Virginia's 18th congressional district
Virginia's 18th congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1793 |
Eliminated | 1843 |
Years active | 1793–1843 |
Virginia's 18th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. census. Its last congressman was George W. Hopkins.
List of members representing the district
Representative | Party | Term | Cong ress | Electoral history |
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District established March 4, 1793 | ||||
John Nicholas (Williamsburg) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | 3rd 4th 5th 6th | Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Retired. |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801 | |||
![]() Philip R. Thompson (Fairfax) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 | 7th | Elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 9th district. |
![]() Peterson Goodwyn (Petersburg) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 | 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th | Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 19th district. |
Thomas Gholson, Jr. (Brunswick) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – July 4, 1816 | 13th 14th | Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Died. |
Vacant | July 5, 1816 – December 3, 1816 | 14th | ||
![]() Thomas M. Nelson (Mecklenburg County) | Democratic-Republican | December 4, 1816 – March 3, 1819 | 14th 15th | Elected to finish Gholson's term. Re-elected in 1817. Retired. |
Mark Alexander (Lombardy Grove) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 | 16th 17th | Elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
![]() Joseph Johnson (Bridgeport) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th 19th | Elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Lost re-election. |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | |||
Isaac Leffler (Wheeling) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | 20th | Elected in 1827. Lost re-election. |
![]() Philip Doddridge (Wellsburg) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – November 19, 1832 | 21st 22nd | Elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Died. |
Vacant | November 20, 1832 – January 20, 1833 | 22nd | ||
![]() Joseph Johnson (Bridgeport) | Jacksonian | January 21, 1833 – March 3, 1833 | Elected January 1, 1833 to finish Doddridge's term and seated January 21, 1833. Retired. | |
John H. Fulton (Abingdon) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | 23rd | Elected in 1833. Lost re-election. |
![]() George W. Hopkins (Lebanon) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | 24th 25th 26th 27th | Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 13th district. |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | |||
Conservative | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | |||
Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |||
District dissolved March 4, 1843 |
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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- Virginia's past and present representatives, senators, and delegations
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