108th Virginia General Assembly
108th Virginia General Assembly | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Virginia General Assembly | ||||
Jurisdiction | Virginia, United States | ||||
Term | January 14, 1914 | – January 12, 1916||||
Senate of Virginia | |||||
Members | 40 senators | ||||
President | J. Taylor Ellyson (D) | ||||
President pro tempore | Edward Echols (D) until December 19, 1914 C. Harding Walker (D) from January 13, 1915 | ||||
Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
Virginia House of Delegates | |||||
Members | 100 delegates | ||||
Speaker | Edwin P. Cox (D) | ||||
Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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The 108th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Virginia state government from 1914 to 1916, after the . It convened in Richmond for two sessions.[1][2][3]
Background[]
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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 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 1 |
Begin | 35 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
April 8, 1914 | 34 | 39 | 1 | ||
April 13, 1914 | 33 | 38 | 2 | ||
June 25, 1914 | 32 | 37 | 3 | ||
December 19, 1914 | 31 | 36 | 4 | ||
January 13, 1915 | 34 | 39 | 1 | ||
January 23, 1915 | 35 | 40 | 0 | ||
Latest voting share | 88% | 13% | |||
Beginning of next session | 35 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
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 1914
Office | Officer | |
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President of the Senate | ![]() |
J. Taylor Ellyson (D) |
President pro tempore | ![]() |
Edward Echols (D) until December 19, 1914 |
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C. Harding Walker (D) from January 13, 1915 | |
Majority Floor Leader | ![]() |
Saxon W. Holt (D) |
Minority Floor Leader | ![]() |
Edmund Parr (R) |
Members[]
Changes in membership[]
Senate[]
- April 8, 1914, John M. Hart (D-4th district) resigns to accept appointment as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Western District of Virginia. Replaced by William L. Andrews at start of extra session.
- April 13, 1914, Richard C. L. Moncure (D-13th district) resigns to accept appointment as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Eastern District of Virginia. Replaced by C. O'Conor Goolrick at start of extra session.
- June 25, 1914, Samuel T. Montague (D-33rd district) resigned to become postmaster of Portsmouth. Replaced by William C. Corbitt at start of extra session.
- December 19, 1914, Edward Echols (D-9th district) dies. Replaced by at start of extra session.
House of Delegates[]
Leadership[]
Office | Officer | |
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Speaker of the House | Edwin P. Cox (D) | |
Majority Floor Leader | Martin Williams (D) | |
Minority Floor Leader | (R) |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia: Session 1914. Richmond: Virginia State Library. 1914. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Session 1914. Richmond: Virginia State Library. 1914. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Session 1915. Richmond: Virginia State Library. 1915. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
Categories:
- Government of Virginia
- Virginia legislative sessions
- 1914 in Virginia
- 1915 in Virginia
- 1914 U.S. legislative sessions
- 1915 U.S. legislative sessions