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Richard Caswell was a militia officer and the first Governor of North Carolina to be elected by an independent legislature. He served during the Revolutionary period, and during his term many reforms in government were inaugurated, among them being the drafting of the state constitution on December 18, 1776 and the establishment of county and Superior courts.
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