New York State Dept. of State Registers of Officers Elected or Appointed to State Offices and Boards A0472

New York State Dept. of State Registers of Officers Elected or Appointed to State Offices and Boards

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

Creator:

New York (State). Department of State

Title:

Registers of officers elected or appointed to state offices and boards

Quantity:

2.5 cubic feet

5 volumes

Inclusive Dates:

1778-1870, 1880-1931

Series Number:

A0472

Scope and Content Note

These registers were used to record names of individuals elected or appointed to a wide variety of state offices and boards. Positions documented range from statewide elective offices such as governor, comptroller, and attorney general to appointive offices such as adjutant general, superintendent of public instruction, and canal commissioner. Volumes from the period 1778-1870 also include place of residence, appointment date, commencement date, person being replaced, and remarks. Later volumes include appointment date, term, expiration date, and remarks.

Related Material

The names of many of the state officers recorded in this series are also listed in Stephen C. Hutchins. Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York, 1889-1891. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1891.