The North Carolina General Assembly of 1782Hillsborough, North Carolina , on April 15, 1782, and concluded on May 18, 1782. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Commons were elected by eligible North Carolina voters.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The General Assembly elected Alexander Martin of Guilford County as Governor on April 26, 1782. James Glasgow was Secretary of State . James Iredell was Attorney General . There was no Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina until 1868.[ 2]
Councilors of State
John Penn The General Assembly elected the following Councilors of State on May 3, 1782:[ 2]
Members
Governor Alexander Martin Sen. Willie Jones Sen. Nathaniel Macon Rep. William Hooper Rep. Joseph McDowell, Jr Rep. Richard Dobbs Spaight There was one Senator and two members of the House of Commons for each of the 50 counties. In addition, each of the six districts had one representative each.[ 1] [ 3]
The House of Commons leadership and staff included: Thomas Benbury, Speaker; John Hunt, Clerk; and Lovett Burgess Assistant Clerk.[ 3]
County/District
Senate Member
House Member
House Member
Anson County
Thomas Wade Stephen Miller
John Jackson
Beaufort County
William Brown
Richard Nassau Stephens
John Gray Blount
Bertie County
Jonathan Jaycocks
William Horn
David Turner
Bladen County
Thomas Brown
Benjamin Clark
John Willis
Brunswick County
Archibald McClain[ 1] [ 4]
William Waters
Dennis Hawkins
Burke County
Charles McDowell
Waightstill Avery Joseph McDowell
Camden County
Isaac Gregory Dempsey Sawyer
Benjamin Jones
Carteret County
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Caswell County
John Williams
William Moore
Josiah Cole
Chatham County
William B. Smith[ 1] [ 4]
James Williams[ 1] [ 4]
John Ledhill[ 1] [ 3]
New Bern District
Richard Dobbs Spaight, Sr.
Chowan County
Joseph Blount
Michael Payne
Thomas Benbury [ note 1]
Craven County
James Coor William Bryan
John Tillman/Tilghman
Cumberland County
James Atkins
Edward Winslow
Thomas Armstrong
Currituck County
William Ferebee
Thomas Jarvis
Joseph Ferebee
Dobbs County
Richard Caswell, Sr. (2nd Speaker)William Caswell
Benjamin Sheppard
Duplin County
James Kenan Richard Clinton[ 1] [ 3]
James Gillespie
Edgecombe County
Isaac Sessums
Robert Diggs[ 1] [ 3]
James Wilson
Franklin County
Henry Hill
Simon Jeffreys
Harrison Macon
Gates County
William Baker
Jethro Sumner Joseph Riddick
Granville County
William Gill
Thomas Person Philemon Hawkins, Jr.
Guilford County
Alexander Martin (Speaker, Governor)William Gowdy
James Hunter
Halifax County
Willie Jones John Branch
Benjamin McCulloch
Halifax District
Henry Montfort
Hertford County
John Brickell/Baker
William Wynns[ 1] [ 3]
Thomas Brickell
Hyde County
William Russell[ 1] [ 4]
Robert Jennett
John Eborne
Johnston County
Thomas Gray
Arthur Bryan/Joseph Boon
Nathan Williams
Jones County
Nathan Bryan Abner Nash [ note 2] Unknown
Lincoln County
James Johnston John Moore
John Sloan
Martin County
Kenneth McKenzie
William Slade
Samuel Williams
Mecklenburg County
Robert Irwin Caleb Phifer
David Wilson
Montgomery County
Thomas Childs
Robert Moss
Peter Randle
Nash County
Hardy Griffin
Joseph Arrington
Edward Nicholson
Wilmington District
William Hooper
New Hannover County
Caleb Grainger
Timothy Bloodworth
James Bloodworth
Northampton County
Samuel Lockhart
John Dawson
James Spikes
Hillsboro/Hillsborough District
Thomas Farmer
Onslow County
Dr. Isaac Guion
Thomas Johnston
George Mitchell
Orange County
William Mebane
William McCauley
Mark Patterson
Pasquotank County
Edward Everagin
Joseph Jones
Thomas Reading
Perquimans County
Jesse Eason[ 1] [ 4]
Jonathan Skinner Richard Wedbee
Pitt County
John Williams[ 1] [ 4]
James Gorham
John Simpson
Randolph County
John Collier
Jeduthan Harper
Edward Williams
Richmond County
Charles Medlock
Robert Webb
Thomas Crawford
Salisbury District Dr. Anthony Newman
Rowan County
Matthew Locke William Sharpe Samuel Young
Rutherford County
James Miller
William Gilbert
David Dickey
Sullivan County (became part of Tennessee)Andrew Bledsoe
Isaac Shelby Joseph Martin
Surry County
William Sheppard
Samuel Cummings
Trangott Bagge
Tyrrell County
Jeremiah Frazier
Nehemiah Norman
Nathan Hooker
Wake County
Joel Lane
James Hinton
Burwell Pope
Warren County
Nathaniel Macon Joseph Hawkins
John Macon
Washington County (became part of Tennessee)William Cocke
Joseph Hardin
Thomas Haughton
Wayne County
Andrew Bass
Burwell Mooring
Richard McKinnie
Wilkes County
Elijah Isaacs Joseph Herndon
William Lenoir
Edenton District
Dr. Hugh Williamson[ note 3]
Legislation
This General Assembly met during the midst of the American Revolution. Many of the session laws that they passed dealt with the war. Other laws dealt with taxes, setting up judiciaries, chartering towns, and regulating rivers and forests.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
See also
Notes
^ Thomas Benbury was elected Speaker of the House of Commons.
^ Abner Nash was elected delegate to the Continental Congress on May 3, 1782. The seat in the House remained vacant.
^ Hugh Williamson was elected delegate to the Continental Congress on May 3, 1782. The seat in the House remained vacant.
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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 c d e f g Lewis, J.D. "North Carolina State House 1782" . The American Revolution in North Carolina . Retrieved April 17, 2019 . ^ a b c d e f g Lewis, J.D. "North Carolina State Senators 1782" . The American Revolution in North Carolina . Retrieved April 17, 2019 . ^ Brawley, James S. (1991). "Spruce Macay" . NCPedia . ^ Maupin, Armistead Jones (1988). "Philemon Hawkins, II" . NCPedia . ^ Smith, Claiborne T. Jr. (1994). "Benjamin Seawell" . NCPedia . ^ Clark, Walter, ed. (1901). Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly of North Carolina, April 15, 1782 to May 18, 1782 (PDF) . Nash Brothers. ^ Clark, Walter, ed. (1899). Journal of the House of Commons of the General Assembly of North Carolina, April 15, 1782 to May 18, 1782 (PDF) . Nash Brothers. ^ Laws of North Carolina (PDF) . 1782.
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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.
