The Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives is the presiding officer of one of the houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The Speaker is elected by the members of the house when they convene for their regular session in January of each odd-numbered year. Perhaps the most important duty of the Speaker is to appoint members and chairs of the various standing committees of the House. Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 560 miles (901 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 9. ... The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...

The office evolved from the office of Speaker of the lower house of the legislature in the Province of Carolina, called the House of Burgesses. Since the House was the only elected body in the colony, the Speaker was often seen as the leading voice of the people. In 1776, North Carolina established its first constitution, which created a Senate and a House of Commons, both of which were elected. In 1868, the name of the house was changed to "House of Representatives." The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1729, was a North American British colony. ...

For most of the twentieth century, the office's power was limited, because Speakers usually only served for a single legislative session. This changed with Speakers Carl J. Stewart, Jr. (1977-1980), Liston B. Ramsey (1981-1988) and James B. Black (1999-present). James Boyce Black is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the states one hundredth House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg county. ...

In the 2003-2004 session, a unique power-sharing arrangement was created by Democrats and a handful of Republicans. This resulted in the first election of two speakers simultaneously, Jim Black (Democrat) and Richard T. Morgan (Republican). The two held roughly equal power and took turns presiding over the House. After Democrats won a majority in the 2004 election, this arrangement was ended, but Morgan again supported Black and was named Speaker Pro Tempore. Members of the North Carolina General Assembly, 2003-2004 session were elected in November 2002. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... James Boyce Black is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the states one hundredth House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg county. ... Richard Timothy Morgan is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the states fifty-second House district, including constituents in Moore county. ...

List of Speakers

Speakers of the House of Burgesses

• George Durant 1679
• John Nixon 1689
• John Porter 1697-98
• William Wilkison 1703
• Thomas Boyd 1707
• Edward Moseley 1708
• Richard Sanderson 1709
• William Swann 1711
• Thomas Snoden 1711-12
• Edward Moseley 1715-23
• Maurice Moore 1725-26
• John Baptista Ashe 1725-27
• Thomas Swann 1729
• Edward Moseley 1731-34
• William Downing 1735-39
• John Hodgson 1739-41
• Samuel Swann 1742-54
• John Campbell 1754-60
• Samuel Swann 1754-62
• John Ashe 1762-65
• John Harvey 1766-69
• Richard Caswell 1770-71
• John Harvey 1773-75

Edward Moseley (d. ... Edward Moseley (d. ... Edward Moseley (d. ... John Ashe (1720?-October 24, 1781) was a militia officer during the American Revolutionary War. ... Categories: Historical stubs | 1729 births | 1789 deaths | Continental Congressmen | Governors of North Carolina ...

Speakers of the House of Commons

• Abner Nash 1777
• John Williams 1778
• Thomas Benbury 1778-82
• Edward Starkey 1783
• Thomas Benbury 1784 (April)
• William Blount 1784 (October)
• Richard Dobbs Spaight 1785
• John Baptista Ashe 1786-87
• John Sitgreaves 1787-88
• Stephen Cabarrus 1789-93
• John Leigh 1793-94
• Timothy Bloodworth 1794-95
• John Leigh 1795-96
• Musendine Matthews 1797-99
• Stephen Cabarrus 1800-05
• John Moore 1806
• Joshua Grainger Wright 1807-08
• William Gaston 1808
• Thomas Davis 1809
• William Hawkins 1810-11
• William Miller 1812-14
• John Craig 1815
• Thomas Ruffins 1816
• James Iredell, Jr. 1816-18
• Romulus M. Saunders 1819-20
• James Mebane 1821
• John D. Jones 1822
• Alfred Moore 1823-25
• John Stanly 1825-27
• James Iredell, Jr. 1827-28
• Thomas Settle 1828-29
• William J. Alexander 1829-30
• Charles Fisher 1830-32
• Louis D. Henry 1832-33
• William J. Alexander 1833-35
• William Haywood, Jr. 1835-37
• William A. Graham 1838-41
• Robert B. Gilliam 1840-41
• Clavin Graves 1842-43
• Edward Stanly 1844-47
• Robert B. Gilliam 1846-49
• James C. Dobbs 1850-51
• John Baxter 1852
• Samuel P. Hill 1854-55
• Jesse G. Shepherd 1856-57
• Thomas Settle, Jr. 1858-59
• William T. Dortch 1860-61
• Nathan N. Fleming 1860-61
• Robert B. Gilliam 1862-64
• Richard S. Donnell 1862-64
• Marmaduke S. Robbins 1862-64
• Richard S. Donnel 1864-65
• Samuel F. Phillips 1865-66
• Rufus Y. McAden 1866-67

Categories: People stubs | Continental Congressmen | Governors of North Carolina | North Carolina State Senators | Members of the North Carolina State House | 1740 births | 1786 deaths ... For the English scholar see William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy. ... Gov. ... John Baptista Ashe (1748 – 27 November 1802) was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from North Carolina. ... Timothy Bloodworth (1736 - August 24, 1814) was an American teacher and statesman from North Carolina. ... William Gaston (September 19, 1778 - January 23, 1844) was a United States Representative from North Carolina. ... Gov. ... Romulus Mitchell Saunders (3 March 1791 — 21 April 1867) was born near Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA. He was the son of William Saunders and Hannah Mitchell Saunders attended Hyco and Caswell Academies and the University of North Carolina. ... John Stanly (9 April 1774 - 2 August 1834) was a Federalist U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1801 and 1803 and again between 1809 and 1811. ... Gov. ... William Alexander Graham (September 5, 1804–August 11, 1875) was a United States Senator from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843 and Governor of North Carolina from 1845 to 1849. ... Samuel Field Phillips was born in New York City on February 18, 1829, to English mathematician, James Phillips, and Judith Vermeule Phillips, of New Jersey. ...

Speakers of the House of Representatives

• Joseph W. Holden 1868-70
• Thomas J. Jarvis 1870
• James L. Robinson 1872-75
• Charles Price 1876-77
• John M. Moring 1879
• Charles M. Cooke 1881
• George M. Rose 1883
• Thomas M. Holt 1885
• John R. Webster 1887
• Augustus Leazar 1889
• Rufus A. Doughton 1891
• Lee S. Overman 1893
• Zeb V. Walser 1895
• A.F. Hileman 1897
• Henry G. Connor 1899-1900
• Walter E. Moore 1901
• S. M. Gattis 1903
• Owen H. Guion 1905
• E. J. Justice 1907
• A. W. Graham 1909
• W. C. Dowd 1911
• George Connor 1913
• Emmett R. Wooten 1915
• Walter Murphy 1917
• Dennis G. Brummitt l919
• Harry P. Grier 1921
• John G. Dawson 1923-24
• Edgar W. Pharr 1925
• Richard T. Fountain 1927
• A. H. Graham 1929
• Willis Smith 1931
• R. L. Harris 1933
• Robert Johnson 1935-36
• R. Gregg Cherry 1937
• D. L. Ward 1939
• O. M. Mull 1941
• John Kerr, Jr. 1943
• Oscar L. Richardson 1945
• Thomas J. Pearsall 1947
• Kerr Craig Ramsay 1949
• W. Frank Taylor 1951
• Eugene T. Bost, Jr. 1953
• Larry I. Moore, Jr. 1955-56
• James K. Doughton 1957
• Addison Hewlett 1959
• Joseph M. Hunt, Jr. 1961
• H. Clifton Blue 1963
• Hoyt Patrick Taylor, Jr. 1965-66
• David M. Britt 1967
• Earl W. Vaughn 1969
• Philip P. Godwin 1971
• James E. Ramsey 1973-74
• James C. Green 1975-76
• Carl J. Stewart, Jr. 1977-80
• Liston B. Ramsey 1981-88
• Josephus L. Mavretic 1989-90
• Daniel T. Blue, Jr. 1991-94
• Harold J. Brubaker 1995-98
• James B. Black 1999-Present
• Richard T. Morgan 2003-2004 (Co-Speaker or "Republican Speaker")

Gov. ... James Lowry Robinson (September 17, 1838 - 1887) was a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of North Carolina; he served as lieutenant governor of the state for four years and as acting Governor of North Carolina for one month in 1883 Robinson was born and raised in Franklin, North... Lee Salter Overman (3 January 1854 - 12 December 1930) was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1903 and 1930. ... Willis Smith (19 December 1887 - 26 June 1953) was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1950 and 1953. ... Robert Gregg Cherry (17 October 1891 -- 25 June 1957) was the Democratic governor of the state of North Carolina from 1945 to 1949. ... Harold J. Brubaker is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the states seventy-eighth House district, including constituents in Randolph county. ... James Boyce Black is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the states one hundredth House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg county. ... Richard Timothy Morgan is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the states fifty-second House district, including constituents in Moore county. ...

See also

• Speaker (politics)
• President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate

The term Speaker is usually the title given to the presiding officer of a countrys lower house of parliament or congress. ... The President Pro Tempore (more commonly, Pro-Tem) of the North Carolina Senate is the highest-ranking (internally elected) officer of one house of the North Carolina General Assembly. ...

References

• Structure of the North Carolina General Assembly
• North Carolina Manual. 2002. Published by the North Carolina Secretary of State.