Virginia's 15th congressional district
Obsolete US congressional district
Virginia's 15th congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1793 |
Eliminated | 1853 |
Years active | 1793–1853 |
Virginia's 15th congressional district was a congressional district. It was eliminated in 1853 after the 1850 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Sherrard Clemens.
List of members representing the district
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
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District established March 4, 1793 | ||||
![]() James Madison (Montpelier) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | 3rd 4th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Retired. |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | |||
John Dawson | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 | 5th 6th 7th | Elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Re-elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 10th district. |
John Randolph of Roanoke (Roanoke Plantation) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 | 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 16th district and lost re-election. |
John Kerr (Mount Pleasant) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | 13th | Elected in 1813. Lost re-election. |
![]() Matthew Clay (Halifax) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1815 – May 27, 1815 | 14th | Elected in 1815. Died. |
Vacant | May 28, 1815 – October 29, 1815 | |||
John Kerr (Mount Pleasant) | Democratic-Republican | October 30, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | Elected to finish Clay's term. Retired. | |
William J. Lewis (Lynchburg) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | 15th | Elected in 1817. Retired. |
![]() George Tucker (Lynchburg) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 | 16th 17th | Elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
John S. Barbour (Culpeper) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd | Elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Retired. |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | |||
Edward Lucas (Charlestown) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | 23rd 24th | Elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Retired. |
![]() James M. Mason (Winchester) | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | 25th | Elected in 1837. Retired. |
![]() William Lucas (Charlestown) | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | 26th | Elected in 1839. Lost re-election. |
Richard W. Barton (Winchester) | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | 27th | Elected in 1841. Lost re-election. |
Lewis Steenrod (Wheeling) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | Elected in 1843. Retired. |
![]() William G. Brown (Kingwood) | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 | 29th 30th | Elected in 1845. Re-elected in 1847. Lost re-election. |
Alexander Newman (Wheeling) | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – September 8, 1849 | 31st | Elected in 1849. Died. |
Vacant | September 9, 1849 – November 7, 1849 | |||
Thomas S. Haymond (Fairmont) | Whig | November 8, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | Elected to finish Newman's term. Lost re-election. | |
![]() George W. Thompson (Wheeling) | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – July 30, 1852 | 32nd | Elected in 1851. Resigned to become Circuit Court judge. |
Vacant | July 31, 1852 – December 5, 1852 | |||
![]() Sherrard Clemens (Wheeling) | Democratic | December 6, 1852 – March 3, 1853 | Elected to finish Thompson's term. Retired. | |
District dissolved March 4, 1853 |
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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- See also
- Virginia's past and present representatives, senators, and delegations
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