Virginia's 20th congressional district

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Virginia's 20th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was Samuel L. Hays.

List of members representing the district[]

Representative Party Term Cong
ress 		Electoral history
District created March 4, 1803
Portrait of Thomas Newton, Jr. (1768-1847).jpg
Thomas Newton Jr. 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1813 		8th
9th
10th
11th
12th 		Redistricted from the 11th 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 21st district.
James Johnson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –
February 2, 1820 		13th
14th
15th
16th 		Elected in 1813.
Re-elected in 1815.
Re-elected in 1817.
Re-elected in 1819.
Resigned to become Norfolk Customs Collector.
Vacant February 2, 1820 –
August 28, 1820 		16th
John C. Gray Democratic-Republican August 28, 1820 –
March 3, 1821 		Elected to finish Johnson's term.
Lost re-election.
Arthur Smith Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823 		17th Elected in 1821.
Retired.
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John Floyd 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825 		18th
19th
20th 		Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired.
Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829
Robert Craig Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1833 		21st
22nd 		Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Lost re-election.
John J. Allen Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835 		23rd Elected in 1833.
Lost re-election.
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Joseph Johnson 		Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837 		24th Elected in 1835.
[data unknown/missing]
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841 		25th
26th 		Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Retired.
Samuel Lewis Hays.jpg
Samuel L. Hays 		Democratic March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843 		27th Elected in 1841.
Lost re-election.
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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