Third North Carolina Provincial Congress
| Third North Carolina Provincial Congress | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | North Carolina Provincial Congress | ||||
| Jurisdiction | North Carolina (de facto) | ||||
| Meeting place | St. Matthew's Church, Hillsborough | ||||
| Term | August 20, 1775 – September 10, 1775 | ||||
| Provincial Congress | |||||
| Members | 213 delegates | ||||
| President | Samuel Johnston | ||||
| Sovereign | |||||
| Monarch | HM George III | ||||
| Governor | HE Josiah Martin | ||||
The Third North Carolina Provincial Congress was a meeting of the provincial congress of the de facto provincial government of North Carolina, composed of 213 delegates from 35 counties and nine towns. The congress convened in Hillsborough on August 20, 1775, and ended on September 10, 1775, during the final year of Josiah Martin's gubernatorial administration. Samuel Johnston was unanimously chosen as president as the former president, Colonel John Harvey, had died.