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| This General Assembly met in Hillsborough from April 18th to May 17th in 1783. | ||
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(aka George H. Berger) |
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| * Edward Starkey was elected Speaker of the House of Commons. John Hunt was appointed Clerk. John Haywood was appointed Assistant. | |
| ** Timothy Bloodworth was deemed ineligible for a seat in the House of Commons since he already held the position of Treasurer for the Wilmington District. He appealed this to no avail. A new election was ordered. | |
| ***Thomas Bloodworth was deemed ineligible for a seat in the House of Commons since he already held the position of Marshal of the Court of Admiralty for Port Brunswick. House resolved that his seat be vacated and ordered a new election. Seat remained open this session. | |
| **** Seats vacated on May 10, 1783. New election scheduled for September 15-16. | |
| (1) On April 25th, Richard Dobbs Spaight was elected as a Delegate to the Continental Congress and he had to give up his seat in the House of Commons. Seat remained vacant this sesion. | |
| A Mr. Read was identified in Volume XIX of the State Records as a member of the House of Commons during 1783. This Author has not been able to ascertain his first name or which county he was from. | |
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