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Adjutant General of North Carolina

The adjutant general of North Carolina, also known as the Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard, is the head of the North Carolina National Guard. The position was established in 1806, when the Militia Acts of 1792 required each U.S. state to establish the position to better train the militia. The adjutant general is appointed by the North Carolina governor and requires five years prior military service.

Adjutant General of North Carolina
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Incumbent
Major General Todd Hunt, NCARNG
since December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01)
Militia of North Carolina
Member ofNational Guard
Reports toThe Governor
SeatRaleigh, North Carolina
AppointerThe Governor
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderBrigadier General Benjamin Smith, North Carolina Militia
Formation1806

History edit

In its early history, North Carolina's militia lacked organization.[1] Following the passage of the Militia Acts of 1792 and 1795 by the United States Congress, the North Carolina General Assembly created the Department of the Adjutant General in 1806 to provide more structure to the militia system.[2] The statutory duties of the adjutant general were to pass orders from the governor to the militia, supplying forms to militia officers, attending reviews of forces, and reporting to the governor, the General Assembly, and the president of the United States.[1]

Shortly after North Carolina seceded from the United States in 1861 and joined the Confederate States, the General Assembly passed a new militia law which authorized the adjutant general to serve as quartermaster and paymaster general and chief of ordnance of North Carolina's forces. The defeat of the Confederacy left the militia and the Department of the Adjutant General disorganized.[3] In 1877 the General Assembly reorganized the militia into the North Carolina State Guard, still under the leadership of the adjutant general.[4] During the Spanish–American War of 1898, state guard forces were not called into federal service, but the Department of the Adjutant General reorganized the North Carolina forces to allow members to leave and volunteer for federal duty.[3][4] In 1903 the name of the North Carolina State Guard was changed to North Carolina National Guard in compliance with federal legislation.[4]

The adjutant general assisted with federal deployments of the National Guard during the Pancho Villa Expedition and World War I, and helped administer the Selective Service System. The Department of the Adjutant General also assisted with a post-war reorganization of the National Guard.[3] In 1941 the General Assembly passed a law mandating that the adjutant general reestablished the State Guard while the state National Guard units were pressed into federal service, which had occurred due to the outbreak of World War II. The State Guard was disbanded in 1947 as the National Guard was relinquished from federal duty, and the adjutant general assisted with the post-war reorganization.[3][4]

Duties edit

The adjutant general is appointed by the governor of North Carolina. A candidate for the office is required to have at least five years of active service in the United States Armed Forces. The adjutant general serves as the director of the North Carolina National Guard.[2]

List of adjutants general of North Carolina edit

This is a list of persons who have held the office of adjutant general of North Carolina.[5]

Portrait Name County Term
  Benjamin Smith Brunswick County 1806–1807
  Edward Pasteur Craven County 1807–1808
  Calvin Jones Wake County 1808–1812
  Robert Williams Surry County 1812–1821
  Beverly Daniel Wake County 1821–1840
  Robert Williams Haywood Wake County 1840–1857
  Richard C. Cotten Chatham County 1857–1860
  John Franklin Hoke Lincoln County 1860–1861
  James Green Martin Pasquotank County 1861–1863
  Daniel Gould Fowle Wake County 1863
  Richard Caswell Gatlin Lenoir County 1864–1865
  John Alexander Gilmer Guilford County 1866–1868
  Abiel W. Fisher Bladen County 1868–1872
  John C. Gorman Wake County 1872–1877
  Johnstone Jones Wake County January 1877–December 1888
  James Dodge Glenn Guilford County January 1889
  Francis Hawkins Cameron Wake County 1893–1896
  Andrew Duvall Cowles Iredell County February 1897–December 1898
  Beverly S. Royster Granville County December 1898–December 1904
  Thomas R. Robertson Mecklenburg County January 1905–March 1909
  Joseph Franklin Armfield Iredell County April 1909–October 1910
  Roy Lutterell Leinster Iredell County Nov. 1910–Aug 1912
  Gordon Smith Wake County Nov. 1912–Jan 1913
  Lawrence W. Young Buncombe County January 1913–June 1916
  Beverly S. Royster Granville County June 1916–August 1917
  Lawrence W. Young Buncombe County September 1917–August 1918
  Beverly S. Royster Granville County September 1918–June 1920
  John Van Bokkelen Metts Wake County June 1920–July 31, 1951
  Thomas B. Longest Wake County August 1–September 30, 1951
  John H. Manning Durham County October 1, 1951–August 16, 1957
  Capus Miller Waynick Guilford County August 16, 1957–January 31, 1961
  Claude T. Bowers Halifax County February 1, 1961–January 31, 1970
  Ferd Leary Davis Lenoir County February 1, 1970–February 16, 1973
  William M. Buck Robeson County June 1, 1973–February 28, 1975
  Clarence Bender Shimer Dare County March 1, 1975–April 25, 1977
  William Emmett Ingram Sr. Pasquotank County April 26, 1977–October 16, 1983
  Hubert M. Leonard Montgomery County October 17, 1983–September 30, 1985
  Charles E. Scott Wake County October 1, 1985–March 5, 1989
  Nathaniel H Robb Jr. Wake County March 6, 1989–April 4 1993
  Gerald A. Rudisill Jr. Stanly County April 5, 1993–July 15, 2001
  William E. Ingram Jr. Pasquotank County July 16, 2001–September 30, 2010
  Gregory A. Lusk Sampson County October 1, 2010–Nov. 30, 2019[6]
  Marvin Todd Hunt Wake County December 1, 2019–present[7][8]

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b Walker 1968, p. 1.
  2. ^ a b Howard, Jeffrey Allen (2006). "Adjutant General". NCPedia. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Walker 1968, p. 2.
  4. ^ a b c d Williams, Wiley J. (2006). "National Guard". NCPedia. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Brown, Richard M. (August 17, 2015). "Adjutant Generals of North Carolina". North Carolina Military Historical Society. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  6. ^ "NC DPS: Major General Gregory A. Lusk". www.ncdps.gov. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  7. ^ "Governor Cooper Announces Brig. Gen. Todd Hunt as the Adjutant General of North Carolina". governor.nc.gov. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "NC DPS: Major General M. Todd Hunt". www.ncdps.gov. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

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