53rd New York State Legislature
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The Old State Capitol (1879)
Overview
Legislative body	New York State Legislature
Jurisdiction	New York,United States
Term	January 1 – December 31, 1830
Senate
Members	32
Temporary President	William M. Oliver (J)
Party control	Jacksonian
Assembly
Members	128
Speaker	Erastus Root (J)
Party control	Jacksonian
Sessions
1st January 5 – April 20, 1830

The53rd New York State Legislature, consisting of theNew York State Senate and theNew York State Assembly, met from January 5 to April 20, 1830, during the second year ofEnos T. Throop's governorship, inAlbany.

Under the provisions of theNew 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 SenatorRobert Bogardus resigned on May 4, 1829, leaving a vacancy in the First District.

At this time, there were three political parties: the "Jacksonians" (supporting PresidentAndrew Jackson; led by U.S. Secretary of StateMartin Van Buren), the "Anti-Jacksonians" (the former supporters ofJohn Quincy Adams, opposing Jackson and theAlbany Regency), and the "Anti-Masons". In New York City, aWorkingmen's Party appeared, and polled a large number of votes, winning a seat in the Assembly. In 1830, the Anti-Jacksonians re-organized as theNational Republican Party (supportingHenry Clay for the presidency).

The state election was held from November 2 to 4, 1829.Alpheus Sherman,Jonathan S. Conklin (both 1st D.),Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (2nd D.),William Dietz (3rd D.),Isaac Gere (4th D.),Alvin Bronson (5th D.),Levi Beardsley (6th D.),Albert H. Tracy (8th D.) and AssemblymanThomas Armstrong (7th D.) were elected to the Senate. Tracy was an Anti-Mason; the other eight were Jacksonians.

The legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol inAlbany on January 5, 1830, and adjourned on April 20.

Erastus Root (J) was again electedSpeaker, receiving 93 votes against 30 forFrancis Granger (A-M); andWilliam M. Oliver (J) 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.^[1]

On February 12, the legislature re-elected State TreasurerAbraham Keyser, Jr. (J).

On April 13, a caucus of Jacksonian legislators, chaired by President pro temWilliam M. Oliver, resolved to call a state convention, to meet on September 8 atHerkimer, to nominate candidates for governor and lieutenant governor.^[2]

On April 16, a meeting of working men at the Old State Capitol in Albany nominated SpeakerErastus 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 theWorkingmen's Party atNew 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 nominatedEzekiel Williams for governor, andIsaac S. Smith for lieutenant governor.

The Anti-Masonic state convention met in August atUtica, and nominated AssemblymanFrancis 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, andEdward P. Livingston for lieutenant governor.

• The First District (4 seats) consisted ofKings,New York,Queens,Richmond andSuffolk counties.
• The Second District (4 seats) consisted ofDelaware,Dutchess,Orange,Putnam,Rockland,Sullivan,Ulster andWestchester counties.
• The Third District (4 seats) consisted ofAlbany,Columbia,Greene,Rensselaer,Schenectady andSchoharie counties.
• The Fourth District (4 seats) consisted ofClinton,Essex,Franklin,Hamilton,Montgomery,St. Lawrence,Saratoga,Warren andWashington counties.
• The Fifth District (4 seats) consisted ofHerkimer,Jefferson,Lewis,Madison,Oneida andOswego counties.
• The Sixth District (4 seats) consisted ofBroome,Chenango,Cortland,Otsego,Steuben,Tioga andTompkins counties.
• The Seventh District (4 seats) consisted ofCayuga,Onondaga,Ontario,Seneca,Wayne andYates counties.
• The Eighth District (4 seats) consisted ofAllegany,Cattaraugus,Chautauqua,Erie,Genesee,Livingston,Monroe,Niagara andOrleans counties.

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.

• Clerk:John F. Bacon

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.^[4]

• Clerk:Francis Seger
• Sergeant-at-Arms: James D. Scollard
• Doorkeeper: Alonzo Crosby
• Assistant Doorkeeper: Oliver Scovil

• The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) [pg. 109 and 441 for Senate districts; pg. 128 for senators; pg. 148f for Assembly districts; pg. 209f for assemblymen]
• The History of Political Parties in the State of New-York, from the Ratification of the Federal Constitution to 1840 byJabez D. Hammond (4th ed., Vol. 2, Phinney & Co.,Buffalo, 1850; pg. 315 to 336)

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