North Carolina General Assembly of 1868–1869

78th North Carolina General Assembly (1868–1869)
1866-1867 1869–1870
Overview
Legislative bodyNorth Carolina General Assembly
JurisdictionNorth Carolina, United States
Meeting placeRaleigh
Term1868–1869
Senate
Members43 Senators
Lieutenant Governor/President of the SenateTod Robinson Caldwell
President pro temCharles S. Winstead
ClerkT. A. Brynes
Clerk pro temWilliam M. Barrow
DoorkeeperJ. T. Ball
Party controlRepublican
House of Representatives
Members120 Delegates
SpeakerJoseph W. Holden
Speaker pro temJacob W. Bowman
ClerkJohn H. Bonner
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stNovember 16, 1868 – April 12, 1869
2ndJuly 1, 1868 – August 24, 1868

The North Carolina General Assembly of 18681869 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.