective office up for election was a judgeship on the New York Court of Appeals which was carried by Republican William Shankland Andrews. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Judge of the Court of Appeals, was: Republicans 1,146,000; Democrats 1,081,000; and Socialists 146,000.

The only assemblywoman of 1921, Marguerite L. Smith (Rep.), an athletics teacher, of Harlem, was defeated for re-election, and no women were elected to the Legislature of 1922.

Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 4, 1922; and adjourned on March 17.

H. Edmund Machold (Rep.) was re-elected Speaker.

The Legislature met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany on August 28 and 29, 1922.LEGISLATURE GETS COAL BILL in NYT on August 29, 1922 This session was called to deal with the shortage of coal. The Legislature created the office of State Fuel Administrator, and William H. Woodin was appointed by Governor Miller to the post.WOODIN AND HYLAN AGREE ON COAL PLAN in NYT on September 8, 1922 Woodin resigned on January 8, 1923, and Governor Al Smith appointed George W. Goethals to succeed.GOETHALS BECOMES STATE FUEL HEAD WITH BROAD POWERS in NYT on January 10, 1923 (subscription required) The post was abolished by Smith, effective on April 1, 1923.ENDS COAL DISTRIBUTION in NYT on March 28, 1923 (subscription required)

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)..."

District Senator Party Notes1stGeorge L. Thompson* Republican2ndJohn L. Karle* Republican3rdPeter J. McGarry* Democrat4thMaxwell S. Harris* Republican5thDaniel F. Farrell* Democrat6thWilliam T. Simpson* Republican7thCharles C. Lockwood* Republican8thAlvah W. Burlingame Jr.* Republican9thGeorge M. Reischmann* Republicandied on February 7, 192210thJeremiah F. Twomey* Democrat11thAbraham L. Katlin* Republican12thJimmy Walker* DemocratMinority Leader13thJohn J. Boylan* Democraton November 7, 1922, elected to the 68th U.S. Congress14thBernard Downing* Democrat15thNathan Straus Jr.* Democrat16thThomas I. Sheridan Democratelected to fill vacancy, in place of Martin G. McCue17thSchuyler M. Meyer* Republican18thSalvatore A. Cotillo* Democrat19thWilliam Duggan* Republican20thWard V. Tolbert* Republican21stHenry G. Schackno* Democrat22ndEdmund Seidel* Socialist23rdJohn J. Dunnigan* Democrat24thC. Ernest Smith* Republican25thGeorge T. Burling* Republican26thHolland S. Duell* Republican27thCaleb H. Baumes* Republican28thJames E. Towner* Republican29thCharles W. Walton* Republican30thFrank L. Wiswall* Republican31stFrederick E. Draper* Republican32ndFrederick W. Kavanaugh* Republican33rdMortimer Y. Ferris* Republican34thWarren T. Thayer* Republican35thTheodore Douglas Robinson* Republican36thFrederick M. Davenport* Republican37thFred B. Pitcher* Republican38thGeorge R. Fearon* Republican39thAllen J. Bloomfield* Republican40thClayton R. Lusk* RepublicanTemporary President41stSeymour Lowman* Republican42ndCharles J. Hewitt* Republican43rdWilliam A. Carson* Republican44thJohn Knight* Republican45thJames L. Whitley* Republican46thHomer E. A. Dick Rep./Proh.elected to fill vacancy, in place of John B. Mullan47thWilliam W. Campbell* Republican48thParton Swift* Republican49thWilliam E. Martin* Republican50thLeonard W. H. Gibbs* Republican51stDeHart H. Ames* Republican

Employees Clerk: Ernest A. Fay Sergeant-at-Arms: Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Principal Doorkeeper: First Assistant Doorkeeper: Stenographer:

State Assembly Assemblymen Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stEdgar C. Campbell* Republican2ndJohn T. Merrigan* Democrat3rdJames M. Gaffers* RepublicanChairman of Public Institutions AlleganyWilliam Duke Jr.* RepublicanChairman of Codes Bronx1stNicholas J. Eberhard Democrat2ndLester W. Patterson Democrat3rdBenjamin Antin* Democrat4thLouis A. Schoffel Dem./Rep.5thWilliam Lyman* Dem./Rep.6thThomas J. McDonald* Democrat7thJoseph V. McKee* Democrat8thEdward J. Walsh* Democrat Broome1stEdmund B. Jenks* Republican2ndForman E. Whitcomb* RepublicanChairman of Soldiers' Home CattaraugusLeigh G. Kirkland* Republican CayugaL. Ford Hager* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs Chautauqua1stJudson S. Wright* Republican2ndJoseph A. McGinnies* RepublicanChairman of Ways and Means ChemungJohn J. Richford* RepublicanChairman of General Laws ChenangoCharles L. Banks Republican ClintonCharles M. Harrington* Republican ColumbiaRoscoe C. Waterbury Republican CortlandIrving F. Rice* RepublicanChairman of Revision DelawareLincoln R. Long* RepublicanChairman of Excise Dutchess1stJ. Griswold Webb* RepublicanChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies2ndJohn M. Hackett Republican Erie1stWilliam J. Hickey Republican2ndJohn W. Slacer* Republican3rdAugust Seelbach* Republican4thAndrew T. Beasley* Democrat5thAlexander A. Patrzykowski Dem./Rep./Proh. 6thGeorge H. Rowe* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary7thHerbert A. Zimmerman* RepublicanChairman of Canals8thNelson W. Cheney* RepublicanChairman of Banks EssexFred L. Porter* Republican FranklinAnson H. Ellsworth* Republican Fulton and HamiltonEberly Hutchinson* RepublicanChairman of Insurance GeneseeCharles P. Miller* RepublicanChairman of Labor and Industries GreeneGeorge W. Osborn Republican HerkimerFrederic S. Cole Republican JeffersonH. Edmund Machold* Republicanre-elected Speaker; Chairman of Rules Kings1stFrancis J. Cronin Democrat2ndEdmund H. Alexander Republican3rdFrank J. Taylor* Democrat4thPeter A. McArdle* Democrat5thJames H. Caulfield Jr.* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation6thJohn R. Crews* Republican7thJohn J. Howard Democrat8thMichael J. Reilly* Democrat9thRichard J. Tonry Democrat10thBernard F. Gray Democrat11thJames F. Bly* RepublicanChairman of Social Welfare12thMarcellus H. Evans Democrat13thJohn J. Wackerman* Democrat14thAndrew B. Yacenda Democrat15thJohn J. McLoughlin* Democrat16thPhilip M. Kleinfeld Democrat17thFrederick A. Wells* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs18thIrwin Steingut Democrat19thCharles L. Fasullo Democrat20thFrank A. Miller Democrat21stWalter F. Clayton* Republican22ndHoward C. Franklin Democrat23rdJoseph F. Ricca Rep./Dem. LewisMiller B. Moran* Republican LivingstonLewis G. Stapley Republican MadisonJ. Arthur Brooks* Republican Monroe1stJames A. Harris* RepublicanChairman of Public Education2ndSimon L. Adler* RepublicanMajority Leader3rdVincent B. Murphy Republican4thGilbert L. Lewis* Republican5thFranklin W. Judson* RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment MontgomerySamuel W. McCleary* Republican Nassau1stThomas A. McWhinney* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages2ndF. Trubee Davison Republican New York1stPeter J. Hamill* Democrat2ndFrank R. Galgano* Democrat3rdThomas F. Burchill* Democrat4thSamuel Dickstein* Democraton November 7, 1922, elected to the 68th U.S. Congress5thCharles D. Donohue* DemocratMinority Leader6thSol Ullman* Republican7thVictor R. Kaufmann Republican8thHenry O. Kahan Democrat9thEdward R. Rayher* Republican10thBernard Aronson* Republican11thSamuel I. Rosenman Democrat12thJohn J. O'Connor* Democrat13thJohn P. Nugent Democrat14thFrederick L. Hackenburg* Democrat15thJoseph Steinberg* RepublicanChairman of Claims16thMaurice Bloch* Democrat 17thMurray Felenstein Democratcontested; seat vacated on February 27ASSEMBLY VOTES TO SEAT CLAESSENS in NYT on February 28, 1922August Claessens Socialistseated on February 2818thOwen M. Kiernan* Democrat19thJames Male Democrat20thLouis A. Cuvillier Democrat21stHorace W. Palmer Republican22ndMichael E. Reiburn* Democrat23rdGeorge N. Jesse* Republican Niagara1stDavid E. Jeffery* Republican2ndFrank S. Hall Republican Oneida1stHartwell W. Booth* Republican2ndRussell G. Dunmore Republican3rdChauncey J. Williams* Republican Onondaga1stManuel J. Soule* RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions2ndGardner J. Chamberlin* Republican3rdThomas K. Smith* Republican OntarioCharles C. Sackett* Republican Orange1stArthur E. Brundage* Republican2ndGeorge R. Farrell Republican OrleansFrank H. Lattin* RepublicanChairman of Public Health OswegoEzra A. Barnes* Republican OtsegoJulian C. Smith* Republican PutnamJohn R. Yale* RepublicanChairman of Railroads Queens1stPeter A. Leininger* Democrat2ndOwen J. Dever Democrat3rdJoseph V. Loscalzo Democrat4thJoseph H. S. Thomas Democrat5thWilliam F. Brunner Democrat6thJoseph E. Cosgrove Democrat Rensselaer1stJohn F. Rourke Democrat2ndArthur Cowee* Republican Richmond1stThomas F. Cosgrove* Democrat2ndWilliam L. Vaughan Democrat RocklandPierre H. DePew Republican St. Lawrence1stWilliam A. Laidlaw Republican2ndEdward A. Everett* RepublicanChairman of Conservation SaratogaBurton D. Esmond Republican Schenectady1stCharles T. Male Republican2ndWilliam W. Campbell* Republican SchoharieWallace H. Sidney Democrat SchuylerClarence W. Hausner* Republican SenecaGeorge A. Dobson* Republican Steuben1stErnest E. Cole* RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills2ndLeon F. Wheatley Republican Suffolk1stJohn G. Peck Republican2ndPaul N. Westerbeke Republican SullivanGuernsey T. Cross Democrat TiogaDaniel P. Witter* RepublicanChairman of Agriculture TompkinsCasper Fenner* RepublicanChairman of Electricity, Gas and Water Supply UlsterSimon B. Van Wagenen* Republican WarrenMilton N. Eldridge Republican WashingtonHerbert A. Bartholomew* Republican WayneCharles H. Betts* RepublicanChairman of Public Printing Westchester1stThomas Channing Moore* Republican2ndWalter W. Westall* Republican3rdSeabury C. Mastick* Republican4thRussell B. Livermore Republican5thGeorge Blakely* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities WyomingWebb A. Joiner Republican YatesJames M. Lown* Republican

Employees Clerk: Fred W. Hammond Postmaster: James H. Underwood

Notes

Sources CITIZENS UNION GIVES LINE ON CANDIDATES in NYT on October 26, 1921 Journal of the Assembly (145th Session) (1922; Vol. II; from March 1 to 14) ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES in The Troy Times, of Troy, on January 10, 1922 Members of the New York Assembly (1920s) at Political Graveyard