North Carolina General Assembly of 1779 information
Three sessions of the general assembly of North Carolina held in 1779-1780
3rd North Carolina General Assembly (1779-1780)
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Overview
Legislative body
North Carolina General Assembly
Jurisdiction
North Carolina, United States
Meeting place
1st Smithfield, 2nd Halifax, 3rd New Bern
Term
1778–1779
North Carolina Senate
Members
49 Senators (48 counties, plus Washington District/County)
Speaker
Allen Jones
Clerk
John Sitgreaves
North Carolina House of Commons
Members
104 Representatives authorized (49 counties with 2 each, 6 districts with 1 each)[note 1]
Speaker
Thomas Benbury
Clerk
John Hunt
Sessions
1st
May 3, 1779 – May 15, 1779
2nd
October 18, 1779 – November 10, 1770
3rd
January 1780 – February 1780
The North Carolina General Assembly of 1779 met in three sessions in three locations in the years 1779 and 1780. The first session was held in Smithfield from May 3 to May 15, 1779; the second session in Halifax, from October 18 to November 10, 1779; the third and final session in New Bern, from January to February, 1780.[1][2][3][4]
Each of the 50 North Carolina counties was authorized by the North Carolina Constitution of 1776 to elect one Senator and two members of the House of Commons. In addition, six districts (also called boroughs) were authorized to elect one House member each. Richard Caswell was elected governor by the legislature.[5][1][2]
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^ abConnor, R.D.D. (1913). A Manual of North Carolina(PDF). Raleigh: North Carolina Historical Commission. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
^ abWheeler, John H. (1874). The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^Lewis, J.D. "North Carolina State House 1778". The American Revolution in North Carolina. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
^Lewis, J.D. "North Carolina State Senators 1778". The American Revolution in North Carolina. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
^Holloman, Charles R. 1979.Caswell, Richard. NCpedia.
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