North Carolina General Assembly of April 1784
| 8th North Carolina General Assembly (April to June, 1784) | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | North Carolina General Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | North Carolina, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | New Bern | ||||
| Term | 1784 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 55 Senators authorized | ||||
| Speaker | Richard Caswell, Sr. | ||||
| Clerk | John Haywood | ||||
| Assistant Clerk | Sherwood Haywood | ||||
| Doorkeeper | Malley | ||||
| Assistant Doorkeeper | Peter Goodin | ||||
| House of Commons | |||||
| Members | 116 Delegates authorized (110 from counties, 6 districts) | ||||
| Speaker | Thomas Benbury | ||||
| Clerk | John Hunt | ||||
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The North Carolina General Assembly of April to June 1784 met in New Bern from April 19 to June 3, 1784. The assembly consisted of the 120 members of the North Carolina House of Commons and 50 senators of North Carolina Senate elected by the voters in April 1784. As prescribed by the 1776 Constitution of North Carolina, the General Assembly elected Alexander Martin to continue as Governor of North Carolina. In addition, the assembly elected members of the Council of State.