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New York: State Treasurers


New York State Treasurers, 1776-1926 (May be incomplete!)
Peter B. Livingston 1776-78 Gerardus Bancker 1778-80 Robert McClallen 1798-1803 Abraham G. Lansing 1803-08 David Thomas 1808-10 Abraham G. Lansing 1810-12 David Thomas 1812-13 Charles Z. Platt 1813-17 Gerret L. Dox 1817-21 Benjamin Knower 1821-24 Abraham Keyser, Jr. 1824-25 Gamaliel H. Barstow 1825-26 Abraham Keyser, Jr. 1826-38 Gamaliel H. Barstow 1838-39 Jacob Haight 1839-42 Thomas Farrington 1842-45 Benjamin Enos 1845-46 Thomas Farrington 1846-47 Alvah Hunt 1848-51 James M. Cook 1852 Benjamin Welch, Jr. 1852-53 Elbridge G. Spaulding 1854-55 Stephen Clark 1856-57 Isaac V. Vanderpool 1858-59 Philip Dorsheimer 1860-61 William B. Lewis 1862-63 George W. Schuyler 1864-65 Joseph Howland 1866-67 Wheeler H. Bristol 1868-71 Thomas Raines 1872-74 Abraham Lansing 1874 Thomas Raines 1874-75 Charles N. Ross 1876-77 James Mackin 1878-79 Nathan D. Wendell 1880-81 Robert A. Maxwell 1882-85 Lawrence J. Fitzgerald 1886-89 Elliott Danforth 1890-93 Addison B. Colvin 1894-98 John P. Jaeckel 1899-1902 John G. Wickser 1903-04 John G. Wallenmeier, Jr. 1905-06 Julius Hauser 1907-08 Thomas B. Dunn 1909-10 John J. Kennedy 1911-14 Homer D. Call 1914 James L. Wells 1915-20 N. Monroe Marshall 1921-22 George K. Shuler 1923-24 Lewis H. Pounds 1925-26

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1776 Sep 17: Peter B. Livingston, appointed.
  • 1778 Apr 1: Gerardus Bancker, appointed.
  • 1798 Mar 16: Robert McClallen, appointed.
  • 1803 Feb 8: Abraham G. Lansing, appointed.
  • 1808 Feb 5: David Thomas, appointed.
  • 1810 Feb 8: Abraham G. Lansing, appointed.
  • 1812 Feb 18: David Thomas, appointed.
  • 1813 Feb 10: Charles Z. Platt, appointed.
  • 1817 Feb 12: Gerret L. Dox, appointed.
  • 1821 Jan 29: Benjamin Knower, appointed.
  • 1824 Nov 25: Abraham Keyser, Jr., appointed.
  • 1825 Feb 16: Gamaliel H. Barstow, appointed.
  • 1826 Feb 14: Abraham Keyser, Jr., appointed.
  • 1838 Feb 5: Gamaliel H. Barstow, appointed.
  • 1839 Feb 4: Jacob Haight, appointed.
  • 1842 Feb 7: Thomas Farrington, appointed.
  • 1845 Feb 3: Benjamin Enos, appointed.
  • 1846 Feb 2: Thomas Farrington, appointed.
  • 1847 Nov 2: Alvah Hunt, elected.
  • 1851 Nov 4: James M. Cook, elected.
  • 1853 Nov 8: Elbridge G. Spaulding, elected.
  • 1855 Nov 7: Stephen Clark, elected.
  • 1857 Nov 3: Isaac V. Vanderpool, elected.
  • 1859 Nov 8: Philip Dorsheimer, elected.
  • 1861 Nov 5: William B. Lewis, elected.
  • 1863 Nov 3: George W. Schuyler, elected.
  • 1865 Nov 7: Joseph Howland, elected.
  • 1867 Nov 5: Wheeler H. Bristol, elected.
  • 1871 Nov 7: Thomas Raines, elected.
  • 1873 Nov 4: Thomas Raines, elected.
  • 1875: Edwin A. Merritt, defeated.
  • 1875 Nov 2: Charles N. Ross, elected.
  • 1877 Nov 6: James Mackin, elected.
  • 1879 Nov 6: Nathan D. Wendell, elected.
  • 1881 Nov 8: Robert A. Maxwell, elected.
  • 1885 Nov 3: Lawrence J. Fitzgerald, elected.
  • 1889 Nov 5: Elliott Danforth, elected.
  • 1893 Nov 7: Addison B. Colvin, elected.
  • 1898 Nov 8: John P. Jaeckel, elected.
  • 1900 Nov 6: John P. Jaeckel (Rep), elected; John Brown Judson (Dem), defeated; Fred William Hewett (Prohibition), defeated; Jacob E. Alexander (Socialist Labor), defeated; Leonard D. Abbott (Social Democratic), defeated.
  • 1902 Nov 4: John G. Wickser, elected.
  • 1904 Nov 8: John G. Wallenmeier, Jr., elected.
  • 1906 Nov 6: Julius Hauser, elected.
  • 1908 Nov 3: Thomas B. Dunn (Rep), elected; Julius Hauser (Dem), defeated; William I. Sirovich (Independence League), defeated; Bernard J. Riley (Socialist), defeated; William T. Richardson (Prohibition), defeated; Julius Hammer (Socialist Labor), defeated.
  • 1910 Nov 8: John J. Kennedy (Dem), elected; Thomas F. Fennell (Rep), defeated; Sylvester Butler (Socialist), defeated; William I. Sirovich (Independence League), defeated; Charles J. Call (Prohibition), defeated; William A. Walters (Socialist Labor), defeated.
  • 1912 Nov 5: John J. Kennedy (Dem), elected; William Archer (Rep), defeated; Ernest Cawcroft (Progressive), defeated; Frank Ehrenfried (Socialist), defeated; Arthur A. Amidon (Prohibition), defeated; John Davis (Independence League), defeated; Henry Kuhn (Socialist Labor), defeated.
  • 1914: John J. Kennedy, died in office.
  • 1914 Feb 25: Homer D. Call, appointed.
  • 1914 Sep 28: Albert C. Carp (Dem), nominated; Charles E. Sunderlin (Dem), defeated in primary.
  • 1914 Sep 28: James L. Wells (Rep), nominated unopposed.
  • 1914 Sep 28: Homer D. Call (Progressive), nominated unopposed.
  • 1914 Nov 3: James L. Wells (Rep), elected; Albert C. Carp (Dem), defeated; Homer D. Call (Progressive & Independence League), defeated; James C. Sheahan (Socialist), defeated; Edward A. Packer (Prohibition), defeated; Anthony Houtenbrink (Socialist Labor), defeated.
  • 1916 Nov 7: James L. Wells (Rep & Independence League), elected; Maurice S. Cohen (Dem), defeated; Eugene Wood (Socialist), defeated; William J. Richardson (Prohibition), defeated; Eugene M. Lane (American), defeated; Frank P. Tucker (Progressive), defeated; John P. Gilly (Socialist Labor), defeated.
  • 1918 Sep 3: Jacob G. Cohen (Dem), nominated unopposed.
  • 1918 Sep 3: James L. Wells (Rep), nominated; Theodore T. Baylor (Rep), defeated in primary.
  • 1918 Sep 3: Charles W. Noonan (Socialist), nominated unopposed.
  • 1918 Sep 3: George B. Humphrey (Prohibition), nominated unopposed.
  • 1918 Nov 5: James L. Wells (Rep), elected; Jacob G. Cohen (Dem), defeated; Charles W. Noonan (Socialist), defeated; George B. Humphrey (Prohibition), defeated; Nadina Kavinoky (Socialist Labor), defeated.
  • 1920 Sep 14: John F. Healy (Dem), nominated unopposed.
  • 1920 Sep 14: N. Monroe Marshall (Rep), nominated; Theodore T. Baylor (Rep), defeated in primary; John P. Donohoe (Rep), defeated in primary.
  • 1920 Nov 2: N. Monroe Marshall (Rep), elected; John F. Healy (Dem), defeated; Hattie F. Kreuger (Socialist), defeated; John McKee (Prohibition), defeated; Joseph E. Cronk (Farmer-Labor), defeated; John A. Withers (Socialist Labor), defeated.
  • 1922 Nov 7: George K. Shuler (Dem), elected.
  • 1924 Nov 4: Lewis H. Pounds (Rep), elected; George K. Shuler (Dem), defeated; John H. VandenBosch (Socialist), defeated; Edward Lindgren (Workers), defeated; John E. DeLee (Socialist Labor), defeated.
  • 1926: Lewis F. Alrutz (Socialist Labor), defeated.

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