57th New York State Legislature


The 57th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 7 to May 6, 1834, during the second year of William L. Marcy's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1821, 32 Senators were elected on general tickets in eight senatorial districts for four-year terms. They were divided into four classes, and every year eight Senate seats came up for election. Assemblymen were elected countywide on general tickets to a one-year term, the whole Assembly being renewed annually.
At the time of the state election in 1833, there were three political parties: the Jacksonian Democrats, the Anti-Masonic Party, and the National Republican Party. The latter two parties had formed an Anti-Jacksonian bloc at the previous election.

Elections

The State election was held from November 4 to 6, 1833. State Senators Thomas Armstrong and Albert H. Tracy were re-elected. Leonard Maison, John C. Kemble, Isaac W. Bishop, Ebenezer Mack ; and Assembly Speaker Charles L. Livingston and Assembly Clerk Francis Seger were also elected to the Senate. Tracy was an Anti-Jacksonian, the other seven were Jacksonians.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol in Albany on January 7, 1834; and adjourned on May 6.
William Baker was elected Speaker unopposed.
On February 7, the Legislature re-elected State Treasurer Abraham Keyser, Jr.
On January 15, Assemblyman Samuel S. Bowne introduced "An act to abolish capital punishment, and to provide for the punishment of certain crimes". On March 8, the Assembly rejected the bill, after much debate, with a vote of 49 to 37.
About the time of the New York City election in April 1834, the Anti-Jacksonians assumed the name of Whig Party, and the Jacksonians became the Democratic Party.
The Whig state convention nominated State Senator William H. Seward for governor, and Silas M. Stilwell for lieutenant governor.
The Democratic state convention met on September 10 at Herkimer and nominated Gov. Marcy and Lt. Gov. Tracy for re-election.

State Senate

Districts

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. Charles L. Livingston changed from the Assembly to the Senate.
DistrictSenatorsTerm leftPartyNotes
FirstJonathan S. Conklin*1 yearJacksonian
FirstHarman B. Cropsey*2 yearsJacksonian
FirstMyndert Van Schaick*3 yearsJacksonian
FirstCharles L. Livingston*4 yearsJacksonian
SecondDavid M. Westcott*1 yearJacksonian
SecondAllan Macdonald*2 yearsJacksonianalso Postmaster of White Plains
SecondJohn Sudam*3 yearsJacksonian
SecondLeonard Maison4 yearsJacksonian
ThirdHerman I. Quackenboss*1 yearJacksonian
ThirdJohn W. Edmonds*2 yearsJacksonian
ThirdPeter Gansevoort*3 yearsJacksonian
ThirdJohn C. Kemble4 yearsJacksonian
FourthWilliam I. Dodge*1 yearJacksonian
FourthJosiah Fisk*2 yearsJacksonian
FourthLouis Hasbrouck*3 yearsAnti-Jacksoniandied on August 20, 1834
FourthIsaac W. Bishop4 yearsJacksonian
FifthHenry A. Foster*1 yearJacksonian
FifthRobert Lansing*2 yearsJacksonian
FifthJohn G. Stower*3 yearsJacksonian
FifthFrancis Seger4 yearsJacksonian
SixthCharles W. Lynde*1 yearAnti-Jacksonian
SixthJohn G. McDowell*2 yearsJacksonianalso Postmaster of Chemung
SixthJohn F. Hubbard*3 yearsJacksonian
SixthEbenezer Mack4 yearsJacksonian
SeventhWilliam H. Seward*1 yearAnti-Jacksonian
SeventhJehiel H. Halsey*2 yearsJacksonian
SeventhSamuel L. Edwards*3 yearsJacksonian
SeventhThomas Armstrong*4 yearsJacksonian
EighthTrumbull Cary*1 yearAnti-Jacksonian
Eighth2 yearsAnti-Jacksoniandid not take his seat during this session,
and resigned on June 5, 1834
EighthJohn Griffin*3 yearsAnti-Jacksonian
EighthAlbert H. Tracy*4 yearsAnti-Jacksonian

Employees

Districts

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.

Assemblymen

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature.
The party affiliations follow the vote on State officers on February 7 and April 17.
DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
AlbanyAaron LivingstonJacksonian
AlbanyBarent P. StaatsJacksonian
AlbanyPrentice Williams Jr.Jacksonian
AlleganyLewis WoodJacksonian
BroomeDavid C. CaseJacksonian
CattaraugusChauncey J. Fox*Anti-Jacksonian
CayugaDennis ArnoldJacksonian
CayugaCornelius CuykendallJacksonian
CayugaAndrew GroomJacksonian
CayugaNoyes PalmerJacksonian
ChautauquaJames HallJacksonian
ChautauquaThomas A. OsborneJacksonian
ChenangoJoseph P. ChamberlinJacksonian
ChenangoMilo HuntJacksonian
ChenangoWells WaitJacksonian
ClintonMiles Stevenson*Jacksonian
ColumbiaHenry C. Barnes
ColumbiaJohn F. Collin
ColumbiaJohn Snyder
CortlandStephen BogardusJacksonian
CortlandOliver KingmanJacksonian
DelawareSamuel GordonJacksonianalso Postmaster of Delhi
DelawareAmasa J. ParkerJacksonian
DutchessTheodore V. W. AnthonyJacksonian
DutchessWilliam H. BostwickJacksonian
DutchessHenry Conklin*Jacksonian
DutchessJames MabbettJacksonian
ErieJoseph ClaryJacksonian
ErieCarlos EmmonsAnti-Jacksonian
EssexBarnabas MyrickJacksonian
FranklinJabez Parkhurst*Anti-Jacksonian
GeneseeTruman LewisAnti-Jacksonian
GeneseePeter Patterson*Anti-Jacksonian
GeneseeRufus Robertson*Anti-Jacksonian
GreeneBenedict Bagley
GreeneSylvester NicholsJacksonian
Hamilton and
Montgomery		Clark S. GrinnellJacksonian
Hamilton and
Montgomery		Azel HoughJacksonian
Hamilton and
Montgomery		Daniel MorrellJacksonian
HerkimerAugustus BeardsleeJacksonian
HerkimerTimothy L. CampbellJacksonian
HerkimerCharles DyerJacksonian
JeffersonWilliam H. Angel*Jacksonian
JeffersonCalvin McKnightJacksonian
JeffersonEli WestJacksonian
KingsPhilip BrasherJacksonian
LewisGeorge D. RugglesJacksonian
LivingstonSalmon G. Grover
LivingstonTabor WardJacksonian
MadisonSardis DanaJacksonian
MadisonBenjamin EnosJacksonian
MadisonHenry T. SumnerJacksonian
MonroeElihu ChurchJacksonian
MonroeFletcher Mathews HaightJacksonian
MonroeJeremy S. StoneJacksonian
New YorkAbraham CargillJacksonian
New YorkJohn W. DegrauwJacksonian
New YorkDaniel DusenburyJacksonian
New YorkThomas Herttell*Jacksonian
New YorkHenry HoneJacksonian
New YorkJohn McKeon*Jacksonian
New YorkRobert H. Morris*Jacksonian
New YorkMordecai Myers*Jacksonian
New YorkBenjamin Ringgold*Jacksonian
New YorkPeter S. TitusJacksonian
New YorkMinthorne Tompkins*Jacksonian
NiagaraRobert FlemingAnti-Jacksonian
OneidaPomeroy JonesJacksonian
OneidaIsrael S. ParkerJacksonian
OneidaHiram ShaysJacksonian
OneidaAaron StaffordJacksonian
OneidaIthai ThompsonJacksonian
OnondagaSquire M. BrownJacksonian
OnondagaJared H. ParkerJacksonian
OnondagaOliver R. StrongJacksonian
OnondagaHorace WheatonJacksonian
OntarioPeter MitchellJacksonian
OntarioOliver PhelpsJacksonian
OntarioAaron YoungloveJacksonian
OrangeMerit H. CashJacksonian
OrangeGilbert O. FowlerJacksonian
OrangeCharles WinfieldJacksonian
OrleansAsa Clark Jr.Jacksonian
OswegoOrville RobinsonJacksonianalso Surrogate of Oswego Co.
OtsegoWilliam Baker*Jacksonianelected Speaker
OtsegoSamuel S. BowneJacksonian
OtsegoRansom SpafardJacksonian
OtsegoWilliam Temple
PutnamJonathan MorehouseJacksonian
QueensThomas B. Jackson*Jacksonian
RensselaerArchibald BullJacksonian
RensselaerSmith GermondJacksonian
RensselaerNicholas B. HarrisAnti-Jacksonian
RensselaerJames YatesJacksonian
RichmondPaul MersereauJacksonian
RocklandDaniel JohnsonJacksonian
St. LawrenceSylvester Butrick*Jacksonian
St. LawrenceJabez WillesJacksonian
SaratogaSolomon EllithorpJacksonian
SaratogaThomas J. MarvinJacksonian
SaratogaEli M. ToddJacksonian
SchenectadySimeon SchermerhornJacksonian
SchoharieWatson OrrJacksonian
SchoharieJohn G. YoungJacksonian
SenecaPeter BockovenJacksonian
SenecaJohn D. CoeJacksonian
SteubenJoshua HealyJacksonian
SteubenWilliam Kernan*Jacksonian
SuffolkWilliam Sidney SmithJacksonian
SuffolkJohn TerryJacksonian
SullivanAnthony HasbrouckJacksonian
TiogaJohn R. DrakeJacksonianalso First Judge of the Tioga Co. Court
TiogaGeorge GardnerJacksonian
TompkinsGeorge B. GuinnipJacksonian
TompkinsCharles HumphreyAnti-Jacksonian
TompkinsThomas B. Sears
UlsterSamuel CulverJacksonian
UlsterDaniel Le FeverJacksonian
WarrenThomas ArchibaldJacksonian
WashingtonCharles F. IngallsJacksonian
WashingtonMelancton WheelerJacksonian
WashingtonJames WrightJacksonian
WayneJames P. BartleJacksonian
WayneRussell WhippleJacksonian
WestchesterJoseph H. Anderson*Jacksonian
WestchesterEdwin CrosbyJacksonian
WestchesterHoratio Lockwood*Jacksonian
YatesJames P. RobinsonJacksonian

Employees