107th Virginia General Assembly
107th Virginia General Assembly | |||||
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![]() Virginia State Capitol (1912) | |||||
Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Virginia General Assembly | ||||
Jurisdiction | Virginia, United States | ||||
Term | January 10, 1912 | – January 14, 1914||||
Senate of Virginia | |||||
Members | 40 senators | ||||
President | J. Taylor Ellyson (D) | ||||
President pro tempore | Edward Echols (D) | ||||
Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
Virginia House of Delegates | |||||
Members | 100 delegates | ||||
Speaker | Richard E. Byrd (D) | ||||
Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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The 107th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Virginia state government following the . It convened on January 14, 1911 in Richmond for one session before adjourning on March 15, 1912.[1]
Party summary[]
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.
Senate[]
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||
End of previous session | 34 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
Begin | 35 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
April 24, 1913 | 34 | 39 | 1 | ||
October 25, 1913 | 33 | 38 | 2 | ||
Latest voting share | 86.84% | 13.16% | |||
Beginning of next session | 35 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
House of Delegates[]
Senate[]
Leadership[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Virginia_senate_districts_1912.png/450px-Virginia_senate_districts_1912.png)
Map of Virginia's senatorial districts as they were in 1912
Office | Officer | |
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President of the Senate | ![]() |
J. Taylor Ellyson (D) |
President pro tempore | ![]() |
Edward Echols (D) |
Majority Floor Leader | ![]() |
Saxon W. Holt (D) |
Minority Floor Leader | ![]() |
Edmund Parr (R) |
Members[]
Changes in membership[]
Senate[]
- April 24, 1913, David C. Cummings, Jr. (D-1st district) dies. His seat remained unfilled until the next regular session.
- October 25, 1913, J. Randolph Tucker (D-22nd district) resigns to accept appointment as a federal judge in the Territory of Alaska. His seat remained unfilled until the next regular session.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia: Session 1912. Richmond: Virginia State Library. 1912. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
Categories:
- Government of Virginia
- Virginia legislative sessions
- 1912 in Virginia
- 1913 in Virginia
- 1912 U.S. legislative sessions
- 1913 U.S. legislative sessions