10th New York State Legislature


The 10th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 12 to April 21, 1787, during the tenth year of George Clinton's governorship, at the Old Royal Exchange in 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.
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. No general meeting place was determined, leaving it to each Legislature to name the place where to reconvene, and if no place could be agreed upon, the Legislature should meet again where it adjourned.

Elections

The State election was held from April 25 to 27, 1786. Gov. George Clinton and Lt. Gov. Pierre Van Cortlandt were re-elected to a fourth term. Senators Lewis Morris, John Williams and Abraham Yates Jr. were re-elected; and John Hathorn, Peter Schuyler and Assemblyman John Vanderbilt, were elected to the Senate.

Sessions

The State Legislature was to meet on January 2, 1787, at the Old Royal Exchange in New York City, but the Assembly first assembled a quorum on January 12, the Senate on January 13; both Houses adjourned on April 21, 1787.

State Senate

Districts

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.

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. John Vanderbilt changed from the Assembly to the Senate.
DistrictSenatorsTerm leftNotes
SouthernIsaac Stoutenburgh*1 year
SouthernSamuel Townsend*1 year
SouthernStephen Ward*1 year
SouthernWilliam Floyd*2 yearselected to the Council of Appointment
SouthernEzra L'Hommedieu*2 years
Southernvacant2 yearsAlexander McDougall died on June 9, 1786.
SouthernThomas Tredwell*3 years
SouthernLewis Morris*4 years
SouthernJohn Vanderbilt*4 years
MiddleJoseph Gasherie*1 year
MiddleJacobus Swartwout*1 year
MiddleArthur Parks*2 years
MiddleJohn Haring*3 years
MiddleCornelius Humfrey*3 years
MiddleJohn Hathorn4 yearselected to the Council of Appointment
EasternEbenezer Russell*2 yearselected to the Council of Appointment
EasternDavid Hopkins*3 years
EasternJohn Williams*4 years
WesternAndrew Finck*1 year
WesternPeter Van Ness*2 years
WesternVolkert P. Douw*3 years
WesternPhilip Schuyler*3 years
WesternPeter Schuyler4 yearselected to the Council of Appointment
WesternAbraham Yates Jr.*4 years

Employees

Districts

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.

Assemblymen

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature.
CountyAssemblymenNotes
AlbanyLeonard Bronck*
AlbanyHenry Glen*
AlbanyJames Gordon*
AlbanyJohn Lansing Jr.*also Mayor of Albany
AlbanyJohn Livingston*
AlbanyWilliam Powers
AlbanyThomas Sickles
AlbanyJohn Tayler*
AlbanyMatthew Visscher
AlbanyPeter Vrooman*
CumberlandnoneNo election returns from these counties
GloucesternoneNo election returns from these counties
DutchessDirck Brinckerhoff*
DutchessJohn DeWitt Jr.
DutchessLewis DuBois*
DutchessJacob Griffin*
DutchessHenry Ludington*
DutchessBrinton Paine*
DutchessMatthew Patterson*
KingsCharles Doughty*
KingsCornelius Wyckoff
MontgomeryZephaniah Batchelor
MontgomeryJames Cannon
MontgomeryJosiah Crane
MontgomeryJohn Frey*
MontgomeryWilliam Harper*
MontgomeryJames Livingston*
New YorkEvert Bancker*
New YorkNicholas Bayard
New YorkDavid Brooks
New YorkWilliam Denning*
New YorkAlexander Hamilton
New YorkRobert C. Livingston
New YorkWilliam Malcom*
New YorkJohn Ray
New YorkRichard Varickelected Speaker;
also Recorder of New York City
OrangeRobert Armstrong
OrangeJeremiah Clark
OrangeGilbert Cooper*
OrangePeter Taulman
QueensSamuel Jones*
QueensJohn Schenck
QueensRichard Thorne
QueensJames Townsend*
RichmondJohn C. Dongan*
RichmondThomas Frost
SuffolkJonathan N. Havens
SuffolkDavid Hedges*
SuffolkDaniel Osborn
SuffolkCaleb Smith
SuffolkJohn Smith
UlsterJohn Cantine
UlsterEbenezer Clark
UlsterDavid Galatian*
UlsterCornelius C. Schoonmaker*
UlsterNathan Smith*
UlsterJohannis Snyder*
WashingtonAdam Martin
WashingtonIchabod Parker*
WashingtonEdward Savage
WashingtonPeter B. Tierce*
WestchesterEbenezer Lockwood*
WestchesterEbenezer Purdy
WestchesterNathan Rockwell
WestchesterJoseph Strang
WestchesterThomas Thomas*
WestchesterJonathan G. Tompkins*

Employees