53rd New York State Legislature


The 53rd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5 to April 20, 1830, during the second year of Enos T. Throop'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.
State Senator Robert Bogardus resigned on May 4, 1829, leaving a vacancy in the First District.
At this time, there were three political parties: the "Jacksonians", the "Anti-Jacksonians", and the "Anti-Masons". In New York City, a Workingmen's Party appeared, and polled a large number of votes, winning a seat in the Assembly. In 1830, the Anti-Jacksonians re-organized as the National Republican Party.

Elections

The state election was held from November 2 to 4, 1829. Alpheus Sherman, Jonathan S. Conklin, Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, William Dietz, Isaac Gere, Alvin Bronson, Levi Beardsley, Albert H. Tracy and Assemblyman Thomas Armstrong were elected to the Senate. Tracy was an Anti-Mason; the other eight were Jacksonians.

Sessions

The legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol in Albany on January 5, 1830, and adjourned on April 20.
Erastus Root was again elected Speaker, receiving 93 votes against 30 for Francis Granger ; and William M. Oliver was elected President pro tempore of the State Senate.
On January 8, Conklin and Sherman drew lots to decide which one of the two senators elected in the 1st District would serve the short term, and which one the full term. Conklin drew the short term, and Sherman the full term.
On February 12, the legislature re-elected State Treasurer Abraham Keyser, Jr..
On April 13, a caucus of Jacksonian legislators, chaired by President pro tem William M. Oliver, resolved to call a state convention, to meet on September 8 at Herkimer, to nominate candidates for governor and lieutenant governor.
On April 16, a meeting of working men at the Old State Capitol in Albany nominated Speaker Erastus Root for governor. Root did neither accept nor decline the nomination for the time being, expecting either to be nominated by Jacksonians and decline, or to be slighted by the Jacksonians and accept. In June, a meeting of the Workingmen's Party at New York City endorsed the Albany nomination, but asked Root to state his position. Root declined, stating that he would support the Jacksonian nominee. The Workingmen then nominated Ezekiel Williams for governor, and Isaac S. Smith for lieutenant governor.
The Anti-Masonic state convention met in August at Utica, and nominated Assemblyman Francis Granger for governor, and Samuel Stevens, of New York City, for lieutenant governor.
The Jacksonian state convention met on September 8 at Herkimer and nominated Gov. Throop for re-election, and Edward P. Livingston for lieutenant governor.

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. Thomas Armstrong changed from the Assembly to the Senate.
DistrictSenatorsTerm leftPartyNotes
FirstJonathan S. Conklin1 yearJacksonianelected to fill vacancy, in place of Robert Bogardus
FirstJohn I. Schenck*2 yearsJacksonian
FirstStephen Allen*3 yearsJacksonian
FirstAlpheus Sherman4 yearsJacksonian
SecondBenjamin Woodward*1 yearJacksonianalso Postmaster of Mount Hope
SecondWalker Todd*2 yearsJacksonianalso Postmaster of Carmel
SecondSamuel Rexford*3 yearsJacksonian
SecondNathaniel P. Tallmadge4 yearsJacksonian
ThirdJohn McCarty*1 yearJacksonian
ThirdMoses Warren*2 yearsJacksonian
ThirdLewis Eaton*3 yearsJacksonian
ThirdWilliam Dietz4 yearsJacksonian
FourthDuncan McMartin Jr.*1 yearNat. Rep.
FourthReuben Sanford*2 yearsNat. Rep.also Postmaster of Wilmington
FourthJohn McLean Jr.*3 yearsNat. Rep.
FourthIsaac Gere4 yearsJacksonian
FifthTruman Enos*1 yearJacksonian
FifthNathaniel S. Benton*2 yearsJacksonian
FifthWilliam H. Maynard*3 yearsAnti-Mason
FifthAlvin Bronson4 yearsJacksonian
SixthThomas G. Waterman*1 yearJacksonian
SixthGrattan H. Wheeler*2 yearsJacksonianin November 1830, elected to the 22nd U.S. Congress
SixthJohn F. Hubbard*3 yearsJacksonian
SixthLevi Beardsley4 yearsJacksonian
SeventhWilliam M. Oliver*1 yearJacksonianelected President pro tempore
SeventhGeorge B. Throop*2 yearsJacksonian
SeventhHiram F. Mather*3 yearsAnti-Mason
SeventhThomas Armstrong*4 yearsJacksonianalso Supervisor of Butler, and Chairman
of the Board of Supervisors of Wayne Co.
EighthGeorge H. Boughton*1 yearAnti-Mason
EighthTimothy H. Porter*2 yearsAnti-Mason
EighthMoses Hayden*3 yearsAnti-Masondied on February 13, 1830
EighthAlbert H. Tracy4 yearsAnti-Mason

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 treasurer on February 12, and the participation in the Jacksonian caucus on April 13.
DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
AlbanyPeter GansevoortJacksonian
AlbanySamuel S. LushNat. Rep.
AlbanyErastus Williams
AlleganyDaniel AshleyAnti-Mason
BroomePeter Robinson*Jacksonian
CattaraugusStephen CrosbyAnti-Mason
CayugaEphraim Hammond*Jacksonian
CayugaSolomon LoveJacksonian
CayugaWilliam H. Noble*Jacksonian
CayugaRichard L. SmithJacksonian
ChautauquaAbner Hazeltine*Anti-Mason
ChautauquaSquire WhiteAnti-Mason
ChenangoJohn Latham
ChenangoJarvis K. Pike
ChenangoCharles Squires
ClintonHeman CadyJacksonian
ColumbiaJonathan LaphamJacksonian
ColumbiaAaron VanderpoelJacksonian
ColumbiaOliver WiswallJacksonian
CortlandChauncey Keep
CortlandHenry Stephens
DelawareMatthew HalcottJacksonian
DelawareErastus RootJacksonianelected Speaker;
in November 1830, elected to the 22nd U.S. Congress
DutchessJames HughsonJacksonian
DutchessGeorge P. OakleyJacksonian
DutchessJacob Van NessJacksonian
DutchessPhilo M. WinchellJacksonian
ErieMillard Fillmore*Anti-Mason
ErieEdmund HullAnti-Mason
EssexWilliam KirbyJacksonian
FranklinLuther Bradish*Nat. Rep.
GeneseeCalvin P. Bailey*
GeneseeTimothy FitchAnti-Mason
GeneseeStephen GriswoldAnti-Mason
GreeneJonathan MillerJacksonian
GreeneHerman I. QuackenbossJacksonian
Hamilton and
Montgomery		Thomas R. BenedictJacksonian
Hamilton and
Montgomery		Henry I. DiefendorfJacksonian
Hamilton and
Montgomery		Daniel StewartJacksonian
HerkimerFrederick P. BellingerJacksonian
HerkimerRussel HopkinsJacksonian
HerkimerAbijah Mann, Jr.*Jacksonianfrom May 28, 1830, also Postmaster of Fairfield
JeffersonCurtis G. BrooksJacksonian
JeffersonAaron BrownJacksonian
JeffersonCharles OrvisJacksonian
KingsCoe S. DowningJacksonian
LewisJoseph O. Mott*Jacksonian
LivingstonPhilo C. Fuller*Anti-Mason
LivingstonTitus Goodman Jr.*Anti-Mason
MadisonWilliam K. Fuller*Jacksonian
MadisonWilliam ManchesterJacksonian
MadisonJohn M. MessingerJacksonian
MonroeEzra Sheldon Jr.Anti-Mason
MonroeJoseph RandallAnti-Mason
MonroeThurlow WeedAnti-Mason
New YorkJacob S. Bogert*Jacksonian
New YorkAbraham Cargill*Jacksonian
New YorkGeorge CurtisJacksonian
New YorkEbenezer FordWorkingmen
New YorkCharles L. LivingstonJacksonian
New YorkDennis McCarthyJacksonian
New YorkGideon OstranderJacksonian
New YorkSilas M. StilwellJacksonian
New YorkPeter S. Titus*Jacksonian
New YorkGideon TuckerJacksonian
New YorkJohn Van Beuren*Jacksonian
NiagaraSamuel De VeauxAnti-Mason
OneidaArnon ComstockJacksonian
OneidaLinus ParkerJacksonian
OneidaElisha PettiboneJacksonian
OneidaEli Savage*Jacksonian
OneidaIthai ThompsonJacksonian
OnondagaTimothy BrownJacksonian
OnondagaThomas J. GilbertJacksonian
OnondagaJohnson Hall*Jacksonian
OnondagaDorastus LawrenceJacksonian
OntarioJohn Dickson*Anti-Mason
OntarioFrancis GrangerAnti-Mason
OntarioRobert C. Nicholas*Anti-Mason
OrangeAbraham CuddebackJacksonian
OrangeAbraham M. SmithJacksonian
OrangePhineas TuthillJacksonian
OrleansJohn H. TylerAnti-Mason
OswegoHiram HubbellJacksonian
OtsegoWilliam BakerJacksonian
OtsegoArchibald Dixson
OtsegoSamuel M. IngallsJacksonian
OtsegoJesse RossJacksonian
PutnamJames TownerJacksonian
QueensThomas TredwellNat. Rep.contested by Henry Floyd-Jones who took the seat on January 28
RensselaerAbiel BuckmanJacksonian
RensselaerGeorge R. DavisJacksonianfrom February 1, 1830, also a Bank Commissioner
RensselaerZiba HewittJacksonian
RensselaerAbraham C. LansingJacksonian
RichmondJohn T. HarrisonJacksonian
RocklandGeorge S. Allison*Jacksonian
St. LawrenceJonah Sanford*Jacksonian
St. LawrenceAsa Sprague Jr.Jacksonian
SaratogaSeth PerryJacksonian
SaratogaWilliam ShepherdJacksonian
SaratogaSamuel Stewart
SchenectadyAlonzo C. Paige*Jacksonianalso Reporter of the New York Court of Chancery
SchoharieAbraham L. LawyerJacksonian
SchoharieCharles WatsonJacksonian
SenecaSamuel BlainAnti-Mason
SenecaSeptimus EvansAnti-Mason
SteubenAndrew B. DickinsonJacksonian
SteubenJosiah DunlapAnti-Mason
SuffolkSamuel StrongJacksonian
SuffolkNoah YoungsJacksonian
SullivanHerman M. Hardenburgh
TiogaJohn G. McDowellJacksonian
TiogaWright DunhamJacksonian
TompkinsElijah AtwaterJacksonian
TompkinsJonathan B. Gosman*Jacksonian
TompkinsEbenezer MackJacksonian
UlsterGreen MillerJacksonian
UlsterMatthew OliverJacksonian
WarrenNorman FoxJacksonian
WashingtonDavid Abel RussellAnti-Mason
WashingtonDavid SillAnti-Mason
WashingtonRobert WilcoxAnti-Mason
WayneLuther Chapin
WayneSeth Eddy
WestchesterAaron Brown*Jacksonian
WestchesterLawrence Davenport*Jacksonian
WestchesterAbel Smith*Jacksonian
YatesMorris F. Sheppard*Anti-Mason

Employees