73rd New York State Legislature

The 73rd New York State Legislature, which were members of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 1, 1850, to April 10, 1850, in the second year of Hamilton Fish being the governor of New York. They met in Albany.

 State Senate 

 Districts 

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

 Members 
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes1stWilliam Horace BrownDemocrat2ndJohn A. Cross*Whig3rdRichard S. WilliamsWhig4thClarkson CroliusWhig5thJames W. Beekman*Whig6thEdwin D. MorganWhig7thBenjamin BrandrethDemocrat8thJohn SnyderDemocrat9thJames C. CurtisDemocrat10thMarius SchoonmakerWhigon November 5, 1850, elected to the 32nd U.S. Congress11thStephen H. JohnsonWhig12thThomas B. CarrollDemocrat13thJames M. Cook*Whigon April 9, elected president pro tempore14thThomas CrookDemocrat15thWilliam A. DartDemocrat16thGeorge H. FoxDemocrat17thSidney TuttleDemocrat18thJohn NoyesJohn Noyes (c. 1798–1852), son of State Senator John Noyes (c. 1769–1830); see History of Preston, NYDemocrat19thCharles A. MannDemocrat20thAsahel C. StoneDemocrat21stAlanson SkinnerDemocrat22ndGeorge Geddes*Whig23rdLevi DimmickWhig24thWilliam BeachWhig25thHenry B. StantonDemocrat26thGeorge B. GuinnipDemocrat27thSamuel MillerWhig28thAlonzo S. UphamWhig29thCharles Colt*Whig30thCharles D. RobinsonWhig31stGeorge R. BabcockWhig32ndRobert Owen Jr.Whig

 Employees 

 Clerk: William H. Bogart
 Sergeant-at-Arms: George W. Bull
 Doorkeeper: Ransom Van Valkenburgh
 Assistant Doorkeeper: George A. Loomis

 State Assembly 

 Assemblymen 
DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotesAlbany1stCornelius VanderzeeDemocrat2ndJoel B. NottWhig3rdRobert H. Pruyn*Whigon January 26, elected Speaker pro tempore4thWilliam S. ShepardWhigAllegany1stAnthony T. WoodWhig2ndJoseph CoreyDemocratBroomeEdward Y. ParkWhigCattaraugus1stFrederick S. Martin*Whigon November 5, 1850, elected to the 32nd U.S. Congress2ndHorace C. Young*WhigCayuga1stHiram KoonDemocrat2ndJohn RichardsonWhig3rdAshbel AveryWhigChautauqua1stJohn P. HallWhig2ndSamuel BarrettWhigChemungPhilo JonesDemocratChenango1stIsaac L. F. CushmanDemocrat2ndRufus ChandlerDemocratClintonGorton T. ThomasDemocratColumbia1stPhilip G. LasherWhig2ndJohn H. OverhiserDemocratCortlandLewis KingsleyWhigDelaware1stGeorge H. WinsorDemocrat2ndRichard MorseWhigDutchess1stCharles RobinsonDemocrat2ndMiner C. StoryDemocrat3rdStephen HaightWhigErie1stOrlando AllenWhig2ndElijah FordDemocrat3rdIra E. IrishWhig4thJoseph CandeeWhigEssexGeorge W. Goff*WhigFranklinWilliam A. WheelerWhigFulton and HamiltonCyrus H. BrownellDemocratGenesee1stJohn C. GardnerWhig2ndMartin C. Ward*WhigGreene1stAlonzo GreeneDemocrat2ndTheodore L. PrevostWhigHerkimer1stAsa VickeryDemocrat2ndHumphrey G. RootDemocratJefferson1stJohn WinslowDemocrat2ndJoel HaworthDemocrat3rdAlfred FoxDemocratKings1stJoseph A. YardDemocrat2ndEdwards W. Fiske*Whig3rdJohn H. BakerWhigLewisJohn NewkirkDemocratLivingston1stArchibald H. McLean*Whig2ndPhilip Woodruff*WhigMadison1stJohn ClarkWhig2ndThomas O. BishopDemocratMonroe1stM. Day HicksWhig2ndL. Ward Smith*Whig3rdElisha Harmon*WhigMontgomery1stSamuel G. GreenWhig2ndCharles HubbsDemocratNew York1stJohn H. WhiteWhig2ndJames Bowen*Whig3rdHenry J. Allen*Democrat4thAbram WakemanWhig5thThomas TruslowWhig6thJonathan W. AllenWhig7thHenry J. RaymondWhig8thBenjamin W. BradfordWhig9thJeremiah V. D. B. FowlerDemocrat10thJames MonroeWhig11thGilbert C. DeaneDemocrat12thAbraham B. DavisDemocrat13thJoseph B. Varnum, Jr.*Whig14thGeorge G. WatersWhig15thJohn J. TownsendWhig16thAlbert Gilbert*WhigNiagara1stGeorge W. JermainWhig2ndJames Van Horn Jr.WhigOneida1stWilliam J. BaconWhig2ndRalph McIntoshDemocrat3rdRobert FrazierDemocrat4thLuther LelandDemocratOnondaga1stJames LittleDemocrat2ndBenjamin J. CowlesWhig3rdElias W. LeavenworthWhig4thHarvey G. AndrewsDemocratOntario1stJohn L. DoxWhig2ndJosiah Porter*WhigOrange1stWilliam GrahamDemocrat2ndAlbert G. OwenDemocrat3rdDaniel FullertonWhigcontested; seat vacated on February 26Daniel T. DurlandDemocratseated on February 26see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1871; pg. 228–240)OrleansSilas M. BurroughsDemocratOswego1stWilliam Lewis Jr.Democrat2ndLuke D. SmithDemocratOtsego1stAnson C. ParshallDemocrat2ndJoseph PeckDemocrat3rdEdward PrattDemocratPutnamWilliam BowneDemocratQueensJohn S. SnedekerDemocratRensselaer1stGeorge LesleyWhig2ndEdward P. PickettDemocrat3rdLansing SheldonDemocratRichmondBenjamin P. PrallDemocratRocklandBrewster J. AllisonDemocratSt. Lawrence1stHarlow Godard*Democrat2ndJohn HortonDemocrat3rdNoble S. Elderkin*Democraton January 1, elected Speaker; left Assembly on January 26, to be with his dying wifeSaratoga1stJames NoxonDemocrat2ndFrederick J. WingWhigSchenectadyJames AllenWhigSchoharie1stDaniel D. DodgeDemocrat2ndJohn AveryDemocratSenecaAlfred BolterDemocratSteuben1stEdwin F. ChurchDemocrat2ndFerral C. DininnyDemocraton March 13, elected Speaker pro tempore3rdJames AlleyWhigSuffolk1stDavid PiersonDemocrat2ndWalter ScudderDemocratSullivanJames F. Bush*WhigTiogaIsaac LottWhigTompkins1stHenry BrewerDemocrat2ndElias W. CadyWhigUlster1stMilton SheldonDemocrat2ndJohn P. DavisDemocratWarrenCyrus BurnhamDemocratWashington1stDavid SillWhig2ndCalvin PeaseWhigWayne1stJames M. WilsonDemocrat2ndElihu DurfeeWhigWestchester1stWilliam H. Robertson*Whig2ndJesse LyonDemocratWyomingJames SpragueWhigYatesMelatiah H. LawrenceDemocrat

 Employees 

 Clerk: James R. Rose
 Sergeant-at-Arms: Samuel Reynolds
 Doorkeeper: John K. Anderson
 First Assistant Doorkeeper: Matthew Higgins
 Second Assistant Doorkeeper: Thomas Hollenbeck

 Notes 

 Sources 

 The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) [pg. 109 for Senate districts; pg. 136 for senators; pg. 148–157 for Assembly districts; pg. 238ff for assemblymen]
 Journal of the Senate (73rd Session) (1850)

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