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
The Old State Capitol (1879)
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
72nd New York State Legislature
…January 31, State Comptroller Millard Fillmore sent a letter to the Legislature, resigning the office, to take effect on February 20. On February 6, the Legislature elected William H. Seward (W) to succeed John A. Dix (Barnb.) as U.S. Senator, for a six-year term beginning on March 4, 1849. On February 17, the Legislature…
Wm H Seward
Younger JA Dix 2
Reuben H Walworth
D. D. Barnard