| 51st New York State Legislature | |||||
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 The Old State Capitol (1879) | |||||
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| Legislative body | New York State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | New York, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1 – December 31, 1828 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 32 | ||||
| President | Lt. Gov. Nathaniel Pitcher (J), until February 11 | ||||
| Temporary President | Peter R. Livingston (J), from February 11 to October 7; Charles Dayan (J), from October 7 | ||||
| Party control | Jacksonian | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 128 | ||||
| Speaker | Erastus Root (J) | ||||
| Party control | Jacksonian | ||||
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The 51st New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 1 to December 10, 1828, during the fourth year of DeWitt Clinton's second tenure as Governor of New York, and—after Clinton's death—while Nathaniel Pitcher was Governor, in Albany.