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1st New York State Legislature

1st New York State Legislature
State Constitutional Convention 2nd
Senate House, Kingston, the place of the first session of the State Senate (2007)
Overview
Legislative bodyNew York State Legislature
JurisdictionNew York, United States
TermSeptember 9, 1777 – June 30, 1778
Senate
Members24
Presidentvacant
Temporary PresidentPierre Van Cortlandt
Assembly
Members70 (de facto 65)
SpeakerWalter Livingston
Sessions
1stSeptember 1, 1777 – October 7, 1778
2ndJanuary 5, 1778 – April 4, 1778
3rdJune 22, 1778 – June 30, 1778

The 1st New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from September 9, 1777, to June 30, 1778, during the first year of George Clinton's governorship, first at Kingston and later at Poughkeepsie.


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