North Carolina General Assembly of 1779

North Carolina General Assembly of 1779

The North Carolina General Assembly of 1779 met in three sessions in three locations in the years 1779 and 1780. The first session was held in Smithfield from May 3 to May 15, 1779; the second session in Halifax, from October 18 to November 10, 1779; the third and final session in New Bern, from January to February, 1780.

Each North Carolina county elected one Senator and two members of the House of Commons; 6 borough towns also elected one House member each.

Among other actions, this assembly created Rutherford County, North Carolina, and named it for one of its own sitting members, Senator Griffith Rutherford.[1]

Contents

House of Commons

Leadership

Members

Senate

Leadership

Members

See also

References

  1. ^ North Carolina Manual of 1913, p. 795

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