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North Carolina General Assembly Of 1785
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. Councilors of State As prescribed by the 1776 Constitution of North Carolina, the General Assembly elected Richard Caswell as governor on December 9, 1785, and the following members of the North Carolina Council of State: * Joseph Leech, Craven County, President, elected on December 10, 1785, * James Gillespie, Duplin County, elected on December 10, 1785 * Winston Caswell, Dobbs County, ClerkWinston Caswell was the son of Richard Caswell. * John Hawks, Craven Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly is the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the Government of North Carolina, State government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers: the North Carolina Senate, Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives, House of Representatives. The General Assembly meets in the North Carolina State Legislative Building, North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the ''General Statutes''. The General Assembly is a bicameral legislature, consisting of the North Carolina House of Representatives (formerly called the North Carolina House of Commons until 1868) and the North Carolina Senate. Since 1868, the House has had 120 members, while the Senate has had 50 members. There are no term limits for either chamber. History Colonial period The North Carolina legislature trace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William McClure
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunswick County, North Carolina
Brunswick County is the southernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 136,693. Its population was only 73,143 in 2000, making it one of the fastest-growing counties in the state. With a nominal growth rate of approximately 47% in ten years, much of the growth is centered in the eastern section of the county in the suburbs of Wilmington, North Carolina, Wilmington such as Leland, North Carolina, Leland, Belville, North Carolina, Belville and Southport, North Carolina, Southport. A 2019 estimated population of 142,820 makes Brunswick the fourth-fastest-growing county in the country. The county seat is Bolivia, North Carolina, Bolivia, which at a population of around 150 people is among the least populous county seats in the state. Brunswick County is included in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina, Conway-North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bladen County, North Carolina
Bladen County () , from the North Carolina Collection's website at the . Retrieved 2013-02-08. is a located in the of . As of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertie County, North Carolina
Bertie County ( , with both syllables stressed) is a county located in the northeast area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,934. Its county seat is Windsor. The county was created in 1722 as Bertie Precinct and gained county status in 1739. The Sans Souci Ferry, providing access across the Cashie River, is the county's only ferry. History The county was formed as Bertie Precinct in 1722 from the part of Chowan Precinct of Albemarle County lying west of the Chowan River. It was named for James Bertie, his brother Henry Bertie, or perhaps both, each having been one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina. In 1729 parts of Bertie Precinct, Chowan Precinct, Currituck Precinct, and Pasquotank Precinct of Albemarle County were combined to form Tyrrell Precinct. With the abolition of Albemarle County in 1739, all of its constituent precincts became separate counties. As population of settlers increased, in 1741 parts of Bertie County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaufort County, North Carolina
Beaufort County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,652. Its county seat is Washington. The county was founded in 1705 as Pamptecough Precinct. Originally included in Bath County, it was renamed Beaufort Precinct in 1712 and became Beaufort County in 1739. History Beaufort County was first called Pamptecough. The name was changed about 1712 to Beaufort, named for Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort (1684–1714), who became one of Carolina's Lords Proprietor around 1709. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (14%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county in North Carolina by total area. It is split in half by the Pamlico River and the mouth of the Pamlico River. State and local protected areas/sites * Goose Creek Game Land (part) * Goose Creek State Park * Historic Bath * Van Swamp Game Lands (part) Major water bodies * Goose Creek * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anson County, North Carolina
Anson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,055. Its county seat is Wadesboro. History The county was formed in 1750 from Bladen County. It was named for George Anson, Baron Anson, a British admiral, who circumnavigated the globe from 1740 to 1744, and later became First Lord of the Admiralty. Anson purchased land in the state. Like its parent county Bladen being occupied by Native American tribes(Waccamaw people), Anson County was originally occupied by Catawba Siouan tribe as a vast territory with indefinite northern and western boundaries. Reductions in its extent began in 1753, when the northern part of it became Rowan County. In 1762 the western part of Anson County became Mecklenburg County. In 1779 the northern part of what remained of Anson County became Montgomery County, and the part east of the Pee Dee River became Richmond County. Finally, in 1842 the western part of Anson County was combin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Of Franklin
The State of Franklin (also the Free Republic of Franklin or the State of Frankland)Landrum, refers to the proposed state as "the proposed republic of Franklin; while Wheeler has it as ''Frankland''." In ''That's Not in My American History Book'', Thomas Ayres maintains that the official title was "Free Republic of Franklin". was an unrecognized proposed state located in what is today East Tennessee, United States. Franklin was created in 1784 from part of the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains that had been offered by North Carolina as a cession to Congress to help pay off debts related to the American War for Independence. It was founded with the intent of becoming the 14th state of the new United States. Franklin's first capital was Jonesborough. After the summer of 1785, the government of Franklin (which was by then based in Greeneville), ruled as a "parallel government" running alongside (but not harmoniously with) a re-established North Carolina bureaucracy. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baptista Ashe
John Ashe may refer to: * John Ashe (minister) (1671–1735), English dissenting minister *John Ashe (of Freshford) (1597–1658), MP for Westbury * John Ashe (priest) (born 1953), Church of England priest and Archdeacon of Lynn * John Ashe (general) (c. 1720–1781), American Revolutionary War figure *John Baptista Ashe (delegate) (1748–1802), North Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress *John Baptista Ashe (representative) (1810–1857), U.S. Congressman from Tennessee *John William Ashe (1954–2016), President of the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly See also *John Ayshe John Ayshe (floruit, fl. 1589–1608) of Wells, Somerset, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wells (UK Parliament constituency), Wells in 1589. He was Mayor of Wells in 1598 and ..., MP for Wells * John Ash (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashe, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawkins Philemon III
Hawkins may refer to: Places United States *Hawkins, Idaho, an unincorporated community * Hawkins Ranch, a historic ranch in Matagorda County, Texas *Hawkins, Texas * Hawkins, Wisconsin, a village * Hawkins (town), Wisconsin, a town * Hawkins Corner, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *Hawkins County, Tennessee Fiction * Hawkins, Indiana, setting of American science fiction horror drama television series ''Stranger Things'' Elsewhere *Hawkins, Alberta, a locality in Canada People * Hawkins (name) Fictional characters * ''Hawkins'' (TV series), American television series starring James Stewart * D.L. Hawkins, a character on the 2006 American NBC TV Series ''Heroes'' * Jim Hawkins (character), a fictional character in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ''Treasure Island'' * Robert Hawkins, a character on the 2006 American CBS TV Series ''Jericho'' * Sadie Hawkins, an Al Capp character responsible for Sadie Hawkins Day *Helen Hawkins, main character of the TV series ''Siren'' S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
