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词条 3rd New York State Legislature
释义

  1. Background

  2. Elections

  3. Sessions

  4. State Senate

     Districts  Senators  Employees 

  5. State Assembly

     Districts  Assemblymen  Employees 

  6. Notes

  7. Sources

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|imagename = Senate House, Kingston
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|start = July 1, 1779
|end = July 2, 1780
|vp = Lt. Gov. Pierre Van Cortlandt
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|speaker = Evert Bancker
|senators = 24
|reps = 70 (de facto 68)
|s-majority =
|h-majority =
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|sessionstart1 = August 18
|sessionend1 = October 25, 1779
|sessionnumber2 = 2nd
|sessionstart2 = January 27
|sessionend2 = March 17, 1780
|sessionnumber3 = 3rd
|sessionstart3 = April 22
|sessionend3 = July 2, 1780
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The 3rd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from August 18, 1779, to July 2, 1780, during the third year of George Clinton's governorship, first at Kingston, then at Albany, and finally at Kingston again.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1777, the State Senators were elected on general tickets in the senatorial districts, and were then divided into four classes. Six senators each drew lots for a term of 1, 2, 3 or 4 years and, beginning at the election in April 1778, every year six Senate seats came up for election to a four-year term. Assemblymen were elected countywide on general tickets to a one-year term, the whole assembly being renewed annually.

On May 8, 1777, the Constitutional Convention had appointed the senators from the Southern District, and the assemblymen from Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond and Suffolk counties—the area which was under British control—and determined that these appointees serve in the Legislature until elections could be held in those areas, presumably after the end of the American Revolutionary War. Vacancies among the appointed members in the Senate should be filled by the Assembly, and vacancies in the Assembly by the Senate.

Elections

The State elections were held from April 27 to 29, 1779. Under the determination by the Constitutional Convention, the senators Jonathan Lawrence, Lewis Morris and Richard Morris, whose seats were up for election, continued in office, as well as the assemblymen from Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond and Suffolk counties. Zephaniah Platt (Middle D.) was re-elected. Ephraim Paine (Middle D.) and Abraham Ten Broeck (Western D.) were also elected to the Senate. In the Eastern District, a special election was held to fill the vacancy caused by the expulsion of John Williams, and Assemblyman Elishama Tozer was elected to a one-year term.

Sessions

The State Legislature met first in Kingston, the seat of Ulster County. The Assembly met on August 18, the Senate on August 24, 1779; and both adjourned on October 25. The Legislature reconvened at the Old City Hall in Albany, the seat of Albany County, on January 27, 1780; and the Senate adjourned on March 14, the Assembly on March 17. The Legislature reconvened again in Kingston on April 22, and adjourned finally on July 2. Senator Richard Morris (Southern D.) was appointed Chief Judge of the New York Supreme Court, and thus vacated his seat to which Ex-Assemblyman Stephen Ward was appointed.

State Senate

Districts

  • The Southern District (9 seats) consisted of Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk and Westchester counties.
  • The Middle District (6 seats) consisted of Dutchess, Orange and Ulster counties.
  • The Eastern District (3 seats) consisted of Charlotte, Cumberland and Gloucester counties.[1]
  • The Western District (6 seats) consisted of Albany and Tryon counties.
{{refbegin}}Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York. The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established, or sufficiently organized, the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties. In 1784, Charlotte Co. was renamed Washington Co., and Tryon Co. was renamed Montgomery Co.{{refend}}

Senators

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Elishama Tozer changed from the Assembly to the Senate.

District Senators Term left Notes
SouthernWilliam Floyd*1 yearappointed by Constitutional Convention
William Smith*1 yearappointed by Constitutional Convention
Isaac Stoutenburgh*1 yearappointed by State Assembly
Sir James Jay*2 yearsappointed by State Assembly
Isaac Roosevelt*3 yearsholding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention;
elected to the Council of Appointment
John Morin Scott*3 yearsholding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention;
also Secretary of State of New York
Jonathan Lawrence*4 yearsholding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Lewis Morris*4 yearsholding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Richard Morris*4 yearsholding over on appointment by State Assembly;
appointed Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court on October 23, 1779
Stephen Wardappointed by the State Assembly on February 15, 1780, in place of Richard Morris
MiddleArthur Parks*1 year
Levi Pawling*2 yearselected to the Council of Appointment
Jesse Woodhull*2 years
Henry Wisner*3 years
Ephraim Paine4 years
Zephaniah Platt*4 years
EasternElishama Tozer*1 yearelected to fill vacancy, in place of John Williams;
attended only the 3rd session
Alexander Webster*2 yearselected to the Council of Appointment
(Ebenezer Russell)*3 yearsdid not attend
WesternAnthony Van Schaick*1 year
Jellis Fonda*2 years
Rinier Mynderse*2 yearselected to the Council of Appointment
Jacob G. Klock*3 years
Abraham Yates Jr.*3 years
Abraham Ten Broeck4 yearsalso Mayor of Albany

Employees

  • Clerk: Robert Benson

State Assembly

Districts

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  • The City and County of Albany (10 seats)
  • Charlotte County (4 seats)
  • Cumberland County (3 seats)
  • Dutchess County (7 seats)
  • Gloucester County (2 seats)
  • Kings County (2 seats)
  • The City and County of New York (9 seats)
  • Orange County (4 seats)
  • Queens County (4 seats)
  • Richmond County (2 seats)
  • Suffolk County (5 seats)
  • Tryon County (6 seats)
  • Ulster County (6 seats)
  • Westchester County (6 seats)
{{colend}}{{refbegin}}Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York. The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established, or sufficiently organized, the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties. In 1784, Charlotte Co. was renamed Washington Co., and Tryon Co. was renamed Montgomery Co.{{refend}}

Assemblymen

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature.

County Assemblymen Notes
AlbanyFlores Bancker
John Bay
James Gordon*
Cornelius Humfrey
Hugh Mitchell
Henry Oothoudt
Henry Quackenbos
Isaac Vrooman
William B. Whiting*
Phinehas Whiteside
CharlotteAlbert Baker*
John Grover
David Hopkins*
Noah Payn
Cumberland[2]Elkanah Dayattended "only a few days at the beginning of the session"[3]
John Sessions
Micah Townsenddid not attend the 3rd session
DutchessEgbert Benson*also New York State Attorney General
Dirck Brinckerhoff*
Ananias Cooper[4]
Samuel Dodge*
Henry Ludington
Brinton Paine
Nathaniel Sacket
GloucesternoneNo election returns from this county[5]
KingsWilliam Boerum*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Henry Williams*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
New YorkEvert Bancker*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention;
elected Speaker
John Berrien*holding over on appointment by the State Senate
Abraham Brasher*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Daniel Dunscomb*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Robert Harpur*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Frederick Jay*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Abraham P. Lott*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Jacobus Van Zandt*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Peter P. Van Zandt*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
OrangeJohn Coe
John Hathorn
Thomas Moffat
Bezaleel Seely Jr.
QueensBenjamin Birdsall*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Benjamin Coe*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Philip Edsall*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Daniel Lawrence*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
RichmondJoshua Mersereau*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
vacant
SuffolkDavid Gelston*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Ezra L'Hommedieu*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Burnet Miller*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Thomas Tredwell*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
Thomas Wickes*holding over on appointment by Constitutional Convention
TryonAbraham Copeman
Peter S. Deygart
Frederick Fox
Jacob Gardenier
Melkert Van Deuzen
Peter Waggoner Jr.
UlsterRobert Boyd Jr.
John Cantine
Johannes G. Hardenbergh
Thomas Palmer
Cornelius C. Schoonmaker*
Nathan Smith*
WestchesterSamuel Drake
Abijah Gilbert
Zebediah Mills*
William Paulding
Philip Pell Jr.
Ebenezer Purdy

Employees

  • Clerk: John McKesson
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: John Tillman Jr.
  • Doorkeeper: Richard Ten Eyck

Notes

1. ^All three senators from the Eastern District in this Legislature came from Charlotte County; see note for Assembly.
2. ^These three members from Cumberland Co. were "Yorkers", a faction who opposed the Vermont government and advocated the seceded counties' remaining in the State of New York. See [https://books.google.com/books?id=G3kFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA332 History of Eastern Vermont] by Benjamin Homer Hall (Chapter XIII: Conflict of Jurisdictions; pages 332ff)
3. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=G3kFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA367 History of Eastern Vermont] by Benjamin Homer Hall (Chapter XIV: pages 367f)
4. ^Dr. Ananias Cooper, physician, father of Charles D. Cooper
5. ^Cumberland and Gloucester counties seceded from the Province of New York in January 1777, and became part of the Vermont Republic, while the Constitutional Convention was still debating the new Constitution. The New York Constitution was approved in April 1777, not recognizing the secession. Gloucester Co. did not file any election returns with the Secretary of State of New York in 1779.

Sources

  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=E3sFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA110 The New York Civil List] compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) [see pg. 108 for Senate districts; pg. 111 for senators; pg. 148f for Assembly districts; pg. 158f for assemblymen]
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