HISTORY OF STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YORK. 



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ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS. 



The constitution of 1846 required the Board of Super- 

 visors of the several counties to meet on the first Tuesday 

 of January succeeding the adoption of the constitution, and 

 divide the counties into districts of the number apportioned 

 to them of convenient and contiguous territory, and as 

 nearly equal population as possible. After each State cen- 

 sus, the Legislature is required to reapportion the members 

 and to direct the time when the supervisors shall meet for 

 the purpose of redistricting. Pursuant to this provision, 

 the boards met in June, 1857, and in June, 1866. Fulton 

 and Hamilton Counties together elect one member, and 

 every other county one or more. Steuben County was dis- 

 tricted as follows : 



First District. 



1847. — Bath, Prattsburgh, Pulteney, Reading, Tyrone, Urbana, 

 Wayne, Wheeler. 



1857. — Avoca, Bath, Bradford, Cohocton, Prattsburgh, Savona 

 (from Dec. 30, 1859, to April 30, 1862), Urbana, Wayne, Wheeler. 



1866. — Avoca, Bath, Bradford, Cohocton, Dansville, Fremont, How- 

 ard, Prattsburgh, Pulteney, Wayland, Wayne, Wheeler. 



Second District. 



1847. — Addison, Campbell, Cameron, Caton, Corning, Erwin, Horn- 

 by, Lindley, Orange, Thurston, Woodhull. 



1857. — Addison, Cameron, Campbell, Caton, Corning, Erwin, Horn- 

 by, Lindley, Rathbone, Thurston, Tuscarora (from Dec. 31, 1859), 

 Woodhull. 



1866. — Addison, Cameron, Campbell, Canisteo, Caton, Corning, Er- 

 win, Greenwood, Hartsville, Hornby, Hornellsville, Jasper, Lindley, 

 Rathbone, Thurston, Troupsburgh, Tuscarora, West Union, Wood- 

 hull. 



TJiird District. 



1847. — Avoca, Canisteo, Cohocton, Dansville, Fremont (from Nov. 

 17, 1854), Greenwood, Hartsville, Hornellsville, Howard, Jasper, 

 Troupsburgh, Wayland, West Union. 



1857. — Canisteo, Dansville, Tremont, Greenwood, Hartsville, Hor- 

 nellsville, Howard, Jasper^ Troupsburgh, Wayland, West Union. 





MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY, 



1822-1847. 



1823. 



George McClure. 



,1838. 



Samuel Griggs. 





William Woods. 





David Hall. 



1824. 



George McClure. 





Manning Kelly. 





Grattan H. Wheeler. 



1839. 



Andrew G. Chatfield. 



1825. 



John Kennedy. 





Abram M. Lybolt. 





James McBurney. 





Johnson N. Reynolds. 



1826. 



Daniel Cruger. 



1840. 



Richard B rower. 





Grattan H. Wheeler. 





Andrew G. Chatfield. 



1827. 



Paul C. Cook. 





Abram M. Lybolt. 





George McClure. 



1841. 



Andrew G. Chatfield. 



1828. 



Dugald Cameron. 





Wm. S. Hubbell. 





Wm, Woods. 





Samuel A. Johnson. 



1829. 



Randall Graves. 



1842. 



Aaron W. Beach. 





Henry Phoenix. 





Francis E. Erwin. 



1830. 



Andrew B. Dickinson. 





Ziba A. Leiand. 





Josiah Duulap. 



1843. 



Morris Brown. 



1831. 



Paul C. Cook. 





Francis E. Erwin. 





Josiah Dunlap. 





Ziba A. Leiand. 



1832. 



Edward Hovvell. 



1844. 



John Jamison. 





John McBurney. 





Asa McConnell. 



1833. 



Wm. Hunter. 





Jeffrey Smith. 





Wm. Kernan. 



1845. 



Wm. C. Rogers. 



1834. 



Joshua Healy. 





Ansel C. Smith. 





Wm. Kernan. 





Jacob Van Valkenburgh. 



1835. 



Jeremiah Baker. 



1846. 



Andrew G. Chatfield. 





Joshua Healy. 





Oto F. Marshall. 



1836. 



Lemuel B. Searles. 





Wm. C. Rogers. 





Henry Switzer. 



1847. 



Hiram Chapman. 



1837. 



Henry G. Cotton. 





Wm. Divin. 





John I. Poppino. 





Wm. Hunter. 





Benjamin Smead. 









MEMBERS OF ASSI 



]MBLY, 1847-1879. 



MEMBERS ELECTED. 



DATE. NAME, DIST. 



1848. Abel Kendall 1 



John G. Mersereau 2 



Alex. H. Stephens 3 



1849. Abm. J. Quackenboss... 1 



John G. Mersereau 2 



John K. Hale 3 



1850. Edwin F. Church 1 



Ferral C. Dininny 2 



James Alley 3 



1851. Chas. G. Higby 1 



James M. Miles 2 



Joel Carrington 3 



1852. R.B. Van Valkenburgh 1 



Benajah P. Bailey 2 



Nathaniel M. Perry 3 



1853. Dryden Henderson 1 



John McBurney 2 



Henry H. Bouton 3 



1854. John F. Williams 1 



Benajah P. Bailey 2 



Obadiah Stephens 3 



1855. Seth B. Cole 1 



Sylvester Smith 2 



Peter C. Ward 3 



1856. Goldsmith Deniston 1 



Albert C. Morgan 2 



Harlo Hakes 3 



1857. R.B. Van Valkenburgh 1 



George T. Spencer 2 



Solon 0. Thacher 3 



1858. R.B. Van Valkenburgh 1 



Washington Barnes 2 



William B. Jones 3 



1859. Abel Eveland 1 



Wickham R. Crocker... 2 



John T. Plato 3 



1862. Daniel B. Bryan 1 



Henrv Sherwood 2 



DATE. NAME DIST. 



1862. Samuel M. Alley 3 



1863. John W. Taggart 1 



Henry Sherwood 2 



Horace Bemis 3 



1864. William E. Bonham 1 



Alexander Olcott 2 



J. Harvey Stephens 3 



1865. William E. Bonham 1 



Alexander Olcott 2 



Horace Bemis 3 



1866. William B. Boyd 1 



Amaziah S. McKay 2 



Frederick M. Kreidler.. 3 



1867. AV'illiam B. Boyd 1 



Christian Minier 2 



1868. John F. Little 1 



Lyman Balcom 2 



1869. Monroe Brundage 1 



Samuel MitchelL 2 



1870. James G. Bennett 1 



John Davis 2 



187L Thomas M. Fowler 1 



James B. Murdock 2 



1872. Thomas M. Fowler 1 



Stephen F. Gilbert 2 



1873. Stephen D. Shattuck... 1 

 Charles F. Houghton... 2 



1874. Stephen D. Shattuck... 1 

 Lewis C. Pierson 2 



1875. William B. Ruggles 1 



Jerry E. B. Santee 2 



1876. William B. Ruggles 1 



Jerry E. B. Santee. 2 



1877. Azariah C. Brundage... 1 

 George R. Sutherland... 2 



1878. Azariah C. Brundage... 1 

 George R. Sutherland... 2 



DELEGATES TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. 



The constitutioa of 1821 gradually grew into disfavor 

 with the people, who demanded a new one, which should 

 provide for the election of nearly all the officers by the 

 people, instead of receiving their appointment from the Gov- 

 ernor. Several other radical changes were also demanded, 

 and after considerable agitation of the subject, a convention 

 was ordered for the purpose of adopting a new constitution. 

 The election was held Nov. 4, 1845, with the following 

 result : 



^'For a Convention" 313,257 



^^No Convention" 33,860 



Agreeably to this expression of the popular will, an act 

 was passed April 22, 1846, calling the convention at Al- 

 bany on the 1st of June following, which met accordingly 

 on that day, and adjourned Oct. 9, 1846. The delegates 

 from this county were the following: Benjamin S. Brun- 

 dage, Robert Campbell, Jr., William Kernan.* 



The new constitution was submitted to the people Nov. 

 3, 1846, and adopted by the following vote : 



Amended constitution, "Yes" 221,528 



Amended constitution, "No" 92,436 



It came into force on the first day of January, 1847. 



CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1867. 



Assembled at Albany June 4, 1867; adjourned sine die 

 Feb. 28; 1868. 



President. — William A. Wheeler, Malone, Franklin Co. 

 Secretary. — Luther Caldwell, Elmira, Chemung Co. 

 Sergeant-at-Arms. — Samuel C. Pierce, Rochester. 

 Delegates from Steuben County. — Hon. David Rumsey, Bath; Hon- 

 George T. Spencer, Corning. 



•-•• General William Kernan, of Tyrone, then in this county, father 

 of Hon. Francis Kernan, U.- S. Senator, Utica, N. Y. 



