TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y, S-4/A, EX-23.(A), 2000-10-27

TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y
S-4/A, EX-23.(A), 2000-10-27
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                                  Exhibit 23(a)

                          Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
TrustCo Bank Corp NY


We consent to incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 3 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of TrustCo Bank Corp NY related to the
proposed acquisition of Hudson River Bancorp, Inc. of our report dated January
18, 2000, relating to the consolidated statements of condition of TrustCo Bank
Corp NY and subsidiary as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related
consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999,
which report appears in the 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K of TrustCo Bank Corp
NY.


We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP


Albany, New York
October 16, 2000