Clerk of the New York State Assembly
The Clerk of the New York State Assembly heads the administration of the New York State Assembly. The outgoing clerk of the previous session presides over a new Assembly until a Speaker is elected. Subsequently a clerk is elected by the members of the Assembly. The clerk is the nominal author of the Assembly's legislative journals. The clerk appoints most of the Assembly's employees, like deputy clerks, assistant clerks, committee clerks, pages and janitors. Many clerks have been elected members of the Assembly, either before or after their clerkships.
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Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
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September 1, 1777 | January 7, 1794 | Democratic-Republican | ||
January 7, 1794 | November 1, 1796 | Federalist | ||
November 1, 1796 | January 25, 1803 | Federalist | ||
Solomon Southwick | January 25, 1803 | January 27, 1807 | Democratic-Republican | |
Gerrit Y. Lansing | January 27, 1807 | January 26, 1808 | Dem.-Rep./Lewisite | |
January 26, 1808 | January 30, 1810 | Dem.-Rep./Clintonian | ||
January 30, 1810 | January 29, 1811 | Federalist | ||
January 29, 1811 | November 3, 1812 | Democratic-Republican | ||
November 3, 1812 | September 26, 1814 | Federalist | ||
Aaron Clark | September 26, 1814 | November 7, 1820 | Dem.-Rep./Clintonian | |
November 7, 1820 | January 2, 1822 | Dem.-Rep./Bucktail | ||
Edward Livingston | January 2, 1822 | January 4, 1825 | Dem.-Rep./Bucktail | Assemblyman 1833, 1835 and 1837; Speaker 1837 |
January 4, 1825 | January 3, 1826 | People's Party/Clintonian | ||
Edward Livingston | January 3, 1826 | January 1, 1828 | Dem.-Rep./Bucktail | Assemblyman 1833, 1835 and 1837; Speaker 1837 |
Francis Seger | January 1, 1828 | January 7, 1834 | Jacksonian | State Senator 1834–1837 |
January 7, 1834 | January 2, 1838 | Democrat | ||
January 2, 1838 | January 7, 1840 | Whig | ||
January 7, 1840 | January 4, 1842 | Whig | ||
January 4, 1842 | January 3, 1843 | Democrat | ||
January 3, 1843 | January 2, 1844 | Democrat | ||
January 2, 1844 | January 6, 1846 | Democrat | ||
January 6, 1846 | January 5, 1847 | Democrat | ||
January 5, 1847 | January 1, 1850 | Whig | ||
January 1, 1850 | January 7, 1851 | Democrat | ||
Richard U. Sherman | January 7, 1851 | January 6, 1857 | Whig | Assemblyman 1857 and 1875–1876 |
January 6, 1857 | January 26, 1858 | Republican | ||
David Wilson | January 26, 1858 | January 4, 1859 | American[1] | Assemblyman 1852 |
January 4, 1859 | January 1, 1861 | Republican | ||
January 1, 1861 | January 7, 1862 | Republican | ||
January 7, 1862 | January 1, 1867 | Republican | ||
January 1, 1867 | January 7, 1868 | Republican | ||
Cornelius W. Armstrong | January 1, 1868 | January 5, 1869 | Democrat | Assemblyman 1858 |
January 5, 1869 | January 4, 1870 | Republican | ||
Cornelius W. Armstrong | January 4, 1870 | January 2, 1872 | Democrat | Assemblyman 1858 |
January 2, 1872 | April 30, 1872 | Republican | died in office | |
May 1, 1872 | January 7, 1873 | Republican | ||
John O'Donnell | January 7, 1873 | January 5, 1875 | Republican | Assemblyman 1864; State Senator 1866–1869 |
January 5, 1875 | January 4, 1876 | Democrat | Clerk of the State Senate 1870–1871 | |
January 4, 1876 | January 2, 1883 | Republican | ||
January 2, 1883 | January 1, 1884 | Democrat | ||
Charles A. Chickering | January 1, 1884 | January 6, 1891 | Republican | Assemblyman 1879–1881 |
Charles R. DeFreest | January 6, 1891 | January 2, 1894 | Democrat | |
George W. Dunn | January 2, 1894 | January 2, 1895 | Republican | |
Archie E. Baxter | January 2, 1895 | January 1, 1908 | Republican | |
Ray B. Smith | January 1, 1908 | January 4, 1911 | Republican | |
January 4, 1911 | September 17, 1911 | Democrat | died in office[2] | |
George R. Van Namee | September 17, 1911 | January 3, 1912 | Democrat | acting since September 6 while McHenry was ill |
Fred W. Hammond | January 3, 1912 | January 1, 1913 | Republican | Assemblyman 1901–1909 and 1911 |
George R. Van Namee | January 1, 1913 | January 7, 1914 | Democrat | |
Fred W. Hammond | January 7, 1914 | January 2, 1935 | Republican | Assemblyman 1901–1909 and 1911 |
January 2, 1935 | January 1, 1936 | Democrat | ||
Ansley B. Borkowski | January 1, 1936 | February 9, 1965 | Republican | Assemblyman 1921 and 1924–1930 |
John T. McKennan | February 9, 1965 | January 8, 1969 | Democrat | State Senator 1949–1950 |
Donald A. Campbell | January 8, 1969 | February 1973 | Republican | Assemblyman 1951–1968; resigned |
February 1973 | January 8, 1975 | Republican | acting in 1973[3] | |
Catherine A. Carey | January 8, 1975 | January 9, 1985 | Democrat | |
Francine Misasi | January 9, 1985 | January 2001 | Democrat |
Notes[]
- ^ OFFICERS OF THE ASSEMBLY in Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1858 by William D. Murphy (p. 246)
- ^ LUKE McHENRY DIES in NYT on September 18, 1911
- ^ State news briefs in The Citizen–Advertiser, of Auburn, on January 8, 1974
Sources[]
- New York Red Book (2005–2006; pg. 411)
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