Virginia's 15th congressional district
Virginia's 15th congressional district is an obsolete 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 created March 4, 1793 | ||||
James Madison |
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 |
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 | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th | Elected in 1813. Lost re-election. |
Matthew Clay |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1815 – May 27, 1815 |
14th | Elected in 1815. Died. |
Vacant | May 28, 1815 – October 29, 1815 |
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John Kerr | Democratic-Republican | October 30, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
Elected to finish Clay's term. Retired. | |
William J. Lewis | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
15th | Elected in 1817. Retired. |
George Tucker |
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 | 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 | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th |
Elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Retired. |
James M. Mason |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
25th | Elected in 1837. Retired. |
William Lucas |
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
26th | Elected in 1839. Lost re-election. |
Richard W. Barton | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1841. Lost re-election. |
Lewis Steenrod | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1843. Retired. |
William G. Brown |
Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
29th 30th |
Elected in 1845. Re-elected in 1847. Lost re-election. |
Alexander Newman | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – September 8, 1849 |
31st | Elected in 1849. Died. |
Vacant | September 9, 1849 – November 7, 1849 |
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Thomas S. Haymond | Whig | November 8, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
. Lost re-election. | |
George W. Thompson |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – July 30, 1852 |
32nd | Elected in 1851. Resigned to become Circuit Court judge. |
Vacant | July 31, 1852 – December 5, 1852 |
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Sherrard Clemens |
Democratic | December 6, 1852 – March 3, 1853 |
. Retired. | |
District eliminated 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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- Congressional districts of Virginia
- Obsolete United States congressional districts
- 1793 establishments in Virginia
- Constituencies established in 1793
- Constituencies disestablished in 1853
- 1853 disestablishments in Virginia
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