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2nd Virginia General Assembly
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1845 engraving based on drawings of the second capitol at Williamsburg
Overview
Legislative body	Virginia General Assembly
Meeting place	Virginia Capitol, Williamsburg, Virginia
Term	October 7, 1776 – December 21, 1776
Senate
Members	24
Speaker	Archibald Cary
House of Delegates
Members	128
Speaker	George Wythe
Sessions
1st May 5, 1777 – June 28, 1777 2nd October 20, 1777 – January 24, 1778

The Second Virginia General Assembly convened from May 5, 1777, to January 24, 1778, in two regular sessions.

Major events

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Sessions

• 1st Regular session: May 5, 1777 – June 28, 1777
• 2nd Regular session: October 20, 1777 – January 24, 1778

Leaders

Senate leadership

• Speaker of the Senate: Archibald Cary

Assembly leadership

• Speaker of the Assembly: George Wythe

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate of Virginia for the First Virginia General Assembly:

Members of the House of Delegates

Members of the Virginia House of Delegates for the Second Virginia General Assembly:

Employees

• Senate Clerk: John Pendleton Jr.
• House Clerk: John Tazewell

See also

• List of Virginia state legislatures

References

1. ^ Swem, Earl G.; Williams, John W., eds. (1918). A register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776-1918, and of the Constitutional Conventions. pp. 3–5.

External links

• Virginia General Assembly website

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