page_title: Earl Brydges
section_title: Acting Governor of New York
hierarchical_section_title: Earl Brydges / Career / Acting Governor of New York
caption_attribution_description: English: Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Majority Leader Earl W Brydges
context_page_description: Earl William Brydges was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Temporary President and Majority Leader of the State Senate from 1966 to 1972.
context_section_description: In 1972, both Rockefeller and Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson left the state on the same afternoon. Under the state constitution, this made Brydges the Acting Governor of New York for several hours. As acting governor, Brydges signed routine state paperwork and conducted Senate business. He did not sign any legislation into law, including a pending bill relating to Niagara Falls that he had sponsored.
  In 1972, Brydges did not seek reelection to the Senate and he retired on January 1, 1973.
caption: Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Majority Leader Earl Brydges
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