New York General Assembly

New York General Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
Founded	October 17, 1683
Disbanded	April 3, 1775
Succeeded by	New York Provincial Congress
Leadership
Speaker	Speaker of the New York General Assembly
Structure
Seats	39
Length of term	Varied
Authority	Charter of Liberties and Privileges

The General Assembly of New York, commonly known internationally as the New York General Assembly, and domestically simply as General Assembly, was the supreme legislative body of the Province of New York during its period of proprietal colonialship and the legislative body of the Province during its period as a crown colony. It was the representative governing body in New York until April 3, 1775, when the Assembly disbanded after the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.^[1]