List of United States Representatives from Virginia
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This is a list of Members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia in alphabetical order.
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
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| Watkins M. Abbitt Watkins Moorman Abbitt Watkins Moorman Abbitt was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia and graduated from Appomattox Agricultural High School in Appomattox, Virginia in 1925. He earned an LL.B. from the University of Richmond in 1931 and began the practice of law in Appomattox. He... |
(1908-1998) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1948-1973 | ||
| Mark Alexander Mark Alexander (politician) Mark Alexander, politician was a nineteenth-century lawyer from Virginia.Born on a plantation near Boydton, Virginia, Alexander attended the public schools as a child and graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1811. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in... |
(1792-1883) | Democratic-Republican | 1819-1823 | ||
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Jackson Republican | 1825-1829 | ||||
| Jacksonian | 1829-1833 | ||||
| George Allen George Allen (U.S. politician) George Felix Allen is a former United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the son of former NFL head coach George Allen. Allen served Virginia in the state legislature, as the 67th Governor, and in both bodies of the U.S. Congress, winning election to the Senate in 2000... |
(b. 1952) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1991-1993 | ||
| John J. Allen John J. Allen (jurist) John James Allen was born at Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia. His father was a distinguished lawyer and a judge of the circuit court. John Allen received his education at Washington College and at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania... |
(1797-1871) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1835 | ||
| Robert Allen Robert Allen (Virginia) Robert Allen was an American lawyer and politician from Woodstock, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833.... |
(1794-1859) | Jackson Republican | 1827-1829 | ||
| Jacksonian | 1829-1833 | ||||
| J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. James Lindsay Almond, Jr. James Lindsay Almond, Jr. was a United States federal judge and politician. He served as the 58th Governor of Virginia from 1958 until 1962.-Early life:... |
(1898-1986) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1946-1948 | ||
| William S. Archer William S. Archer William Segar Archer was a politician and lawyer from Virginia who served in the United States Senate from 1841 to 1847. He was the nephew of Joseph Eggleston.... |
(1789-1855) | Democratic-Republican | 1820-1823 | ||
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Jackson Republican | 1825-1829 | ||||
| Jacksonian | 1829-1833 | ||||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1835 | ||||
| William Armstrong William Armstrong (Virginia) William Armstrong was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Armstrong immigrated to the United States in 1792 with his parents, who settled in Virginia.... |
(1782-1865) | Adams Republican | 1825-1829 | ||
| National Republican | 1829-1833 | ||||
| Archibald Atkinson Archibald Atkinson Archibald Atkinson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Atkinson received a liberal education. He attended the law department of William and Mary College , Williamsburg, Virginia. He served during the War of 1812... |
(1792-1872) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1843-1849 | ||
| Archibald Austin Archibald Austin Archibald Austin was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born near Buckingham Courthouse, Buckingham County, Virginia, Austin studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Buckingham County, Virginia... |
(1772-1837) | Democratic-Republican | 1817-1819 | ||
| Thomas H. Averett Thomas H. Averett Thomas Hamlet Averett was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Halifax, Virginia, Averett attended the common schools.He served as a drummer boy in the War of 1812.He studied medicine.... |
(1800-1855) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1849-1853 | ||
| Richard S. Ayer Richard S. Ayer Richard Small Ayer was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Montville, Maine, Ayer attended the common schools.He was engaged for a number of years in agricultural and mercantile pursuits.... |
(1829-1896) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1870-1871 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
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| John Baker | (.......-1823) | Federalist | 1811-1813 | ||
| William L. Ball William Lee Ball William Lee Ball was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Lancaster County, Virginia, Ball received a liberal schooling as a child. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1805 to 1806 and again from 1810 to 1814... |
(1781-1824) | Democratic-Republican | 1817-1823 | ||
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1824 | Died in office | |||
| Linn Banks Linn Banks Linn Banks was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was born in Culpeper County, Virginia to parents Adam Banks and Gracey James. He married on April 2, 1811 to Eliza Jane Hunter Sanders... |
(1784-1842) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1838-1841 | ||
| John S. Barbour John S. Barbour John Strode Barbour, Sr. was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the father of John Strode Barbour, Jr... |
(1790-1855) | Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | ||
| Jackson Republican | 1825-1829 | ||||
| Jacksonian | 1829-1833 | ||||
| John S. Barbour, Jr. John S. Barbour, Jr. John Strode Barbour, Jr. was a Representative and a Senator from Virginia. He is best remembered for taking power in Virginia from the short-lived Readjuster Party in the late 1880s, forming the first political machine of "Conservative Democrats", whose power was to last 80 years until the demise... |
(1820-1892) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1881-1887 | ||
| Philip P. Barbour Philip Pendleton Barbour Philip Pendleton Barbour was a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the brother of Virginia governor and U.S. Secretary of War James Barbour as well as the first cousin of John S. Barbour and first cousin, once removed of John S... |
(1783-1841) | Democratic-Republican | 1814-1823 | ||
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Jackson Republican | 1827-1829 | ||||
| Jacksonian | 1829-1830 | ||||
| Richard W. Barton Richard W. Barton Richard Walker Barton was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born at "Shady Oak" near Winchester, Virginia, Barton pursued in academic studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Winchester. He was a member of the Virginia General Assembly from... |
(1800-1859) | Whig | 1841-1843 | ||
| Burwell Bassett Burwell Bassett Burwell Bassett, Jr. was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1787 to 1789, and the Virginia Senate from 1794 to 1805.-Biography:... |
(1764-1841) | Democratic-Republican | 1805-1813 | ||
| 1813-1819 | |||||
| 1821-1823 | |||||
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Jackson Republican | 1825-1829 | ||||
| Herbert H. Bateman Herbert H. Bateman Herbert "Herb" Harvell Bateman was an American politician in Virginia. He was a nine-term member of the United States House of Representatives, serving as a Republican.-Early life:... |
(1928-2000) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1983-2000 | Died in office | |
| Thomas H. Bayly Thomas H. Bayly Thomas Henry Bayly was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia. He was the son of Thomas M. Bayly.-Biography:... |
(1810-1856) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1844-1853 | ||
| 1853-1856 | Died in office | ||||
| Thomas M. Bayly Thomas M. Bayly Thomas Monteagle Bayly was an eighteenth and nineteenth century politician, lawyer and planter from Virginia. He was the father of Thomas Henry Bayly.-Biography:... |
(1775-1834) | Federalist | 1813-1815 | ||
| James M. H. Beale James M. H. Beale James Madison Hite Beale was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Mount Airy, Virginia, Beale pursued preparatory studies.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.... |
(1786-1866) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1837 | ||
| 1849-1853 | |||||
| Richard L. T. Beale | (1819-1893) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1847-1849 | ||
| 1879-1881 | |||||
| Henry Bedinger III Henry Bedinger Henry Bedinger III was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and diplomat from Virginia. He was the nephew of George Michael Bedinger.... |
(1812-1858) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1845-1849 | ||
| Andrew Beirne Andrew Beirne Andrew Beirne was a Congressman from Virginia.Beirne was born in Dangan, County Roscommon, Ireland, to Andrew Beirne, Dangan's Hereditary Chieftain, and Mary Plunkett Beirne, daughter of Edward Plunkett, 12th Baron Dunsany. He received a classical education and was graduated from Trinity... |
(1771-1845) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1837-1841 | ||
| Jacob B. Blair Jacob B. Blair Jacob Beeson Blair was a U.S. Representative from Virginia and from West Virginia.Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia , Blair studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1844... |
(1821-1901) | Unionist National Union Party (United States) The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election, held during the Civil War. State Republican parties did not usually change their name.... |
1861-1863 | ||
| S. Otis Bland | (1872-1950) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1918-1933 | ||
| 1933-1935 | |||||
| 1935-1950 | Died in office | ||||
| Theodorick Bland Theodorick Bland (congressman) Theodorick Bland , also known as Theodorick Bland, Jr., was a physician, soldier, and statesman from Prince George County, Virginia... |
(1742-1790) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1789-1790 | Died in office | |
| Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. Thomas Jerome "Tom" Bliley, Jr. is a United States Republican politician and former U.S. Representative from the state of Virginia.-Background:... |
(b. 1932) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1981-1993 | ||
| 1993-2001 | |||||
| Thomas S. Bocock | (1815-1891) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1847-1853 | ||
| 1853-1861 | Later served in C.S.A. House | ||||
| George W. Booker George Booker George William Booker was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, teacher, judge and justice of the peace from Virginia.... |
(1821-1883) | Conservative | 1870-1871 | ||
| Alexander R. Boteler Alexander Boteler Alexander Robinson Boteler was a nineteenth century politician and clerk from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Shepherdstown, Virginia , Boteler graduated from Princeton College in 1835 and engaged in agriculture and literary pursuits... |
(1815-1892) | Independent Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1859-1861 | Later served in C.S.A. House | |
| John M. Botts John Botts John Minor Botts was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Botts was born in Dumfries, Virginia. Both of his parents were killed in the Richmond Theatre fire on 26 December 1811, so he and his siblings were raised by relatives in Fredericksburg... |
(1802-1869) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1839-1843 | ||
| 1847-1849 | |||||
| Frederick C. Boucher Rick Boucher Frederick Carlyle "Rick" Boucher is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:... |
(b. 1946) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1983-2011 | ||
| James W. Bouldin James Bouldin James Wood Bouldin was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, brother of Thomas Tyler Bouldin.Born in Charlotte County, Virginia, Bouldin attended the common schools, then studied law.... |
(1792-1854) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1834-1839 | ||
| Thomas T. Bouldin Thomas Bouldin Thomas Tyler Bouldin was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, brother of James Wood Bouldin.Born near Charlotte Court House, Virginia, Bouldin attended the country schools, then studied law. He was admitted to the bar, December 6, 1802, and began to practice at Charlotte Court House, Virginia... |
(1781-1834) | Jacksonian | 1829-1833 | ||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1834 | Died in office | |||
| George E. Bowden George E. Bowden George Edwin Bowden was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, nephew of Lemuel Jackson Bowden.Born in Williamsburg, Virginia, Bowden attended a private school.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar but never practiced.... |
(1852-1908) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1887-1891 | ||
| Henry Bowen Henry Bowen Henry Bowen was a Virginia lawyer and politician from Tazewell County, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives.- Family and early life :... |
(1841-1915) | Readjuster Readjuster Party The Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support.... |
1883-1885 | ||
| Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1887-1889 | ||||
| Rees T. Bowen Rees Bowen Rees Tate Bowen was a nineteenth century congressman, magistrate and judge from Virginia. He was the father of Henry Bowen.... |
(1809-1879) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1873-1875 | ||
| James D. Brady James Dennis Brady Col. James Dennis Brady was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. He was also an American Civil War officer for the North. In between his public service years, he was a lawyer in private practice.-Early life:... |
(1843-1900) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1885-1887 | ||
| Elliott M. Braxton Elliott M. Braxton Elliott Muse Braxton was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the great-grandson of Carter Braxton.-Biography:... |
(1823-1891) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1871-1873 | ||
| James Breckinridge James Breckinridge James Breckinridge was a Virginia lawyer and politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives. He also fought in the American Revolutionary War and served as a brigadier-general during the War of 1812.-Family and early life:Breckinridge was... |
(1763-1833) | Federalist | 1809-1817 | ||
| Richard Brent Richard Brent (Virginia) Richard Brent was an American planter, lawyer, and politician from Stafford County, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate.-External links:*... |
(1757-1814) | Democratic-Republican | 1795-1799 | ||
| 1801-1803 | |||||
| John Brown John Brown (Kentucky) John Brown was an American lawyer and statesman heavily involved with creating the State of Kentucky.Brown represented Virginia in the Continental Congress and the U.S. Congress . While in Congress, he introduced the bill granting Statehood to Kentucky. Once that was accomplished, he was elected... |
(1757-1837) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1789-1792 | ||
| John R. Brown John Robert Brown (Virginia politician) John Robert Brown was a United States Representative from Virginia.-Biography:Born near Snow Creek, Virginia, he attended private schools in Franklin and Henry Counties and entered the Confederate Army in 1861 as a private in Company D, Twenty-fourth Regiment of Virginia Volunteers... |
(1842-1927) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1887-1889 | ||
| William G. Brown William G. Brown, Sr. William Gay Brown, Sr. was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia and West Virginia. He was the father of William G. Brown, Jr..-Biography:... |
(1800-1884) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1845-1849 | ||
| Unionist National Union Party (United States) The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election, held during the Civil War. State Republican parties did not usually change their name.... |
1861-1863 | ||||
| Thomas H. B. Browne Thomas H. B. Browne Thomas Henry Bayly Browne was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st congressional district . He was born in Drummondtown, Accomack County, Virginia. During the American Civil War he served in the Confederate Army. After the war he became an attorney... |
(1844-1922) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1887-1891 | ||
| Joel T. Broyhill Joel Broyhill Joel Thomas Broyhill was an American politician and a Congressman from Virginia for 11 terms, from 1953 to 1974... |
(1919-2006) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1953-1974 | ||
| John A. Buchanan John A. Buchanan John Alexander Buchanan was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia and a judge of the Supreme Court of Virginia.-Biography:... |
(1843-1921) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1889-1893 | ||
| Thomas G. Burch Thomas G. Burch Thomas Granville Burch was an American farmer, tobacco manufacturer, and politician from Martinsville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1931 until 1946. In 1946 he served as a U.S... |
(1869-1951) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1931-1933 | ||
| 1933-1935 | |||||
| 1935-1946 | |||||
| William A. Burwell William A. Burwell William Armisted Burwell was a nineteenth century congressman and presidential secretary from Virginia.... |
(1780-1821) | Democratic-Republican | 1806-1813 | ||
| 1813-1821 | Died in office | ||||
| Clarence G. Burton Clarence G. Burton Clarence Godber Burton was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Burton moved with his parents to Lynchburg, Virginia, at an early age.He attended the public schools.... |
(1886-1982) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1948-1953 | ||
| M. Caldwell Butler M. Caldwell Butler Manley Caldwell Butler is a U.S. Representative from Virginia, great grandson of James A. Walker.Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Butler graduated from Jefferson Senior High School, Roanoke, Virginia, 1942.... |
(b. 1925) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1972-1983 | ||
| Leslie L. Byrne Leslie L. Byrne Leslie Byrne is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia, and was the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress from the Commonwealth of Virginia... |
(b. 1946) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1993-1995 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
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| George C. Cabell George Cabell George Craighead Cabell was a nineteenth century congressman, lawyer and editor from Virginia.Born in Danville, Virginia, Cabell attended Danville Academy and later the law department at the University of Virginia in 1857. After being admitted to the bar, he commenced practice in Danville in 1858... |
(1836-1906) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1875-1887 | ||
| Samuel J. Cabell Samuel Jordan Cabell Samuel Jordan Cabell was an American Revolutionary war officer and Democratic-Republican United States Congressman from 1795 to 1803.... |
(1756-1818) | Democratic-Republican | 1795-1803 | ||
| Eric I. Cantor Eric Cantor Eric Ivan Cantor is the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district, serving since 2001. A member of the Republican Party, he became House Majority Leader when the 112th Congress convened on January 3, 2011... |
(b. 1963) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
2001-Current | ||
| Hugh Caperton Hugh Caperton Hugh Caperton was a nineteenth century congressman and planter from Virginia. He was the father of Allen Taylor Caperton whom he had with his wife Jane Erskine Caperton.... |
(1781-1847) | Federalist | 1813-1815 | ||
| John S. Carlile John S. Carlile John Snyder Carlile was an American merchant, lawyer, and politician, including a United States Senator. A strong supporter of the Union cause during the American Civil War, he represented the loyalist faction of Virginia, which was eventually separated into two distinct states over his... |
(1817-1878) | American Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by... |
1855-1857 | ||
| Unionist National Union Party (United States) The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election, held during the Civil War. State Republican parties did not usually change their name.... |
1861 | ||||
| Charles C. Carlin Charles Creighton Carlin Charles Creighton Carlin was a U.S. representative from Virginia.Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Carlin attended the public schools and Alexandria Academy. He was graduated from National University Law School, Washington, D.C.... |
(1866-1938) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1907-1919 | ||
| George B. Cary George B. Cary George Booth Cary was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at "Bonny Doon," near Courtland, Virginia, Cary received a liberal education.He engaged in planting.... |
(1811-1850) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1841-1843 | ||
| John S. Caskie John Caskie John Samuels Caskie was a nineteenth century congressman, lawyer and judge from Virginia.Born in Richmond, Virginia, Caskie graduated from the University of Virginia in 1842, studied law and was admitted to the bar in around 1842, commencing practice in Richmond... |
(1821-1869) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1851-1853 | ||
| 1853-1859 | |||||
| Augustus A. Chapman Augustus A. Chapman Augustus Alexandria Chapman was a 19th century politician and lawyer from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Union, Virginia , Chapman studied law as a young adult. He was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice in Union... |
(1805-1876) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1843-1847 | ||
| Samuel Chilton Samuel Chilton Samuel Chilton was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born in Warrenton, Virginia, Chilton moved to Missouri with his family as a child and attended private school there. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1826, commencing practice back in Warrenton... |
(1805-1867) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1843-1845 | ||
| Joseph W. Chinn Joseph Chinn Joseph William Chinn was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born at "Epping Forest" near Nuttsville, Virginia, Chinn graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York in 1819, studied law in Needham, Virginia and was admitted to the bar in 1821, commencing practice in... |
(1798-1840) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1831-1833 | ||
| 1833-1835 | |||||
| John Claiborne John Claiborne John Claiborne He was a son of Thomas Claiborne and brother of Thomas Claiborne . He was a Representative from Virginia; born in Brunswick County, Virginia, in 1777; pursued academic studies; was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1798 and... |
(1777-1808) | Democratic-Republican | 1805-1808 | Died in office | |
| Nathaniel H. Claiborne Nathaniel Claiborne Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia. He was the brother of William Charles Cole Claiborne, the nephew of Thomas Claiborne, the uncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne and the great-great-great granduncle Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs and... |
(1777-1859) | Jackson Republican | 1825-1829 | ||
| Jacksonian | 1829-1833 | ||||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1835 | ||||
| National Republican | 1835-1837 | ||||
| Thomas Claiborne Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812) Thomas Claiborne was a planter and politician from Brunswick County, Virginia, and represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 to 1799 and from 1801 to 1805.... |
(1749-1812) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1793-1795 | ||
| Democratic-Republican | 1795-1799 | ||||
| 1801-1803 | |||||
| 1803-1805 | |||||
| Christopher H. Clark | (1767-1828) | Democratic-Republican | 1804-1806 | Resigned | |
| Matthew Clay Matthew Clay Matthew Clay was a United States Representative from Virginia. Born in Halifax County , during the American Revolutionary War he entered the Ninth Virginia Regiment on October 1, 1776... |
(1754-1815) | Democratic-Republican | 1797-1803 | ||
| 1803-1813 | |||||
| 1815 | Died in office | ||||
| Sherrard Clemens Sherrard Clemens Sherrard Clemens was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia and Missouri. He was a cousin to author Samuel L. Clemens .... |
(1820-1881) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1852-1853 | ||
| 1857-1861 | |||||
| John Clopton John Clopton John Clopton was a United States Representative from Virginia. Born in St. Peter's Parish , his father was William Clopton and his mother was Elizabeth Dorrell Ford , he graduated from the College of Philadelphia in 1776... |
(1756-1816) | Democratic-Republican | 1795-1799 | ||
| 1801-1803 | |||||
| 1803-1813 | |||||
| 1813-1816 | Died in office | ||||
| Richard Coke, Jr. Richard Coke, Jr. Richard Coke, Jr. was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia. He was the uncle of politician Richard Coke.... |
(1790-1851) | Jacksonian | 1829-1833 | ||
| Isaac Coles Isaac Coles Isaac Coles was an American planter and statesman from Virginia.Coles was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1747. He was educated at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg. During the American Revolutionary War, he served as a colonel in the Virginia militia... |
(1747-1813) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1789-1791 | ||
| 1793-1795 | |||||
| Democratic-Republican | 1795-1797 | ||||
| Walter Coles Walter Coles Walter Coles was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born at Coles Ferry, Virginia. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Virginia and served from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1845. He died near Chatham, Virginia.He was the son of Isaac Coles, also a United... |
(1790-1857) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1835-1843 | ||
| 1843-1845 | |||||
| Edward Colston Edward Colston (U.S. Representative) Edward Colston was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Winchester, Virginia, Colston studied under private teachers, and was graduated from Princeton College in 1806.He studied law.... |
(1786-1852) | Federalist | 1817-1819 | ||
| Gerry Connolly Gerry Connolly Gerald E. 'Gerry' Connolly is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th congressional district. He was first elected in 2008. Connolly is a member of the Democratic Party.... |
(b. 1950) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
2009-Current | ||
| Robert Craig Robert Craig (representative) Robert Craig was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Christiansburg, Virginia, Craig attended the rural schools, Washington College , Lexington, Virginia, and graduated from Lewisburg Academy in Greenbrier County.He engaged in planting.He served in the State house of delegates in 1817,... |
(1792-1852) | Jacksonian | 1829-1833 | ||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1835-1841 | ||||
| John Critcher John Critcher John Critcher was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at Oak Grove, Virginia, Critcher attended Brent's Preparatory School.... |
(1820-1901) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1871-1873 | ||
| Thomas Croxton Thomas Croxton Thomas Croxton was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, Croxton attended primary school there and, later, the Tappahannock and Rappahannock Academies. He graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1842; admitted to the bar,... |
(1822-1903) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1885-1887 | ||
| George W. Crump George William Crump George William Crump was a member of the United States House of Representatives in the 19th United States Congress.-Biography:... |
(1786-1848) | Jackson Republican | 1826-1827 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Daniel John W. Daniel John Warwick Daniel was an American lawyer, author, and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and represented Virginia in both the U.S. House and then five terms in the Senate... |
(1842-1910) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1885-1887 | ||
| Robert W. Daniel, Jr. Robert Daniel Robert Williams Daniel, Jr. is a Virginia farmer, businessman, teacher, and politician who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican. He was first elected in 1972 and served until 1983. He is a graduate of Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, Virginia... |
(b. 1936) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1973-1983 | ||
| W. C. "Dan" Daniel Dan Daniel (politician) Wilbur Clarence Daniel was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, USA.Born in Chatham, Virginia, Daniel grew up on a tobacco farm in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He was educated in Virginia schools, and was a graduate of Dan River Textile School, Danville, Virginia... |
(1914-1988) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1969-1988 | Died in office | |
| Colgate W. Darden, Jr. Colgate Darden Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. was a Democratic Congressman from Virginia , the 54th Governor of Virginia , Chancellor of the College of William and Mary and the third President of the University of Virginia... |
(1897-1981) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1935-1937 | ||
| 1939-1941 | |||||
| Ralph H. Daughton Ralph Hunter Daughton Ralph Hunter Daughton was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Washington, D.C., Daughton attended public and private schools in Washington, D.C., and Prince Georges County, Maryland.... |
(1885-1958) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1944-1947 | ||
| Thomas Davenport Thomas Davenport (congressman) Thomas Davenport was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born 1778 in Halifax County, Virginia, where his parents were living by 1783, Davenport completed preparatory studies and received a license to operate as a merchant in Meadville, Virginia... |
(.......-1838) | Jackson Republican | 1825-1829 | ||
| Jacksonian | 1829-1833 | ||||
| National Republican | 1833-1835 | ||||
| Alexander M. Davis Alexander Davis Alexander Mathews Davis was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.-Biography:... |
(1833-1889) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1873-1874 | ||
| Jo Ann Davis Jo Ann Davis Jo Ann Davis was a Representative in the U.S. Congress. A member of the Republican Party from the United States Commonwealth of Virginia, she represented the state's from 2001 until her death in 2007. She was the second woman—after Leslie L... |
(1950-2007) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
2001-2007 | Died in office | |
| Thomas M. Davis Thomas M. Davis Thomas Milburn "Tom" Davis III was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Virginia's 11th congressional district in Northern Virginia. Davis was considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by five-term incumbent and fellow Republican John... |
(b. 1949) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1995-2008 | Resigned | |
| John Dawson | (1762-1814) | Democratic-Republican | 1797-1803 | ||
| 1803-1813 | |||||
| 1813-1814 | Died in office | ||||
| Joseph T. Deal Joseph T. Deal Joseph Thomas Deal was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Surry, Virginia, Deal attended the public schools.He was graduated from Virginia Military Institute at Lexington in 1882.... |
(1860-1942) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1921-1929 | ||
| Daniel C. DeJarnette, Sr. Daniel Coleman DeJarnette, Sr. Daniel Coleman DeJarnette, Sr. was a prominent Virginia politician, serving in the United States Congress and then in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.... |
(1822-1881) | Independent Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1859-1861 | Later served in C.S.A. House | |
| John F. Dezendorf John F. Dezendorf John Frederick Dezendorf was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Lansingburgh, New York, Dezendorf pursued an academic course.Learned the carpenter's trade.He studied architecture and civil engineering.... |
(1834-1894) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1881-1883 | ||
| Philip Doddridge Philip Doddridge (Virginia) Philip Doddridge was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Doddridge was reared on a farm.He moved to Brooke County, Virginia .... |
(1773-1832) | National Republican | 1829-1832 | Died in office | |
| Beverly B. Douglas Beverly B. Douglas Beverly Browne Douglas was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at Providence Forge, Virginia, Douglas attended Rumford Academy in King William County, the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, Yale College, and the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.Upon his return to the United... |
(1822-1878) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1875-1878 | Died in office | |
| Thomas N. Downing Thomas N. Downing Thomas Nelms Downing was a lawyer, politician, and Democratic Congressman from for nine terms.Downing was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. He attended Newport News High School, and graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1940... |
(1919-2001) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1959-1977 | ||
| Thelma D. Drake Thelma Drake Thelma D. Drake was a Member of Congress of the Republican party from the state of Virginia. She was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in November 2004 to represent . She was defeated by Democrat Glenn Nye in 2008.Thelma Drake grew up in Ohio and attended Elyria High School... |
(b. 1949) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
2005-2009 | ||
| Joseph Draper Joseph Draper Joseph Draper was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Draper Valley, Wythe County, Virginia, Draper attended private schools.He studied law.... |
(1794-1834) | Jacksonian | 1830-1831 | ||
| 1832-1833 | |||||
| Patrick H. Drewry Patrick H. Drewry Patrick Henry Drewry was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Drewry attended the public schools, Petersburg High School, and McCabe's University School.... |
(1875-1947) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1920-1933 | ||
| 1933-1935 | |||||
| 1935-1947 | Died in office | ||||
| George C. Dromgoole George Dromgoole George Coke Dromgoole was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the uncle of Alexander Dromgoole Sims.... |
(1797-1847) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1835-1841 | ||
| 1843-1847 | Died in office | ||||
| Richard T. W. Duke, Jr. Richard Thomas Walker Duke Richard Thomas Walker Duke, Sr. was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.-Biography:... |
(1822-1898) | Conservative | 1870-1873 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
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| Paul C. Edmunds Paul C. Edmunds Paul Carrington Edmunds was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at "Springwood," the country estate, near Halifax Court House, Virginia, Edmunds studied under a private teacher.... |
(1836-1899) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1889-1895 | ||
| Henry A. Edmundson Henry A. Edmundson Henry Alonzo Edmundson was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.-Early life:Born in Blacksburg, Virginia, Edmundson attended private schools as a child and went on to graduate from Georgetown University... |
(1814-1890) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1849-1861 | ||
| Joseph Eggleston Joseph Eggleston Joseph Eggleston was an American planter, soldier, and politician from Amelia County, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. Congress from 1798 until 1801. He was the uncle of William S. Archer.... |
(1754-1811) | Democratic-Republican | 1798-1801 | ||
| Tazewell Ellett Tazewell Ellett Tazewell Ellett was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Richmond, Virginia, Ellett attended private schools in Richmond.He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington in 1876.... |
(1856-1914) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1895-1897 | ||
| James F. Epes James F. Epes James Fletcher Epes was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of Sydney Parham Epes.Born near Blackstone, Virginia, Epes attended private schools and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.... |
(1842-1910) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1891-1895 | ||
| Sydney P. Epes Sidney Parham Epes Sydney Parham Epes was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of James F. Epes and William Bacon Oliver.... |
(1865-1900) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1897-1898 | ||
| 1899-1900 | Died in office | ||||
| John W. Eppes John Wayles Eppes John Wayles Eppes was an attorney, a United States Representative and a Senator from Virginia. One of the planter class, he married his first cousin Maria Jefferson, the youngest surviving daughter of Martha Wayles Skelton and Thomas Jefferson... |
(1773-1823) | Democratic-Republican | 1803-1811 | ||
| 1813-1815 | |||||
| Benjamin Estil Benjamin Estil Benjamin Estil was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Hansonville , Virginia, Estil received an academic education, and attended Washington Academy , Lexington, Virginia.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Abingdon, Virginia.He served as prosecuting attorney... |
(1780-1853) | Adams Republican | 1825-1827 | ||
| Thomas Evans | (1755-1815) | Federalist | 1797-1801 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
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| Charles J. Faulkner Charles J. Faulkner Charles James Faulkner was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia and West Virginia. He was the father of Charles James Faulkner.... |
(1806-1884) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1851-1853 | ||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1853-1859 | ||||
| John W. Fishburne John W. Fishburne John Wood Fishburne Virginia Congressman and cousin to Congressmen Fontaine Maury Maverick and James Luther Slayden of Texas. All three of these men are related to the oceanographer, Matthew Fontaine Maury of Virginia.... |
(1868-1937) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1931-1933 | ||
| Joseph L. Fisher Joseph L. Fisher Joseph Lyman Fisher is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Democrat from Virginia.... |
(1914-1992) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1974-1981 | ||
| John W. Flannagan, Jr. John W. Flannagan, Jr. John William Flannagan, Jr. was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 - 1949.-Reference:... |
(1885-1955) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1931-1933 | ||
| 1933-1935 | |||||
| 1935-1949 | |||||
| Henry D. Flood Henry D. Flood Henry De La Warr Flood was a Representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the United States House of Representatives, brother of U.S. Representative Joel West Flood and uncle of U.S. Senator Harry Flood Byrd.... |
(1865-1921) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1901-1921 | Died in office | |
| Joel W. Flood Joel West Flood Joel West Flood , , a Representative from Virginia; born near Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia, August 2, 1894; attended the public schools, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., the University of Virginia, and Oxford University; studied law; was admitted to the bar in... |
(1894-1964) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1932-1933 | ||
| Thomas S. Flournoy Thomas Flournoy Thomas Stanhope Flournoy was a U.S. Representative from Virginia and a cavalry officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.... |
(1811-1883) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1847-1849 | ||
| John Floyd John Floyd (Virginia politician) John Floyd was a Virginia politician and soldier. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 25th Governor of Virginia.... |
(1783-1837) | Democratic-Republican | 1817-1823 | ||
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Jackson Republican | 1825-1829 | ||||
| J. Randy Forbes Randy Forbes James Randy Forbes is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:... |
(b. 1952) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
2001-Current | ||
| Thomas B. Fugate Thomas B. Fugate Thomas Bacon Fugate was a United States Representative from Virginia who served in the Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses. Fugate was elected to Congress as a Democrat.-References:*... |
(1899-1980) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1949-1953 | ||
| Abram Fulkerson Abram Fulkerson Abram Fulkerson was a Confederate officer during the American Civil War, and a Virginia lawyer and politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives.... |
(1834-1902) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1881-1883 | ||
| Andrew S. Fulton Andrew S. Fulton Andrew Steele Fulton was a nineteenth century congressman, lawyer and judge from Virginia. He was the brother of John H. Fulton.... |
(1800-1884) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1847-1849 | ||
| John H. Fulton John H. Fulton John Hall Fulton was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the brother of Andrew S. Fulton.... |
(1792-1836) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1835 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William E. Gaines William E. Gaines William Embre Gaines was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Charlotte Court House, Virginia, Gaines attended the common schools.... |
(1844-1912) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1887-1889 | ||
| Jacob A. Garber Jacob A. Garber Jacob Aaron Garber was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Jacob A. Garber was born near Harrisonburg, Virginia... |
(1879-1953) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1929-1931 | ||
| David S. Garland David S. Garland David Shepherd Garland was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near New Glasgow , Amherst County, Virginia, Garland pursued an academic course. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Virginia. He served as member of the Virginia House of Delegates during the... |
(1769-1841) | Democratic-Republican | 1810-1811 | ||
| James Garland James Garland James Garland was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born in Ivy Depot, Virginia, Garland pursued in preparatory studies before studying law. After being admitted to the bar, he commenced his law practice out of Lovingston, Virginia. He left practice for a short time to serve... |
(1791-1885) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1835-1839 | ||
| Conservative | 1839-1841 | ||||
| James M. Garnett James M. Garnett James Mercer Garnett was a nineteenth century politician and planter from Virginia. He was the brother of Robert S. Garnett, the first cousin of Charles F. Mercer, and the grandfather of Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett.... |
(1770-1843) | Democratic-Republican | 1805-1809 | ||
| Muscoe R. H. Garnett Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett , was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Garnett was the son of James Mercer Garnett and Maria Garnett. He was the grandson of James M. Garnett and nephew of Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter. He was born on his family’s "Elmwood" estate... |
(1821-1864) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1856-1861 | Later served in C.S.A. House | |
| George T. Garrison George Tankard Garrison George Tankard Garrison was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Accomack County, Virginia, Garrison was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1853 and from the law department of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1857.He was admitted to the bar... |
(1835-1889) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1881-1883 | ||
| 1884-1885 | |||||
| J. Vaughan Gary J. Vaughan Gary Julian Vaughan Gary was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Richmond, Virginia, Gary was a graduate of the University of Richmond . He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice in Richmond, Virginia... |
(1892-1973) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1945-1965 | ||
| James H. Gholson James Gholson James Herbert Gholson was a nineteenth century congressman, lawyer and judge from Virginia.Born in Gholsonville, Virginia, Gholson pursued in an academic course and graduated from Princeton College in 1820. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Percivals, Virginia... |
(1798-1848) | National Republican | 1833-1835 | ||
| Thomas Gholson, Jr. Thomas Gholson, Jr. Thomas Gholson, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Virginia from 1808 to 1816 in the United States House of Representatives from both Virginia's 18th congressional district and Virginia's 17th congressional district both now obsolete congressional districts... |
(.......-1816) | Democratic-Republican | 1808-1813 | ||
| 1813-1816 | Died in office | ||||
| James K. Gibson James K. Gibson James King Gibson was a nineteenth century politician, merchant, sheriff and banker from Virginia.Born in Abingdon, Virginia, Gibson attended the common schools as a child. He moved to Huntsville, Alabama in 1833, but moved back to Abingdon in 1834 and engaged in mercantile pursuits... |
(1812-1879) | Conservative | 1870-1871 | ||
| William B. Giles William Branch Giles William Branch Giles ; the name is pronounced jyles) was an American statesman, long-term Senator from Virginia, and the 24th Governor of Virginia... |
(1762-1830) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1790-1795 | ||
| Democratic-Republican | 1795-1798 | Resigned | |||
| 1801-1803 | |||||
| Thomas W. Gilmer Thomas Walker Gilmer Thomas Walker Gilmer was an American statesman.-Personal life:Gilmer was born to George and Eliza Gilmer at their farm, "Gilmerton", in Albemarle County, Virginia. He was taught by private tutors in Charlottesville and Staunton, and studied law in Liberty , Virginia.Gilmer practiced law in... |
(1802-1844) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1841-1843 | ||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1843-1844 | ||||
| E. Carter Glass Carter Glass Carter Glass was a newspaper publisher and politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He served many years in Congress as a member of the Democratic Party. As House co-sponsor, he played a central role in the development of the 1913 Glass-Owen Act that created the Federal Reserve System. Glass... |
(1858-1946) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1902-1918 | ||
| William L. Goggin William L. Goggin William Leftwich Goggin was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.-Biography:Born near Bunker Hill, Virginia , Goggin attended country schools and was eventually graduated from Tucker’s Law School. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1828, commencing practice in... |
(1807-1870) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1839-1843 | ||
| 1844-1845 | |||||
| 1847-1849 | |||||
| John Goode, Jr. John Goode John Goode, Jr. was a prominent Virginia Democratic politician who served in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War and then was a three-term postbellum United States Congressman, as well as the acting Solicitor General of the United States.-Biography:Goode was born in Bedford... |
(1829-1909) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1875-1881 | Previously served in C.S.A. House | |
| Samuel Goode Samuel Goode Samuel Goode was a United States Representative from Virginia. Born in "Whitby," Chesterfield County, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced. During the American Revolutionary War he served as a lieutenant in the Chesterfield Troop of Horse and later... |
(1756-1822) | Democratic-Republican | 1799-1801 | ||
| Virgil H. Goode, Jr. Virgil Goode Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. , is an American politician, last serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 5th congressional district of Virginia from 1997 to 2009... |
(b. 1946) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1997-2000 | ||
| Independent | 2000-2002 | ||||
| Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
2002-2009 | ||||
| William O. Goode William Goode William Osborne Goode was a nineteenth century American politician and lawyer from Virginia.-Personal life:... |
(1798-1859) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1841-1843 | ||
| 1853-1859 | Died in office | ||||
| Richard W. Goodlatte Bob Goodlatte Robert William "Bob" Goodlatte is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Roanoke and also includes Lynchburg, Harrisonburg and Staunton.-Early life, education and career:... |
(b. 1952) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1993-Current | ||
| Peterson Goodwyn Peterson Goodwyn Peterson Goodwyn was a soldier, politician and planter from Virginia.Born at "Martins" near Petersburg, Virginia, Goodwyn was education by private teachers as a child and went on to complete his preparatory studies... |
(1745-1818) | Democratic-Republican | 1803-1813 | ||
| 1813-1818 | Died in office | ||||
| William F. Gordon William F. Gordon William Fitzhugh Gordon was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born at "Germanna", a plantation near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Gordon attended Spring Hill Academy, later studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1808, commencing practice at Orange Court House, Virginia... |
(1787-1858) | Jacksonian | 1830-1833 | ||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1835 | ||||
| Edwin Gray Edwin Gray Edwin Gray was an 18th century and 19th century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born in Southampton County, Virginia, Gray attended the College of William and Mary and later served in the House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775... |
(1743-.......) | Democratic-Republcian | 1799-1803 | ||
| 1803-1813 | |||||
| John C. Gray John C. Gray John Cowper Gray was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Southampton County, Virginia, Gray pursued an academic course.He served as member of the State house of delegates 1804–1806 and 1821–1823.... |
(1783-1823) | Democratic-Republican | 1820-1821 | ||
| Samuel Griffin Samuel Griffin Samuel Griffin was a lawyer and politician from Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives.-Biography:... |
(1746-1810) | Pro-Administration Pro-Administration Party (United States) Pro-Administration "Party" is a term by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties.Almost the entire... |
1789-1791 | ||
| Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1791-1793 | ||||
| Pro-Administration Pro-Administration Party (United States) Pro-Administration "Party" is a term by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties.Almost the entire... |
1793-1795 | ||||
| Thomas Griffin | (1773-1837) | Federalist | 1803-1805 | ||
| Morgan Griffith Morgan Griffith Howard Morgan Griffith is the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 9th congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was the majority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates and represented the 8th District, serving from 1994 until 2011... |
(b. 1958) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
2011-Current |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman R. Hamilton Norman R. Hamilton Norman Rond Hamilton was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Hamilton attended the public and high schools.Newspaper reporter in Norfolk 1895-1914.... |
(1877-1964) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1937-1939 | ||
| George Hancock George Hancock (Virginia) George Hancock was an American planter and lawyer from Virginia. He represented Virginia as a Federalist in the U.S. House from 1793 to 1797.He was born in Chesterfield County to George and Mary Hancock.... |
(1754-1820) | Pro-Administration Pro-Administration Party (United States) Pro-Administration "Party" is a term by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties.Almost the entire... |
1793-1795 | ||
| Federalist | 1795-1797 | ||||
| Porter Hardy, Jr. Porter Hardy, Jr. Porter Hardy, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Bon Air, Virginia, Hardy attended the public schools and Randolph-Macon Academy, Bedford, Virginia.... |
(1903-1995) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1947-1969 | ||
| Herbert E. Harris II Herbert Harris Herbert Eugene Harris, II was a Democratic member of the U.S. Representative from Virginia. His district included part of Fairfax County.-Early life:Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Harris attended St... |
(b. 1926) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1975-1981 | ||
| John T. Harris John T. Harris John Thomas Harris was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia. He was the first cousin of John Hill.... |
(1823-1899) | Independent Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1859-1861 | ||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1871-1873 | ||||
| 1873-1881 | |||||
| William A. Harris William A. Harris (Virginia) William Alexander Harris was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, father of William A. Harris.- Early life and politics:... |
(1805-1864) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1841-1843 | ||
| Winder R. Harris Winder R. Harris Winder Russell Harris was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Wake County , North Carolina, Harris attended the public schools and St... |
(1888-1973) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1941-1944 | ||
| Burr P. Harrison Burr Harrison Burr Powell Harrison was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Thomas W. Harrison.Born in Winchester, Virginia, Harrison attended the public schools, Woodberry Forest School, Virginia Military Institute, Hampden-Sydney College, and the University of Virginia.He was graduated from Georgetown... |
(1904-1973) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1946-1963 | ||
| Carter B. Harrison Carter Bassett Harrison Carter Bassett Harrison was a politician from the U.S. state of Virginia. He was the son of Benjamin Harrison V, a member of the Continental Congress and signer of the American Declaration of Independence, and the brother of William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the United States.Harrison... |
(1756-1808) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1793-1795 | ||
| Democratic-Republican | 1795-1799 | ||||
| Thomas W. Harrison Thomas W. Harrison Thomas Walter Harrison was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, father of Burr Powell Harrison.Born in Leesburg, Virginia, Harrison attended local academies at Leesburg, Middleburg, and Hanover.... |
(1856-1935) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1916-1922 | ||
| 1923-1929 | |||||
| Aylett Hawes Aylett Hawes Aylett Hawes was a nineteenth century politician and planter from Virginia. He was the uncle of Richard Hawes, Albert Gallatin Hawes and Aylett Hawes Buckner.... |
(1768-1833) | Democratic-Republcian | 1811-1813 | ||
| 1813-1817 | |||||
| James Hay | (1856-1931) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1897-1916 | ||
| Thomas S. Haymond Thomas Haymond Thomas Sherwood Haymond was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.-Biography:Born near Fairmont, Virginia , Haymond attended private schools as a child and went on to attend the College of William and Mary... |
(1794-1869) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1849-1851 | ||
| Samuel L. Hays Samuel Lewis Hays Samuel Lewis Hays was a nineteenth century politician in Virginia. Hays was born in Harrison County near Clarksburg in what later became the state of West Virginia. He was married to Roanna Arnold in 1817 and moved to Lewis County to pursue agriculture in 1833... |
(1794-1871) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1841-1843 | ||
| John Heath | (1758-1810) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1793-1795 | ||
| Democratic-Republican | 1795-1797 | ||||
| John Hill John Hill (Virginia politician) John Hill was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of John Thomas Harris.Born in New Canton, Virginia, Hill completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Washington Academy , Lexington, Virginia, in 1818... |
(1800-1880) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1839-1841 | ||
| Alexander R. Holladay Alexander Holladay Alexander Richmond Holladay was a 19th century politician and lawyer from Virginia.-Early life and background:... |
(1811-1877) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1849-1853 | ||
| Edward E. Holland Edward Everett Holland Edward Everett Holland was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Suffolk, Virginia, Holland attended private schools, Richmond College, and was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice in Suffolk,... |
(1861-1941) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1911-1921 | ||
| Joel Holleman Joel Holleman Joel Holleman was an American politician and lawyer from Virginia. A Democrat, he served in the United States House of Representatives and as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.-Personal life:... |
(1799-1844) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1839-1840 | ||
| David Holmes David Holmes (politician) David Holmes was the last governor of the Mississippi Territory and the first governor of the State of Mississippi.-Career:... |
(1769-1832) | Democratic-Republican | 1797-1803 | ||
| 1803-1809 | |||||
| J. Murray Hooker J. Murray Hooker James Murray Hooker was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Buffalo Ridge, Virginia, Hooker attended the public schools.... |
(1873-1940) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1921-1925 | ||
| Benjamin S. Hooper Benjamin Stephen Hooper Benjamin Stephen Hooper was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.-Biography:Born near Buckingham, Virginia, Hooper attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and the manufacture of tobacco... |
(1835-1898) | Readjuster Readjuster Party The Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support.... |
1883-1885 | ||
| George W. Hopkins George Washington Hopkins George Washington Hopkins was a nineteenth century United States politician, diplomat, lawyer, judge and teacher.... |
(1804-1861) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1835-1839 | ||
| Conservative | 1839-1841 | ||||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1841-1843 | ||||
| 1843-1847 | |||||
| 1857-1859 | |||||
| Samuel I. Hopkins Samuel I. Hopkins Samuel Isaac Hopkins was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Owensville, Maryland, Hopkins moved to Anne Arundel County with his parents, who settled near Annapolis. He attended the common schools and graduated from Owensville Academy... |
(1843-1914) | Labor Party | 1887-1889 | ||
| Edmund W. Hubard Edmund W. Hubard Edmund Wilcox Hubard was a nineteenth century politician, appraiser and justice of the peace from Virginia.-Biography:... |
(1806-1878) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1841-1843 | ||
| 1843-1847 | |||||
| John P. Hungerford John Hungerford (congressman) John Pratt Hungerford was an 18th- and 19th-century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born in Leeds, Virginia, Hungerford received an elementary education under private teachers as a child. He studied law and was admitted to the bar... |
(1761-1833) | Democratic-Republican | 1811 | ||
| 1813-1817 | |||||
| Robert M. T. Hunter Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter -References:* Patrick, Rembert W. . Jefferson Davis and His Cabinet. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 90–101.-External links:* – A speech by R. M. T. Hunter before the U.S. House of Representatives, May 8th, 1846... |
(1809-1887) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1837-1843 | ||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1845-1847 | ||||
| Eppa Hunton, Jr. Eppa Hunton Eppa Hunton II was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Early years:... |
(1822-1908) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1873-1881 | ||
| Robert Hurt Robert Hurt (Virginia politician) Robert Hurt is the U.S. Representative for , serving since January 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from Charlottesville to Southside and west to Bedford and Franklin counties. Prior to joining Congress, Hurt was a state senator and delegate, councilman and... |
(b. 1969) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
2011-Current |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
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| Edward B. Jackson Edward B. Jackson Edward Brake Jackson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of George Jackson and brother of John G... |
(1793-1826) | Democratic-Republican | 1820-1823 | ||
| George Jackson George Jackson (Virginia) George Jackson was an American farmer, lawyer, and politician. Born in Cecil County, Maryland to John and Elizabeth Jackson, his family moved to Virginia... |
(1757-1837) | Democratic-Republican | 1795-1797 | ||
| 1799-1803 | |||||
| John G. Jackson John G. Jackson (politician) John George Jackson was a U.S. Representative and federal judge from Virginia, the son of George Jackson, brother of Edward B... |
(1777-1825) | Democratic-Republican | 1803-1810 | ||
| 1813-1817 | |||||
| Rorer A. James Rorer A. James Rorer Abraham James was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Brosville, Virginia, James was instructed by private tutors.He attended Roanoke College.... |
(1859-1921) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1920-1921 | ||
| Albert G. Jenkins Albert G. Jenkins Albert Gallatin Jenkins was an attorney, planter, representative to the United States Congress and First Confederate Congress, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War... |
(1830-1864) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1857-1861 | ||
| William P. Jennings William Pat Jennings William Pat Jennings was a United States Representative from Virginia. He was born on a farm in Camp in Smyth County, Virginia. He earned a B.S. degree from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, 1941. He entered the United States Army in July 1941 during World War II... |
(1919-1994) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1955-1967 | ||
| James Johnson James Johnson (Virginia congressman) James Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Virginia, Johnson completed preparatory studies. He graduated from the College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia, about 1795. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar and practiced in Williamsburg. He served as... |
(.......-1825) | Democratic-Republican | 1813-1820 | ||
| Joseph Johnson Joseph Johnson (Virginia politician) Joseph Johnson was a United States Representative and was the 32nd Governor of Virginia from 1852 to 1856. Born in Orange County, New York, he moved with his mother to Belvidere, New Jersey in 1791 and thence to Bridgeport, Virginia in 1801... |
(1785-1877) | Jackson Republican | 1823-1827 | ||
| Jacksonian | 1833 | ||||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1835-1841 | ||||
| 1845-1847 | |||||
| Charles C. Johnston Charles Clement Johnston Charles Clement Johnston was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and educated at home, he moved with his parents to Panicello, near Abingdon, Virginia, in 1811. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1818 and commenced practice in Abingdon, Virginia... |
(1795-1832) | Jacksonian | 1831-1832 | ||
| Joseph E. Johnston Joseph E. Johnston Joseph Eggleston Johnston was a career U.S. Army officer, serving with distinction in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars, and was also one of the most senior general officers in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... |
(1807-1891) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1879-1881 | ||
| James Jones James Jones (Virginia) James Jones was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.-Early life:Jones was born in Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia, Jones graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, in 1791, and the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... |
(1772-1848) | Democratic-Republican | 1819-1823 | ||
| John W. Jones John Winston Jones John Winston Jones was an American politician and lawyer.Born 22 November 1791 in Amelia County, Virginia, he graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1813. He practiced law in Chesterfield County, Virginia before being appointed Prosecuting Attorney for Virginia's 5th Judicial Circuit... |
(1791-1848) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1841-1843 | ||
| 1843-1845 | |||||
| Walter Jones | (1745-1815) | Democratic-Republican | 1797-1799 | ||
| 1803-1811 | |||||
| William A. Jones William Atkinson Jones William Atkinson Jones was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1891 to 1918.Jones was born in Warsaw, Virginia, and graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia in 1870... |
(1849-1918) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1891-1918 | Died in office | |
| Joseph Jorgensen Joseph Jorgensen Joseph Jorgensen was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jorgensen was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia.... |
(1844-1888) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1877-1883 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerr John Kerr (Virginia Congressman) John Kerr , father of John Kerr, Jr., cousin of Bartlett Yancey, and grand-uncle of John H. Kerr, was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Virginia from 1813 to March 1815 and again from October 1815 to 1817.-External links:... |
(1782-1842) | Democratic-Republican | 1813-1815 | ||
| 1815-1817 | |||||
| Zedekiah Kidwell Zedekiah Kidwell Zedekiah Kidwell was a nineteenth century politician, physician, lawyer, teacher and clerk from Virginia and West Virginia.... |
(1814-1872) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1853-1857 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lamb John Lamb (congressman) John Lamb was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Sussex County, Virginia, Lamb attended a private school... |
(1840-1924) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1897-1913 | ||
| John M. Langston John Mercer Langston John Mercer Langston was an American abolitionist, attorney, educator, and political activist. He was the first dean of the law school at Howard University and helped create the department. He was the first president of what is now Virginia State University. In 1888 he was the first African... |
(1829-1897) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1890-1891 | ||
| Menalcus Lankford Menalcus Lankford Menalcus Lankford was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born on the Bowers plantation near Franklin, Virginia, Lankford attended public and private schools and the Norfolk High School.... |
(1883-1937) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1929-1933 | ||
| Francis R. Lassiter Francis R. Lassiter Francis Rives Lassiter was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, great-nephew of Francis Everod Rives.... |
(1866-1909) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1900-1903 | ||
| 1907-1909 | Died in office | ||||
| John W. Lawson John W. Lawson John William Lawson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in James City County, Virginia, Lawson attended the schools of Williamsburg, College of William and Mary, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.He studied medicine.He was graduated from the University of the City of New... |
(1837-1905) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1891-1893 | ||
| Shelton F. Leake Shelton Leake Shelton Farrar Leake was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and teacher from Virginia.Born near Hillsboro, Virginia, Leake completed preparatory studies, taught school, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1835, commencing practice in Charlottesville, Virginia... |
(1812-1884) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1845-1847 | ||
| Independent Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1859-1861 | ||||
| Henry Lee | (1756-1818) | Federalist | 1799-1801 | ||
| Richard B. Lee | (1761-1827) | Pro-Administration Pro-Administration Party (United States) Pro-Administration "Party" is a term by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties.Almost the entire... |
1789-1793 | ||
| 1793-1795 | |||||
| William H. F. Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee , known as Rooney Lee or W.H.F. Lee, was the second son of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Randolph Custis. He was a planter, a Confederate cavalry General in the American Civil War, and later a member of the U.S. Congress.-Early life:Lee was born at Arlington House in... |
(1837-1891) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1887-1891 | Died in office | |
| Isaac Leffler Isaac Leffler Isaac Leffler represented Virginia's 18th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term in the 1820s. He was the older brother of Iowa U.S... |
(1788-1866) | Adams Republican | 1827-1829 | ||
| Jabez Leftwich Jabez Leftwich Jabez Leftwich was an American politician who served the state of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1821 and 1825. He was born in Bedford County, Virginia near Liberty on September 22, 1765. Between 1801 and 1809, he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates... |
(1765-1855) | Democratic-Republican | 1821-1823 | ||
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Posey G. Lester Posey G. Lester Posey Green Lester was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near the town of Floyd, Virginia, Lester attended the common schools and the Jacksonville graded school at Floyd.... |
(1850-1929) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1889-1893 | ||
| John Letcher John Letcher John Letcher was an American lawyer, journalist, and politician. He served as a Representative in the United States Congress, was the 34th Governor of Virginia during the American Civil War, and later served in the Virginia General Assembly... |
(1813-1884) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1851-1853 | ||
| 1853-1859 | |||||
| Charles S. Lewis Charles S. Lewis Charles Swearinger Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Clarksburg, Virginia , Lewis attended local schools and Ohio University at Athens.... |
(1821-1878) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1854-1855 | ||
| Joseph Lewis, Jr. Joseph Lewis, Jr. Joseph Lewis, Jr. was an 18th century and 19th century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born in Virginia, Lewis served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1799 to 1803. He was then elected a Federalist to the United States House of Representatives in 1802, serving from 1803 to 1817... |
(1772-1834) | Federalist | 1803-1813 | ||
| 1813-1817 | |||||
| Thomas Lewis, Jr. Thomas Lewis, Jr. Thomas Lewis, Jr. January 26, 1760–1847) was an American politician from Rockingham County, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House in 1803 and 1804.Thomas Jr... |
(1760-1847) | Federalist | 1803-1804 | ||
| William J. Lewis William J. Lewis William J. Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Augusta County, Virginia, Lewis attended the common schools.He served as member of the State house of delegates.... |
(1766-1828) | Democratic-Republican | 1817-1819 | ||
| Harry Libbey Harry Libbey Harrison 'Harry' Libbey was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Wakefield, New Hampshire, Libbey attended the common schools.He moved to Virginia and settled in Hampton in 1863.... |
(1843-1913) | Readjuster Readjuster Party The Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support.... |
1883-1885 | ||
| Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1885-1887 | ||||
| John Love John Love (congressman) John Love was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Growing up, Love pursued in an academic course, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1801, commencing practice in Alexandria, Virginia... |
(.......-1822) | Democratic-Republcian | 1807-1811 | ||
| George Loyall George Loyall George Loyall was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Loyall was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1808.He studied law but did not practice.... |
(1789-1868) | Jacksonian | 1830-1831 | ||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1837 | ||||
| Edward Lucas Edward Lucas (congressman) Edward Lucas was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, merchant and storekeeper from Virginia. He was the brother of William Lucas.... |
(1780-1858) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1837 | ||
| William Lucas William Lucas (politician) William Lucas was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the brother of Edward Lucas.... |
(1800-1877) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1839-1841 | ||
| 1843-1845 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
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| James Machir James Machir James Machir was a United States Representative from Virginia. Machir was member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1793 to 1796. He was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1797, to March 3, 1799. He again served as a member of the Virginia House of... |
(.......-1827) | Federalist | 1797-1799 | ||
| James Madison, Jr. James Madison James Madison, Jr. was an American statesman and political theorist. He was the fourth President of the United States and is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being the primary author of the United States Constitution and at first an opponent of, and then a key author of the United... |
(1751-1836) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1789-1793 | ||
| 1793-1795 | |||||
| Democratic-Republican | 1795-1797 | ||||
| Francis Mallory Francis Mallory Francis Mallory was an American naval officer, physician, politician, and railroad executive.-Biography:... |
(1807-1860) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1837-1839 | ||
| 1840-1843 | |||||
| John O. Marsh, Jr. John Otho Marsh, Jr. John Otho Marsh, Jr. served as the United States Secretary of the Army between 1981 and 1989. He also served in the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1963 to 1971. He graduated from Washington and Lee University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity... |
(b. 1926) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1963-1971 | ||
| James W. Marshall James William Marshall (politician) James William Marshall served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia.Marshall was born near Staunton, Virginia, in Augusta County.... |
(1844-1911) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1893-1895 | ||
| John Marshall John Marshall John Marshall was the Chief Justice of the United States whose court opinions helped lay the basis for American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court of the United States a coequal branch of government along with the legislative and executive branches... |
(1755-1835) | Federalist | 1799-1800 | ||
| Elbert S. Martin Elbert S. Martin Elbert Sevier Martin was a nineteenth century Congressman and newspaper publisher from Virginia. He was the brother of John Preston Martin.-Biography:... |
(1829-1876) | Independent Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1859-1861 | ||
| James M. Mason | (1798-1871) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1837-1839 | ||
| John Y. Mason John Y. Mason John Young Mason was an American politician, diplomat, and United States federal judge.-Early life, education, and career:... |
(1799-1859) | Jacksonian | 1831-1833 | ||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1837 | ||||
| Lewis Maxwell Lewis Maxwell Lewis Maxwell was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Maxwell moved with his mother to Virginia about 1800.He completed a preparatory course.He studied law.... |
(1790-1862) | Adams Republican | 1827-1829 | ||
| National Republican | 1829-1833 | ||||
| Harry L. Maynard Harry L. Maynard Harry Lee Maynard was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Maynard attended the common schools of Norfolk County.... |
(1861-1922) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1901-1911 | ||
| Robert M. Mayo Robert Murphy Mayo Robert Murphy Mayo was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Hague, Virginia, Mayo attended private schools and William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia. He was graduated from Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, Virginia in 1858... |
(1836-1896) | Readjuster Readjuster Party The Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support.... |
1883-1884 | ||
| William M. McCarty William M. McCarty William Mason Mccarty was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at "Cedar Grove," Fairfax County, Virginia, Mccarty received his early education from private tutors.... |
(1789-1863) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1840-1841 | ||
| William McComas William McComas William McComas was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Pearisburg, Virginia, McComas attended private schools and Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia.He engaged in agricultural pursuits and in the practice of law.... |
(1795-1865) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1835 | ||
| National Republican | 1835-1837 | ||||
| William McCoy William McCoy (congressman) William McCoy was an 18th and 19th century politician from Virginia.Born near Warrenton, Virginia, McCoy was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1798 to 1804 and was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1829 and 1830... |
(.......-1864) | Democratic-Republican | 1811-1823 | ||
| 1823-1825 | |||||
| Jackson Republican | 1825-1829 | ||||
| Jacksonian | 1829-1833 | ||||
| James McDowell James McDowell James McDowell was a U.S. Congressman and the 29th Governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846.McDowell was born at "Cherry Grove," near Rockbridge County, Virginia, on October 13, 1795... |
(1795-1851) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1846-1851 | ||
| William R. McKenney William Robertson McKenney William Robertson Mckenney was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Mckenney attended McCabe's University School at Petersburg and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. He taught school. He graduated from the law school of the University of Virginia in June... |
(1851-1916) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1895-1896 | ||
| Lewis McKenzie Lewis McKenzie Lewis McKenzie was a nineteenth century politician, merchant and railroad president from Virginia.-Biography:... |
(1810-1895) | Unionist National Union Party (United States) The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election, held during the Civil War. State Republican parties did not usually change their name.... |
1863 | ||
| Conservative | 1870-1871 | ||||
| William McKinley William McKinley (Virginia) William McKinley was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Virginia, McKinley completed preparatory studies... |
Democratic-Republican | 1810-1811 | |||
| LaFayette McMullen LaFayette McMullen LaFayette "Fayette" McMullen was a 19th century politician, driver, teamster and banker from the U.S. state of Virginia and Washington Territory.... |
(1805-1880) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1849-1857 | Later served in C.S.A. House | |
| Richard K. Meade Richard Kidder Meade Richard Kidder Meade was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Lawrenceville, Virginia, Meade pursued an academic course.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Petersburg, Virginia.... |
(1803-1862) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1847-1853 | ||
| Charles F. Mercer Charles F. Mercer Charles Fenton Mercer was a nineteenth century politician, U.S. Congressman, and lawyer from Loudoun County, Virginia.... |
(1778-1858) | Federalist | 1817-1823 | ||
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Adams Republican | 1825-1829 | ||||
| National Republican | 1829-1837 | ||||
| Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1837-1839 | Resigned | |||
| Elisha E. Meredith Elisha E. Meredith Elisha Edward Meredith was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Sumter County, Alabama, Meredith attended Hampden–Sydney College, Virginia.He studied law.... |
(1848-1900) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1891-1897 | ||
| John S. Millson John Millson John Singleton Millson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Millson pursued an academic course.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1829 and commenced practice in Norfolk.... |
(1808-1874) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1849-1853 | ||
| 1853-1861 | |||||
| William Milnes, Jr. William Milnes, Jr. William Milnes, Jr. was a nineteenth century congressman and industrialist from Virginia and Pennsylvania.... |
(1827-1889) | Conservative | 1870-1871 | ||
| Andrew J. Montague Andrew Jackson Montague Andrew Jackson Montague was a U.S. politician from Virginia. He served as the 44th Governor of Virginia, from 1902 to 1906, and a Congressman from 1912 until his death in 1937... |
(1862-1937) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1913-1933 | ||
| 1933-1935 | |||||
| 1935-1937 | Died in office | ||||
| Andrew Moore | (1752-1821) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1789-1793 | ||
| 1793-1795 | |||||
| Democratic-Republican | 1795-1797 | ||||
| 1804 | |||||
| R. Walton Moore R. Walton Moore Robert Walton "Judge" Moore was a Virginia lawyer, U.S. Representative from Virginia, Assistant Secretary of State, and one of the few Virginia politicians to embrace the New Deal.... |
(1859-1941) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1919-1931 | ||
| Samuel M. Moore Samuel M. Moore Samuel McDowell Moore was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Andrew Moore.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Moore attended the public schools and Washington College , Lexington, Virginia, where he settled after leaving college.He served as member of the State house of delegates... |
(1796-1875) | National Republican | 1833-1835 | ||
| Thomas L. Moore | (1789-1862) | Democratic-Republcian | 1820-1823 | ||
| James P. Moran, Jr. Jim Moran James Patrick "Jim" Moran, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1991. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located in Northern Virginia and includes the cities of Falls Church and Alexandria, all of Arlington County, and a portion of Fairfax County.Jim Moran was... |
(b. 1945) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1991-Current | ||
| Daniel Morgan Daniel Morgan Daniel Morgan was an American pioneer, soldier, and United States Representative from Virginia. One of the most gifted battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War, he later commanded troops during the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion.-Early years:Most authorities believe that... |
(1736-1802) | Federalist | 1797-1799 | ||
| William S. Morgan William S. Morgan William Stephen Morgan was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Monongalia County, Virginia , Morgan attended the public schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits at White Day, Virginia.... |
(1801-1878) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1835-1839 | ||
| John Morrow John Morrow (Virginia) John Morrow was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Morrow was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Ninth and Tenth Congresses .-Source:... |
Democratic-Republican | 1805-1809 | |||
| Jeremiah Morton Jeremiah Morton Jeremiah Morton was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the younger brother of Florida senator Jackson Morton.... |
(1799-1878) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1849-1851 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Nelson Hugh Nelson (congressman) Hugh Nelson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Thomas Nelson, Jr..Born in Yorktown, Virginia, Nelson completed preparatory studies.... |
(1768-1836) | Democratic-Republican | 1811-1813 | ||
| 1813-1823 | |||||
| Thomas M. Nelson Thomas M. Nelson Thomas Maduit Nelson was a 19th-century politician from Virginia, United States.Born in Oak Hills, Virginia, Nelson attended the common schools as a child. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned a captain to the 10th Infantry Regiment and was later promoted to major in the 13th and 18th... |
(1782-1853) | Democratic-Republican | 1816-1819 | ||
| Joseph Neville Joseph Neville Joseph Neville was an American soldier and statesman from Virginia. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 until 1795-External links:*... |
(1730-1819) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1793-1795 | ||
| Anthony New Anthony New Anthony New was an 18th century and 19th century congressman and lawyer from Virginia and Kentucky.-Biography:Born in Gloucester County, Virginia, New completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar... |
(1747-1833) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1793-1795 | ||
| Democratic-Republican | 1795-1803 | ||||
| 1803-1805 | |||||
| Alexander Newman Alexander Newman Alexander Newman was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia.Born near Orange, Virginia, Newman had pursued in an academic course. He held several local offices before serving in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1836 to 1838 and in the Virginia Senate from 1841 to 1846... |
(1804-1849) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1849 | Died in office | |
| Thomas Newton, Jr. Thomas Newton, Jr. Thomas Newton, Jr. was an American politician. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia.Newton was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1799. He served as a Democratic-Republican in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1801 to March 9, 1830.-External links:*... |
(1768-1847) | Democratic-Republican | 1801-1803 | ||
| 1803-1813 | |||||
| 1813-1823 | |||||
| Adams-Clay Republican | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Adams Republican | 1825-1829 | ||||
| National Republican | 1829-1830 | ||||
| 1831-1833 | |||||
| Willoughby Newton Willoughby Newton Willoughby Newton was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.-Biography:Born at "Lee Hall" near Hague, Virginia, he was the son of Willoughby Newton and Sarah "Sally" Bland Poythress , the widow of Richard "Squire" Lee and daughter of Peter Poythress of "Branchester", and... |
(1802-1874) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1843-1845 | ||
| John Nicholas | (1761-1819) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1793-1795 | ||
| Democratic-Republican | 1795-1801 | ||||
| Wilson C. Nicholas Wilson Cary Nicholas Wilson Cary Nicholas was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1799 to 1804 and was the 19th Governor of Virginia from 1814 to 1816.... |
(1761-1820) | Democratic-Republican | 1807-1809 | ||
| Glenn Nye Glenn Nye Glenn Carlyle Nye III is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party... |
(b. 1974) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
2009-2011 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles T. O'Ferrall | (1840-1905) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1884-1893 | ||
| James R. Olin Jim Olin James Randolph "Jim" Olin was an American politician from the U.S. state of Virginia. From 1983 to 1993, Olin, a Democrat, served in the United States House of Representatives for Virginia's 6th congressional district.... |
(1920-2006) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1983-1993 | ||
| Peter J. Otey Peter J. Otey Peter Johnston Otey was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Otey attended private schools in Lynchburg, and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington in 1859... |
(1840-1902) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1895-1902 | Died in office |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Page | (1744-1808) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1789-1793 | ||
| 1793-1795 | |||||
| Democratic-Republican | 1795-1797 | ||||
| Robert Page Robert Page (Virginia) Robert Page was a United States Representative from Virginia. Born at North End, Gloucester County , he received a liberal education from tutors at home. He attended the College of William and Mary, which he left to join the War of Independence, serving as a captain in the Virginia militia... |
(1765-1840) | Federalist | 1799-1801 | ||
| Josiah Parker Josiah Parker Josiah Parker was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia in the First through Sixth United States Congresses.-Life:... |
(1751-1810) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1789-1793 | ||
| Pro-Administration Pro-Administration Party (United States) Pro-Administration "Party" is a term by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties.Almost the entire... |
1793-1795 | ||||
| Federalist | 1795-1801 | ||||
| Richard Parker | (1810-1893) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1849-1851 | ||
| Severn E. Parker Severn E. Parker Severn Eyre Parker was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia, United States.Born near Eastville, Virginia, Parker attended the common schools as a child. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, serving from 1809 to 1821... |
(1787-1836) | Democratic-Republican | 1819-1821 | ||
| Stanford E. Parris Stanford E. Parris Stanford Elmer "Stan" Parris was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He represented Virginia's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for six two year terms. He served in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Virginia House of Delegates, and also as... |
(b. 1929) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1973-1975 | ||
| 1981-1991 | |||||
| John M. Patton John M. Patton John Mercer Patton was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Patton attended Princeton University and graduated from the medical department at the University of Pennsylvania in 1818. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing... |
(1797-1858) | Jacksonian | 1830-1833 | ||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1838 | Resigned | |||
| John Paul John Paul (1839-1901) John Paul was a U.S. Representative and federal judge from Virginia.Born in Scarborough, Ontario, John Paul attended the common schools in Bowmanville, Ontario. During the Civil War, John Paul entered the Confederate States Army and became a captain in the 1st Virginia Cavalry. He studied law at... |
(1839-1901) | Readjuster Readjuster Party The Readjuster Party was a political coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the American Civil War. Readjusters aspired "to break the power of wealth and established privilege" and to promote public education, a program which attracted biracial support.... |
1881-1883 | ||
| John Paul | (1883-1964) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1922-1923 | ||
| Lewis F. Payne, Jr. Lewis F. Payne, Jr. Lewis Franklin Payne, Jr. is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served the of the state, which covers much of Southside Virginia.... |
(b. 1945) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1988-1997 | ||
| George C. Peery George C. Peery George Campbell Peery was an American Democratic politician, and was the 52nd Governor of Virginia from 1934-1938.... |
(1873-1952) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1923-1929 | ||
| John Pegram John Pegram John Pegram was a U.S. Representative from Virginia and a major general during the War of 1812.Born at the "Bonneville" plantation in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Pegram attended the common schools. As a young adult, he held various local offices and then served as member of the Virginia House of... |
(1773-1831) | Democratic-Republican | 1818-1819 | ||
| John S. Pendleton John Pendleton John Strother Pendleton , nicknamed "The Lone Star", was a nineteenth century congressman, diplomat, lawyer and farmer from Virginia.... |
(1802-1868) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1845-1849 | ||
| Isaac S. Pennybacker Isaac S. Pennybacker Isaac Samuels Pennybacker was an American lawyer, federal judge, and politician from Harrisonburg, Virginia.- Early life and education :Pennybacker was born at Pine Forge, near New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia.... |
(1805-1847) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1837-1839 | ||
| Tom Perriello Tom Perriello Thomas Stuart Price "Tom" Perriello is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes much of Southside Virginia and stretches north to Charlottesville.... |
(b. 1974) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
2009-2011 | ||
| Owen B. Pickett Owen B. Pickett Owen Bradford Pickett was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia.-Early life:... |
(b. 1930) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1987-2001 | ||
| James Pindall James Pindall James Pindall was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Monongalia County, Virginia , Pindall attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1803 and practiced in Morgantown.... |
(1783-1825) | Federalist | 1817-1820 | ||
| James H. Platt, Jr. James H. Platt, Jr. James Henry Platt, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in St. John's, Canada, Platt moved to Burlington, Vermont.He attended the common schools.... |
(1837-1894) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1870-1875 | ||
| James Pleasants James Pleasants James Pleasants, Jr. was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822 and was the 22nd Governor of Virginia from 1822 to 1825. Pleasants was born at “Cold Comfort,” in Powhatan County, Virginia, October 24, 1769. He pursued classical studies and graduated from the College... |
(1769-1836) | Democratic-Republican | 1811-1813 | ||
| 1813-1819 | |||||
| Richard H. Poff Richard Harding Poff Richard Harding Poff was an American politician and judge. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1952, representing Virginia's Sixth District... |
(b. 1923) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1953-1972 | ||
| Charles H. Porter Charles H. Porter Charles Howell Porter was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Cairo, New York, Porter completed preparatory studies.He was graduated from the law university at Albany, New York, in 1853.... |
(1833-1897) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1870-1873 | ||
| Alfred H. Powell Alfred H. Powell Alfred H. Powell was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Loudoun County, Virginia, Powell was graduated from Princeton College.He studied law.... |
(1781-1831) | Adams Republican | 1825-1827 | ||
| Cuthbert Powell Cuthbert Powell Cuthbert Powell was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Leven Powell.Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Powell completed preparatory studies. He studied law and after being admitted to the bar he practiced in Alexandria where he would eventually be elected mayor.Cuthbert Powell moved to Loudon... |
(1775-1849) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1841-1843 | ||
| Leven Powell Leven Powell Leven Powell, also Levin, was a United States Representative from Virginia. He was born near Manassas in Prince William County, Virginia. He studied in private schools. He was deputy sheriff of Prince William County, Virginia, before he moved to Loudoun County in 1763, where he engaged in... |
(1737-1810) | Federalist | 1799-1801 | ||
| Paulus Powell Paulus Powell Paulus Powell was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia.Born in Amherst County, Virginia, Powell attended private schools as a child and went on to attend Amherst College. He held several local offices and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1843 to 1849... |
(1809-1874) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1849-1853 | ||
| 1853-1859 | |||||
| Francis Preston Francis Preston Francis Preston was an American lawyer and politician from Abingdon, Virginia. He served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Virginia in the U.S... |
(1765-1836) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1793-1795 | ||
| Democratic-Republican | 1795-1797 | ||||
| William B. Preston William Ballard Preston William Ballard Preston was a United States political figure. He served as the U.S. Secretary of the Navy between 1849 and 1850... |
(1805-1862) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1847-1849 | ||
| Auburn L. Pridemore | (1837-1900) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1877-1879 | ||
| Roger A. Pryor Roger Atkinson Pryor Roger Atkinson Pryor was both an American politician and a Confederate politician serving as a congressman on both sides. He was also a jurist, serving in the New York Supreme Court, a lawyer, and newspaper editor... |
(1828-1919) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1859-1861 | Later served in C.S.A. House |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian M. Quarles Julian M. Quarles Julian Minor Quarles was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born near Ruther Glen, Virginia. He graduated from the University of Virginia... |
(1848-1929) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1899-1901 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Randolph John Randolph of Roanoke John Randolph , known as John Randolph of Roanoke, was a planter and a Congressman from Virginia, serving in the House of Representatives , the Senate , and also as Minister to Russia... |
(1773-1833) | Democratic-Republican | 1799-1803 | ||
| 1803-1813 | |||||
| 1815-1817 | |||||
| 1819-1823 | |||||
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Jackson Republican | 1825 | ||||
| 1827-1829 | |||||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833 | Died in office | |||
| Thomas M. Randolph, Jr. Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. was a planter, soldier, and politician from Virginia. He served as a member of both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, a Representative in the U.S. Congress, and as the 21st Governor of Virginia, from 1819-1822.He married Martha Jefferson, the oldest daughter of... |
(1768-1828) | Democratic-Republican | 1803-1807 | ||
| William F. Rhea William Francis Rhea William Francis Rhea was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, a Virginia state court judge, and a member of the Virginia State Corporation Commission.... |
(1858-1931) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1899-1903 | ||
| James B. Richmond | (1842-1910) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1879-1881 | ||
| Robert Ridgway Robert Ridgway (congressman) Robert Ridgway was a nineteenth century congressman, lawyer and editor from Virginia.Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Ridgeway attended Emory and Henry College and graduated from the University of Virginia. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Liberty, Virginia... |
(1823-1870) | Conservative | 1870 | Died in office | |
| Scott Rigell Scott Rigell Edward Scott Rigell is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and business career:... |
(b. 1960) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
2011-Current | ||
| Francis E. Rives Francis E. Rives Francis Everod Rives was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Prince George County, near Petersburg, Virginia, Rives completed preparatory studies.... |
(1792-1861) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1837-1841 | ||
| William C. Rives William Cabell Rives William Cabell Rives was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Albemarle County, Virginia. He represented Virginia as a Jackson Democrat in both the U.S. House and Senate and also served as the U.S. minister to France.... |
(1793-1868) | Crawford Republcian | 1823-1825 | ||
| Jackson Republcian | 1825-1829 | ||||
| Jacksonian | 1829 | ||||
| John F. Rixey John Franklin Rixey John Franklin Rixey was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Virginia's 8th congressional district from 1897 to 1907.... |
(1854-1907) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1897-1907 | Died in office | |
| John Roane John Roane John Roane was an eighteenth and nineteenth century politician from Virginia. He was the father of congressman John J. Roane.... |
(1766-1838) | Democratic-Republican | 1809-1813 | ||
| 1813-1815 | |||||
| Jackson Republican | 1827-1829 | ||||
| Jacksonian | 1829-1831 | ||||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1835-1837 | ||||
| John J. Roane John J. Roane John Jones Roane was a nineteenth century clerk and congressman from Virginia. He was the son of congressman John Roane.Roane was born in Essex County, Virginia to politician John Roane... |
(1794-1869) | Jacksonian | 1831-1833 | ||
| William H. Roane William H. Roane William Henry Roane was a politician from Virginia. He was the son of Judge Spencer Roane and the grandson of founding father Patrick Henry.Born in Virginia, Roane pursued in preparatory studies as a young man... |
(1787-1845) | Democratic-Republican | 1815-1817 | ||
| A. Willis Robertson Absalom Willis Robertson Absalom Willis Robertson was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Lexington, Virginia. Also known as A. Willis Robertson, he represented Virginia in both the U.S... |
(1887-1971) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1933-1935 | ||
| 1935-1946 | |||||
| John Robertson | (1787-1873) | National Republican | 1834-1837 | ||
| Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1837-1839 | ||||
| Edward J. Robeson, Jr. Edward J. Robeson, Jr. Edward John Robeson, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Waynesville, North Carolina, Robeson moved from Wythe County, Virginia, with his parents to Cartersville, Georgia, in 1891.... |
(1890-1966) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1950-1959 | ||
| J. Kenneth Robinson J. Kenneth Robinson James Kenneth Robinson was a State Senator and U.S. Representative from Virginia.-Early life and career:Born in Winchester, Virginia, Robinson attended the public schools of Winchester. He graduated with a B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia in 1937. He served as... |
(1916-1990) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1971-1985 | ||
| Robert Rutherford Robert Rutherford Robert Rutherford was an American pioneer, soldier and statesman from western Virginia. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 until 1797.... |
(1728-1803) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1793-1795 | ||
| Democratic-Republican | 1795-1797 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green B. Samuels Green Berry Samuels Green Berry Samuels was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He pursued classical studies then he studied law under Judge Henry St. George Tucker. He was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced the practice of law while he resided at Woodstock, Virginia. He was elected as a Democrat to the... |
(1806-1859) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1839-1841 | ||
| David E. Satterfield, Jr. Dave E. Satterfield, Jr. Dave Edward Satterfield, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district. He took office on November 2, 1937 after a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Andrew J... |
(1894-1946) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1937-1945 | ||
| David E. Satterfield III David E. Satterfield III David Edward Satterfield III was a U.S. Representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district. He served eight consecutive terms from 1965 until 1981. His father, Dave E... |
(b. 1920) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1965-1981 | ||
| Edward W. Saunders Edward W. Saunders Edward Watts Saunders was born in Franklin County, Virginia. His primary education was received from tutors at home and at Bellevue Academy in Bedford County. From the Academy, he entered the University of Virginia. After graduation, he joined Professor F.P. Brent in conducting a classical... |
(1860-1921) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1906-1920 | ||
| Edward L. Schrock Ed Schrock Edward Lee "Ed" Schrock is a retired career Naval officer and former Republican politician who served as a member of the U.S... |
(b. 1941) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
2001-2005 | ||
| Robert C. Scott Robert C. Scott Robert Cortez "Bobby" Scott is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... |
(b. 1947) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1993-Current | ||
| William L. Scott William L. Scott William Lloyd Scott was a Republican politician from Virginia.Scott was born in Williamsburg, Virginia. He received a law degree from George Washington University, and was employed by the federal government 1934–1961, principally as trial attorney with Department of Justice... |
(1915-1997) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1967-1973 | ||
| James A. Seddon James Seddon James Alexander Seddon was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms in the U.S. Congress as a member of the Democratic Party. He was appointed Confederate States Secretary of War by Jefferson Davis during the American Civil War.-Biography:Seddon was born in Falmouth, Stafford County,... |
(1815-1880) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1845-1847 | ||
| 1849-1851 | |||||
| Joseph E. Segar Joseph Segar Joseph Eggleston Segar was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.-Early life:Born in King William County, Virginia, Segar attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced law... |
(1804-1880) | Unionist National Union Party (United States) The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election, held during the Civil War. State Republican parties did not usually change their name.... |
1862-1863 | ||
| James B. Sener James Beverly Sener James Beverley Sener was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Sener attended private schools and in 1859 was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. He earned a law degree from Washington College at Lexington in 1860... |
(1837-1903) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1873-1875 | ||
| Joseph C. Shaffer Joseph Crockett Shaffer Joseph Crockett Shaffer was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Wytheville, Virginia, Shaffer attended the Wytheville public schools.... |
(1880-1958) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1929-1931 | ||
| Daniel Sheffey Daniel Sheffey Daniel Sheffey was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Frederick, Maryland, Sheffey pursued classical studies.Apprenticed as a shoemaker in his father's shop.He moved to Wytheville, Virginia, in 1791.... |
(1770-1830) | Federalist | 1809-1817 | ||
| Norman Sisisky Norman Sisisky Norman Sisisky was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1983 to 2001, representing the 4th District. He was a leader of the Blue Dog Coalition and one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress at the time.Sisisky was born in Baltimore, Maryland... |
(1927-2001) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1983-2001 | Died in office | |
| D. French Slaughter, Jr. D. French Slaughter, Jr. Daniel French Slaughter, Jr. was an American politician.-Early life and education:Daniel Slaughter Jr. was born in Culpeper, Virginia and attended public schools in Culpeper County. He attended Virginia Military Institute and graduated in 1953 with a B.A. and LL.B... |
(1925-1998) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1985-1991 | ||
| Campbell Slemp Campbell Slemp Campbell Slemp , was an American Republican politician, and a United States Representative from the 9th District of Virginia from 1903 to 1907, during the 58th, 59th, and 60th Congresses.... |
(1839-1907) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1903-1907 | Died in office | |
| C. Bascom Slemp C. Bascom Slemp Campbell Bascom Slemp was an American Republican politician. He was a six-time United States congressman from Virginia's 9th congressional district from 1907 to 1922 and served as the presidential secretary to President Calvin Coolidge... |
(1870-1943) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1907-1923 | ||
| Arthur Smith Arthur Smith (U.S. Representative) Arthur Smith was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at "Windsor Castle," near Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Smith attended an academy at Smithfield, Virginia, and graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in... |
(1785-1853) | Democratic-Republican | 1821-1823 | ||
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Ballard Smith Ballard Smith Ballard Smith was a soldier and congressman from Virginia.Smith was born in Hanover County, Virginia. In the Revolutionary War, he rose to the now-defunct rank of captain lieutenant in the 1st Virginia Regiment of the Continental Army... |
Democratic-Republican | 1815-1821 | |||
| Howard W. Smith Howard W. Smith Howard Worth Smith , Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia, was a leader of the conservative coalition who supported both racial segregation and women's rights.-Early life and education:... |
(1883-1976) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1931-1933 | ||
| 1933-1935 | |||||
| 1935-1967 | |||||
| John Smith John Smith (Virginia) John Smith was a United States Representative from Virginia; born at Shooter's Hill, near Locust Hill, Middlesex County, Va., May 7, 1750; moved to Frederick County, Va., in 1773 and engaged in planting at Hackwood, near Winchester; commissioned a justice of the peace in 1773; served in Dunmore's... |
(1750-1836) | Democratic-Republican | 1801-1803 | ||
| 1803-1815 | |||||
| John A. Smith John Ambler Smith John Ambler Smith was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at Village View, near Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia, Smith attended the rural school and was educated at David Turner's high school at Richmond.... |
(1847-1892) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1873-1875 | ||
| William Smith William Smith (congressman) William Smith was an eighteenth and nineteenth century congressman from Virginia.Born in Chesterfield, Virginia, Smith completed preparatory studies and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1782... |
Democratic-Republican | 1821-1823 | |||
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Jackson Republican | 1825-1827 | ||||
| William Smith | (1797-1887) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1841-1843 | ||
| 1853-1861 | Later served in the C.S.A. House | ||||
| Alexander Smyth Alexander Smyth Alexander Smyth was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from Virginia, who served in the United States House of Representatives and as a general during the War of 1812.-Biography:... |
(1765-1830) | Democratic-Republican | 1817-1823 | ||
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Jackson Republican | 1827-1829 | ||||
| Jacksonian | 1829-1830 | Died in office | |||
| John F. Snodgrass John F. Snodgrass John Fryall Snodgrass was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Berkeley County, Virginia , Snodgrass completed preparatory studies.He studied law.... |
(1804-1854) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1853-1854 | Died in office | |
| Robert G. Southall Robert G. Southall Robert Goode Southall , was an American politician and lawyer, noteworthy as the U.S. Representative from Virginia.... |
(1852-1924) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1903-1907 | ||
| Thomas B. Stanley Thomas Bahnson Stanley Thomas Bahnson Stanley was an American politician, manufacturer and Holstein cattle breeder.-Early life:... |
(1890-1970) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1946-1953 | ||
| Lewis Steenrod Lewis Steenrod Lewis Steenrod was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born near Wheeling, Virginia , Steenrod attended the common schools as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1835, commencing practice in Wheeling... |
(1810-1862) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1839-1843 | ||
| 1843-1845 | |||||
| James Stephenson James Stephenson (congressman) James Stephenson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Stephenson moved to Martinsburg, Virginia .Volunteer rifleman under General St... |
(1764-1833) | Federalist | 1803-1805 | ||
| 1809-1811 | |||||
| 1822-1823 | |||||
| Crawford Federalist | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Andrew Stevenson Andrew Stevenson Andrew Stevenson was a Democratic politician in the United States. Educated at the College of William and Mary, he married three times. His second wife, Sarah Coles, was a cousin of Dolley Madison and sister of Edward Coles, a governor of Illinois... |
(1784-1857) | Democratic-Republican | 1821-1823 | ||
| Crawford Republcian | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Jackson Republcian | 1825-1829 | ||||
| Jacksonian | 1829-1833 | ||||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1834 | Resigned | |||
| William H. H. Stowell | (1840-1922) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1871-1877 | ||
| John Stratton | (1769-1804) | Federalist | 1801-1803 | ||
| George F. Strother George Strother George French Strother was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the father of James French Strother and great-grandfather of another named James French Strother.... |
(1783-1804) | Democratic-Republcian | 1817-1820 | Resigned | |
| James F. Strother James F. Strother James French Strother was a nineteenth-century American politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the son of George Strother and grandfather of another named James French Strother.... |
(1811-1860) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1851-1853 | ||
| Alexander H. H. Stuart Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart was a U.S. political figure. Stuart served as the Secretary of the Interior between 1850 and 1853.-Early years:... |
(1807-1891) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1841-1843 | ||
| Archibald Stuart Archibald Stuart Archibald Stuart was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the first cousin of Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart and the father of Confederate General James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart.... |
(1795-1855) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1837-1839 | ||
| George W. Summers George W. Summers George William Summers was an attorney, politician, and jurist from Virginia .Summers was born in Fairfax County, Virginia, where his father served in the House of Delegates for four terms. His family moved to Kanawha County in 1814... |
(1804-1868) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1841-1843 | ||
| 1843-1845 | |||||
| Claude A. Swanson Claude A. Swanson Claude Augustus Swanson was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Virginia.He served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1893 until 1906, was the 45th Governor of Virginia from 1906 until 1910, and represented Virginia as a United States Senator from 1910 until... |
(1862-1939) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1893-1906 | ||
| Jacob Swoope Jacob Swoope Jacob Swoope was an eighteenth and nineteenth century politician from Virginia.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Swoope attended the common schools as a child. He moved to Staunton, Virginia in 1789 and held several local offices before being elected the first mayor of Staunton under the new... |
(.......-1832) | Federalist | 1809-1811 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
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| John Taliaferro John Taliaferro John Taliaferro was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and librarian from Virginia.-Early life and education:Born on "Hays" near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taliaferro attended the common schools as a child... |
(1768-1852) | Democratic-Republican | 1801-1803 | ||
| 1811-1813 | |||||
| Crawford Republican | 1824-1825 | ||||
| Adams Republican | 1825-1829 | ||||
| National Republican | 1829-1831 | ||||
| 1835-1837 | |||||
| Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1837-1843 | ||||
| Robert Taylor Robert Taylor (congressman) Robert Taylor was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born in Orange Court House, Virginia, Taylor completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar 1783, commencing practice in Orange Court House... |
(1763-1845) | Adams Republican | 1825-1827 | ||
| William Taylor William Taylor (congressman) William Taylor was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.Born in Alexandria, Virginia , Taylor completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Staunton, Virginia... |
(1788-1846) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1843-1846 | Died in office | |
| William P. Taylor William P. Taylor William Penn Taylor was a nineteenth century congressman from Virginia.Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taylor received a limited schooling as a child. He held several local political offices before being elected an Anti-Jacksonian to the United States House of Representatives in 1832, serving... |
National Republcian | 1833-1835 | |||
| Littleton W. Tazewell Littleton Waller Tazewell Littleton Waller Tazewell was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from and the 26th Governor of Virginia.Tazewell, son of Henry Tazewell, was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, where his grandfather Benjamin Waller was a lawyer who taught him Latin... |
(1774-1860) | Democratic-Republican | 1800-1801 | ||
| William Terry | (1824-1888) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1871-1873 | ||
| 1875-1877 | |||||
| Christopher Y. Thomas Christopher Thomas Christopher Yancy Thomas was a politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Thomas attended the common schools as a child and went on to graduate from a private academy in 1838. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1844, commencing practice in Martinsville,... |
(1818-1879) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1874-1875 | ||
| George W. Thompson George W. Thompson George Western Thompson was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio.... |
(1806-1888) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1851-1852 | ||
| Philip R. Thompson Philip R. Thompson Philip Rootes Thompson was an 18th century and 19th century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Thompson was educated by private teachers as a child. He graduated from the College of William and Mary, studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice... |
(1766-1837) | Democratic-Republican | 1801-1803 | ||
| 1803-1807 | |||||
| Robert A. Thompson Robert A. Thompson Robert Augustine Thompson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, father of Thomas Larkin Thompson.Born near Culpeper Court House, Virginia, Thompson attended a private school at Gallipolis, Ohio, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia.He studied law.He was admitted to the... |
(1805-1876) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1847-1849 | ||
| Robert T. Thorp Robert Taylor Thorp Robert Taylor Thorp was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Oxford, North Carolina, Thorp attended Horner Academy, Oxford, North Carolina, and was graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1870.He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced... |
(1850-1938) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1896-1897 | ||
| 1898-1899 | |||||
| William M. Tredway William Tredway William Marshall Tredway was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Farmville in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Tredway completed preparatory studies.... |
(1807-1891) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1845-1847 | ||
| James Trezvant James Trezvant James Trezvant was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Sussex County, Virginia, Trezvant studied law after college... |
(.......-1841) | Jackson Republican | 1825-1829 | ||
| Jacksonian | 1829-1831 | ||||
| Paul S. Trible, Jr. Paul S. Trible, Jr. Paul Seward Trible, Jr. is a former Representative and Senator in the United States Congress from Virginia and current president of Christopher Newport University. Trible graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1968 where he received his Bachelor of Arts in History... |
(b. 1946) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1977-1983 | ||
| Abram Trigg Abram Trigg Abram Trigg was an American farmer and politician from Bedford County, Virginia. He fought with the Virginia militia in the Revolutionary War and represented Virginia 6th congressional district in the U.S. Congress from 1797 until 1804.... |
(1750-.......) | Democratic-Republican | 1797-1803 | ||
| 1803-1809 | |||||
| Connally F. Trigg Connally Findlay Trigg Connally Findlay Trigg was a United States Congressman from Virginia and a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War. He was born in Abingdon, the county seat of Washington County, Virginia. He attended the common schools, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced... |
(1847-1907) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1885-1887 | ||
| John J. Trigg | (1748-1804) | Democratic-Republican | 1797-1803 | ||
| 1803-1804 | Died in office | ||||
| William M. Tuck William M. Tuck William Munford Tuck served as the 55th Governor of Virginia from 1946 to 1950 as a Democrat.He was the youngest son of Halifax County, Virginia tobacco warehouseman Robert James Tuck and Virginia Susan Fritts. Tuck graduated from the College of William and Mary, earning a teacher's certificate.... |
(1896-1983) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1953-1969 | ||
| George Tucker | (1775-1861) | Democratic-Republican | 1819-1823 | ||
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Henry S. Tucker Henry St. George Tucker, Sr. Henry St. George Tucker, Sr. was a Virginia jurist, law professor, and U.S. Congressman .-Biography:Tucker was born in Williamsburg, Virginia on December 29, 1780. As a young man, Tucker pursued classical studies at the College of William & Mary; he graduated in 1798... |
(1780-1848) | Democratic-Republican | 1815-1819 | ||
| Henry S. Tucker III Henry St. George Tucker III Henry St. George Tucker, III was a representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the United States House of Representatives, professor of law, and president of the American Bar Association. He was born to Laura and John Randolph Tucker in Winchester, Virginia, and received a B.L... |
(1853-1932) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1889-1897 | ||
| 1922-1932 | Died in office | ||||
| John R. Tucker John Randolph Tucker (1823-1897) John Randolph Tucker was an American lawyer, author, and politician from Virginia. He was a member of the Tucker family, which was influential in the legal and political affairs of the state of Virginia and the United States for many years.-Early Life and Family:Tucker was born in Winchester,... |
(1823-1897) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1875-1885 | ||
| 1885-1887 | |||||
| Robert Turnbull | (1850-1920) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1910-1913 | ||
| Smith S. Turner Smith S. Turner Smith Spangler Turner was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Turner was born in Warren County, Virginia. He was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, when the Civil War commenced, and was subsequently given an honorary diploma... |
(1842-1898) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1894-1897 | ||
| D. Gardiner Tyler David Gardiner Tyler David Gardiner Tyler , was a U.S. Democratic Party politician.-Early life:He was born in East Hampton, New York and was the first child born to former President John Tyler and his second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler. He was named after his late maternal grandfather, David Gardiner. As a child, he... |
(1846-1927) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1893-1897 | ||
| John Tyler, Jr. John Tyler John Tyler was the tenth President of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected Vice President . He was the first to succeed to the office of President following the death of a predecessor... |
(1790-1862) | Democratic-Republican | 1816-1821 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles H. Upton Charles H. Upton Charles Horace Upton was a nineteenth century politician and statesman from Massachusetts and Virginia.-Biography:... |
(1812-1877) | Unionist National Union Party (United States) The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election, held during the Civil War. State Republican parties did not usually change their name.... |
1861-1862 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Van Swearingen Thomas Van Swearingen Thomas Van Swearingen was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Shepherdstown, Virginia , Van Swearingen attended the common schools.He served as member of the State house of delegates 1814-1816.... |
(1784-1822) | Federalist | 1819-1822 | Died in office | |
| Abraham B. Venable Abraham B. Venable Abraham Bedford Venable was a representative and senator from Virginia. He was the uncle of congressman Abraham Watkins Venable.... |
(1758-1811) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1791-1793 | ||
| 1793-1795 | |||||
| Democratic-Republican | 1795-1799 | ||||
| Edward C. Venable Edward Carrington Venable Edward Carrington Venable was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Hampden-Sydney, in Prince Edward, Virginia, Venable attended the local school, McCabe's University High School, Petersburg, Virginia, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville... |
(1853-1908) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1889-1890 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Waddill, Jr. Edmund Waddill, Jr. Edmund Waddill, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, and later a United States federal judge.-Early life and education:... |
(1855-1931) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1890-1891 | ||
| Francis Walker Francis Walker (Virginia) Francis Walker was an American planter and politician from Albemarle County, Virginia. He was member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1788-91 and again in 1797-1801. He represented Virginia in the U.S. Congress from 1793 to 1795.Francis was the second son, and one of twelve children of Dr.... |
(1764-1806) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
1793-1795 | ||
| Gilbert C. Walker Gilbert Carlton Walker Gilbert Carlton Walker was a United States political figure. He served as the 36th Governor of Virginia, first as a Republican provisional governor between 1869 and 1870, and again as a Democratic elected governor from 1870 to 1874.Walker was born in South Gibson, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.... |
(1833-1885) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1875-1879 | ||
| James A. Walker James A. Walker James Alexander Walker was a Virginia lawyer, politician, and Confederate general during the American Civil War, later serving as a United States Congressman for two terms... |
(1832-1901) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1895-1899 | ||
| William C. Wampler William C. Wampler William Creed Wampler is a former United States Representative from Virginia.Born in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, Wampler attended the public schools in Bristol, Virginia and on May 21, 1943, enlisted in the United States Navy... |
(b. 1926) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1953-1955 | ||
| 1967-1983 | |||||
| Walter A. Watson Walter Allen Watson Walter Allen Watson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.-Life:Born in Nottoway County, Virginia, Watson attended "old field" school, and graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, in 1887.... |
(1867-1919) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1913-1919 | Died in office | |
| Kellian V. Whaley | (1821-1876) | Unionist National Union Party (United States) The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election, held during the Civil War. State Republican parties did not usually change their name.... |
1861-1863 | ||
| Alexander White Alexander White (Virginia) Alexander White was an American planter, lawyer, and politician from Frederick County, Virginia. He was a delegate to the Virginia Convention in 1788 that ratified the U.S. Constitution and represented Virginia in the U.S. House from 1789 to 1793... |
(1738-1804) | Pro-Administration Pro-Administration Party (United States) Pro-Administration "Party" is a term by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington's administration — especially Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's financial policies — prior to the formation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties.Almost the entire... |
1789-1793 | ||
| Francis White Francis White (Virginia) Francis White was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Winchester, Virginia, White attended school in Winchester. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.... |
(.......-1826) | Federalist | 1813-1815 | ||
| Joseph Whitehead | (1867-1938)) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1925-1931 | ||
| Thomas Whitehead Thomas Whitehead Thomas Whitehead was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, editor and merchant from Virginia.-Biography:... |
(1825-1901) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1873-1875 | ||
| G. William Whitehurst G. William Whitehurst George William Whitehurst is a professor and retired politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from the state of Virginia. He began his career as a professor at the Norfolk campus of the College of William and Mary, which became Old Dominion College in 1962... |
(b. 1925) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1969-1987 | ||
| Jared Williams Jared Williams (Virginia) Jared Williams was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Montgomery County, Maryland, Williams pursued classical studies. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1812 to 1817.Williams was elected to the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and... |
(1766-1831) | Democratic-Republican | 1819-1823 | ||
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | ||||
| Alexander Wilson Alexander Wilson (U.S. Representative) Alexander Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Virginia, Wilson completed preparatory studies... |
Democratic-Republican | 1804-1809 | |||
| Edgar C. Wilson Edgar C. Wilson Edgar Campbell Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Thomas Wilson and father of Eugene McLanahan Wilson.... |
(1800-1860) | National Republican | 1833-1835 | ||
| Thomas Wilson | (1765-1826) | Federalist | 1811-1813 | ||
| George D. Wise George D. Wise George Douglas Wise was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of John Sergeant Wise and Richard Alsop Wise and nephew of Henry Alexander Wise.... |
(1831-1898) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1881-1890 | ||
| 1891-1895 | |||||
| Henry A. Wise Henry A. Wise Henry Alexander Wise was an American politician and governor of Virginia, as well as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
(1806-1876) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1837 | ||
| Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1837-1843 | ||||
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1843-1844 | ||||
| Richard A. Wise Richard Alsop Wise Richard Alsop Wise was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Henry Alexander Wise, grandson of John Sergeant, brother of John Sergeant Wise, and cousin of George Douglas Wise.... |
(1843-1900) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1898-1899 | ||
| 1900 | Died in office | ||||
| Robert J. Wittman Rob Wittman Robert J. Wittman is the U.S. Representative for , serving since a special election in 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from the fringes of the Washington suburbs to the Hampton Roads area... |
(b. 1959) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
2007-Current | ||
| Frank R. Wolf | (b. 1939) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1981-Current | ||
| Clifton A. Woodrum Clifton A. Woodrum Clifton Alexander Woodrum was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Woodrum attended the public schools of his native city and the University College of Medicine , Richmond, Virginia.He became a registered pharmacist and engaged in his profession in Roanoke.He studied law at... |
(1887-1950) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1923-1933 | ||
| 1933-1935 | |||||
| 1935-1945 | |||||
| James P. Woods James P. Woods James Pleasant Woods was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Roanoke, Virginia, Woods attended the common schools.He graduated from Roanoke College in 1892.... |
(1868-1948) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1918-1923 |
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| Representative | Lived | Party | District | Years Served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Yost Jacob Yost (Virginia congressman) Jacob Yost was an American politician who represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1887–1889 and 1897-1899.... |
(1853-1933) | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1887-1889 | ||
| 1897-1899 | |||||
| William A. Young William Albin Young William Albin Young was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Young attended the public schools and St... |
(1860-1928) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1897-1898 | ||
| 1899-1900 |
Longest serving Representatives
| Representative | First served | Last served | Length of service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard W. Smith Howard W. Smith Howard Worth Smith , Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia, was a leader of the conservative coalition who supported both racial segregation and women's rights.-Early life and education:... |
March 4, 1931 | January 3, 1967 | 35 years, 9 months, 30 days |
| S. Otis Bland | July 2, 1918 | February 16, 1950 | 31 years, 7 months, 14 days |
| Thomas Newton, Jr. Thomas Newton, Jr. Thomas Newton, Jr. was an American politician. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia.Newton was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1799. He served as a Democratic-Republican in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1801 to March 9, 1830.-External links:*... |
March 4, 1801 | March 3, 1833 | 31 years, 0 months, 5 days |
| Frank R. Wolf | January 3, 1981 | Currently serving | (As of today) |
| Patrick H. Drewry Patrick H. Drewry Patrick Henry Drewry was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Drewry attended the public schools, Petersburg High School, and McCabe's University School.... |
April 27, 1920 | December 21, 1947 | 27 years, 7 months, 24 days |
Shortest serving Representatives
| Representative | First served | Last served | Length of service |
|---|---|---|---|
| William McKinley William McKinley (Virginia) William McKinley was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Virginia, McKinley completed preparatory studies... |
December 21, 1810 | March 3, 1811 | 0 years, 2 months, 10 days |
| John Paul | December 15, 1922 | March 3, 1923 | 0 years, 2 months, 16 days |
| Charles S. Lewis Charles S. Lewis Charles Swearinger Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Clarksburg, Virginia , Lewis attended local schools and Ohio University at Athens.... |
December 4, 1854 | March 3, 1855 | 0 years, 2 months, 27 days |
| Littleton W. Tazewell Littleton Waller Tazewell Littleton Waller Tazewell was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from and the 26th Governor of Virginia.Tazewell, son of Henry Tazewell, was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, where his grandfather Benjamin Waller was a lawyer who taught him Latin... |
November 26, 1800 | March 3, 1801 | 0 years, 3 months, 5 days |
| Joel W. Flood Joel West Flood Joel West Flood , , a Representative from Virginia; born near Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia, August 2, 1894; attended the public schools, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., the University of Virginia, and Oxford University; studied law; was admitted to the bar in... |
November 8, 1932 | March 3, 1933 | 0 years, 3 months, 23 days |
Youngest Representatives
Article I of the United States Constitution mandates the minimum age for a Representative to be 25 years old.| Representative | Date of birth | First served | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| John A. Smith John Ambler Smith John Ambler Smith was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at Village View, near Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia, Smith attended the rural school and was educated at David Turner's high school at Richmond.... |
September 23, 1847 | March 4, 1873 | 25 years, 5 months, 9 days |
| John G. Jackson John G. Jackson (politician) John George Jackson was a U.S. Representative and federal judge from Virginia, the son of George Jackson, brother of Edward B... |
September 22, 1777 | March 4, 1803 | 25 years, 5 months, 10 days |
| John Randolph John Randolph of Roanoke John Randolph , known as John Randolph of Roanoke, was a planter and a Congressman from Virginia, serving in the House of Representatives , the Senate , and also as Minister to Russia... |
June 2, 1773 | March 4, 1799 | 25 years, 9 months, 2 days |
| Littleton W. Tazewell Littleton Waller Tazewell Littleton Waller Tazewell was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from and the 26th Governor of Virginia.Tazewell, son of Henry Tazewell, was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, where his grandfather Benjamin Waller was a lawyer who taught him Latin... |
December 17, 1774 | November 26, 1800 | 25 years, 11 months, 9 days |
| Henry A. Wise Henry A. Wise Henry Alexander Wise was an American politician and governor of Virginia, as well as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
December 3, 1806 | March 4, 1833 | 26 years, 3 months, 1 day |
Oldest Representatives
| Representative | Date of birth | Last served | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard W. Smith Howard W. Smith Howard Worth Smith , Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia, was a leader of the conservative coalition who supported both racial segregation and women's rights.-Early life and education:... |
February 2, 1883 | January 3, 1967 | 83 years, 11 months, 1 day |
| S. Otis Bland | May 4, 1872 | February 16, 1950 | 77 years, 9 months, 12 days |
| Thomas G. Burch Thomas G. Burch Thomas Granville Burch was an American farmer, tobacco manufacturer, and politician from Martinsville, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1931 until 1946. In 1946 he served as a U.S... |
July 3, 1869 | May 31, 1946 | 76 years, 10 months, 28 days |
| Andrew J. Montague Andrew Jackson Montague Andrew Jackson Montague was a U.S. politician from Virginia. He served as the 44th Governor of Virginia, from 1902 to 1906, and a Congressman from 1912 until his death in 1937... |
October 3, 1862 | January 24, 1937 | 74 years, 3 months, 21 days |
| John Taliaferro John Taliaferro John Taliaferro was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and librarian from Virginia.-Early life and education:Born on "Hays" near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taliaferro attended the common schools as a child... |
1768 | March 3, 1843 | At least 74 years, 2 months |
Representatives with the most party affiliations
| Representative | Party | Years |
|---|---|---|
| William S. Archer William S. Archer William Segar Archer was a politician and lawyer from Virginia who served in the United States Senate from 1841 to 1847. He was the nephew of Joseph Eggleston.... (5) |
Democratic-Republican | 1820-1823 |
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | |
| Jackson Republican | 1825-1829 | |
| Jacksonian | 1829-1833 | |
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1835 | |
| Charles F. Mercer Charles F. Mercer Charles Fenton Mercer was a nineteenth century politician, U.S. Congressman, and lawyer from Loudoun County, Virginia.... (5) |
Federalist | 1817-1823 |
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | |
| Adams Republican | 1825-1829 | |
| National Republican | 1829-1837 | |
| Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1837-1839 | |
| Andrew Stevenson Andrew Stevenson Andrew Stevenson was a Democratic politician in the United States. Educated at the College of William and Mary, he married three times. His second wife, Sarah Coles, was a cousin of Dolley Madison and sister of Edward Coles, a governor of Illinois... (5) |
Democratic-Republican | 1821-1823 |
| Crawford Republican | 1823-1825 | |
| Jackson Republican | 1825-1829 | |
| Jacksonian | 1829-1833 | |
| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1833-1834 | |
| John Taliaferro John Taliaferro John Taliaferro was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and librarian from Virginia.-Early life and education:Born on "Hays" near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taliaferro attended the common schools as a child... (5) |
Democratic-Republican | 1801-1813 |
| Crawford Republican | 1824-1825 | |
| Adams Republican | 1825-1829 | |
| National Republican | 1829-1837 | |
| Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
1837-1843 |
Representatives serving the most districts
| Representative | District (and years served) |
|---|---|
| Thomas Newton, Jr. Thomas Newton, Jr. Thomas Newton, Jr. was an American politician. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia.Newton was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1799. He served as a Democratic-Republican in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1801 to March 9, 1830.-External links:*... (4) |
: 1801-1803; : 1803-1813; : 1813-1823; : 1823-1830, 1831-1833 |
| John Randolph John Randolph of Roanoke John Randolph , known as John Randolph of Roanoke, was a planter and a Congressman from Virginia, serving in the House of Representatives , the Senate , and also as Minister to Russia... (4) |
: 1799-1803; : 1803-1813; : 1815-1817, 1819-1823; : 1823-1825, 1827-1829, 1833 |
| John Taliaferro John Taliaferro John Taliaferro was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and librarian from Virginia.-Early life and education:Born on "Hays" near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taliaferro attended the common schools as a child... (4) |
: 1799-1803; : 1811-1813; : 1824-1831; : 1835-1843 |