United States: North Carolina: State Governors: 1776-1789 |
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| Governor, Captain General and Commander-in-Chief of the State of North Carolina | |
| 23 Dec 1776 - 21? Apr 1780 | Richard Caswell (x) [1] |
| 21? Apr 1780 - 26 Jun 1781 | Abner Nash [2][3] |
| 26 Jun 1781 - 25? Apr 1782 | Thomas Burke [4] |
| 25? Apr 1782 - 13 May 1785 | Alexander Martin [5] |
| 13 May 1785 - 20 Dec 1787 | Richard Caswell (x) |
| 20 Dec 1787 - 17 Dec 1789 | Samuel Johnston |
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| [1] | Appointed by "An Ordinance for appointing a Governor, Council of State, and Secretary, until next General Assembly" (passed by the Congress 20 Dec 1776) "to enter upon the Execution of his Office immediately after the Dissolution of this Congress" (23 Dec 1776) [North Carolina Fifth Congress Journals, 54, 71; North Carolina Colonial Records, 10:1013] |
| [2] | As the journals of the General Assembly of North Carolina for 1780 are not known to be in existence, the dates of election and swearing-in of Nash are conjectural and based on his correspondence and indirect evidence found in a few copies of the preserved Assembly resolutions. |
| [3] | Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of North Carolina (in opposition) |
| 3 Oct 1780 - after 18 Apr 1781 Josiah Martin (x) | |
| [4] | Captured by the British 12 Sep 1781 - 30 Jan 1782; Alexander Martin exercised his duties as Speaker of the Senate, Captain General and Commander in Chief, for the Time being, in and over the said State (5 Oct 1781 - 30 Jan 1782). |
| [5] | Elected 22 Apr 1782 and took an oath of office on or soon after 25 Apr 1782; swearing-in ceremony is not recorded in the General Assembly journals, but the joint address for the inauguration on behalf of the Assembly is indicated as being agreed in the morning of 25 Apr 1782 [North Carolina State Records, 16:39, 19:17-18, 19:29-30] |
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