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16 hours ago · Governors Presidents of the Council. Prior to declaring its independence, North Carolina was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain.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.
- Pat McCrory
Patrick Lloyd McCrory (born October 17, 1956) is an American...
- Bev Perdue
Beverly Eaves Perdue (born Beverly Marlene Moore; January...
- Terry Sanford
James Terry Sanford (August 20, 1917 – April 18, 1998) was...
- Richard Caswell
Richard Caswell (August 3, 1729 – November 10, 1789) was an...
- Montfort Stokes
United States Senator from North Carolina; In office...
- Henry Toole Clark
Poteat, R. Matthew, "A Modest Estimate of His Own Abilities:...
- John Willis Ellis
John Willis Ellis (November 23, 1820 – July 7, 1861) was the...
- Warren Winslow
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North...
- Jonathan Worth
His opponent was the incumbent Gov. William W. Holden, who...
- Pat McCrory
16 hours ago · Incumbent Governor Roy Cooper is term-limited and can not seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office. This is the only Democratic-held governorship up for election in 2024 in a state Donald Trump won in 2020. Primary elections took place on March 5, 2024.
1 hour ago · North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper discusses a Charlotte shooting that killed four law enforcement officers and injured four other police officers.
16 hours ago · 1943 – Roy Andersson, Swedish director and screenwriter; 1943 – Deirdre Clancy, English costume designer; 1943 – Christopher Walken, American actor; 1944 – Pascal Danel, French singer-songwriter; 1944 – Angus King, American politician; 1944 – Mick Ralphs, English singer-songwriter and guitarist