The 102nd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 7 to May 22, 1879, during the third year of Lucius Robinson's governorsh
New York State Capitol (1879)
The 1879 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 21, 1879, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator to represent the State of New York in the United States Senat
102nd New York State Legislature
…On January 9, Thomas G. Alvord (R) was again elected Speaker, with 94 votes against 24 for Erastus Brooks (D). On January 21, the Legislature re-elected U.S. Senator Roscoe Conkling (R) to a third six-year term, beginning on March 4, 1879. On April 23, the Legislature re-apportioned the Senate districts…
Hon. Roscoe Conkling, N.Y NARA 527412
William Dorsheimer