New York State Attorney General
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The New York State Attorney General
is the chief legal officer of the State of New York. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch
colonial government of New York.
The current Attorney General is Eric Schneiderman
. He was elected on November 2, 2010 and took office on January 1, 2011.
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Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
is the chief legal officer of the State of New York. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch
New Netherland
New Netherland, or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch, was the 17th-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the East Coast of North America. The claimed territories were the lands from the Delmarva Peninsula to extreme southwestern Cape Cod...
colonial government of New York.
The current Attorney General is Eric Schneiderman
Eric Schneiderman
Eric T. Schneiderman is the 65th and current New York Attorney General.-Early life, education, and early career:Schneiderman graduated from Amherst College in 1977 with a B.A...
. He was elected on November 2, 2010 and took office on January 1, 2011.
Functions
The Attorney General advises the Executive branch of State government and defends actions and proceedings on behalf of the State. The Attorney General acts independently of the Governor of New YorkGovernor of New York
The Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the State of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military and naval forces. The officeholder is afforded the courtesy title of His/Her...
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Organization
The legal functions of the Department of Law are divided primarily into five major divisions: Appeals and Opinions, State Counsel, Criminal Justice, Economic Justice and Social Justice.Solicitor General
- Barbara D. UnderwoodBarbara D. UnderwoodBarbara D. Underwood is New York Solicitor General. She was initially appointed to her position by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in January 2007, and reappointed in 2011 by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman....
, (2007-) - Caitlin HalliganCaitlin HalliganCaitlin Joan Halligan is an American lawyer and the Solicitor General of the state of New York from 2001 until 2007. She has been nominated by President Barack Obama to fill a federal judicial vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.- Early life and...
, (2001–2007) - Preeta D. BansalPreeta D. BansalPreeta D. Bansal is an American lawyer who served as the General Counsel to the federal Office of Management and Budget from 2009 until announcing her departure for an undisclosed think tank in June 2011...
, (1999–2001) - Barbara Gott Billet http://www.freedomspeaks.com/official/60934/new-york-%28ny%29-state-commissioner-of-taxation-and-finance-barbara-g-billet-%5Bthe-governor%27s-cabinet%5D, (1996–1998)
- Victoria A. GraffeoVictoria A. GraffeoVictoria A. Graffeo is a judge on New York State's Court of Appeals. Judge Graffeo was appointed to the court by Republican Governor George Pataki in 2000 for a 14-year term. Her current term expires in 2014.-Education:...
, (1995–1996) - Jerry Boonehttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/Jerry+Boone+Named+Harrah%27s+Entertainment+Senior+Vice+President+of...-a0131524733, (1991–1994)
- O. Peter Sherwoodhttp://www.nycourtsystem.com/Applications/JudicialDirectory/Bio.php?ID=7030291(1986–1991)
Terms of Office
- From 1684 to 1777, when New York was under the British colonial government, the Attorney General was appointed by the British crownKingdom of Great BritainThe former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
, or the colonial governor on its behalf. In 1693, the Attorney General earned a salary of 50 pounds. - From 1777 to 1822, the Attorney General was appointed by the Council of AppointmentCouncil of AppointmentThe Council of Appointment was a body of the Government of New York that existed from 1777 to 1822.-History:...
. - From 1823 to 1846, the Attorney General was elected by the New York State Legislature for a three-year term..
- Attorneys General have been elected by the voters since 1847.
List of New York State Attorneys General
| Attorney General | Tenure | Party | Remarks |
| Egbert Benson Egbert Benson Egbert Benson was a lawyer, jurist, politician from Upper Red Hook, New York, and a Founding Father of the United States who represented New York in the Continental Congress, Annapolis Convention, and the United States House of Representatives, and who served as a member of the New York State... |
May 8, 1777 - May 14, 1788 | ||
| Richard Varick Richard Varick Richard Varick was an American lawyer and politician. He was born on 15 March 1753 at Hackensack in Bergen County, New Jersey, and he died on 30 July 1831 at Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey.... |
May 14, 1788 - September 29, 1789 | Federalist Federalist The term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world. Also, it may refer to the concept of federalism or the type of government called a federation... |
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| Aaron Burr Aaron Burr Aaron Burr, Jr. was an important political figure in the early history of the United States of America. After serving as a Continental Army officer in the Revolutionary War, Burr became a successful lawyer and politician... |
September 29, 1789 - November 8, 1791 | Dem.-Rep. | |
| Morgan Lewis Morgan Lewis (governor) Morgan Lewis was an American lawyer, politician and military commander.Of Welsh descent, he was the son of Francis Lewis, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He graduated from Princeton in 1773 and began to study law on the advice of his father... |
November 8, 1791 - December 24, 1792 | Dem.-Rep. | |
| Nathaniel Lawrence Nathaniel Lawrence -Life:He was the son of Thomas Lawrence and Elizabeth Lawrence. He attended Princeton College, but left to fight in the American Revolutionary War as a lieutenant.... |
December 24, 1792 - November 13, 1795 | Dem.-Rep. | |
| Josiah Ogden Hoffman Josiah Ogden Hoffman Ogden Hoffman was an American lawyer and politician.Hoffman was the son of New York State Attorney General Josiah Ogden Hoffman and Mary Hoffman. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Columbia College in 1812... |
November 13, 1795 - February 3, 1802 | Federalist Federalist The term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world. Also, it may refer to the concept of federalism or the type of government called a federation... |
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| Ambrose Spencer Ambrose Spencer Ambrose Spencer was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He attended Yale College from 1779 to 1782, and graduated from Harvard University in 1783... |
February 3, 1802 - February 3, 1804 | Dem.-Rep. | |
| John Woodworth John Woodworth (lawyer) John Woodworth was an American lawyer and member of the Woodworth political family.-Life:... |
February 3, 1804 - March 18, 1808 | Dem.-Rep. | |
| Matthias B. Hildreth Matthias B. Hildreth Matthias Bernard Hildreth was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:His family moved in 1797 from Southampton, Long Island to Johnstown, then in Montgomery County, New York, where his father James Hildreth became judge of the Court of Common Pleas.Hildreth was a presidential elector in 1804,... |
March 18, 1808 - February 2, 1810 | Dem.-Rep. | |
| Abraham Van Vechten Abraham Van Vechten Abraham Van Vechten was an American lawyer and a Federalist politician who served twice as New York State Attorney General.-Life:... |
February 2, 1810 - February 1, 1811 | Federalist Federalist The term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world. Also, it may refer to the concept of federalism or the type of government called a federation... |
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| Matthias B. Hildreth Matthias B. Hildreth Matthias Bernard Hildreth was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:His family moved in 1797 from Southampton, Long Island to Johnstown, then in Montgomery County, New York, where his father James Hildreth became judge of the Court of Common Pleas.Hildreth was a presidential elector in 1804,... |
February 1, 1811 - July 11, 1812 | Dem.-Rep. | died in office |
| Thomas Addis Emmet Thomas Addis Emmet Thomas Addis Emmet was an Irish and American lawyer and politician. He was a senior member of the revolutionary republican group United Irishmen in the 1790s and New York State Attorney General 1812–1813.-Background:... |
August 12, 1812 - February 13, 1813 | Dem.-Rep. | |
| Abraham Van Vechten Abraham Van Vechten Abraham Van Vechten was an American lawyer and a Federalist politician who served twice as New York State Attorney General.-Life:... |
February 13, 1813 - February 17, 1815 | Federalist Federalist The term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world. Also, it may refer to the concept of federalism or the type of government called a federation... |
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| Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, under Andrew Jackson .... |
February 17, 1815 - July 8, 1819 | Dem.-Rep. | |
| Thomas Jackson Oakley Thomas Jackson Oakley Thomas Jackson Oakley was a United States Representative and New York State Attorney General.-Education:... |
July 8, 1819 - February 12, 1821 | Federalist Federalist The term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world. Also, it may refer to the concept of federalism or the type of government called a federation... |
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| Samuel A. Talcott Samuel A. Talcott Samuel Austin Talcott was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
February 12, 1821 - February 27, 1829 | Dem.-Rep. | first appointed, in 1823 elected by State Legislature, resigned shortly before the end of his second term |
| Greene C. Bronson Greene C. Bronson Greene Carrier Bronson was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:... |
February 27, 1829 - January 12, 1836 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
elected a justice of the State Supreme Court during his third term |
| Samuel Beardsley Samuel Beardsley Samuel Beardsley was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
January 12, 1836 - February 4, 1839 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| Willis Hall Willis Hall (New York) Willis Hall was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Rev. Nathaniel Hall and Hannah Emerson Hall . He graduated from Yale College in 1824, studied law in New York City and Litchfield, Connecticut... |
February 4, 1839 - February 7, 1842 | Whig | |
| George P. Barker George P. Barker George Payson Barker was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
February 7, 1842 - February 3, 1845 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| John Van Buren John Van Buren John Van Buren was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the second son of President Martin Van Buren and graduated from Yale College in 1828. In 1831, when his father was appointed U.S. Minister to Britain, he accompanied him as secretary of the American Legation in London... |
February 3, 1845 - December 31, 1847 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
legislated out of office by Constitution of 1846 |
| Ambrose L. Jordan Ambrose L. Jordan Ambrose Latting Jordan was an American lawyer, newspaper editor and politician.-Early life:... |
January 1, 1848 - December 31, 1849 | Whig | first Attorney General elected by general ballot |
| Levi S. Chatfield Levi S. Chatfield Levi Starr Chatfield was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Enos Chatfield and Hannah Starr Chatfield .... |
January 1, 1850 - November 23, 1853 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
resigned shortly before the end of his second term |
| Gardner Stow Gardner Stow Gardner Stow was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Timothy Stow. The family removed first to Warrensburg, and in 1802 to Bolton, New York. In 1806, he went to Sandy Hill, New York to study law, and made the acquaintance of Esek Cowen who was a fellow student and became... |
December 8, 1853 - December 31, 1853 | appointed to fill unexpired term | |
| Ogden Hoffman | January 1, 1854 - December 31, 1855 | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
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| Stephen B. Cushing Stephen B. Cushing Stephen Booth Cushing was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
January 1, 1856 - December 31, 1857 | American Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by... |
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| Lyman Tremain Lyman Tremain Lyman Tremain was a jurist and politician from New York.He was admitted to the bar in 1840 and practiced in Durham, where he was elected to his first political office as town supervisor in 1842. He was appointed District Attorney of Greene County in 1844... |
January 1, 1858 - December 31, 1859 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| Charles G. Myers Charles G. Myers Charles G. Myers was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was educated at the St. Lawrence Academy in Potsdam, New York. In 1825, he began to study law in the office of Governeur Ogden at Waddington, NY, was admitted to the bar in 1832, and commenced practice in Ogdensburg, New York.He was... |
January 1, 1860 - December 31, 1861 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| Daniel S. Dickinson Daniel S. Dickinson Daniel Stevens Dickinson was a New York politician, most notable as a United States Senator from 1844 to 1851.-Biography:... |
January 1, 1862 - December 31, 1863 | Union National Union Party (United States) The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election, held during the Civil War. State Republican parties did not usually change their name.... |
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| John Cochrane John Cochrane (general) John Cochrane was an American lawyer, Union Army general and politician.-Life:He was the grandson of John Cochran, Surgeon General of the Continental Army.... |
January 1, 1864 - December 31, 1865 | Union National Union Party (United States) The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election, held during the Civil War. State Republican parties did not usually change their name.... |
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| John H. Martindale John H. Martindale John Henry Martindale was an American lawyer, Union Army general, and politician.-Early life:Martindale was born in Sandy Hill, Washington County, New York, the son of Congressman Henry C. Martindale and Minerva Hitchcock Martindale. He entered the United States Military Academy at West Point in... |
January 1, 1866 - December 31, 1867 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| Marshall B. Champlain Marshall B. Champlain Marshall Bolds Champlain was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was admitted to the bar in 1843, and practised at Cuba, N.Y... |
January 1, 1868 - December 31, 1871 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
two terms |
| Francis C. Barlow Francis C. Barlow Francis Channing Barlow was a lawyer, politician, and Union General during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
January 1, 1872 - December 31, 1873 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| Daniel Pratt Daniel Pratt (New York) Daniel Pratt was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
January 1, 1874 - December 31, 1875 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| Charles S. Fairchild Charles S. Fairchild Charles Stebbins Fairchild was a New York businessman and politician.-Biography:Born in Cazenovia, New York, to Sidney and Helen Fairchild, he graduated from Harvard College in 1863 and Harvard Law School in 1865. He was married to Helen Lincklaen in 1871... |
January 1, 1876 - December 31, 1877 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| Augustus Schoonmaker, Jr. Augustus Schoonmaker, Jr. Augustus Schoonmaker, Jr. was an American lawyer and Democratic politician.-Life:... |
January 1, 1878 - December 31, 1879 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| Hamilton Ward, Sr. Hamilton Ward, Sr. Hamilton Ward, Sr. was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
January 1, 1880 - December 31, 1881 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| Leslie W. Russell Leslie W. Russell Leslie Wead Russell was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
January 1, 1882 - December 31, 1883 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| Denis O'Brien Denis O'Brien (New York Politician) Denis O'Brien was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was admitted to the bar in 1861, and commenced practice in Watertown... |
January 1, 1884 - December 31, 1887 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
two terms |
| Charles F. Tabor Charles F. Tabor Charles Franklin Tabor was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Silas Tabor and Betsey E. Tabor. In 1843, the family removed to Newstead, New York. He was educated at academies in Clarence and Williamsville, Buffalo suburbs, and at the seminary in Lima... |
January 1, 1888 - December 31, 1891 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
two terms |
| Simon W. Rosendale Simon W. Rosendale Simon Wolfe Rosendale was an American lawyer and politician. Rosendale was the first Jew elected to a statewide elective office in New York.-Life:... |
January 1, 1892 - December 31, 1893 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| Theodore E. Hancock Theodore E. Hancock Theodore E. Hancock was an American lawyer and politician.-Biography:Theodore E. Hancock was the son of Freeman Hancock and Mary Williams.... |
January 1, 1894 - December 31, 1898 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
two terms (1894–1895; 1896–1898) |
| John C. Davies John C. Davies (lawyer) John Clay Davies was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was Deputy Attorney General under Theodore E. Hancock from 1894 to 1898. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894. He was New York State Attorney General from 1899 to 1902, elected in 1898 and 1900... |
January 1, 1899 - December 31, 1902 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
two terms |
| John Cunneen John Cunneen John Cunneen was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
January 1, 1903 - December 31, 1904 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| Julius M. Mayer | January 1, 1905 - December 31, 1906 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| William S. Jackson | January 1, 1907 - December 31, 1908 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| Edward R. O'Malley Edward R. O'Malley Edward Richard O'Malley was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
January 1, 1909 - December 31, 1910 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| Thomas Carmody Thomas Carmody Thomas Carmody was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He graduated from Cornell University Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1886... |
January 1, 1911 - September 2, 1914 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
resigned shortly before the end of his second term |
| James A. Parsons James A. Parsons James A. Parsons was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was admitted to the bar of Nebraska in 1890, and moved back to New York in 1893... |
September 2, 1914 - December 31, 1914 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
appointed to fill unexpired term |
| Egburt E. Woodbury Egburt E. Woodbury Egburt E. Woodbury was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was elected a Justice of the Peace in 1886... |
January 1, 1915 - April 19, 1917 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
resigned during his second term |
| Merton E. Lewis Merton E. Lewis Merton Elmer Lewis was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
April 19, 1917 - December 31, 1918 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
as First Deputy AG acted until being elected by the State Legislature on April 25 to fill unexpired first half of term, then re-elected in special election (Nov. 1917) for the other half (1918) |
| Charles D. Newton Charles D. Newton Charles Damon Newton was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
January 1, 1919 - December 31, 1922 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
two terms |
| Carl Sherman Carl Sherman Carl Sherman was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He lived in Buffalo, Erie County, New York.... |
January 1, 1923 - December 31, 1924 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| Albert Ottinger Albert Ottinger Albert E. Ottinger was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Moses Ottinger and Amelia Gottlieb Ottinger.... |
January 1, 1925 - December 31, 1928 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
two terms |
| Hamilton Ward, Jr. Hamilton Ward, Jr. -Biography:Hamilton Ward, Jr. was the son of Hamilton Ward, Sr.. He fought in the Spanish-American War in Cuba as a captain. In 1907, he was Commander-in-Chief of the United Spanish War Veterans... |
January 1, 1929 - December 31, 1930 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
son of Hamilton Ward, Sr. (AG 1880-1881) |
| John J. Bennett, Jr. John J. Bennett, Jr. John James Bennett was an American Lawyer and politician.- Life :... |
January 1, 1931 - December 31, 1942 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
five terms |
| Nathaniel L. Goldstein Nathaniel L. Goldstein Nathaniel Lawrence Goldstein was New York State Attorney General from 1943-54, paralleling the three terms of Governor Thomas E. Dewey. A Republican, Goldstein equaled the twelve-year tenure of his Democratic predecessor John J. Bennett, Jr... |
January 1, 1943 - December 31, 1954 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
three terms |
| Jacob K. Javits Jacob K. Javits Jacob Koppel "Jack" Javits was a politician who served as United States Senator from New York from 1957 to 1981. A liberal Republican, he was originally allied with Governor Nelson Rockefeller, fellow U.S... |
January 1, 1955 - January 9, 1957 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
resigned having been elected U.S. Senator |
| Louis J. Lefkowitz Louis Lefkowitz Louis J. Lefkowitz was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
January 9, 1957 - December 31, 1978 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
elected by the State Legislature to fill unexpired term, then re-elected to five more terms, longest-serving Attorney General (8 days short of 22 years) |
| Robert Abrams Robert Abrams Robert Abrams is an American lawyer and politician.-Life and career:He graduated from Columbia College and the New York University School of Law. He is considered a member of the reform wing of the Democratic Party.Abrams was a member of the New York State Assembly representing the Bronx from 1966... |
January 1, 1979 - December 31, 1993 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
resigned a year before the end of his fourth term |
| G. Oliver Koppell G. Oliver Koppell G. Oliver Koppell is a member of the New York City Council from District 11 in the Borough of The Bronx, covering the neighborhoods of Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Woodlawn, Van Cortlandt Village, Norwood, and Bedford Park. He was elected to the Council in 2001, and recently defeated Ari Hoffnung by a... |
January 1, 1994 - December 31, 1994 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
elected by the State Legislature to fill unexpired term |
| Dennis Vacco Dennis Vacco Dennis C. Vacco is an American lawyer and politician. He graduated a B.A. from Colgate University in 1974, a J.D... |
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1998 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| Eliot Spitzer Eliot Spitzer Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an American lawyer, former Democratic Party politician, and political commentator. He was the co-host of In the Arena, a talk-show and punditry forum broadcast on CNN until CNN cancelled his show in July of 2011... |
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2006 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
two terms, then elected Governor |
| Andrew Cuomo Andrew Cuomo Andrew Mark Cuomo is the 56th and current Governor of New York, having assumed office on January 1, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 64th New York State Attorney General, and was the 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development... |
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2010 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
one term, then elected Governor |
| Eric Schneiderman Eric Schneiderman Eric T. Schneiderman is the 65th and current New York Attorney General.-Early life, education, and early career:Schneiderman graduated from Amherst College in 1977 with a B.A... |
January 1, 2011- | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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