The 7th New York State Legislature, consisting of the
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate.
Partisan com ...
and the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Assem ...
, met from January 21 to May 12, 1784, during the seventh year of
George Clinton's
governorship, at
New York City.
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. The war ended when the
Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783. The British forces
left New York City on November 25, 1783, and subsequently a special election was held to fill the seats which had been occupied by appointment.
Elections
The State election was held from April 29 to May 1, 1783. Gov.
George Clinton and Lt. Gov.
Pierre Van Cortlandt
Pierre Van Cortlandt (January 10, 1721 – May 1, 1814) was an American politician who served as the first Lieutenant Governor of New York.
He was first elected to the New York Assembly in March 1768 and served in that body as the representative ...
were re-elected again.
Joseph Gasherie,
Jacobus Swartwout
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(both Middle D.) and Assemblyman
Andrew Finck (Western D.) were elected to the Senate.
Sessions
The State Legislature met in
New York City from January 21 to May 12, 1784. On January 27, the newly elected State senators from the Southern District drew lots to define their term lengths. On April 2, the Legislature changed the name of Charlotte County to Washington County, and Tryon County to Montgomery County.
State Senate
Districts
*The Southern District (9 seats) consisted of
Kings
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,
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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,
Queens,
Richmond
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* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
,
Suffolk
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and
Westchester
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*Westchester Station, Nova Scotia, Canada
United States
*Town of Westchester, the original seat ...
counties.
*The Middle District (6 seats) consisted of
Dutchess
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,
Orange and
Ulster counties.
*The Eastern District (3 seats) consisted of
Charlotte (renamed
Washington),
Cumberland
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and
Gloucester counties.
*The Western District (6 seats) consisted of
Albany and
Tryon (renamed
Montgomery counties.
Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
. 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. Ezra L'Hommedieu, Jacobus Swartwout and Andrew Finck changed from the Assembly to the Senate.
Employees
*Clerk:
Robert Benson until February 18, 1784
**
Abraham B. Bancker
State Assembly
Districts
*The
City
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and
County of Albany (10 seats)
*
Charlotte County (renamed
Washington County (4 seats)
*
Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
Australia
* Cumberland County, New South Wales
* the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, Australia
Canada
*Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
*Cumberland, historic county
*Cumberlan ...
(3 seats)
*
Dutchess County
Dutchess County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 295,911. The county seat is the city of Poughkeepsie. The county was created in 1683, one of New York's first twelve counties, and later organ ...
(7 seats)
*
Gloucester County (2 seats)
*
Kings County Kings County or King's County may refer to:
Places Canada
*Kings County, New Brunswick
*Kings County, Nova Scotia
*Kings County, Prince Edward Island
** King's County (electoral district), abolished in 1892
Ireland
* County Offaly, formerly call ...
(2 seats)
*The City and County of
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
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* '' ...
(9 seats)
*
Orange County
Orange County most commonly refers to:
*Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Orange County may also refer to:
U.S. counties
*Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando
*Orange County, Indiana
*Orange County, New ...
(4 seats)
*
Queens County (4 seats)
*
Richmond County (2 seats)
*
Suffolk County (5 seats)
*
Tryon County (renamed
Montgomery County Montgomery County may refer to:
Australia
* The former name of Montgomery Land District, Tasmania
United Kingdom
* The historic county of Montgomeryshire, Wales, also called County of Montgomery
United States
* Montgomery County, Alabama
* Mon ...
) (6 seats)
*
Ulster County (6 seats)
*
Westchester County (6 seats)
Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
. 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.
Employees
*Clerk:
John McKesson
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
Notes
Sources
''The New York Civil List''compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
ee pg. 108 for Senate districts; pg. 112 for senators; pg. 148f for Assembly districts; pg. 161f for assemblymen
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