Second North Carolina Provincial Congress
| Second North Carolina Provincial Congress | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | North Carolina Provincial Congress | ||||
| Jurisdiction | North Carolina (de facto) | ||||
| Meeting place | Craven Court House | ||||
| Term | April 3, 1775 – April 7, 1775 | ||||
| Provincial Congress | |||||
| Members | 107 delegates | ||||
| Moderator | Col. John Harvey | ||||
| Sovereign | |||||
| Monarch | HM George III | ||||
| Governor | HE Josiah Martin | ||||
The Second North Carolina Provincial Congress was a meeting of the provincial congress of the de facto provincial government of North Carolina, composed of 107 delegates from 33 counties (three not being represented) and nine towns. The congress convened in Newbern, on April 3, 1775, and ended on April 7, 1775, during the final two years of Josiah Martin's gubernatorial administration. Colonel John Harvey was unanimously chosen as moderator.[1][2][3][4]
History
The Second Provincial Congress met at Newbern, from April 3 to 7, 1775. John Harvey served as moderator. The congress met at the same place and almost the same time as the North Carolina provincial assembly and had almost exactly the same membership (61 of the 107 delegates attended both). This infuriated Governor Josiah Martin, who prorogued the House of Burgesses on April 8, 1775, and never called another.
Resolutions
The Second Provincial Congress approved the Continental Association, an economic boycott of Great Britain authorized by the First Continental Congress. Just after the congress met, news reached North Carolina about the Battle of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. On May 24, 1775, British governor Josiah Martin fled the Governor's Palace at Newbern, ending sixty-three continuous years of colonial rule. The first military action of the American Revolutionary War within North Carolina took place on July 18, 1775, when the provincial militia burned Fort Johnston, North Carolina, where Governor Martin had previously transferred his headquarters.[5][4]
Delegates
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The following is a full list of delegates to the second congress by constituency.
References
Footnotes
- ^ Nathan Joyner was recorded as Poyner.
- ^ Campbelton became part of Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 1783.
Citations
- ^ Butler, Lindley (2006). Powell, William Stevens (ed.). Encyclopedia of North Carolina, Provincial Congresses. University of North Carolina Press. pp. 917–918. ISBN 0807830712.
- ^ "State Library of North Carolina. Information page for Tryon Palace". Archived from the original on May 3, 2008.
- ^ Lewis, J.D. "2nd Provincial Congress". Carolina.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ a b Connor, Robert Diggs Wimberly, ed. (1913). A Manual of North Carolina Issued by the North Carolina Historical Commission for the Use of Members of the General Assembly Session 1913. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Lewis, J.D. "Members of the 2nd Provincial Congress". The American Revolution in North Carolina. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Malone, E. T. Jr. (1988). "Green Hill, Jr". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ Powell, William S. (1988). "Thomas Jones". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Watson, Alan D. (1979). "Richard Cogdell". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Ingram, Charles M. (1986). "William Dickson". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Lewis, J.D. "William Brown". Carolana.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
