North Carolina State Treasurer

State Treasurer of North Carolina
Incumbent Dale Folwell since January 1, 2017 (2017-01-01)
Member of	Council of State
Seat	Raleigh, North Carolina
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	John Ashe
Formation	1715 Province of North Carolina January 1, 1784 (238 years ago) (1784-01-01) State of North Carolina
Website	Official Site

The North Carolina State Treasurer is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of North Carolina responsible for overseeing the financial operations of state government. The current state treasurer is Dale Folwell.

The office of state treasurer has existed since 1715 in the Province of North Carolina; at that time, the treasurer was appointed by the lower house of the legislature. In 1740, the treasurer's office was divided into two districts, and in 1779, into four. In 1784, the North Carolina General Assembly brought the treasurers under one single office, appointed jointly by both houses of the legislature.

Under the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the treasurer became a position elected by popular vote, rather than appointed.

The North Carolina State Treasurer is an ex officio member of the North Carolina State Board of Education, the State Board of Community Colleges, the State Banking Commission, and the Council of State.

List of State Treasurers[]

Joseph Montfort

Colonial Treasurers[]

• Edward Moseley, 1715–1735
• , 1735

Northern District[]

• , 1735–1739
• , 1739–1740
• John Hodgson, 1740–1748
• , 1748–1752
• John Haywood,^[1] 1752–1754
• , 1754–1764
• Joseph Montfort, 1764–1775
• Samuel Johnston, 1775

Southern District[]

• Edward Moseley, 1735–1749
• , 1749–1750
• , 1750–1765
• , 1765–1766
• John Ashe, 1766–1773
• Richard Caswell, 1773–1775

State Treasurers[]

Districted[]

From 1777 to 1779, the State was divided into two districts, Northern and Southern, each with a treasurer. From 1779 to 1782, there were six districts, each with a treasurer, as follows: Edenton, Salisbury, Hillsboro, Halifax, New Bern, Wilmington. In 1782, a seventh district-Morgan-was created. In 1784, the district system was abandoned.^[2][3][4]

• John Ashe, 1777–1781 (Southern District, later Wilmington District)
• , 1777–1784 (Northern District, later Edenton district)
• , 1779–1784 (Halifax District)
• , 1779–1784 (New Bern District)
• , 1779–1781 (Salisbury District)
• , 1779–1782 (Hillsboro District)
• Timothy Bloodworth, 1781–1784 (Wilmington District)
• , 1782–1784 (Salisbury District)
• Memucan Hunt, 1782–1784 (Hillsboro District)
• John Brown, 1782–1784 (Morgan District)
• Benjamin Exum, 1782–1784 (New Bern District)

Whole State[]

John Hill Wheeler

Image of Daniel William Courts from the 1863 North Carolina Five Dollar Bill

North Carolina State Treasurer's Office in State Capitol, c. 1890s

The Treasurers for the whole state are listed below:^[3][4]

• Memucan Hunt, 1784–1787
• John Haywood, 1787–1827
• William S. Robards, 1827–1830
• , 1831–1835
• Samuel F. Patterson, 1835–1837
• , 1837–1839
• , 1839–1843
• John Hill Wheeler, 1843–1845
• , 1845–1851
• , 1851–1863 (Democrat)
• Jonathan Worth, 1863–1865
• , 1865–1866
• Kemp P. Battle, 1866–1868
• David A. Jenkins, 1868–1876 (Republican)
• John M. Worth, 1876–1885 (Democratic)
• , 1885–1892 (Democratic)^[5]
• , 1892–1895 (Democratic)^[6]
• , 1895–1901 (Populist)^[7]
• Benjamin R. Lacy, 1901–1929 (Democratic)
• , 1929–1932 (Democratic)^[8]
• , 1932
• , 1933–1949 (Democratic)
• , 1949–1953 (Democratic)
• Edwin M. Gill, 1953–1977 (Democratic)
• Harlan E. Boyles, 1977–2001 (Democratic)
• Richard H. Moore, 2001–2009 (Democratic)
• Janet Cowell, 2009–2017 (Democratic)
• Dale Folwell, 2017–present (Republican)

See also[]

• North Carolina Local Government Commission

References[]