<page_title> List of Speakers of the New York State Assembly </page_title> <section_title> since 1823 </section_title> <table> <cell> William Hitchman <col_header> Speaker </col_header> </cell> <cell> New York <col_header> County </col_header> </cell> <cell> January, 1868 <col_header> Took office </col_header> </cell> <cell> William Hitchman <col_header> Speaker </col_header> </cell> <cell> New York <col_header> County </col_header> </cell> <cell> January, 1870 <col_header> Took office </col_header> </cell> <cell> December 31, 1871 <col_header> Left office </col_header> </cell> </table>
William Hitchman was the speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1868, 1870 and 1871.