NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL

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.
From 1684 to 1777, when New York was under the British colonial government, the attorney general was appointed by the British crown, or the colonial governor on its behalf. In 1693, the attorney general earned a salary of 50 pounds.
From 1777 to 1846, the attorney general was appointed by the New York State Legislature. Attorneys general were elected by the voters from 1846 to 1908 (to a two-year term; in 1910 the term was lengthened to the current four years.)
Since 1777, seventy two persons have held the office. The current holder of the office is Andrew Cuomo, who was elected on November 8, 2006.

Contents

List of New York State Attorneys General

See also

External links

List of New York State Attorneys General

'New York State Attorneys-General, 1777 - present'

Attorney General	Years	Party
Egbert Benson	May 8 1777 - May 14 1788	Federalist
Richard Varick	May 14 1788 - September 29 1789	Federalist
Aaron Burr	September 29 1789 - November 8 1791	Democratic-Republican
Morgan Lewis	November 8 1791 - December 24 1792	Democratic-Republican
Nathaniel Lawrence	December 24 1792 - November 13 1795	''none''
Josiah Ogden Hoffman	November 13 1795 - February 3 1802	Federalist
Ambrose Spencer	February 3 1802 - February 3 1804	Democratic-Republican
John Woodworth	February 3 1804 - March 18 1808	Democratic-Republican
Matthias Hildreth	March 18 1808 - February 2 1810	Democratic-Republican
Abraham Van Vechten	February 2 1810 - February 1 1811	Federalist
Matthias Hildreth	February 1 1811 - August 12 1812	Democratic-Republican
Thomas Addis Emmet	August 12 1812 - February 13 1813	Democratic-Republican
Abraham Van Vechten	February 13 1813 - February 17 1815	Federalist
Martin Van Buren	February 17 1815 - July 8 1819	Democratic-Republican
Thomas Jackson Oakley	July 8 1819 - February 12 1821	Federalist
Samuel Talcott	February 12 1821 - February 27 1829	Democratic-Republican
Greene Bronson	February 27 1829 - January 12 1836	Democrat
Samuel Beardsley	January 12 1836 - February 4 1839	Democrat
Willis Hall	February 4 1839 - February 7 1842	Whig
George P. Barker	February 7 1842 - February 3 1845	Democrat
John Van Buren	February 3 1845 - November 2 1847	Democrat
Ambrose L. Jordan	November 2 1847 - November 6 1849	Democrat
Levi S. Chatfield	November 6 1849 - November 23 1853	Democrat
Gardner Stow	November 23 1853 - December 8, 1853	Washington
Odgen Hoffman	December 8, 1853 - November 7, 1855	Whig
Stephen B. Cushing	November 7, 1855 - November 3, 1857	''none''
Lyman Tremain	November 3, 1857 - November 8, 1859	Democrat
Charles G. Myers	November 8, 1859 - November 5, 1861	Republican
Daniel S. Dickinson	November 5, 1861 - November 3, 1863	Democrat
John Cochrane	November 3, 1863 - November 7, 1865	Democrat
John H. Martindale	November 7, 1865 - November 5, 1867	Republican
Francis C. Barlow	November 7, 1871 - November 4, 1873	Republican
Daniel Pratt	November 4, 1873 - November 2, 1875	Democrat
Charles S. Fairchild	November 2, 1875 - November 6, 1877	Democrat
Augustus Schoonmaker, Jr.	November 6, 1877 - November 4, 1879	Democrat
Hamilton Ward, Sr.	November 4, 1879 - November 8, 1881	Republican
Leslie W. Russell	November 8, 1881 - November 6, 1883	Republican
Denis O'Brien	November 6, 1883 - November 8, 1887	Democrat
Charles F. Tabor	November 8, 1887 - November 3, 1891	Democrat
Simon W. Rosendale	November 3, 1891 - November 7, 1893	''none''
Theodore E. Hancock	November 7, 1893 - November 8, 1898	Republican
John C. Davies	November 8, 1898 - November 4, 1902	Republican
John Cunneen	November 4, 1902 - November 8, 1904	Democrat
Julius M. Mayer	November 8, 1904 - November 6, 1906	Republican
William S. Jackson	November 6, 1906 - November 3, 1908	Democrat
Edward Richard O'Malley	November 3, 1908 - November 8, 1910	Republican
Thomas Carmody	November 8, 1910 - September 2, 1914	Democrat
James A. Parsons	September 2, 1914 - November 3, 1914	Democrat
Egburt E. Woodbury	November 3, 1914 - April 25, 1917	Republican
Merton E. Lewis	April 25, 1917 - November 5, 1918	Republican
Charles D. Newton	November 5, 1918 - November 7, 1922	Republican
Carl Sherman	November 7, 1922 - November 4, 1924	Democrat
Albert Ottinger	November 4, 1924 - November 6, 1928	Republican
Hamilton Ward, Jr.	November 6, 1928 - November 4, 1930	Republican
John J. Bennett, Jr.	November 4, 1930 - November 3, 1942	Democrat
Nathaniel L. Goldstein	November 3, 1942 - November 2, 1954	Republican
Jacob K. Javits	November 2, 1954 - January 9, 1957	Republican
Louis J. Lefkowitz	January 9, 1957 - November 7, 1978	Republican
Robert Abrams	November 7, 1978 - January 1, 1994	Democrat
G. Oliver Koppell	January 1, 1994 - November 8, 1994	Democrat
Dennis Vacco	November 8, 1994 - November 3, 1998	Republican
Eliot Spitzer	November 3, 1998 - November 8, 2006	Democrat
Andrew Cuomo	November 8, 2006 - (incumbent)	Democrat

See also

★ Election results, New York Attorney General

External links

★ Office of the Attorney General

★ About the Attorney General

★ List of New York State Attorneys General