21st New York State Legislature - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 21st New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate

New York State Senate

The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...

and the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...

, met from January 2 to April 6, 1798, during the third year of John Jay

John Jay

John Jay was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, a Founding Father of the United States, and the first Chief Justice of the United States ....

's governorship

Governor 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...

, in Albany

Albany, New York

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1777, amended by the re-apportionment of March 4, 1796, Senators were elected on general tickets in the senatorial districts for four-year terms. They were divided into four classes, and every year about one fourth of the Senate seats came up for election. Assemblymen were elected countywide on general tickets to a one-year term, the whole assembly being renewed annually.

In March 1786, the Legislature enacted that future Legislatures meet on the first Tuesday of January of each year unless called earlier by the governor. In 1797, Albany was declared the State capital, and all subsequent Legislatures have been meeting there ever since.

On January 24, 1797, State Senator Philip Schuyler was elected to the U.S. Senate, leaving a vacancy in the Eastern District.

In 1797, Delaware County was created from parts of Ulster and Otsego counties, and was apportioned two seats in the Assembly, one each taken from Ulster and Otsego.

At this time the politicians were divided into two opposing political parties: the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans.

Elections

The State election was held from April 25 to 27, 1797. Senators Ezra L'Hommedieu

Ezra L'Hommedieu

Ezra L'Hommedieu was an American lawyer and statesman from Southold, New York. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1783 and again in 1788...

(Southern D.), Ebenezer Clark, Anthony Ten Eyck, Jacobus Van Schoonhoven (all three Eastern D.), Thomas Morris and Michael Myers

Michael Myers (New York)

Michael Myers was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

(both Western D.) were re-elected. John Addison, Peter Cantine Jr., James G. Graham (all three Middle D.) and Seth Phelps (Western D.) were also elected to full terms in the Senate. Senator Zina Hitchcock (Eastern D.) was re-elected, but only to a two-year term to fill the vacancy.

Sessions

The Legislature met on January 2, 1798, at the Old City Hall in Albany, New York

Albany, New York

; the Senate adjourned on April 5, the Assembly on April 6.

Federalist Dirck Ten Broeck was elected Speaker

Speaker of the New York State Assembly

The Speaker of the New York State Assembly is the highest official in the New York State Assembly, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party....

with 59 votes against 42 for Dem.-Rep. William Denning

William Denning

William Denning was a United States Representative from New York. Born probably in St. John's, Newfoundland in April 1740, he moved to New York City in early youth and engaged in mercantile pursuits...

.

On January 3, 1798, Philip Schuyler

Philip Schuyler

Philip John Schuyler was a general in the American Revolution and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler.-Early life:...

(Fed.) resigned from the U.S. Senate. On January 11, the Legislature elected

United States Senate special election in New York, January 1798

The first 1798 United States Senate special election in New York was held on January 11, 1798, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.-Background:...

New York Supreme Court Justice John Sloss Hobart

John Sloss Hobart

John Sloss Hobart was an American jurist and politician. He was a member of the Federalist Party who served as United States Senator from New York, and later as a United States federal judge.-Early life:...

(Fed.) to fill the vacancy. Hobart vacated his seat on April 16, 1798, when he was appointed to the United States District Court for the District of New York, and on May 5 Gov. John Jay

John Jay

John Jay was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, a Founding Father of the United States, and the first Chief Justice of the United States ....

appointed William North

William North

-Life:He was the son of John North, who commanded Fort Frederick in 1751, and Fort St. George in Thomaston, Maine, in 1758. He moved with his mother, Elizabeth North, to Boston, Massachusetts....

(Fed.) to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy temporarily.

Districts

The Southern District (9 seats) consisted of Kings
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

, New York
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...

, Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....

, Richmond
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...

, Suffolk
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...

and Westchester
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...

counties.
The Middle District (12 seats) consisted of Dutchess
Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...

, Orange
Orange County, New York
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley...

, Ulster
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...

, Columbia
Columbia County, New York
Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,096. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal...

and Delaware
Delaware County, New York
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties...

counties.
The Eastern District (11 seats) consisted of Washington
Washington County, New York
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington...

, Clinton
Clinton County, New York
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,128. Its name is in honor of the first Governor of New York as a state, George Clinton. Its county seat is Plattsburgh.-History:...

, Rensselaer
Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy...

, Albany
Albany County, New York
Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204...

and Saratoga
Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 219,607. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Ballston Spa...

counties.
The Western District (11 seats) consisted of Montgomery
Montgomery County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 49,708 people, 20,038 households, and 13,104 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 22,522 housing units at an average density of 56 per square mile...

, Herkimer
Herkimer County, New York
Herkimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,519. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part...

, Ontario
Ontario County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 100,224 people, 38,370 households, and 26,360 families residing in the county. The population density was 156 people per square mile . There were 42,647 housing units at an average density of 66 per square mile...

, Otsego
Otsego County, New York
Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. The 2010 population was 62,259. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk word meaning "place of the rock."-History:...

, Tioga
Tioga County, New York
As of the census of 2010, there were 51,125 people residing in the county, with 22,203 housing units, of these 20,350 occupied, 1,853 vacant. The population density was 98 people per square mile...

, Onondaga
Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, Schoharie
Schoharie County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,582 people, 11,991 households and 8,177 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 15,915 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...

and Steuben
Steuben County, New York
Steuben County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,990. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a German general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same...

counties.

Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. 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.

Members

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

District	Senators	Term left	Party	Notes
Southern	Richard Hatfield*	1 year	Federalist
	Philip Livingston*	1 year	Federalist
	James Watson*	1 year	Federalist
	Samuel Jones Samuel Jones (NY comptroller) Samuel Jones was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of William Jones and Phoebe Jones .... *	2 years	Federalist	also New York State Comptroller New York State Comptroller The New York State Comptroller is a state cabinet officer of the U.S. state of New York. The duties of the comptroller include auditing government operations and operating the state's retirement system.-History:...
	vacant	2 years		Joshua Sands vacated his seat on April 26, 1797, upon appointment as Collector of the Port of New York Collector of the Port of New York The Collector of Customs at the Port of New York, most often referred to as Collector of the Port of New York, sometimes also as Collector of Customs for the Port of New York or Collector of Customs for the District of New York, was a federal officer who was in charge of the collection of import...
	Samuel Haight*	3 years	Federalist
	(Andrew Onderdonk*)	3 years	Federalist	died September 24, 1797, before this Legislature met
	Selah Strong*	3 years	Federalist
	Ezra L'Hommedieu Ezra L'Hommedieu Ezra L'Hommedieu was an American lawyer and statesman from Southold, New York. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1783 and again in 1788... *	4 years	Dem.-Rep.	elected to the Council of Appointment Council of Appointment The Council of Appointment was a body of the Government of New York that existed from 1777 to 1822.-History:...
Middle	John D. Coe John D. Coe John D. Coe was an American farmer and politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of Daniel Coe and Sarah Coe . He was born in that part of the Town of Haverstraw, then in Orange County, New York, which was separated in 1791 as the Town of New Hempstead, and renamed in 1829 as Ramapo, now in... *	1 year	Dem.-Rep.
	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... *	1 year	Federalist	also Assistant Attorney General (3rd D.)
	Abraham Schenck Abraham Schenck Abraham Schenck was an American politician from New York.-Life:He lived in Fishkill, New York.He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1796 to 1799.-Sources:... *	2 years	Dem.-Rep.
	Christopher Tappen*	2 years	Dem.-Rep.
	Thomas Tillotson Thomas Tillotson Thomas Tillotson was an American physician and politician.-Life:He received a thorough education, studied medicine, and practiced. During the American Revolutionary War, he was commissioned First lieutenant in the Maryland Militia in 1776... *	2 years	Dem.-Rep.
	Robert Sands*	3 years	Federalist
	James Savage*	3 years	Federalist
	Peter Silvester Peter Silvester Peter Silvester was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York... *	3 years	Federalist
	William Thompson*	3 years	Federalist	elected to the Council of Appointment Council of Appointment The Council of Appointment was a body of the Government of New York that existed from 1777 to 1822.-History:...
	John Addison	4 years	Dem.-Rep.
	Peter Cantine Jr.	4 years	Federalist
	James G. Graham	4 years	Dem.-Rep.
Eastern	Leonard Gansevoort Leonard Gansevoort Leonard Gansevoort was an American political leader from New York who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1788.... *	1 year	Federalist
	Francis Nicoll*	1 year	Federalist
	Zina Hitchcock*	2 years	Federalist	elected to fill vacancy, in place of Philip Schuyler Philip Schuyler Philip John Schuyler was a general in the American Revolution and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler.-Early life:...
	Ebenezer Russell*	2 years	Federalist
	Moses Vail*	2 years	Federalist	elected to the Council of Appointment Council of Appointment The Council of Appointment was a body of the Government of New York that existed from 1777 to 1822.-History:...
	Leonard Bronck*	3 years	Federalist
	James Gordon James Gordon (New York) James Gordon was an Irish-born American merchant, soldier, and politician.He was born in Killead, County Antrim, Ireland, and left in 1758, settling in Schenectady, New York. From that base and from Detroit, Michigan, he traded with various Native American tribes... *	3 years	Federalist
	Ebenezer Clark*	4 years	Federalist
	Anthony Ten Eyck*	4 years	Federalist
	Jacobus Van Schoonhoven*	4 years	Federalist
	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:...	4 years	Federalist	also Recorder of the City of Albany
Western	Abraham Arndt	1 year	Federalist
	(Johannes Dietz*)	1 year	Federalist	did not attend
	John Frey*	1 year	Federalist
	Thomas R. Gold Thomas R. Gold Thomas Ruggles Gold was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Cornwall, Connecticut, he pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1786. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Goshen, Connecticut... *	1 year	Federalist	also Assistant Attorney General (7th D.)
	Vincent Mathews Vincent Mathews Vincent Mathews was a United States Representative from New York. Born at "Matthew's Field," near Newburgh, Orange County, he pursued an academic course in Noah Webster's School at Goshen and at the academy at Hackensack, New Jersey... *	2 years	Federalist
	Joseph White*	2 years	Federalist	elected to the Council of Appointment Council of Appointment The Council of Appointment was a body of the Government of New York that existed from 1777 to 1822.-History:...
	Jacob Morris*	3 years	Federalist
	Jedediah Sanger*	3 years	Federalist	from March 22, 1798, also First Judge of the Oneida County Court
	Thomas Morris*	4 years	Federalist
	Michael Myers Michael Myers (New York) Michael Myers was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:... *	4 years	Federalist
	Seth Phelps	4 years	Federalist

Districts

Albany County
Albany County, New York
Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204...

(10 seats)
Clinton County
Clinton County, New York
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,128. Its name is in honor of the first Governor of New York as a state, George Clinton. Its county seat is Plattsburgh.-History:...

(1 seat)
Columbia County
Columbia County, New York
Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,096. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal...

(6 seats)
Delaware County
Delaware County, New York
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties...

(2 seats)
Dutchess County
Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...

(10 seats)
Herkimer County
Herkimer County, New York
Herkimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,519. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part...

(7 seats)
Kings County
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

(1 seat)
Montgomery County
Montgomery County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 49,708 people, 20,038 households, and 13,104 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 22,522 housing units at an average density of 56 per square mile...

(6 seats)
The City and County of New York
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...

(13 seats)
Onondaga County
Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....

(2 seats)
Ontario
Ontario County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 100,224 people, 38,370 households, and 26,360 families residing in the county. The population density was 156 people per square mile . There were 42,647 housing units at an average density of 66 per square mile...

and Steuben
Steuben County, New York
Steuben County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,990. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a German general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same...

counties (2 seats)
Orange County
Orange County, New York
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley...

(3 seats)

Otsego County
Otsego County, New York
Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. The 2010 population was 62,259. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk word meaning "place of the rock."-History:...

(4 seats)
Queens County
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....

(4 seats)
Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy...

(6 seats)
Richmond County
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...

(1 seat)
Saratoga County
Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 219,607. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Ballston Spa...

(5 seats)
Schoharie County
Schoharie County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,582 people, 11,991 households and 8,177 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 15,915 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...

(1 seat)
Suffolk County
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...

(4 seats)
Tioga County
Tioga County, New York
As of the census of 2010, there were 51,125 people residing in the county, with 22,203 housing units, of these 20,350 occupied, 1,853 vacant. The population density was 98 people per square mile...

(2 seats)
Ulster County
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...

(7 seats)
Washington County
Washington County, New York
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington...

(6 seats)
Westchester County
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...

(5 seats)

Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York

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.

Assemblymen

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

District	Assemblymen	Party	Notes
Albany Albany County, New York Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204...	Thomas E. Barker	Federalist
	Johann Jost Dietz	Federalist
	Andrew N. Heermance
	Nathaniel Ogden*
	John Prince*
	Philip P. Schuyler*
	Dirck Ten Broeck*	Federalist	elected Speaker Speaker of the New York State Assembly The Speaker of the New York State Assembly is the highest official in the New York State Assembly, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party....
	Joel Thompson Joel Thompson Joel Thompson was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Stanford, Dutchess County, he attended the common schools in Smyrna. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Duanesburg and Sherburne...	Federalist
	John H. Wendell*
	Peter West	Federalist
Clinton Clinton County, New York Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,128. Its name is in honor of the first Governor of New York as a state, George Clinton. Its county seat is Plattsburgh.-History:...	Daniel Ross
Columbia Columbia County, New York Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,096. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal...	Caleb Benton*
	John C. Hogeboom*	Dem.-Rep.
	Killian Hogeboom	Dem.-Rep.
	Elisha Jenkins Elisha Jenkins Elisha Jenkins was an American politician who served as New York Secretary of State and Mayor of Albany.-Life:...	Federalist
	Samuel Ten Broeck	Dem.-Rep.
	Peter I. Vosburgh*
Delaware Delaware County, New York Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties...	William Horton
	Nathaniel Wattels
Dutchess Dutchess County, New York Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...	William Barker	Dem.-Rep.
	Lemuel Clift	Federalist
	Luther Holley
	Joseph Potter	Federalist
	Philip J. Schuyler	Federalist
	Jacob Smith*
	John Thomas
	Jesse Thompson Jesse Thompson -Life:He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1796, 1796-97, 1798, 1808-09, 1814 and 1819.-Sources:* compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough * at RootsWeb... *	Federalist
	Samuel Towner	Dem.-Rep.
	William B. Verplanck*	Federalist
Herkimer Herkimer County, New York Herkimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,519. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part...	Benjamin Bowen
	Matthew Brown Jr.*
	Ludwick Campbell*
	Isaac Foote	Federalist
	Gaylord Griswold Gaylord Griswold Gaylord Griswold was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Windsor, Connecticut, he pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1787. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1790, commencing practice in Windsor... *	Federalist
	Henry McNeil*	Federalist
	Nathan Smith
Kings Brooklyn Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...	Peter Vandervoort*	Federalist
Montgomery Montgomery County, New York As of the census of 2000, there were 49,708 people, 20,038 households, and 13,104 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 22,522 housing units at an average density of 56 per square mile...	Frederick Gettman*	Federalist
	James Hildreth
	Robert McFarland
	George Metcalfe		also Assistant Attorney General (5th D.)
	Jacob Snell	Dem.-Rep.
	Philip Van Alstyne	Dem.-Rep.
New York Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...	Philip I. Arcularius	Dem.-Rep.
	William Boyd	Dem.-Rep.
	Ebenezer S. Burling	Dem.-Rep.
	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...	Dem.-Rep.
	DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton was an early American politician and naturalist who served as United States Senator and the sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal...	Dem.-Rep.
	Jacob De La Montagnie	Dem.-Rep.
	William Denning William Denning William Denning was a United States Representative from New York. Born probably in St. John's, Newfoundland in April 1740, he moved to New York City in early youth and engaged in mercantile pursuits...	Dem.-Rep.
	James Fairlie	Dem.-Rep.
	James Hunt	Dem.-Rep.
	Samuel L. Mitchill	Dem.-Rep.
	Ezekiel Robins	Dem.-Rep.
	Thomas Storm Thomas Storm Thomas Storm was an American politician.-Life:On March 23, 1771, he married Elizabeth Graham ....	Dem.-Rep.	previously a member from Dutchess Co.
	George Warner	Dem.-Rep.
Onondaga Onondaga County, New York Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....	Silas Halsey Silas Halsey Silas Halsey was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Southampton, he attended the public schools and studied medicine at Elizabethtown, New Jersey He returned to Southampton and practiced medicine from 1764 to 1776; he then resided three years in Killingworth, Connecticut during... *
	Comfort Tyler Comfort Tyler Comfort Tyler , one of the original settlers of modern Syracuse, New York, brought his family in the spring of 1788 to what became the hamlet of Onondaga Hollow on the future Seneca Turnpike, south of the city's center today... *
Ontario Ontario County, New York As of the census of 2000, there were 100,224 people, 38,370 households, and 26,360 families residing in the county. The population density was 156 people per square mile . There were 42,647 housing units at an average density of 66 per square mile... and Steuben Steuben County, New York Steuben County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,990. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a German general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same...	Amos Hall	Federalist
	Charles Williamson*
Orange Orange County, New York Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley...	James Burt	Dem.-Rep.
	Benjamin Coe
	Moses Hatfield
Otsego Otsego County, New York Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. The 2010 population was 62,259. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk word meaning "place of the rock."-History:...	Joshua Dewey
	Francis Henry*	Federalist
	Elijah Holt
	Timothy Morse*
Queens Queens Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....	Stephen Carman	Federalist
	Whitehead Cornwell
	William Pearsall*	Federalist
	John I. Skidmore	Dem.-Rep.
Rensselaer Rensselaer County, New York Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy...	John Bird John Bird (New York) John Bird was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Litchfield, Connecticut, he pursued classical studies, graduated from Yale College in 1786, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Litchfield... *	Federalist	in April 1798, elected to the 6th United States Congress 6th United States Congress The Sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1799...
	Jacob A. Fort*	Federalist
	Daniel Gray*	Federalist
	Jonathan Hoag
	Hosea Moffitt Hosea Moffitt Hosea Moffitt was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Stephentown, New York, MoffittDuring the Revolutionary War served as ensign and later as lieutenant in the Fourth Regiment, Albany County Militia.He was in the Justice of the Peace in 1791.Town clerk in 1791 and 1797.He served as... *	Federalist
	Israel Thompson
Richmond Staten Island Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...	Paul I. Micheau	Federalist
Saratoga Saratoga County, New York Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 219,607. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Ballston Spa...	Seth C. Baldwin*
	Samuel Clark*
	Adam Comstock*	Dem.-Rep.
	Douw I. Fonda
	Aaron Gregory
Schoharie Schoharie County, New York As of the census of 2000, there were 31,582 people, 11,991 households and 8,177 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 15,915 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...	John Rice*	Federalist
Suffolk Suffolk County, New York Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...	John Howard
	Abraham Miller*	Dem.-Rep.
	Josiah Reeve
	Silas Wood Silas Wood Silas Wood was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in West Hills, near Huntington, New York, Wood pursued classical studies.... *	Federalist
Tioga Tioga County, New York As of the census of 2010, there were 51,125 people residing in the county, with 22,203 housing units, of these 20,350 occupied, 1,853 vacant. The population density was 98 people per square mile...	Emanuel Coryell*	Federalist
	Benjamin Hovey
Ulster Ulster County, New York Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...	John Barber
	Philip D. Bevier	Dem.-Rep.
	Phineas Bowman
	Jacobus S. Bruyn	Dem.-Rep.
	John A. DeWitt
	John C. DeWitt*	Dem.-Rep.
	Andrew McCord Andrew McCord Andrew McCord was a United States Representative from New York. The name is often spelled MacCord, especially in newspapers of the time.-Life:...	Dem.-Rep.
Washington Washington County, New York Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington...	Charles Kane
	Daniel Mason*
	Reuben Pride
	Edward Savage*	Dem.-Rep.
	Thomas Smith
	Melancton Wheeler
Westchester Westchester County, New York Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...	William Adams
	John Barker*	Federalist
	Elijah Lee
	Abel Smith	Dem.-Rep.
	Charles Teed*	Federalist

Employees

Clerk: James Van Ingen
Sergeant-at-Arms: Robert Hunter
Doorkeeper: Peter Hansen

Sources

The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) [see pg. 108f for Senate districts; pg. 116 for senators; pg. 148f for Assembly districts; pg. 171 for assemblymen]
Election result Assembly, Dutchess Co. at project "A New Nation Votes", compiled by Phil Lampi
Phil Lampi
Philip J. Lampi is a scholar and historian. His career has been defined by his ground-breaking work reassembling records of early American election returns. He is currently employed as a researcher at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts.-External links:* * * *...

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Tufts University
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Digital Library
Election result Assembly, Montgomery Co. at project "A New Nation Votes"
Election result Assembly, Rensselaer Co. at project "A New Nation Votes"
Election result Assembly, Saratoga Co. at project "A New Nation Votes"
Election result Assembly, Washington Co. at project "A New Nation Votes"
Election result Assembly Speaker at project "A New Nation Votes"

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