Elected and admitted to his seat under this franchise in 1734, Philip Verplanck was constantly reelected to subsequent Assemblies and sat for the Manor of Cortlandt continuously up to the year 1768, the long period of thirty-four years. A continuous period of service without a parallel in Province of New York, and which has never occurred under the State of New York. The nearest approach to it under the State Government, singularly enough, being

<Sce pp. 110, 111, AnU.

6 1. V. S. Laws, chap. 607, p. 183.

• I. V. S. Laws, ch. 654, p. 192.

HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

lhat of the distinguished, and very able, gentleman, who has, in our own day, represented this same Manor of Cortlandt and the portions of the County adjoining it, now the third Assembly District of Westchester County of which he is a native, for 16 years in the Assembly 11 of which were of continuous service, the Honorable James W. Husted of Peekskill ; and who in the Assembly of this present year -- 1886 -- now presides over that Body as its speaker, -- the fourth time to which he has been chosen to that high office. ^ Mr. Verplanck having died and Sir Henry Moore the Governor having dissolved the old Assembly on the 6th of February 1768, writs for a new election were issued on the 10th of February returnable on the 22d of March following, between which dates the new election was held, in the manner that has been before described, and " Pierre Van Cortlandt Esq." was duly elected representative for the Manor, and took his seat at the opening of the session on the 27th of October 1768.^ This Assembly was a very short one, having been dissolved by the same Governor on the 2d of January 1769.