Secretary of State of New York
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The Secretary of State of New York is a New York state cabinet officer.
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[edit] History
The office of the Secretary of State of New York was established in 1778, and is one of the oldest government agencies of the state of New York.
Until 1822, the Secretary of State was appointed by the Council of Appointment for an indefinite term [1], but could be substituted at any time, especially if the majority party in the Council changed. Besides his other duties, the Secretary of State was also the secretary of the Council of Appointment.
From 1823 to 1845, the Secretary was elected by joint ballot of the New York State Legislature for a term of three years.
From 1847 on, the Secretary and the other state cabinet officers were elected by the voters at the state elections in November in odd years to a two-year term, so that, until 1877, they served in the second half of the term of the governor in office and the first half of the term of the succeeding governor, since the governors at the time were elected to a two-year term in even years. From 1877 on, the Governor served a three-year term, while the Secretary continued to be elected for two years.
The Secretary elected in 1895 received an additional year and served a three-year term, and from 1898 on, the Secretary and other state officers were elected in even years to a two-year term at the same time as the Governor, and they served concurrently.
In 1926, during the governorship of Al Smith, the state administration was re-organised, and the office became appointive and has remained so. The last Secretary elected was Florence E. S. Knapp, the first appointed by the Governor was Robert Moses.
[edit] Duties
The Secretary is responsible for the regulation of a number of businesses and professions, including private investigators, cosmetologists, real estate brokers and appraisers, and notaries public. The Secretary also regulates cemeteries, registers corporations and business organizations, and maintains business records under the Uniform Commercial Code and other laws.
The Secretary's office includes the Office of Local Government Services, which provides training assistance to local governments in areas such as fire prevention, coastal management, and code enforcement.
The current Secretary of State of New York is Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez.
[edit] Secretaries of State
- John Morin Scott March 13, 1778 – September 14, 1784 (died in office)
- (1784–1789)
- Lewis Allaire Scott October 23, 1789 – March 17, 1798 (son of John Morin Scott, died in office too)
- Daniel Hale (Fed.) March 24, 1798 – August 10, 1801
- Thomas Tillotson (Dem.-Rep.) August 10, 1801 – March 16, 1806
- Elisha Jenkins (Dem.-Rep.) March 16, 1806 – February 16, 1807
- Thomas Tillotson (Dem.-Rep.) February 16, 1807 – February 1, 1808
- Elisha Jenkins (Dem.-Rep.) February 1, 1808 – February 2, 1810
- Daniel Hale (Fed.) February 2, 1810 – February 1, 1811
- Elisha Jenkins (Dem.-Rep.) February 1, 1811 – February 23, 1813
- Jacob R. Van Rensselaer (Fed.) February 23, 1813 – February 16, 1815
- Peter Buell Porter (Dem.-Rep.) February 16, 1815 – February 12, 1816
- Robert L. Tillotson February 12, 1816 – April 16, 1817 (son of Thomas Tillotson)
- Charles D. Cooper April 16, 1817 – April 24, 1818
- John Van Ness Yates April 24, 1818 – February 14, 1826 (first appointed, in 1823 elected by the State Legislature)
- Azariah Cutting Flagg (Dem-Rep.) February 14, 1826 – February 1, 1833 (elected New York State Comptroller on January 11, 1833)
- John Adams Dix (Dem.) February 1, 1833 – February 4, 1839
- John Canfield Spencer (Whig) February 4, 1839 – February 7, 1842
- Samuel Young February 7, 1842 – February 8, 1845
- Nathaniel S. Benton (Dem.) February 8, 1845 – December 31, 1847
- Christopher Morgan (Whig) January 1, 1848 – December 31, 1851
- Henry S. Randall (Dem.) January 1, 1852 – December 31, 1853
- Elias Warner Leavenworth (Whig) January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1855
- Joel T. Headley (American) January 1, 1856 – December 31, 1857
- Gideon J. Tucker (Dem.) January 1, 1858 - December 31, 1859
- David R. Floyd-Jones (Dem.) January 1, 1860 – December 31, 1861
- Horatio Ballard (Dem.) January 1, 1862 – December 31, 1863
- Chauncey Depew (Rep.) January 1 1864 – December 31, 1865
- Francis C. Barlow (Rep.) January 1, 1866 – December 31, 1867
- Homer Augustus Nelson (Dem.) January 1, 1868 – December 31, 1871
- G. Hilton Scribner (Rep.) January 1, 1872 – December 31, 1873
- Diedrich Willers, Jr. (Dem.) January 1, 1874 – December 31, 1875
- John Bigelow January 1, 1876 – December 31, 1877
- Allen C. Beach (Dem.) January 1, 1878 – December 31, 1879
- Joseph B. Carr (Rep.) January 1, 1880 – December 31, 1885
- Frederick Cook (Dem.) January 1, 1886 – December 31, 1889
- Frank Rice (Dem.) January 1, 1890 – December 31, 1893
- John Palmer (Rep.) January 1, 1894 – December 31, 1898
- John T. McDonough (Rep.) January 1, 1899 – December 31, 1902
- John F. O'Brien (Rep.) January 1, 1903 – December 31, 1906
- John S. Whalen (Dem.) January 1, 1907 – December 31, 1908
- Samuel S. Koenig (Rep.) January 1, 1909 – December 31, 1910
- Edward Lazansky (Dem.) January 1, 1911 – December 31, 1912
- Mitchell May (Dem.) January 1, 1913 – December 31, 1914
- Francis Hugo (Rep.) January 1, 1915 – December 31, 1920
- John J. Lyons (Rep.) January 1, 1921 – December 31, 1922
- James A. Hamilton (Dem.) January 1, 1923 – December 31, 1924
- Florence E. S. Knapp (Rep.) January 1, 1925 – January 17, 1927
- Robert Moses January 17, 1927 – January 1, 1929
- Edward J. Flynn (Dem.) January 1, 1929 – January 17, 1939
- Michael F. Walsh January 17, 1939 – January 1, 1943
- Thomas J. Curran (Rep.) January 1, 1943 – January 1, 1955
- Carmine DeSapio (Dem.) January 1, 1955 – January 1, 1959
- Caroline K. Simon January 1, 1959 – August 22, 1963
- John P. Lomenzo August 22, 1963 – January 1, 1974
- John J. Ghezzi January 1, 1974 – January 1, 1975
- Mario Cuomo (Dem.) January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1979
- Basil Paterson (Dem.) January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1983
- Gail Shaffer (Dem.) January 1, 1983 – January 4, 1995
- Alexander Treadwell (Rep.) January 4, 1995 – April 2001
- Randy Daniels (Rep.) April 2001 – September 23, 2005
- Frank Milano, Acting (Rep.) September 23, 2005 – April 19, 2006
- Christopher Jacobs (Rep.) April 19, 2006 – January 1, 2007
- Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez (Dem.) January 1, 2007 – present
[edit] Notes
- ^ Article XXVIII of the State Constitution of 1777 said: "...that where, by this convention, the duration of any office shall not be ascertained, such office shall be construed to be held during the pleasure of the council of appointment."
[edit] Source
- Google Book The Civil List of New York
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