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North Carolina General Assembly of 1782

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6th North Carolina General Assembly (1782)
1781 1783
Overview
Legislative bodyNorth Carolina General Assembly
JurisdictionNorth Carolina, United States
Meeting placeHillsborough
Term1782
Senate
Members50 Senators authorized
SpeakerAlexander Martin, Richard Caswell
House of Commons
Members106 Representatives authorized
SpeakerThomas Benbury
Sessions
1stApril 15, 1782 – May 18, 1782

The North Carolina General Assembly of 1782 was the state legislature that first convened in Hillsborough, 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

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John Penn

The General Assembly elected the following Councilors of State on May 3, 1782:[2]

Members

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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]/Alfred Moore[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]/James Williams[4] James Williams[1]/Elisha Cain[4] John Ledhill[1]/Matthew Ramsey[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]/David Dodd[3] James Gillespie
Edgecombe County Isaac Sessums Robert Diggs[1]/Etheldred Phillips[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]/Lewis Brown[3] Thomas Brickell
Hyde County William Russell[1]/Abraham Jones[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]/John Whedbee[4] Jonathan Skinner Richard Wedbee
Pitt County John Williams[1]/Edward Salter[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

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ Thomas Benbury was elected Speaker of the House of Commons.
  2. ^ Abner Nash was elected delegate to the Continental Congress on May 3, 1782. The seat in the House remained vacant.
  3. ^ Hugh Williamson was elected delegate to the Continental Congress on May 3, 1782. The seat in the House remained vacant.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Brawley, James S. (1991). "Spruce Macay". NCPedia.
  6. ^ Maupin, Armistead Jones (1988). "Philemon Hawkins, II". NCPedia.
  7. ^ Smith, Claiborne T. Jr. (1994). "Benjamin Seawell". NCPedia.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Laws of North Carolina (PDF). 1782.