<page_title> List of Speakers of the New York State Assembly </page_title> <section_title> since 1823 </section_title> <table> <cell> Orville Robinson <col_header> Speaker </col_header> </cell> <cell> Oswego <col_header> County </col_header> </cell> <cell> January 16, 1856 <col_header> Took office </col_header> </cell> <cell> The Assembly convened on January 1, but it took more than two weeks to elect a Speaker. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1856, Orville Robinson of Oswego was elected as Speaker of the New York State Assembly.