2nd New York State Legislature

2nd New York State Legislature
1st 3rd
Clinton House, one of the buildings used by the State government during sessions at Poughkeepsie (2007)
Overview
Legislative bodyNew York State Legislature
JurisdictionNew York, United States
TermJuly 1, 1778 – June 30, 1779
Senate
Members24
PresidentLt. Gov. Pierre Van Cortlandt
Assembly
Members70 (de facto 65)
SpeakerWalter Livingston
Sessions
1stOctober 13 – November 6, 1778
2ndJanuary 27 – March 17, 1779

The 2nd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from October 13, 1778, to March 17, 1779, during the second year of George Clinton's governorship, at Poughkeepsie.