North Carolina General Assembly of 1782
| 6th North Carolina General Assembly (1782) | |||||
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| Legislative body | North Carolina General Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | North Carolina, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Hillsborough | ||||
| Term | 1782 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 50 Senators authorized | ||||
| Speaker | Alexander Martin, Richard Caswell | ||||
| House of Commons | |||||
| Members | 106 Representatives authorized | ||||
| Speaker | Thomas Benbury | ||||
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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.
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.