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The following is a comprehensive record of individual House members who have represented districts or localities throughout Virginia since 1619*.

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First / Middle Name	Last Name / Suffix	Member From	Member To	Locality	Committees
John B.	Allen	1871	1873	Botetourt	Claims Immigration Labor and the Poor
Matthew G.	Anderson	1871	1873	Louisa	Counties, Cities and Towns Propositions and Grievances
Edmund R.	Bagwell	1869	1877	Accomack	Executive Expenditures (Chair) Chesapeake and its Tributaries Finance
George E.	Beaton	1871	1875	Southampton	Claims Executive Expenditures
George T.	Berger	1871	1873	Pittsylvania	Banks, Currency and Commerce Immigration Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
Silas G.	Bernard	1871	1873	Franklin	Agriculture and Mining Public Property
E.S.	Bishop	1871	1873	Lee	Agriculture and Mining Asylums and Prisons
Stith	Bolling	1869	1873	Lunenberg	Chesapeake and its Tributaries (1872-1873) Immigration (1872-1873)
George W.	Booker	1871	1873	Henry	Banks, Currency and Commerce (Chair) Courts of Justice Immigration
Thomas R.	Borland	1871	1873	Norfolk City	Courts of Justice Retrenchment and the Economy
George	Bouton	1871	1873	Madison	Finance Retrenchment and the Economy
Henry	Bowen	1869	1873	Tazewell	Militia and Police Privileges and Elections Public Property
Lemuel C.	Bristow	1869	1877	Middlesex	Chesapeake and its Tributaries Labor and the Poor Privileges and Elections
James V.	Brooke	1863	1873	Fauquier	Courts of Justice (Chair) Resolutions
John G.	Brown	1871	1873	Charlotte	Agriculture and Mining Labor and the Poor
John Thompson	Brown	1871	1873	Richmond City	Asylums and Prisons Roads and Internal Navigation
Lewis H.	Bryant	1871	1874	Grayson	Claims Retrenchment and Economy
William A.	Bryant	1869	1871	Prince William	Agriculture and Mining Claims Labor and the Poor Retrenchment and the Economy
Robert C.	Burkholder	1869	1873	Campbell	Public Property (Chair) Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
John D.	Butler	1863	1873	Caroline	Asylums and Prisons Retrenchment and the Economy
James L.	Campbell	1871	1875	Bedford	Agriculture and Mining Roads and Internal Navigation
Jack	Carter	1871	1873	Russell	Counties, Cities and Towns Finance Public Property
Peter Jacob	Carter	1871	1879	Northampton	Agriculture and Mining Claims Committee (Dates Unknown) Militia and Police Committee (Dates Unknown) Retrenchment and Economy
Thomas J.	Christian	1871	1873	Mathews	Counties, Cities and Towns Roads and Internal Navigation
William I.	Clopton	1871	1873	Chesterfield	Courts of Justice Militia and Police Resolutions
Robert A.	Coghill	1871	1882	Amherst and Nelson	Counties, Cities and Towns (Chair) Courts of Justice
Asa	Coleman	1871	1873	Halifax	Asylums and Prisons
A.B.	Cottrell	1871	1873	Henrico	Claims Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Henry	Cox	1869	1877	Powhatan	Labor and the Poor Committee (Dates Unknown) Militia and Police Officers and Offices at the Capitol Committee (Dates Unknown)
James P.	Critz	1871	1877	Patrick	Manufactures and Mechanic Arts (Chair) Executive Expenditures
A. C.	Cummings	1863	1873	Washington	Privileges and Elections (Chair) Finance
Martin	Dalton	1871	1882	Carroll	Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Propositions and Grievances
R. T.	Daniel	1871	1873	Richmond City	Finance (Chair)
McDowell	Delaney	1871	1873	Amelia	Claims Retrenchment and Economy
George E.	Deneale	1871	1873	Rockingham	Roads and Internal Navigation Rules
William A.	Donald	1871	1873	Rockbridge	Chesapeake and its Tributaries Finance Retrenchment and the Economy
James H.	Dooley	1871	1877	Richmond City	Courts of Justice Militia and Police
W. W.	Douglass	1871	1873	Richmond County	Enrolled Bills Finance Schools and Colleges
Jesse	Dungey	1871	1873	King William	Agriculture and Mining Officers and Offices at the Capitol
J. A.	Early	1871	1873	Albemarle	Counties, Cities and Towns Enrolled Bills
Wyatt M. Moseley	Elliott	1871	1873	Appomattox	Militia and Police (Chair) Counties, Cities and Towns Immigration
Joseph P.	Evans	1871	1873	Petersburg	Counties, Cities and Towns Privileges and Elections
G. B.	Fitzgerald	1871	1873	Roanoke	Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Schools and Colleges
Spencer D.	Fletcher	1871	1873	Accomack	Agriculture and Mining Labor and the Poor
John	Freeman	1871	1873	Halifax	Public Property
Abram	Fulkerson	1871	1887	Washington	Asylums and Prisions (1872-1873) Immigration Officers and Offices at the Capitol Schools and Colleges
Reuben E.	Gardner	1871	1875	Hanover	Retrenchment and the Economy Schools and Colleges
James S.	Gilliam	1871	1873	Northumberland	Public Property Retrenchment and the Economy
William	Gilliam	1871	1875	Prince George	Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
William S.	Gilman	1871	1877	Richmond City	Library Schools and Colleges
Joseph J.	Graham	1857	1873	Wythe	Agriculture and Mining Propositions and Grievances
William F.	Graves	1871	1884	Bedford	Counties, Cities and Towns Finance
Alphonse A.	Gray	1871	1877	Fluvanna	Courts of Justice Resolutions
John N.	Gresham	1871	1873	King and Queen	Claims Enrolled Bills
Frederick	Griffith	1871	1875	Westmoreland	Enrolled Bills Privileges and Elections
Ross	Hamilton	1869	1889	Mecklenburg	Executive Expenditures Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
James Marshall	Hanger	1869	1882	Augusta	Rules (Chair)
William G.	Hardesty	1871	1879	Clarke	Privileges and Elections Resolutions
George R.	Head	1871	1880	Loudoun	Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Roads and Internal Navigation
J. C.	Hill	1869	1873	Albemarle	Schools and Colleges (Chair) Roads and Internal Navigation
Edward	Irvine	1871	1873	Campbell	Labor and the Poor Resolutions
Edward	James	1852	1873	Princess Anne	Banks, Currency and Commerce Chesapeake and its Tributaries Labor and the Poor
Peter K.	Jones	1869	1877	Greensville	Officers & Offices at the Capitol Committee (Dates Unknown) Privileges and Elections
Rufus Sibb	Jones	1871	1875	Elizabeth City and Warwick	Schools and Colleges
Warner T.	Jones	1855	1873	Gloucester	House Expenses (Chair) Chesapeake and its Tributaries Courts of Justice Militia and Police
Joseph	Jorgenson	1871	1873	Prince Edward	Immigration Retrenchment and the Economy Schools and Colleges
James H.	Kelly	1869	1873	Spotsylvania	Printing (Chair) Chesapeake and its Tributaries Roads and Internal Navigation
Henry M.	Keyser	1869	1879	Page	Asylums and Prisons Chesapeake and its Tributaries
E. D.	Kincheloe	1871	1873	Fauquier	Enrolled Bills Propositions and Grievances
C. W.	Lassiter	1871	1873	Nansemond	Claims Printing
John W.	Lawson	1869	1884	Isle of Wight	Asylums and Prisons (Chair) Propositions and Grievances Rules
B. F.	Lewis	1871	1873	Prince William	Asylums and Prisons Counties, Cities and Towns Immigration
Alexander B.	Lightner	1871	1873	Augusta	Agriculture and Mining Asylums and Prisons
Paul	Lightner	1871	1875	Bath and Highland	Executive Expenditures Propositions and Grievances
James F.	Lipscomb	1869	1877	Cumberland	Executive Expenditures
William	Lovenstein	1869	1880	Henrico and Richmond City	Enrolled Bills (Chair) Banks, Currency and Commerce Immigration
William	Matthew	1869	1873	Loudoun	Officers and Offices at the Capitol (Chair) Finance Rules
John Walter Boyd	Matthews	1871	1873	Petersburg	Claims
Francis M.	McMullan	1871	1879	Greene	Banks, Currency and Commerce Chesapeake and its Tributaries Executive Expenditures
William G.	Miller	1871	1873	Rappahannock	Enrolled Bills Public Property
G.G.	Minor	1871	1873	Henrico	Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Public Property
Thomas J.	Munsey	1871	1873	Bland	Enrolled Bills Labor and the Poor
S. Chapman	Neale	1871	1873	Alexandria	Courts of Justice Library Schools and Colleges
Armistead S.	Nickens	1871	1875	Lancaster	Agriculture and Mining Committee (Dates Unknown) Militia and Police
James H.	Noble	1869	1873	Buckingham	Enrolled Bills Labor and the Poor Propositions and Grievances
Robert	Norton	1869	1882	York and James City	Asylums and Prisons Labor and Poor
William S.	Nowlin	1871	1873	Campbell	Banks, Currency and Commerce Officers and Offices at the Capitol
C. T.	O'Ferrall	1871	1873	Rockingham	Courts of Justice Militia and Police
Richard Gault Leslie	Paige	1871	1882	Norfolk County	Propositions and Grievances
Marshall	Parks	1871	1873	Norfolk City	Immigration (Chair) Roads and Internal Navigation
William H.	Patterson	1871	1873	Charles City	Public Property Resolutions
John B.	Payne	1871	1873	Floyd	Executive Expenditures Public Property
Allen	Pearce	1871	1873	Alexandria	Banks, Currency and Commerce Executive Expenditures
William T.	Perkins	1871	1873	Dinwiddie	Banks, Currency and Commerce
William Thomas	Poague	1871	1873	Rockbridge	Library (Chair) House Expenses Schools and Colleges
William	Powell	1871	1877	Franklin	Officers and Offices at the Capitol Roads and Internal Navigation
William P.	Queen	1871	1873	Scott	Executive Expenditures Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Munford W.	Radford	1871	1873	Bedford	Militia and Police Privileges and Elections
C. P.	Ramsdell	1871	1873	Surry	Resolutions Roads and Internal Navigation
Meshack	Ratliff	1871	1873	Buchanan and Wise	Agriculture and Mining Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
H. H.	Riddlebarger	1871	1875	Shenandoah	Printing Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and the Economy
H. H.	Robertson	1871	1873	Alleghany and Craig	Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances
Thacker	Rogers	1871	1875	King George	Executive Expenditures Labor and the Poor
Charles S.	Roler	1871	1873	Augusta	Enrolled Bills Immigration Schools and Colleges
Joseph C.	Russell	1871	1873	Brunswick	Counties, Cities and Towns Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
James	Sangster	1871	1873	Fairfax	Finance Labor and the Poor Public Property
Langhorne	Scruggs	1871	1877	Pittsylvania	Privileges and Elections Schools and Colleges
C. T.	Smith	1871	1873	Nelson	Banks, Currency and Commerce Claims
James W.	Smoot	1871	1873	Shenandoah	Banks, Currency and Commerce Claims
John C.	Snidow	1871	1873	Giles	Finance House Expenses Officers and Offices at the Capitol
George H.	Southall	1869	1873	Nottoway	Finance Militia and Police
G. B.	Stephens	1871	1873	Albemarle	Agriculture and Mining Asylums and Prisons
N. C.	St. John	1871	1873	Smyth	Courts of Justice Resolutions
J. B.	Stovall Jr.	1871	1877	Halifax	Banks, Currency and Commerce Officers and Offices at the Capitol
John R.	Strother	1869	1875	Culpeper	Claims (Chair) Courts of Justice
W. T.	Sutherlin	1871	1873	Pittsylvania	Agriculture and Mining (Chair) Finance
J. B. T.	Suttle	1871	1873	Stafford	Counties, Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Resolutions
Samuel A.	Swann	1871	1877	Caroline	Banks, Currency and Commerce Propositions and Grievances
William R.	Taliaferro	1871	1873	Orange	Library Privileges and Elections Resolutions
Samuel W.	Thomas	1855	1873	Warren	Resolutions (Chair) Finance House Expenses
C.E.	Thompson	1871	1873	Hanover	Labor and the Poor (Chair) Privileges and Elections
E. M.	Tidball	1871	1873	Frederick	Retrenchment and the Economy (Chair) Counties, Cities and Towns
Henry	Turpin	1871	1873	Goochland	Counties, Cities and Towns Officers and Offices at the Capitol
James H.	Van Auken	1871	1875	Sussex	Asylums and Prisons Executive Expenditures Immigration
John W.	Walke	1871	1875	Chesterfield	Asylums and Prisons Privileges and Elections
James A. Alexander	Walker	1871	1873	Pulaski	Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair) Resolutions
John F.	Wall	1865	1877	Frederick	Chesapeake and its Tributaries (Chair) Roads and Internal Navigation
Thomas S.	Watson	1871	1873	Louisa	Agriculture and Mining House Expenses Library
Samuel	Watts	1871	1873	Portsmouth	Propositions and Grievances (Chair) Schools and Colleges
Watson R.	Wentworth	1869	1873	Essex	Chesapeake and its Tributaries Militia and Police Public Property
Gabriel C.	Wharton	1871	1875	Montgomery	Roads and Internal Navigation Rules
Hazael	Williams	1871	1873	Amherst	Claims Public Property
George W.	Young	1871	1879	Mecklenberg	Banks, Currency and Commerce Chesapeake and its Tributaries Propositions and Grievances

*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.

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