North Carolina General Assembly of 1781
| 5th North Carolina General Assembly (1781) | |||||
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| Legislative body | North Carolina General Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | North Carolina, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Bloomsbury, Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||
| Term | 1781 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 50 Senators (50 counties, including Washington District/County) | ||||
| Speaker | Alexander Martin | ||||
| Clerk | John Haywood | ||||
| House of Commons | |||||
| Members | 106 Representatives authorized (50 counties with 2 each, 6 districts with 1 each) | ||||
| Speaker | Thomas Benbury | ||||
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The North Carolina General Assembly of 1781 met in Wake Court House (also known as Bloomsbury) from June 23 to July 14, 1781. Each of the 50 North Carolina counties were allowed one Senator and two members of the House of Commons; 6 districts/boroughs towns also elected one House member each.[1][2][3][4]
Leadership[]
- Speaker of the House: Thomas Benbury (Chowan County)
- Clerk of the House: (unknown county)
- Speaker of the North Carolina Senate: Alexander Martin Guilford County
- Cleark of the Senate: John Haywood (Edgecombe County)
The governor of North Carolina during the time of this session of the legislature was Thomas Burke, who was elected by the General Assembly in June of 1781. James Glasgow served as Secretary of State and James Iredell served as Attorney General.[5]
Councilors of State[]
The North Carolina Constitution of 1776 required "that the Senate and House of Commons, jointly, at their first meeting after each annual election, shall by ballot elect seven persons to be a Council of State for one year, who shall advise the Governor in the execution of his office."[6]
The known North Carolina Council of State members elected by the General Assembly in 1781 included:[2][1]
- June 26, 1781 John Penn, Granville County
- June 26, 1781 , Rowan County
- June 26, 1781 Willie Jones, Halifax County
- June 26, 1781 , Franklin County
- June 26, 1781 Philemon Hawkins, Jr., Granville County (declined to serve)[2]
- June 26, 1781 John Butler, Orange County
- June 26, 1781 , Warren County
- July 11, 1781 , Martin County
Members[]
Notes:
- ^ John Luttrell was killed while in office leading the Chatham County Regiment at the Battle of Lindley's Mill on September 13, 1781.
- ^ Benjamin McCulloch, Edward Nicholson, Jeduthan Harper, and Burwell Mooring were disqualified from taking their seats in the House of Commons since they were considered to be Prisoners on Parole. New elections were ordered for August.
References[]
- ^ a b Wheeler, John H. (1874). "The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina". Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c Connor, R.D.D. (1913). A Manual of North Carolina (PDF). Raleigh: North Carolina Historical Commission. p. 453-. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ a b Lewis, J.D. "North Carolina State House 1781". The American Revolution in North Carolina. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ Lewis, J.D. "North Carolina State Senators 1781". The American Revolution in North Carolina. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ Watterson, John (1979). "Thomas Burke". NCPedia.
- ^ "1776 Constitution of North Carolina". Avalon Project. December 18, 1776. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
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Notes: Prior to the Constitution of 1868: the lower house of the North Carolina Legislature was known as the House of Commons and the leader of the Senate was called the Speaker of the Senate. | |
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