New York Provincial Congress
New York Provincial Congress | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | May 22, 1775 |
| Disbanded | April 20, 1777 |
| Preceded by | New York General Assembly Committee of Sixty |
| Succeeded by | New York State Legislature |
| Leadership | |
President | Peter Van Brugh Livingston (first) |
Leonard Gansevoort (final) | |
Chairmen of the Committee of Safety | |
President of the Council of Safety | Pierre Van Cortlandt (1777) |
| Meeting place | |
| 1st and 2nd Congress: New York City 3rd Congress: White Plains 4th Congress: Fishkill | |
The New York Provincial Congress (1775–1777) was a revolutionary provisional government formed by colonists during the American Revolution, as an alternative to the more conservative non-revolutionary New York General Assembly, and as a replacement for the largely ad hoc Committee of One Hundred. The Fourth Provincial Congress, resolving itself as the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York, adopted the first Constitution of the State of New York on April 20, 1777.