Virginia's 18th congressional district
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Virginia Congressional District 18 is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. Census
. Its last Congressman was George W. Hopkins
.
United States Census, 1840
The United States Census of 1840 was the sixth census of the United States. Conducted by the Bureau of the Census on June 1, 1840, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 17,069,453 — an increase of 32.7 percent over the 12,866,020 persons enumerated during the 1830...
. Its last Congressman was George W. Hopkins
George Washington Hopkins
George Washington Hopkins was a nineteenth century United States politician, diplomat, lawyer, judge and teacher....
.
List of representatives
| Representative | Lived | Party | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created: March 4, 1793 | ||||
| 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... |
March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795 | |
| 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, 1801 | Declined to run | ||
| 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 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 to |
| 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 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 - March 3, 1813 | Elected to |
| 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 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, 1813 - July 4, 1816 | Died |
| Vacant | July 5, 1816 - December 3, 1816 | Special Election | ||
| 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 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 4, 1816 - March 3, 1819 | Declined to run |
| 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 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, 1823 | Elected to |
| 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) | Jacksonian 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 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 | |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1827 | Defeated | ||
| 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 | March 4, 1827 - March 3, 1829 | Defeated |
| 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) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 - November 19, 1832 | Died |
| Vacant | November 20, 1832 - January 20, 1833 | Special election | ||
| 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) | Jacksonian | January 21, 1833 - March 3, 1833 | Declined to run |
| 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) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835 | Defeated |
| George W. Hopkins George Washington Hopkins George Washington Hopkins was a nineteenth century United States politician, diplomat, lawyer, judge and teacher.... |
(1804–1861) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 - 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 - March 3, 1839 | |||
| Conservative | March 4, 1839 - March 3, 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... |
March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843 | Elected to | ||
| District eliminated March 4, 1843 | ||||