page_title: North Carolina General Assembly of 1779
section_title: Members of the senate
hierarchical_section_title: North Carolina General Assembly of 1779 / Senate / Members of the senate
caption_attribution_description: English: General James Kenan fought in the Revolutionary War; the town of Kenansville was named in his honor along with a Duplin county high school.
context_page_description: 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.
  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 were authorized to elect one House member each. Richard Caswell was elected governor by the legislature.
context_section_description: Members of the senate and counties they represented included the following
caption: Sen. James Kenan
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