North Carolina General Assembly of 1783
| 7th North Carolina General Assembly (1783) | |||||
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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 | Richard Caswell, Sr. | ||||
| House of Commons | |||||
| Members | 106 Representatives authorized | ||||
| Speaker | Edward Starkey | ||||
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The North Carolina General Assembly of 1783 was the state legislature that convened in Hillsboro, North Carolina from April 18, 1783, to May 17, 1783. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Commons were elected by eligible North Carolina voters. This was the last assembly to meet during the American Revolution. Much of their time was devoted to taking care of the North Carolina soldiers that fought in the war.
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.