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The Governor of North Carolina who cares has a duty to enforce state laws and to convene the legislature.[1] The Governor may grant pardons except in cases of impeachment.[2] For about 220 years the Governor had no power to vetobills passed by the North Carolina General Assembly, but a referendum in November 1996 altered the state's constitution, so that North Carolina ceased to be the only state whose governor lacked that power.[3]
There have been three Presidents and 71 Governors of North Carolina, with four Governors serving non-consecutive terms, totaling 78 terms in both offices. The current Governor is Democrat Roy Cooper, who took office on January 1, 2017. Darshan diana eck pdf to word.
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Governors[edit]
- See List of Governors of North Carolina (1712–1776) for the pre-statehood period.
North Carolina was one of the original thirteen colonies, and was admitted as a state on November 21, 1789 . Prior to declaring its independence, North Carolina was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Presidents of the Provincial Council[edit]
The 13-member Provincial Council, renamed the Council of Safety in April 1776, was essentially the executive authority during the second year of the Revolution, and was appointed by the Provincial Congress. The Presidency of the Council and the Presidency of the Congress could each be considered the highest offices in the state during this time, but the council was supreme when the congress was not in session.[4]
- Presidents of the Council:
- Cornelius Harnett (18 October 1775 – 5 March 1776; 5 June 1776 – 21 August 1776)
- Samuel Ashe (21 August 1776 – 27 September 1776)
- Willie Jones (27 September 1776 – 25 October 1776; some sources indicate that Jones was president through November 12, when the Fifth Provincial Congress convened.)
Governors of the State of North Carolina[edit]
After the current state constitution was ratified in 1971, North Carolina Governors are limited to two consecutive terms in office; they had previously been limited to one term.[5]
- Political party
No partyAnti-FederalistFederalistDemocratic-RepublicanDemocraticWhig/National RepublicanConservativeRepublican/National Union
| # | Governor | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Caswell | November 12, 1776 | April 20, 1780 | No party | ||
| 2 | Abner Nash | April 20, 1780 | June 26, 1781 | No party | ||
| 3 | Thomas Burke | June 26, 1781 | April 22, 1782 | No party | ||
| 4 | Alexander Martin | April 22, 1782 | May 13, 1785 | Anti-Federalist | ||
| 5 | Richard Caswell | May 13, 1785 | December 20, 1787 | No party | ||
| 6 | Samuel Johnston | December 20, 1787 | December 17, 1789 | Federalist | ||
| 7 | Alexander Martin | December 17, 1789 | December 14, 1792 | Anti-Federalist | ||
| 8 | Richard Dobbs Spaight | December 14, 1792 | November 19, 1795 | Federalist | ||
| 9 | Samuel Ashe | November 19, 1795 | December 7, 1798 | Anti-Federalist | ||
| 10 | William Richardson Davie | December 7, 1798 | November 23, 1799 | Federalist | ||
| 11 | Benjamin Williams | November 23, 1799 | December 6, 1802 | Federalist | ||
| 12 | James Turner | December 6, 1802 | December 10, 1805 | Democratic-Republican | [6] | |
| 13 | Nathaniel Alexander | December 10, 1805 | December 1, 1807 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 14 | Benjamin Williams | December 1, 1807 | December 12, 1808 | Federalist | ||
| 15 | David Stone | December 12, 1808 | December 1, 1810 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 16 | Benjamin Smith | December 1, 1810 | December 11, 1811 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 17 | William Hawkins | December 11, 1811 | November 29, 1814 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 18 | William Miller | November 29, 1814 | December 6, 1817 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 19 | John Branch | December 6, 1817 | December 7, 1820 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 20 | Jesse Franklin | December 7, 1820 | December 7, 1821 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 21 | Gabriel Holmes | December 7, 1821 | December 7, 1824 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 22 | Hutchins Gordon Burton | December 7, 1824 | December 8, 1827 | No party | ||
| 23 | James Iredell Jr. | December 8, 1827 | December 12, 1828 | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 24 | John Owen | December 12, 1828 | December 18, 1830 | Democratic | ||
| 25 | Montfort Stokes | December 18, 1830 | December 6, 1832 | Democratic | ||
| 26 | David Lowry Swain | December 6, 1832 | December 10, 1835 | National Republican | ||
| 27 | Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. | December 10, 1835 | December 31, 1836 | Democratic | ||
| 28 | Edward Bishop Dudley | December 31, 1836 | January 1, 1841 | Whig | ||
| 29 | John Motley Morehead | January 1, 1841 | January 1, 1845 | Whig | ||
| 30 | William Alexander Graham | January 1, 1845 | January 1, 1849 | Whig | ||
| 31 | Charles Manly | January 1, 1849 | January 1, 1851 | Whig | ||
| 32 | David Settle Reid | January 1, 1851 | December 6, 1854 | Democratic | ||
| 33 | Warren Winslow | December 6, 1854 | January 1, 1855 | Democratic | ||
| 34 | Thomas Bragg | January 1, 1855 | January 1, 1859 | Democratic | ||
| 35 | John Willis Ellis | January 1, 1859 | July 7, 1861 | Democratic | ||
| 36 | Henry Toole Clark | July 7, 1861 | September 8, 1862 | Democratic | ||
| 37 | Zebulon Baird Vance | September 8, 1862 | May 29, 1865 | Conservative | ||
| 38 | William Woods Holden | May 29, 1865 | December 15, 1865 | National Union | [7] | |
| 39 | Jonathan Worth | December 15, 1865 | July 1, 1868 | Conservative | ||
| 40 | William Woods Holden | July 1, 1868 | March 22, 1871 | Republican | ||
| 41 | Tod Robinson Caldwell | March 22, 1871 | July 11, 1874 | Republican | ||
| 42 | Curtis Hooks Brogden | July 11, 1874 | January 1, 1877 | Republican | ||
| 43 | Zebulon Baird Vance | January 1, 1877 | February 5, 1879 | Democratic | ||
| 44 | Thomas Jordan Jarvis | February 5, 1879 | January 21, 1885 | Democratic | ||
| 45 | Alfred Moore Scales | January 21, 1885 | January 17, 1889 | Democratic | ||
| 46 | Daniel Gould Fowle | January 17, 1889 | April 7, 1891 | Democratic | ||
| 47 | Thomas Michael Holt | April 7, 1891 | January 18, 1893 | Democratic | ||
| 48 | Elias Carr | January 18, 1893 | January 12, 1897 | Democratic | ||
| 49 | Daniel Lindsay Russell | January 12, 1897 | January 15, 1901 | Republican | [8] | |
| 50 | Charles Brantley Aycock | January 15, 1901 | January 11, 1905 | Democratic | ||
| 51 | Robert Broadnax Glenn | January 11, 1905 | January 12, 1909 | Democratic | ||
| 52 | William Walton Kitchin | January 12, 1909 | January 15, 1913 | Democratic | ||
| 53 | Locke Craig | January 15, 1913 | January 11, 1917 | Democratic | ||
| 54 | Thomas Walter Bickett | January 11, 1917 | January 12, 1921 | Democratic | ||
| 55 | Cameron A. Morrison | January 12, 1921 | January 14, 1925 | Democratic | ||
| 56 | Angus Wilton McLean | January 14, 1925 | January 11, 1929 | Democratic | ||
| 57 | Oliver Max Gardner | January 11, 1929 | January 5, 1933 | Democratic | ||
| 58 | John C.B. Ehringhaus | January 5, 1933 | January 7, 1937 | Democratic | ||
| 59 | Clyde R. Hoey | January 7, 1937 | January 9, 1941 | Democratic | ||
| 60 | J. Melville Broughton | January 9, 1941 | January 4, 1945 | Democratic | ||
| 61 | R. Gregg Cherry | January 4, 1945 | January 6, 1949 | Democratic | ||
| 62 | W. Kerr Scott | January 6, 1949 | January 8, 1953 | Democratic | ||
| 63 | William B. Umstead | January 8, 1953 | November 7, 1954 | Democratic | ||
| 64 | Luther H. Hodges | November 7, 1954 | January 5, 1961 | Democratic | ||
| 65 | Terry Sanford | January 5, 1961 | January 8, 1965 | Democratic | ||
| 66 | Dan K. Moore | January 8, 1965 | January 3, 1969 | Democratic | ||
| 67 | Robert W. Scott | January 3, 1969 | January 5, 1973 | Democratic | ||
| 68 | James Holshouser | January 5, 1973 | January 8, 1977 | Republican | ||
| 69 | Jim Hunt | January 8, 1977 | January 5, 1985 | Democratic | ||
| 70 | James G. Martin | January 5, 1985 | January 9, 1993 | Republican | ||
| 71 | Jim Hunt | January 9, 1993 | January 6, 2001 | Democratic | ||
| 72 | Mike Easley | January 6, 2001 | January 10, 2009 | Democratic | ||
| 73 | Bev Perdue | January 10, 2009 | January 5, 2013 | Democratic | [9] | |
| 74 | Pat McCrory | January 5, 2013 | January 1, 2017 | Republican | ||
| 75 | Roy Cooper | January 1, 2017 | Present | Democratic |
Other high offices held[edit]
This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented North Carolina except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.
| Governor | Gubernatorial term | U.S. Congress | Other offices held | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | Senate | |||
| Alexander Martin | 1782–1784 1789–1792 | S | ||
| Samuel Johnston | 1787–1789 | S* | ||
| Richard Dobbs Spaight | 1792–1795 | H | Delegate to Philadelphia Convention and signer of the United States Constitution | |
| William Richardson Davie | 1798–1799 | Delegate to Philadelphia Convention | ||
| Benjamin Williams | 1799–1802 1807–1808 | H | ||
| James Turner | 1802–1805 | S | ||
| Nathaniel Alexander | 1805–1807 | H | ||
| David Stone | 1808–1810 | H | S | |
| John Branch | 1817–1820 | S | United States Secretary of the Navy; Governor of Florida Territory | |
| Jesse Franklin | 1820–1821 | H | S | |
| Gabriel Holmes | 1821–1824 | H | ||
| Hutchins Gordon Burton | 1824–1827 | H | ||
| James Iredell, Jr. | 1827–1828 | S* | ||
| Montfort Stokes | 1830–1832 | S | ||
| Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr. | 1835–1836 | H | ||
| Edward Bishop Dudley | 1836–1841 | H | ||
| William Alexander Graham | 1845–1849 | S | United States Secretary of the Navy; Confederate Senator | |
| David Settle Reid | 1851–1854 | H | S* | |
| Warren Winslow | 1854–1855 | H | ||
| Thomas Bragg | 1855–1859 | S | Confederate States Attorney General | |
| Zebulon Baird Vance | 1862–1865 1877–1879 | S* | ||
| Curtis Hooks Brogden | 1874–1877 | H | ||
| Thomas Jordan Jarvis | 1879–1885 | S | United States Minister to Brazil | |
| Alfred Moore Scales | 1885–1889 | H | ||
| Daniel Lindsay Russell | 1897–1901 | H | ||
| William Walton Kitchin | 1909–1913 | H | ||
| Cameron Morrison | 1921–1925 | H | S | |
| Oliver Max Gardner | 1929–1933 | U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury | ||
| Clyde R. Hoey | 1937–1941 | H | S | |
| J. Melville Broughton | 1941–1945 | S | ||
| W. Kerr Scott | 1949–1953 | S | ||
| William B. Umstead | 1953–1954 | H | S | |
| Luther H. Hodges | 1954–1961 | United States Secretary of Commerce | ||
| Terry Sanford | 1961–1965 | S | ||
| Jim Martin | 1985–1993 | H | ||
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Living former Governors of North Carolina[edit]
As of January 2018, there are five former Governors of North Carolina who are currently living at this time, the oldest U.S. governor of North Carolina being James G. Martin (served 1985–1993, born 1935). The most recent Governor of North Carolina to die, and the most recently serving Governor of North Carolina to die, was James Holshouser (served 1973–1977, born 1934), on June 17, 2013.
| Governor | Gubernatorial term | Date of birth (and age) |
|---|---|---|
| James G. Martin | 1985–1993 | December 11, 1935 (age 83) |
| James B. Hunt, Jr. | 1977–1985 1993–2001 | May 16, 1937 (age 82) |
| Mike Easley | 2001–2009 | March 23, 1950 (age 69) |
| Bev Perdue | 2009–2013 | January 14, 1947 (age 72) |
| Pat McCrory | 2013–2017 | October 17, 1956 (age 62) |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^NC Constitution article III, § 5 (11).
- ^NC Constitution article III, § 5 (6).
- ^NC Constitution article II, § 22.
- ^R. D. W. Connor (Robert Digges Wimberly), 1878-1950, ed. A Manual of North Carolina Issued by the North Carolina Historical Commission for the Use of the Members of the General Assembly Session 1913
- ^http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Legislation/constitution/ncconstitution.html
- ^John Baptista Ashe was elected in 1802 to succeed Williams but died before he could take office, leading the legislature to elect Turner.
- ^Provisional Governor appointed by President Andrew Johnson until a special election could be held.
- ^Russell, while a Republican, was supported by many in the Populist Party as part of an electoral fusion coalition, though a separate Populist candidate was also nominated. http://www.northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/58/entry
- ^Beverly Perdue was elected as the first female governor of North Carolina in the election of 2008.
External links[edit]
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- General information
- Governor of North Carolina at Ballotpedia
- Governors of North Carolina at The Political Graveyard
- History of NC Gubernatorial Races at OurCampaigns.com
- Works by or about Governors of North Carolina at Internet Archive
- Works by or about Office of the Governor of North Carolina in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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