page_title: North Carolina General Assembly of 1868–1869
section_title: Senate members
hierarchical_section_title: North Carolina General Assembly of 1868–1869 / Assembly membership / Senate members
caption_attribution_description: English: Bedford Brown (1795-1870)
context_page_description: The North Carolina General Assembly of 1868–1869 met in Raleigh from November 16, 1868 to April 12, 1869 with a special session from July 1, 1868 to August 24, 1868. This was the first assembly to meet after the approval of the new Constitution of North Carolina in 1868. As prescribed in this constitution, the assembly consisted of the 120 members in the North Carolina House of Representatives and 43 senators in the North Carolina Senate elected by the voters on August 6, 1868. This assembly was in control of the Republican Party and was dominated by reconstruction era politics.
context_section_description: The Lieutenant Governor, Tod Robinson Caldwell, served as President of the Senate when it was in session.  The Senators elected a President pro tem (Charles S. Winstead), Clerk (T. A. Brynes), Assistant Clerk (William M. Barrow), Doorkeeper (J. T. Ball), and Assistant Doorkeeper (Francis W.  Gibble).  The following Senators were elected by the voters of North Carolina to represent the numbered districts:
caption: Sen. Bedford Brown
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