Virginia's 16th congressional district
Virginia's 16th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was William A. Harris.
List of members representing the district[]
Representative | Party | Term | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
---|---|---|---|---|
District created March 4, 1793 | ||||
Anthony New | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Re-elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 11th district. |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1803 | |||
John W. Eppes |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1811 |
8th 9th 10th 11th |
Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Moved to the 15th district and lost re-election. |
James Pleasants |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
12th | Elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 17th district. |
John W. Eppes |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th | Elected in 1813. Lost re-election. |
John Randolph |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
14th | Elected in 1815. Retired. |
Archibald Austin | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
15th | Elected in 1817. Retired. |
John Randolph |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 |
16th 17th |
Elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
James Stephenson | Crawford Federalist | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1823. Retired. |
William Armstrong | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 |
19th 20th 21st 22nd |
Elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Retired. |
James M. H. Beale | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th |
Elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Retired. |
Isaac S. Pennybacker |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
25th | Elected in 1837. Appt. District Court judge. |
Green B. Samuels |
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
26th | Elected in 1839. Retired. |
William A. Harris | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1841. Retired. |
District eliminated 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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- Congressional districts of Virginia
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- Constituencies established in 1793
- Constituencies disestablished in 1843
- 1793 establishments in Virginia
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