The 1849 United States Senate election in New York was held on February 6, 1849, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator to represent the State of New York in the United States Senat
Wm H Seward
Younger JA Dix 2
Reuben H Walworth
D. D. Barnard
The 72nd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 2 to April 11, 1849, during the first year of Hamilton Fish's governorshi
1849 United States Senate election in New York
…State Senate. At the State election in November 1848, 106 Whigs, 15 Free Soilers and 7 Hunkers were elected to the Assembly for the session of 1849. The 72nd New York State Legislature met from January 2 to April 11, 1849, at Albany, New York. Ex-Governor of New York William H. Seward was nominated by a caucus of Whig State legislators…
The Old State Capitol (1879)