Third North Carolina Provincial Congress

Third North Carolina Provincial Congress (1775)
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Overview
Legislative bodyNorth Carolina Provincial Congress
JurisdictionNorth Carolina, United States
Meeting placeHillsborough, North Carolina
Term1775
Members213 Delegates (35 counties, 9 towns/districts)
PresidentSamuel Johnston
SecretaryAndrew Knox
Assistant SecretaryJames Glasgow
Sessions
1stAugust 20, 1775 – September 10, 1775

The Third North Carolina Provincial Congress was the third of five extra-legal unicameral bodies that met between 1774 and 1776 in North Carolina. They were modeled after the colonial lower house (House of Burgesses). These congresses created a government structure, issued bills of credit to pay for the movement, and organized an army for defense, in preparation for the state of North Carolina. These congresses paved the way for the first meeting of the North Carolina General Assembly on April 7, 1777 in New Bern, North Carolina.[1][2][3][4][5]

Samuel Johnston, Chowan County

The third congress met in Hillsborough, from August 20 to September 10, 1775. Its president was Samuel Johnston (The Second congress president, John Harvey had recently died).[4][5]

  1. ^ Butler, Lindley (2006). Powell, William Stevens (ed.). Encyclopedia of North Carolina, Provincial Congresses. University of North Carolina Press. pp. 917–918. ISBN 0807830712. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "State Library of North Carolina. Information page for Tryon Palace". Archived from the original on 2008-05-03.
  3. ^ Lewis, J.D. "3rd Provincial Congress". Carolina.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b North Carolina Provincial Congress. Minutes of the Provincial Congress of North Carolina. Vol. 10. pp. 164–220., August 20, 1775 – September 10, 1775