North Carolina General Assembly of 1780–1781

The North Carolina General Assembly of 1780-1781 was the fourth elected legislative body of the State of North Carolina. The assembly consisted of a Senate and House of Commons that met in three sessions in at least two locations in the years 1780 and 1781. Each of the existing 50 North Carolina counties were authorized to elect one Senator and two members of the House of Commons. In addition, six districts (also called boroughs) also elected one House member each.[note 1] The first two sessions were probably held in New Bern, North Carolina in April and September 1780. The third session met in Halifax from January 27, 1781 – February 13, 1781.[note 2][1][2][3][4]

4th North Carolina General Assembly (1780-1781)
←1779 1781→
Overview
Legislative bodyNorth Carolina General Assembly
JurisdictionNorth Carolina, United States
Meeting place1st New Bern, 2nd New Bern, 3rd Halifax
Term1780–1781
Senate
Members50 Senators (50 counties, including Washington District/County)
SpeakerAlexander Martin
ClerkJohn Haywood
House of Commons
Members106 Representatives authorized (50 counties with 2 each, 6 districts with 1 each)
SpeakerThomas Benbury
ClerkJohn Hunt
Sessions
1stApril 17, 1780 – Unknown date in 1780
2ndSeptember 5, 1780 – Unknown date in 1780
3rdJanuary 27, 1781 – February 13, 1781

Notes
  1. Not all counties sent two representatives. Some sent none or one.
  2. The journal for the first two sessions have been lost, so the locations or dates cannot be confirmed.
  3. He served in the Continental Congress.
  4. Abner Nash was elected governor on April 20, 1780.
  5. John Harvey's Wikipedia biography states that he died in 1775, which is verified on NCPedia. Not sure who the John Harvey was in 1780.
  6. David Whitesides died while in office. William Porter was elected to replace him.
  7. John Green, Jr. was elected to the Council of State and had to give up his seat. William Blount was elected to replace him.

References
  1. Connor, R.D.D. (1913). A Manual of North Carolina (PDF). Raleigh: North Carolina Historical Commission. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. Wheeler, John H., ed. (1874). "The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina". Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  3. Lewis, J.D. "North Carolina State House 1780". The American Revolution in North Carolina. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  4. Lewis, J.D. "North Carolina State Senators 1780". The American Revolution in North Carolina. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  5. Nash, Jaquelin Drane (1991). "Abner Nash". NCPedia. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. "Avalon Project: Constitution of North Carolina". Avalon.law.yale.edu. December 18, 1776. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  7. Connor, page 422
  8. Carraway, Gertrude S. (1991). "Joseph Leech". NCPedia. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  9. Littleton, Tucker Reed; Carraway, Gertrude S. "Isaac Guion". NCPedia. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  10. Johnson, Elmer D. (1979). "Thomas Benbury". NCPedia. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  11. See List of counties in North Carolina for sourcing.
  12. "Resolution by the North Carolina General Assembly concerning members' salary, North Carolina. General Assembly, May 03, 1780 - May 07, 1780, Volume 15, Page 205". Docsouth.unc.edu. May 3, 1780. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  13. Anderson, Jean Bradley (1991). "Stephen Moore". Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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