Burgesses and Delegates
The following is a comprehensive record of individual House members who have represented districts or localities throughout Virginia since 1619*.
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House Members
| First / Middle Name | Last Name / Suffix | Member From | Member To | Locality | Committees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac | Adams | 1828 | 1838 | Patrick | Propositions and Grievances |
| Robert | Alexander | 1836 | 1839 | Northumberland | Agriculture and Manufactures Bonds of Public Officers Register's Office |
| James | Allen | 1824 | 1838 | Lee | Propositions and Grievances |
| William E. | Bailey | 1836 | 1839 | Surry | Claims Enrolled Bills |
| Linn | Banks | 1812 | 1838 | Madison | |
| David | Barnett | 1838 | 1849 | Montgomery | Claims |
| Thomas H. | Bayly | 1836 | 1842 | Accomack | Courts of Justice |
| Lewis | Beard | 1832 | 1849 | Loudoun | Roads and Internal Navigation |
| John M. | Botts | 1833 | 1839 | Henrico | |
| Alexander | Brown | 1835 | 1841 | Nelson | Penitentiary (Chair) Finance |
| Isaiah | Buck | 1833 | 1838 | Morgan | Privileges and Elections |
| Peyton R. | Burwell | 1838 | 1838 | Mecklenburg | Claims |
| Andrew H. | Byrd | 1836 | 1856 | Bath | Claims |
| Benjamin W.S. | Cabell | 1823 | 1838 | Pittsylvania | Bonds of Public Officers (Chair) Militia Laws |
| Wyatt | Cardwell | 1838 | 1858 | Charlotte | Agriculture and Manufactures Enrolled Bills |
| William | Castleman | 1838 | 1838 | Clarke and Warren | Propositions and Grievances Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Augustus A. | Chapman | 1835 | 1841 | Monroe | Courts of Justice |
| Manilius | Chapman | 1838 | 1839 | Giles and Mercer | Schools and Colleges |
| Zaccheus E. | Cheatham | 1832 | 1838 | Campbell | Claims |
| James | Clayton | 1838 | 1838 | Southampton | Bonds of Public Officers Schools and Colleges |
| Tilghman A. | Cobbs | 1829 | 1839 | Bedford | Finance |
| Raphael M. | Conn | 1838 | 1841 | Shenandoah | Militia Laws |
| Valentine Y. | Conway | 1838 | 1839 | Lancaster and Richmond County | Enrolled Bills First Auditor's Office |
| Samuel | Cootes | 1836 | 1845 | Rockingham | Enrolled Bills (Chair) Claims |
| Robert B. | Corbin | 1838 | 1841 | Caroline | First Auditor's Office |
| James H. | Cox | 1837 | 1842 | Chesterfield | Schools and Colleges |
| David | Crawford | 1838 | 1842 | Shenandoah | Armory Clerk's Office |
| Oscar Minor | Crutchfield | 1834 | 1861 | Spotyslvania | Militia Laws Roads and Internal Navigation |
| David | Culbertson | 1838 | 1838 | Scott | Enrolled Bills Penitentiary |
| William E. | Cunningham | 1833 | 1839 | Norfolk Borough | Roads and Internal Navigation |
| William | Daniel Jr | 1831 | 1838 | Campbell | Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Joseph W. | Davis | 1836 | 1839 | Smyth | Privileges and Elections |
| Harvey | Deskins | 1836 | 1851 | Floyd | Privileges and Elections |
| Hudson M. | Dickinson | 1835 | 1838 | Fayette and Nicholas | Enrolled Bills Privileges and Elections |
| Edward | Digges | 1838 | 1838 | Fauquier | Armory Clerk's Office |
| William R. C. | Douglass | 1838 | 1838 | Charles City and New Kent | Claims |
| John R. | Edmunds | 1836 | 1846 | Halifax | Public Library Schools and Colleges |
| Buckner | Fairfax | 1836 | 1851 | Preston | Armory Penitentiary |
| Henry J. | Fisher | 1836 | 1838 | Mason and Jackson | Courts of Justice Finance |
| William | Fitzgerald | 1838 | 1840 | Nottoway | Enrolled Bills Second Auditor's Office |
| Jesse | Flowers | 1838 | 1846 | Harrison | Schools and Colleges |
| James W. | Ford | 1838 | 1842 | Stafford | Clerk's Office (Chair) Executive Expenditures |
| Tillotson | Fryatt | 1838 | 1841 | Berkeley | Propositions and Grievances |
| Hugh A. | Garland | 1833 | 1838 | Mecklenburg | Public Library Schools and Colleges |
| John | Gay | 1838 | 1845 | Pocahontas | Penitentiary |
| James T. | Gleaves | 1838 | 1838 | Wythe | Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Samuel E. | Goodson | 1838 | 1849 | Washington | Clerk's Office Register's Office |
| Hugh | Goodwyn Jr. | 1838 | 1838 | Louisa | Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Harvey | Gray | 1827 | 1838 | Russell | Agriculture and Manufactures Militia Laws |
| William A. | Harrison | 1835 | 1838 | Harrison | Courts of Justice Penitentiary |
| Thomas S. | Haymond | 1838 | 1839 | Monongalia | Register's Office (Chair) Agriculture and Manufactures Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Ambrose P. | Hill | 1818 | 1838 | Culpeper | Propositions and Grievances (Chair) |
| William D. | Hodges | 1838 | 1840 | Nansemond | |
| William G. | Holloway | 1838 | 1842 | Alleghany | Militia Laws |
| Robert T. | Hubard | 1838 | 1843 | Buckingham | Register's Office Treasurer's Accounts |
| Houlder | Hudgins | 1828 | 1838 | Mathews and Middlesex | First Auditor's Office Treasurer's Accounts |
| Rodophil | Jeter | 1818 | 1838 | Amelia | Agriculture and Manufactures First Auditor's Office Register's Office |
| Thomas S. | Keen | 1838 | 1838 | Franklin | Executive Expenditures |
| William | Kinney | 1838 | 1842 | Augusta | Second Auditor's Office (Chair) Schools and Colleges |
| Alfred | Leyburn | 1835 | 1842 | Rockbridge | Public Library |
| George T. F. | Lorimer | 1836 | 1839 | Essex | Agriculture and Manufactures Second Auditor's Office |
| William | Lucas | 1838 | 1838 | Jefferson | Clerk's Office Executive Expenditures |
| Robert T. | Luckett | 1836 | 1838 | Loudoun | Finance Second Auditor's Office Treasurer's Accounts |
| James B. | Mallory | 1826 | 1838 | Brunswick | Armory (Chair) Privileges and Elections |
| Edward C. | Marshall | 1836 | 1838 | Fauquier | Public Library Schools and Colleges |
| William | Martin | 1838 | 1839 | Henry | Armory Register's Office |
| John F. | May | 1825 | 1841 | Petersburg | Courts of Justice (Chair) |
| John P. | Mayberry | 1817 | 1838 | Wood | Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Robert | McCandlish | 1836 | 1838 | James City, York, and Williamsburg | Schools and Colleges |
| William | McConnell | 1838 | 1841 | Ohio | Schools and Colleges |
| William | McCoy Jr. | 1835 | 1839 | Pendleton | Claims Enrolled Bills |
| Jonas | McDonald | 1838 | 1838 | Logan | Second Auditor's Office |
| James | McDowell Jr | 1830 | 1838 | Rockbridge | Schools and Colleges (Chair) |
| John | McPherson | 1838 | 1847 | Page | |
| Jacob | Michaux | 1836 | 1840 | Powhatan | Agriculture and Manufactures Executive Expenditures |
| Thomas P. | Mitchell | 1838 | 1846 | Bedford | Claims |
| Stephen H. | Morgan | 1834 | 1838 | Monongalia | Propositions and Grievances |
| Jesse | Morriss | 1838 | 1838 | Princess Anne | Claims Enrolled Bills |
| John | Mullen | 1828 | 1842 | Hardy | Roads and Internal Navigation |
| John W. | Murdaugh | 1825 | 1838 | Norfolk County | Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Alexander | Newman | 1836 | 1838 | Marshall | First Auditor's Office Penitentiary |
| William | Odell | 1838 | 1841 | Hampshire | Agriculture and Manufactures Register's Office |
| William | Oglesby | 1838 | 1838 | Grayson | Treasurer's Accounts |
| John | Orgain | 1838 | 1840 | Lunenberg | Clerk's Office Penitentiary |
| George | Park | 1838 | 1839 | Hampshire | Armory |
| Solomon | Pasley | 1838 | 1838 | Franklin | Armory |
| Barrett G. | Payne | 1804 | 1845 | Fluvanna | Bonds of Public Officers Propositions and Grievances |
| John S. | Pendleton | 1831 | 1839 | Rappahannock | Privileges and Elections (Chair) |
| John | Peter | 1836 | 1838 | Jefferson | Treasurer's Accounts (Chair) Finance |
| William M. | Peyton | 1838 | 1839 | Botetourt | Roads and Internal Navigation Schools and Colleges |
| Hezekiah Gruber | Pinnell | 1838 | 1838 | Greenbrier | First Auditor's Office |
| Robert J. | Poulson | 1833 | 1845 | Accomack | Treasurer's Accounts |
| John J. | Prince | 1838 | 1841 | Sussex | Armory Clerk's Office |
| Thomas J. | Randolph | 1831 | 1843 | Albemarle | Agriculture and Manufactures (Chair) Schools and Colleges |
| John | Ripley | 1836 | 1838 | Tyler | Propositions and Grievances |
| Alexander | Rives | 1834 | 1842 | Albemarle | Finance (Chair) Courts of Justice |
| Wyndham | Robertson | 1838 | 1841 | Richmond City | Executive Expenditures (Chair) Privileges and Elections |
| Edward | Sangster | 1838 | 1841 | Fairfax | Propositions and Grievances |
| Joseph | Segar | 1836 | 1838 | Northampton | Privileges and Elections |
| Samuel B. | Servant | 1827 | 1839 | Elizabeth City and Warwick | Bonds of Public Officers Second Auditor's Office |
| James T. | Shadwick | 1836 | 1839 | King William | Privileges and Elections |
| William | Shands | 1829 | 1839 | Prince George | Courts of Justice |
| Thomas | Shanks | 1829 | 1839 | Botetourt | Agriculture and Manufactures Finance |
| Joseph H. | Sherrard | 1838 | 1839 | Frederick | First Auditor's Office (Chair) |
| Arthur | Smith | 1836 | 1841 | Isle of Wight | Banks (Chair) Militia Laws (Chair) |
| Daniel | Smith | 1827 | 1854 | Kanawha | Propositions and Grievances Public Library Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Thomas | Smith | 1826 | 1841 | Gloucester | Executive Expenditures |
| Robert V. | Snodgrass | 1836 | 1839 | Berkeley | Armory |
| Thomas | Spencer | 1809 | 1842 | Greensville | Privileges and Elections |
| Gideon A. | Strange | 1835 | 1838 | Fluvanna | Bonds of Public Officers Propositions and Grievances |
| Alexander H. H. | Stuart | 1836 | 1839 | Augusta | Lunatic Asylums (Chair) Courts of Justice |
| Henry | Sturm | 1838 | 1858 | Randolph | Armory |
| Addison | Taliaferro | 1838 | 1838 | Amherst | Finance |
| Campbell | Tarr | 1838 | 1839 | Brooke | Privileges and Elections |
| Edward T. | Tayloe | 1838 | 1841 | King George | Public Library Schools and Colleges |
| Paul | Taylor | 1836 | 1841 | Halifax | Propositions and Grievances |
| Timothy | Taylor Jr. | 1835 | 1842 | Loudoun | Armory |
| Isaac | Thomas | 1838 | 1839 | Rockingham | Privileges and Elections |
| Solomon | Thornburg | 1827 | 1840 | Cabell | Propositions and Grievances |
| Marshall | Triplett | 1838 | 1838 | Braxton and Lewis | Propositions and Grievances |
| Whitmell P. | Tunstall | 1836 | 1848 | Pittsylvania | Courts of Justice |
| Charles | Turnbull | 1833 | 1838 | Brunswick | Claims Finance |
| Alfred J. | Vaughan | 1835 | 1842 | Dinwiddie | Agriculture and Manufactures Bonds of Public Officers |
| Nathaniel E. | Venable | 1836 | 1840 | Prince Edward | Roads and Internal Navigation |
| William G. | Walker | 1838 | 1841 | Westmoreland | Privileges and Elections |
| Joseph S. | Watkins | 1821 | 1839 | Goochland | Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair) |
| Samuel | Watts | 1833 | 1847 | Norfolk County | Militia Laws |
| William L. | White | 1827 | 1843 | Hanover | Armory |
| William N. | Whiting | 1838 | 1838 | Henrico | Bonds of Public Officers
Executive Expenditures |
| John W. | Williams | 1834 | 1838 | Prince William | Claims |
| Allen | Wilson | 1815 | 1840 | Cumberland | Roads and Internal Navigation |
| James W. M. | Witten | 1834 | 1838 | Tazewell | Armory |
| William | Wood | 1830 | 1844 | Frederick | Agriculture and Manufactures Second Auditor's Office Treasurer's Accounts |
| John | Woolfolk | 1826 | 1839 | Orange | Public Library (Chair) Courts of Justice |
| David P. | Wright | 1836 | 1848 | King and Queen | Agriculture and Manufactures |
| Charles | Yancey | 1796 | 1838 | Buckingham | Claims (Chair) |
*The information within this interactive and searchable application has been researched extensively by the House Clerk’s Office. As with any historical records of this age and breadth, there may be discrepancies and/or inconsistencies within records obtained from a variety of credible sources. Any feedback is encouraged at history@house.virginia.gov.