Rep. David Miller Carter, Beaufort CountySpeaker Richard Spaight DonnellRep Daniel Gould Fowle, Wake CountyRep. Daniel Lindsay Russell, Brunswick CountyRep. Francis Edwin Shober, Rowan CountyRep. Jonathan Worth, Randolph County
There were 82 counties with 120 delegates, 5 counties with three delegates, 28 counties with two delegates, and 49 counties with one delegate. The House of Commons delegates elected a Speaker (Richard Spaight Donnell, Robert B. Gilliam,[note 1] Marmaduke Swain Robins,[note 2] William E. Mann[note 3]), Clerk, Assistant Clerk, Doorkeeper, and Assistant Doorkeeper. The following delegates to the House of Commons were elected by the voters of North Carolina to represent each county and district:[2][3][4][6]
Sen. Bedford Brown, 37th DistrictSpeaker, Sen. Giles Mebane, 31st DistrictSen. James Graham Ramsay, 41st District
The Senators elected a President, Clerk, Assistant Clerk, Doorkeeper, and Assistant Doorkeeper. The following Senators were elected by the voters of North Carolina to represent each county:[2][3][4][10]
The Civil War was ongoing during the entire term of this assembly. The assembly passed public laws dealing with the following: the destroyed court house in Hertford County, funding of the state insane asylum (Dorothea Dix Hospital), establishing the eighth judicial district, prohibiting the distillation of spirituous liquors, modifying acts so that justices of the peace absent from counties under occupation of Union troops would not lose their position, acts dealing with the state militia, purchase and hiding of emergency provisions, authorization to the governor for the use of slave labor for building fortifications, provisions to survivors of soldiers dying in service, resolution to declare the separation of the United States and Confederate State final, creating a Roll of Honor maintained by the Governor of Confederate soldiers and patriots from North Carolina, a resolution condemning the confiscation of North Carolina government iron by the Confederate Government, extending the statute of limitations till the war is over, allowing the governor to draft all able bodied men between 18 and 45 years old into the militia, making monopolies, extortions, and speculation illegal during the war, and raising wartime taxes. The senate and house occasionally went into secret sessions, according to the minutes. This General Assembly created the Office of the North Carolina State Auditor, who was initially elected by the legislature every two years. Samuel F. Phillips was elected by this legislature as the first auditor. For details about legislation and minutes of this assembly, see Legislative Documents.[12][13]
Notesedit
^ abcRobert B. Gilliam was elevated to the State Superior Court bench in 1863 and Richard Spaight Donnell was elected to replace him as Speaker of the House of Commons.
^ abcMarmaduke Swain Robins was elected on November 24, 1863 when illness kept Richard Spaight Donnell from that session. See Cheney, page 356, footnote 580.
^ abcWilliam E. Mann served for a brief period as Speaker in the January adjourned session when Richard Donnell was ill.
^ abcAt some point George S. Hooper resigned and Horace L. Robards replaced him. W. P. Reinhardt attended the last special session. Robards may have joined the Confederate Army
^ abJames H. Bryson resigned his seat at some point. John W. Fentress was elected to replace him for the third session.
^William M. Baldwin resigned his seat. No known replacement.
^ abJ. B. J. Barrow died before taking office and was replaced by Thomas H. Gaskins in the second special session.
^ abJonathan Worth resigned his position in the house after being elected as North Carolina State Treasurer. He was replaced by Isaac H. Foust.
^ abD. A. Bizzell died in office and Thomas H. Powell was elected to replace him in the second session.
^ abDaniel G. Fowle resigned his seat after being elected as Adjutant General of North Carolina. He was replaced by Calvin J. Rogers in the second special session.
^James H. Smith did not take his seat until the first special session.
^ abWilliam K. Lane resigned and Benjamin Aycock took his place in the Extra Session in 1863.
^ abE. D. Drake died in office and was replaced by Thomas J. Pritchard in the extra session in 1863.
Referencesedit
^Norris, David A. (2006). "North Carolina Capitals, Colonial and State". NCPedia.org. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ abcConnor, Robert Diggs Wimberly, ed. (1913). A Manual of North Carolina(PDF). Raleigh, North Carolina: E. M. Uzzell & Company. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
^ abcWheeler, John Hill, ed. (1874). The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina for the Year 1874. Raleigh, North Carolina: Josiah Turner, Jr.; State Printer and Binder. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^ abcCheney, John L. Jr. (1974). North Carolina Government, 1585–1974. pp. 328-330.
^"North Carolina Constitution of 1776". Yale Law School. 1776. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
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^"Public Laws of the State of North Carolina Passed by the General Assembly of 1862-1863" (PDF). Carolana.com. 1863.
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north, carolina, general, assembly, 1862, 1864, raleigh, from, november, 1862, december, 1862, extra, sessions, were, held, january, 1863, february, 1863, june, 1863, july, 1863, november, 1863, december, 1863, 1864, assembly, consisted, members, north, caroli. The North Carolina General Assembly of 1862 1864 met in Raleigh from November 17 1862 to December 22 1862 Extra sessions were held on January 19 1863 February 12 1863 June 30 1863 July 7 1863 November 23 1863 December 14 1863 and May 17 30 1864 The assembly consisted of the 120 members of the North Carolina House of Commons from 82 counties and 50 senators representing one or more counties in North Carolina Senate elected by the voters in October 1862 Zebulon Baird Vance was Governor of North Carolina during this assembly This assembly met during the American Civil War as part of the Confederate States of America Much of the legislation passed by this assembly dealt with the managing the state and its population during wartime 1 2 3 4 5 74th North Carolina General Assembly 1862 1864 1860 1861 1864 1865 OverviewLegislative bodyNorth Carolina General AssemblyJurisdictionNorth Carolina Confederate States of AmericaMeeting placeRaleighTerm1862 1864SenateMembers50 SenatorsSpeakerGiles MebaneClerkCharles R ThomasAssistant ClerkL C EdwardsDoorkeeperWilliam J PageAssistant DoorkeeperC C TallyParty controlConfederate PartyHouse of CommonsMembers120 DelegatesSpeakerRobert B Gilliam note 1 Richard Spaight Donnell Marmaduke Swain Robins note 2 Speaker protemWilliam E Mann note 3 ClerkHenry E ColtonParty controlConfederate PartySessions1stNovember 17 1862 December 22 18622ndJanuary 19 1863 February 12 18633rdJune 30 1863 July 7 18634thNovember 23 1863 December 14 18635thMay 17 1864 May 30 1864 Contents 1 Assembly membership 1 1 House of Commons members 1 2 Senate members 2 Legislation 3 Notes 4 ReferencesAssembly membership editHouse of Commons members edit nbsp Rep David Miller Carter Beaufort County nbsp Speaker Richard Spaight Donnell nbsp Rep Daniel Gould Fowle Wake County nbsp Rep Daniel Lindsay Russell Brunswick County nbsp Rep Francis Edwin Shober Rowan County nbsp Rep Jonathan Worth Randolph CountyThere were 82 counties with 120 delegates 5 counties with three delegates 28 counties with two delegates and 49 counties with one delegate The House of Commons delegates elected a Speaker Richard Spaight Donnell Robert B Gilliam note 1 Marmaduke Swain Robins note 2 William E Mann note 3 Clerk Assistant Clerk Doorkeeper and Assistant Doorkeeper The following delegates to the House of Commons were elected by the voters of North Carolina to represent each county and district 2 3 4 6 County Delegatesper County DelegateAlamance 2 Rufus Yancey McAden 7 Alamance 2 E F WatsonAlexander 1 John M CarsonAnson 2 R H BurnsAnson 2 Purdie RichardsonAshe 1 James M GentryBeaufort 2 Richard Spaight DonnellBeaufort 2 David Miller Carter 8 Bertie 2 Peyton T HenryBertie 2 James BondBladen 1 J W RussBrunswick 1 Daniel Lindsay Russell Jr Buncombe 1 John BurginBurke 1 John ParksCabarrus 1 William S HarrisCaldwell 1 Matthias A BernhardtCamden 1 John ForbesCarteret 1 Unknown VacantCaswell 2 Samuel S HarrisonCaswell 2 William LongCatawba 1 George S Hooper note 4 Catawba 1 Horace L Robards note 4 Catawba 1 W P Reinhardt note 4 Chatham 3 Thomas B HarrisChatham 3 William J HeadenChatham 3 Maurice Q WaddellCherokee 1 James H Bryson note 5 Cherokee 1 John W Fentress note 5 Chowan 1 Lemuel C BenburyCleveland 2 John R LoganCleveland 2 David BeamColumbus 1 William M Baldwin note 6 Craven 2 J B J Barrow note 7 Craven 2 Thomas H Gaskins note 7 Craven 2 Richard A RussellCumberland 3 John McCormickCumberland 3 Neill McKayCumberland 3 Jesse G ShepherdCurrituck 1 Burwell M BaxterDavidson 2 Robert L BeallDavidson 2 Henry WalserDavie 1 Henry B HowardDuplin 2 John D StanfordDuplin 2 L W HodgesEdgecombe 2 Robert BynumEdgecombe 2 David CobbForsyth 2 E KernerForsyth 2 John P NissenFranklin 1 A W PearceGaston 1 A W DavenportGates 1 William H ManningGranville 3 Robert B Gilliam note 1 Granville 3 James S AmisGranville 3 Eugene GrissomGreene 1 Henry H BestGuilford 3 R W GlennGuilford 3 M S SherwoodGuilford 3 William R SmithHalifax 2 Archibald H DavisHalifax 2 Henry JoynerHaywood 1 Samuel L LoveHenderson 1 Alexander HenryHertford 1 John A VannHyde 1 Edward L MannIredell 2 Thomas A AllisonIredell 2 John YoungJackson 1 Joseph KeenerJohnston 2 W H AveraJohnston 2 Seth WoodallJones 1 Anthony E RhodesLenoir 1 William W DunnLincoln 1 Ambrose WhiteMacon 1 J M LyleMadison 1 Jesse WallenMartin 1 James RobinsonMcDowell 1 William F CraigMecklenburg 2 John L BrownMecklenburg 2 E C GrierMontgomery 1 Edmund G L BarringerMoore 1 Alexander KellyNash 1 Henry G WilliamsNew Hanover 2 Samuel J PersonNew Hanover 2 John R HawesNorthampton 2 Williamn W PeeblesNorthampton 2 Samuel T StancilOnslow 1 James H FoyOrange 2 William N PattersonOrange 2 John Berry 9 Pasquotank 1 William E Mann note 3 Perquimans 1 James H RiddickPerson 1 M D C BumpassPitt 2 Burton J AlbrittonPitt 2 Churchill PerkinsRandolph 2 Jonathan Worth note 8 Randolph 2 Isaac H Foust note 8 Randolph 2 Marmaduke Swain Robins note 2 Richmond 1 Sanders M IngramRobeson 2 Neill McNeillRobeson 2 Murdock McRaeRockingham 2 W J GilliamRockingham 2 James I ReynoldsRowan 2 Nathan Neely Fleming note 9 Rowan 2 Francis Edwin ShoberRutherford 2 A R BryanRutherford 2 J B CarpenterSampson 2 William KirbySampson 2 D A Bizzell note 10 Sampson 2 Thomas H Powell note 10 Stanly 1 Lafayette GreenStokes 1 William H FlyntSurry 1 Joseph HollingsworthTyrrell 1 Eli SpruillUnion 1 Cyrus Q LemmondWake 3 J H AlfordWake 3 William LawsWake 3 Daniel Gould Fowle note 11 Wake 3 Calvin J Rogers note 11 Warren 2 L HendersonWarren 2 Thomas J JudkinsWashington 1 James H Smith note 12 Watauga 1 William HortonWayne 2 Marcus K CrawfordWayne 2 B B RivesWilkes 2 W W HamptonWilkes 2 E M WelbornYadkin 1 Andrew C CowlesYancey 1 D M YoungSenate members edit nbsp Sen Bedford Brown 37th District nbsp Speaker Sen Giles Mebane 31st District nbsp Sen James Graham Ramsay 41st DistrictThe Senators elected a President Clerk Assistant Clerk Doorkeeper and Assistant Doorkeeper The following Senators were elected by the voters of North Carolina to represent each county 2 3 4 10 District Counties Senator Home County1 Pasquotank amp Perquimans William H Bagley Perquimans2 Camden amp Currituck D McD Lindsay Camden3 Chowan amp Gates Mills H Eure Gates4 Hyde amp Tyrrell Charles McCleese Tyrrell5 Northampton W S Copeland Northampton6 Hertford Joseph B Slaughter Hertford7 Bertie Thomas M Garrett Bertie8 Martin amp Washington James G Galloway Washington9 Halifax M L Wiggins Halifax10 Edgecombe Jesse H Powell Edgecombe11 Pitt Elias J Blount Pitt12 Beaufort Edward J Warren Beaufort13 Craven William B Wadsworth Craven14 Carteret amp Jones M F Arendell Carteret15 Greene amp Lenoir Edward Patrick Lenoir16 New Hanover Eli W Hall New Hanover17 Duplin James Dickson Duplin18 Onslow A J Murrell Onslow19 Bladen Brunswick amp Columbus John W Ellis Columbus20 Cumberland W B Wright Cumberland21 Sampson Thomas I Faison Sampson22 Wayne William K Lane note 13 Wayne22 Wayne Benjamin Aycock note 13 Wayne23 Johnston C B Sanders Johnston24 Wake John P H Russ Wake25 Nash A G Taylor Nash26 Franklin Washington Harris Franklin27 Warren E D Drake note 14 Warren27 Warren Thomas J Pritchard note 14 Warren28 Granville R W Lassiter Granville29 Person James Holeman Person30 Orange William A Graham Orange31 Alamance amp Randolph Giles Mebane Alamance32 Chatham William P Taylor Chatham33 Montgomery amp Moore Calvin W Wooley Montgomery34 Richmond amp Robeson Giles Leitch Robeson35 Anson amp Union William C Smith Anson36 Guilford Peter Adams Guilford37 Caswell Bedford Brown Caswell38 Rockingham Francis L Simpson Rockingham39 Mecklenburg John A Young Mecklenburg40 Cabarrus amp Stanly J W Smith Stanly41 Davie amp Rowan James Graham Ramsay Rowan42 Davidson H Adams Davidson43 Forsyth amp Stokes James E Matthews Stokes44 Ashe Surry Watauga amp Yadkin Isaac Jarratt Ashe45 Alexander Iredell Wilkes Leander Q Sharpe Iredell46 Burke Caldwell amp McDowell Samuel J Neal Burke47 Catawba Gaston amp Lincoln James White Lincoln48 Cleveland amp Rutherford M O Dickson Rutherford49 Buncombe Henderson Madison amp Yancey William Marcus Shipp 11 Buncombe50 Cherokee Haywood Jackson amp Macon C D Smith MaconLegislation editThe Civil War was ongoing during the entire term of this assembly The assembly passed public laws dealing with the following the destroyed court house in Hertford County funding of the state insane asylum Dorothea Dix Hospital establishing the eighth judicial district prohibiting the distillation of spirituous liquors modifying acts so that justices of the peace absent from counties under occupation of Union troops would not lose their position acts dealing with the state militia purchase and hiding of emergency provisions authorization to the governor for the use of slave labor for building fortifications provisions to survivors of soldiers dying in service resolution to declare the separation of the United States and Confederate State final creating a Roll of Honor maintained by the Governor of Confederate soldiers and patriots from North Carolina a resolution condemning the confiscation of North Carolina government iron by the Confederate Government extending the statute of limitations till the war is over allowing the governor to draft all able bodied men between 18 and 45 years old into the militia making monopolies extortions and speculation illegal during the war and raising wartime taxes The senate and house occasionally went into secret sessions according to the minutes This General Assembly created the Office of the North Carolina State Auditor who was initially elected by the legislature every two years Samuel F Phillips was elected by this legislature as the first auditor For details about legislation and minutes of this assembly see Legislative Documents 12 13 Notes edit a b c Robert B Gilliam was elevated to the State Superior Court bench in 1863 and Richard Spaight Donnell was elected to replace him as Speaker of the House of Commons a b c Marmaduke Swain Robins was elected on November 24 1863 when illness kept Richard Spaight Donnell from that session See Cheney page 356 footnote 580 a b c William E Mann served for a brief period as Speaker in the January adjourned session when Richard Donnell was ill a b c At some point George S Hooper resigned and Horace L Robards replaced him W P Reinhardt attended the last special session Robards may have joined the Confederate Army a b James H Bryson resigned his seat at some point John W Fentress was elected to replace him for the third session William M Baldwin resigned his seat No known replacement a b J B J Barrow died before taking office and was replaced by Thomas H Gaskins in the second special session a b Jonathan Worth resigned his position in the house after being elected as North Carolina State Treasurer He was replaced by Isaac H Foust Nathan Neely Fleming was killed at the Battle of the Wilderness May 5 7 1964 a b D A Bizzell died in office and Thomas H Powell was elected to replace him in the second session a b Daniel G Fowle resigned his seat after being elected as Adjutant General of North Carolina He was replaced by Calvin J Rogers in the second special session James H Smith did not take his seat until the first special session a b William K Lane resigned and Benjamin Aycock took his place in the Extra Session in 1863 a b E D Drake died in office and was replaced by Thomas J Pritchard in the extra session in 1863 References edit Norris David A 2006 North Carolina Capitals Colonial and State NCPedia org Retrieved September 4 2019 a b c Connor Robert Diggs Wimberly ed 1913 A Manual of North Carolina PDF Raleigh North Carolina E M Uzzell amp Company Retrieved April 27 2019 a b c Wheeler John Hill ed 1874 The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina for the Year 1874 Raleigh North Carolina Josiah Turner Jr State Printer and Binder Retrieved April 9 2019 a b c Cheney John L Jr 1974 North Carolina Government 1585 1974 pp 328 330 North Carolina Constitution of 1776 Yale Law School 1776 Retrieved September 4 2019 Lewis J D North Carolina State House of Commons 1862 1863 The American Revolution in North Carolina Retrieved April 17 2019 Alexander Roberta Sue 1991 Rufus Yancey McAden NCPEDIA Retrieved November 30 2019 Wallace Carolyn A 1979 David Miller Carter NCPEDIA Retrieved November 29 2019 Engstrom Mary Claire 1979 John Berry NCPEDIA Retrieved November 30 2019 Lewis J D North Carolina State Senate 1862 1863 The American Revolution in North Carolina Retrieved April 17 2019 Macfie John 1994 William Marcus Shipp NCpedia Johnson K Todd 2006 State Auditor NCPEDIA Retrieved November 29 2019 Public Laws of the State of North Carolina Passed by the General Assembly of 1862 1863 PDF Carolana com 1863 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title North Carolina General Assembly of 1862 1864 amp oldid 1153176062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
