North Carolina General Assembly of 1785
| 10th North Carolina General Assembly (1785) | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | North Carolina General Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | North Carolina, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | New Bern | ||||
| Term | 1785 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 54 Senators | ||||
| Speaker | Alexander Martin | ||||
| Clerk | John Haywood | ||||
| Assistant Clerk | Sherwood Haywood | ||||
| Doorkeeper | William Murphy | ||||
| Assistant Doorkeeper | Nicholas Murphy | ||||
| House of Commons | |||||
| Members | 114 Delegates Authorized | ||||
| Speaker | Richard Dobbs Spaight | ||||
| Clerk | John Hunt | ||||
| Assistant Clerk | John Haywood | ||||
| Doorkeeper | Peter Gooding | ||||
| Assistant Doorkeeper | James Malloy | ||||
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The North Carolina General Assembly of 1785 met in New Bern from November 18, 1785, to December 29, 1785. The assembly consisted of the 114 members of the North Carolina House of Commons and 54 senators of North Carolina Senate elected by the voters on August 19, 1785. During the 1785 session, the legislature created Rockingham County. As prescribed by the 1776 Constitution of North Carolina the General Assembly elected Richard Caswell to continue as Governor of North Carolina and members of the Council of State.