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The 23rd House of Burgesses during the Royal Period met in New Bern in one session that met from December 5, 1770 to January 26, 1771. This is also considered to the be the 3rd House of Burgesses under Royal Governor William Tryon. On November 10, 1769, Governor William Tryon and his Executive Council issued a Writ of Elections for a new General Assembly to meet on May 1, 1770 in New Bern. On April 9, 1770, Governor William Tryon and his Executive Council agreed to prorogue the General Assembly currently scheduled to meet on May 1st and defer this assembly until November 30th. As shown above, they met on December 5, 1770. On December 20, 1770, Governor William Tryon informed the Executive Council that the House of Burgesses had expelled one of its members - Herman Husbands - because he was a "Regulator" and was a principal in the recent "riots and seditions" in Orange County. The Governor, Executive Council, and Attorney General all agreed that Herman Husbands must be taken into custody. On January 26, 1771, Governor William Tryon and his Executive Council agreed to prorogue the General Assembly until May 10th in New Bern. On April 19, 1771, Governor William Tryon and his Executive Council agreed to prorogue the General Assembly until October 10th. This gets delayed until November 19, 1771. Chatham County, Guilford County, Surry County, and Wake County were established during this assembly, and they sent their first representatives to the next House of Burgesses. The Town of Hillsborough sent its first delegate to this House of Burgesses. |
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| * Richard Caswell was elected Speaker of the House. James Green, Jr. was appointed Clerk. Benjamin Fordham was appointed Mace Bearer. | |
| (1) John Gibbs died while in office during this assembly. His seat remained vacant. | |
| (2) Benjamin Person died while in office during this assembly. His seat remained vacant. | |
| (3) Herman Husbands was expelled from the House of Burgesses for being a "principal mover and promoter" of "riots and seditions," for publishing a "false, seditious, and malicious libel" on Maurice Moore, for "gross prevarication and falsehood," and for offering "a daring insult" to the General Assembly "tending to intimidate the members from a discharge of their duty." This was at the height of the War of Regulation. | |
| (4) John Pryor died while in office during this assembly. His seat remained vacant. | |
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