North Carolina General Assembly of 1868–1869
| 78th North Carolina General Assembly (1868–1869) | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | North Carolina General Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | North Carolina, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Raleigh | ||||
| Term | 1868–1869 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 43 Senators | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor/President of the Senate | Tod Robinson Caldwell | ||||
| President pro tem | Charles S. Winstead | ||||
| Clerk | T. A. Brynes | ||||
| Clerk pro tem | William M. Barrow | ||||
| Doorkeeper | J. T. Ball | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 120 Delegates | ||||
| Speaker | Joseph W. Holden | ||||
| Speaker pro tem | Jacob W. Bowman | ||||
| Clerk | John H. Bonner | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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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.