The North Carolina General Assembly of 1779 met in three sessions in three locations in the years 1779 and 1780. The first session was held in Smithfield from May 3 to May 15, 1779; the second session in Halifax, from October 18 to November 10, 1779; the third and final session in New Bern, from January to February, 1780.<ref name="Connor">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Wheeler">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="House">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Each of the 50 North Carolina counties was authorized by the North Carolina Constitution of 1776 to elect one Senator and two members of the House of Commons. In addition, six districts (also called boroughs) were authorized to elect one House member each. Richard Caswell was elected governor by the legislature.<ref name="NCPedia">Holloman, Charles R. 1979.Caswell, Richard. NCpedia.</ref><ref name="Connor" /><ref name="Wheeler" />
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Councilors of State
This General Assembly selected the following Councilors of State on May 3, 1779:<ref name="Wheeler" />
Joseph Leech from Craven County
Robert Bignall from Edgecombe County
John Sampson<ref group=note>John Sampson declined to serve as councilor of state.</ref>
John Simpson from Pitt County
Thomas Respass, Senior from Beaufort County<ref group=note>Thomas Respass declined to serve as councilor of state.</ref>
Isaac Guion from Craven County
William Whitfield from Dobbs County
Waightstill Avery from Burke Count (selected on October 25, 1779)
Edward Starkey from Onslow County (selected on October 30, 1779)
In 1779, the General Assembly abolished Bute County and Tryon County. They also created eleven new counties: Franklin, Gates, Jones, Lincoln, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond, Rutherford, Sullivan, Warren, and Wayne Counties. Members of the House of Commons are listed below, along with the county they represented:<ref name="Connor" /><ref name="Wheeler" /><ref name="House" />
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