Fourth North Carolina Provincial Congress

Fourth North Carolina Provincial Congress (1776)
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President Samuel Johnston
Overview
Legislative bodyNorth Carolina Provincial Congress
JurisdictionNorth Carolina, United States
Meeting placeHalifax, North Carolina
Term1776
Members153 Delegates (35 counties, 8 Districts)
PresidentSamuel Johnston[1]
Vice-PresidentAllen Jones[2]
SecretaryJames Green Jr.[3][4]
Assistant SecretaryJames Glasgow[4][5]
ClerkJohn Hunt[4]
Sessions
1stApril 4, 1776 – May 14, 1776

The Fourth North Carolina Provincial Congress was one of five extra-legal unicameral bodies that met beginning in the summer of 1774 through 1776. They were modeled after the colonial lower house (House of Commons). These congresses created a government structure, issued bills of credit to pay for the movement, organized an army for defense, wrote a constitution and bill of rights that established the state of North Carolina, and elected their first acting governor in the fifth congress that met in 1776. These congresses paved the way for the first meeting of the North Carolina General Assembly on April 7, 1777 in New Bern, North Carolina.[6] The Fourth Congress met in Halifax from April 4 to May 14, 1776. Samuel Johnston served as president, with Allen Jones as vice-president.[6][7][4][8][1][2]

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  2. ^ a b Howerton, Timothy L. (1988). "Allen Jones". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Reidinger, Martin (1986). "James Green, Jr". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Lewis, J. D. "4th Provincial Congress". The American Revolution in North Carolina. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Holloman, Charles R. (1986). "James Glasgow". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Butler, Lindley (2006). Powell, William Stevens (ed.). Encyclopedia of North Carolina, Provincial Congresses. University of North Carolina Press. pp. 917–918. ISBN 0807830712.
  7. ^ "State Library of North Carolina. Information page for Tryon Palace". Archived from the original on 2008-05-03.
  8. ^ Connor, Robert Diggs Wimberly, ed. (1913). A Manual of North Carolina Issued by the North Carolina Historical Commission for the Use of Members of the General Assembly Session 1913. Retrieved August 13, 2019.