Virginia's 13th congressional district
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Virginia Congressional District 13 is an obsolete congressional district. Its last Congressman was Elbert S. Martin
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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:...
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Representatives
| Representative | Lived | Party | Term | Note |
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| District created: March 4, 1793 | ||||
| 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... |
March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795 | Declined to run |
| 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 Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1799 | Appt. to VA's Privy Council |
| 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 Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801... |
March 4, 1799 - June 7, 1800 | Appt. US Secretary of State United States Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence... |
| Vacant | June 8, 1800 - November 25, 1800 | Special election | ||
| 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 Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
November 26, 1800 - March 3, 1801 | Defeated |
| 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 Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1801 - March 3, 1803 | Elected in the VA-22 Virginia's 22nd congressional district Virginia Congressional District 22 is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1833 after the 1830 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was Joseph Draper.-Representatives:- References :*... |
| John J. Trigg | (1748-1804) | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1803 - May 17, 1804 | Died |
| Vacant | May 18, 1804 - November 4, 1804 | Special election | ||
| Christopher H. Clark | (1767-1828) | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
November 5, 1804 - July 1, 1806 | Resigned |
| Vacant | July 2, 1806 - November 30, 1806 | Special election | ||
| William A. Burwell William A. Burwell William Armisted Burwell was a nineteenth century congressman and presidential secretary from Virginia.... |
(1780-1821) | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
December 1, 1806 - March 3, 1813 | Elected in VA-14 Virginia's 14th congressional district Virginia Congressional District 14 is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1853 after the 1850 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was James M. H. Beale.-List of representatives:-References:*... |
| 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 Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801... |
March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815 | Declined to run |
| 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 Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1819 | Defeated |
| 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 Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1821 | Defeated |
| 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 Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1823 | Elected in VA-8 Virginia's 8th congressional district Virginia's Eighth Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The residents of the 8th District are currently represented by Democratic Congressman Jim Moran, first elected to the 8th's seat in the U.S... |
| 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) | Crawford Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1823 - February 29, 1824 | Died |
| Vacant | March 1, 1824 - March 23, 1824 | Special election March 1824 | ||
| 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) | Crawford D-R Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 24, 1824 - March 3, 1825 | |
| Adams | March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829 | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1831 | Defeated | ||
| 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) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833 | Elected in VA-10 Virginia's 10th congressional district Virginia's Tenth Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The residents of the 10th District are currently represented by Republican Congressman Frank Wolf, first elected to the 10th's seat in the U.S... |
| 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 | March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837 | |
| 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... |
March 4, 1837 - April 7, 1838 | Declined to run | ||
| Vacant | April 8, 1838 - April 27, 1838 | Special election April 1838 | ||
| 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... |
April 28, 1838 - December 6, 1841 | Election invalid |
| 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... |
December 6, 1841 - March 3, 1843 | Defeated |
| 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... |
March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1847 | Appt. Chargé d'Affaires to Portugal United States Ambassador to Portugal This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Portugal.Bilateral diplomatic relations between the United States and Portugal date from the earliest years of the United States. Following the Revolutionary War, Portugal was the first neutral country to recognize the United States. On February... |
| 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... |
March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849 | Declined to run |
| 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... |
March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1857 | Appt. Governor of Washington Territory Washington Territory The Territory of Washington was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 8, 1853, until November 11, 1889, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Washington.... |
| George W. Hopkins George W. Hopkins George W. Hopkins was a lumberman involved in the removal of tens of thousands of acres of virgin forests in Michigan and Florida.Hopkins was born in 1844 in Virginia. His father soon moved his family to Michigan in search of farm land. Hopkins became a surveyor and map maker at a young age, and... |
(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... |
March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1859 | Declined to run |
| 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 Democrat Independent Democrat Independent Democrat is a term occasionally adopted by American politicians to refer to their party affiliation. Several elected officials, including members of Congress, have identified as " Independent Democrats."... |
March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861 | Defeated |
| Vacant | March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1863 | Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... |
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| District eliminated March 4, 1863 | ||||