Carolina Under the Lords Propreitors' Rule - The 17th Commons House of Assembly (1720-1721)





Carolina Under the Lords Proprietors' Rule

17th Commons House of Assembly - 1720 to 1721
The Seventeenth Commons House of Assembly convened for at least thirteen (13) known sessions. The first session met from February 3rd to February 13th in 1720. The second session met from March 8th to March 11th in 1720. The third session met from April 12th to April 14th in 1720. The fourth session met from May 3rd to May 6th in 1720. The fifth session met from May 17th to May 21st in 1720. The sixth session met from June 7th to June 17th in 1720. The seventh session met from July 12th to July 16th in 1720. The eighth session met from August 30th to September 3rd in 1720. The ninth session met from November 1st to November 3rd in 1720. The tenth session met from November 22nd to December 17th in 1720. The eleventh session met from February 7th to February 17th in 1721. The twelfth session met from March 7th to March 8th in 1721. The thirteenth session met from April 25th to April 28th in 1721. This was the last Assembly to convene under Lords Proprietors' rule. Available records do not indicate which parish each delegate represented except for one.
Election District	Delegate
Unknown	Andrew Allen
	William Cattell (1)
	Jonathan Drake
	William Dry
	William Elliott
	Ralph Emms
	Abraham Eve
	John Fenwicke
	John Gendron
	John Godfrey
	Arthur Hall
	Paul Hamilton
	Richard Harris
	*Thomas Hepworth
	Hugh Hext
	Henry Houser
	Daniel Huger
	Walter Izard
	Peter Johnson
	Samuel Jones
	George Logan
	Thomas Lynch
	Arthur Middleton
	Roger Moore
	John Ouldfield
	John Raven
	John Rivers
	Alexander Skene
	George Smith
	Richard Smith
	John Stanyarne
	Benjamin Waring
	William Wilkins
	Christopher Wilkinson
	John Williams
* Thomas Hepworth was elected as the Speaker of the House. Thomas Moore was elected as Clerk of the House.
(1) William Cattell qualified to represent St. Andrew's Parish on 2/9/1720.

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