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 |
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James Adam | Bear | 1946 | 1947 | City of Roanoke | Claims Insurance and Banking Public Property Roads and Internal Navigation |
George T. | Bird | 1904 | 1927 Ex. | Counties of Giles and Bland | Agriculture and Mining Asylums and Prisons Claims Public Property |
French Davis | Bolton | 1920 | 1927 Ex. | Counties of Botetourt and Craig | Labor and the Poor (Chair) General Laws Insurance and Banking Moral and Social Welfare |
Edward Taylor | Bondurant | 1920 | 1927 Ex. | Counties of Cumberland and Prince Edward | Public Property (Chair) Agriculture and Mining Retrenchment and Economy Schools and Colleges |
Albert Orlando | Boschen | 1934 | 1953 | City of Richmond | Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Printing Special Private and Local Legislation |
George A. | Bowles | 1916 | 1928 | Counties of Goochland and Fluvanna | Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair) Appropriations Labor and the Poor Manufactures and Mechanic Arts |
Edwin Thurman | Boyd | 1924 | 1928 | City of Lynchburg | General Laws Insurance and Banking Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Public Property |
Robert Waller | Bragg | 1924 | 1924 | County of Brunswick | Counties Cities and Towns Immigration Officers and Offices at the Capitol Privileges and Elections |
Richard Lewis | Brewer Jr. | 1912 | 1933 | County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk | Rules (Chair) |
Israel | Brown | 1922 | 1924 | City of Norfolk | Confirmation (Chair) Asylums and Prisons Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce |
John Sinclair | Brown | 1916 | 1934 | County of Roanoke | Appropriations (Chair) Public Property Roads and Internal Navigation |
Robert Thomas | Carter | 1924 | 1924 | County of Pittsylvania; City of Danville | Agriculture and Mining Federal Relations and Resolutions Immigration Privileges and Elections |
Samuel Redd | Carter | 1920 | 1927 Ex. | Counties of Hanover and King William | Special Private and Local Legislation (Chair) Courts of Justice Federal Relations and Resolutions Rules |
William Rufus | Cato | 1916 | 1927 Ex. | Counties of Sussex and Greensville | Federal Relations and Resolutions Officers and Offices at the Capitol Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation |
Charles Womack | Crowder | 1928 | 1939 | City of Richmond | Library (Chair) Moral and Social Welfare Privileges and Elections Special Private and Local Legislation |
Quinton Clarence | Davis Jr. | 1916 | 1927 Ex. | County of Norfolk | Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce Public Property Roads and Internal Navigation |
Frank W. | DeFriece | 1922 | 1924 | County of Washington; City of Bristol | Claims Courts of Justice Federal Relations and Resolutions Privileges and Elections |
William Thomas | Doosing | 1924 | 1928 | County of Montgomery; City of Radford | Appropriations House Expenses Insurance and Banking Militia and Police |
William W. G. | Dotson | 1922 | 1924 | Counties of Wise and Dickenson | House Expenses (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Insurance and Banking Retrenchment and Economy |
Grover Ashton | Dovell | 1924 | 1941 | Counties of New Kent, Charles City, James City, and York; City of Williamsburg | Appropriations Confirmation Library Private and Local Legislation Special |
Sarah Lee | Fain | 1924 | 1928 | City of Norfolk | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Claims General Laws Schools and Colleges |
Thomas C. | Fletcher | 1922 | 1924 | County of Henrico | Appropriations Claims Federal Relations and Resolutions General Laws |
Edward R. | Fuller | 1914 | 1927 Ex. | City of Richmond | Finance (Chair) House Expenses Schools and Colleges |
Marshall Pendleton | Gatewood | 1924 | 1924 | County of Amherst | Asylums and Prisons Claims Moral and Social Welfare Retrenchment and Economy |
Edwin H. | Gibson | 1920 | 1924 | Counties of Rappahannock and Culpeper | Federal Relations and Resolutions (Chair) Courts of Justice Roads and Internal Navigation Special Private and Local Legislation |
John W. | Glass | 1932 | 1933 | County of Halifax | Agriculture and Mining Counties Cities and Towns Federal Relations and Resolutions Printing |
Reuben Lindsay | Gordon Jr. | 1914 | 1928 | County of Louisa | Insurance and Banking (Chair) Appropriations Courts of Justice |
John T. | Graham | 1922 | 1928 | County of Wythe | Appropriations Asylums and Prisons Federal Relations and Resolutions |
Lewis William | Graves | 1924 | 1927 Ex. | Counties of Orange and Madison | Enrolled Bills Finance Library |
John Walter | Gray | 1944 | 1949 | County of Washington; City of Bristol | Confirmation Counties Cities and Towns Executive Expenditures Insurance and Banking Public Property |
Zachary T. | Gray | 1922 | 1924 | Counties of Gloucester and Mathews | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Counties Cities and Towns Enrolled Bills Public Property |
William Edward | Hailey | 1924 | 1927 Ex. | County of Charlotte | Agriculture and Mining Confirmation Enrolled Bills Finance |
Wilbur C. | Hall | 1918 | 1934 | County of Loudoun | Retrenchment and Economy (Chair) Finance Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Privileges and Elections |
Helen T. | Henderson | 1924 | 1924 | Counties of Russell and Buchanan | Counties Cities and Towns Executive Expenditures Moral and Social Welfare Roads and Internal Navigation |
Everdell A. | Hicks | 1920 | 1930 | County of Campbell | Manufactures and Mechanic Arts (Chair) Asylums and Prisons Executive Expenditures Roads and Internal Navigation |
Clarence E. | Hodges | 1924 | 1924 | City of Portsmouth | Courts of Justice Currency and Commerce Immigration Printing |
William C. | Hoover | 1922 | 1924 | County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg | Agriculture and Mining Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Officers and Offices at the Capitol Roads and Internal Navigation |
Walter A. | Horner | 1922 | 1928 | Counties of Chesterfield and Powhatan | Appropriations Executive Expenditures Labor and the Poor Schools and Colleges |
John Rolfe | Horsley | 1920 | 1924 | Counties of Appomattox and Buckingham | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Appropriations Currency and Commerce Rules |
Harry Rutherford | Houston | 1906 | 1924 | County of Elizabeth City; City of Hampton | Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Currency and Commerce Privileges and Elections |
Joseph Mettauer | Hurt | 1920 | 1924 | Counties of Nottoway and Amelia | Finance Insurance and Banking Militia and Police Retrenchment and Economy |
Robert L. | Jeffreys | 1922 | 1930 | County of Mecklenburg | Finance Officers and Offices at the Capitol Roads and Internal Navigation |
Charles Thomas | Jesse | 1920; 1924 | 1927 Ex. | County of Arlington | Claims General Laws Public Property Schools and Colleges |
Albert Sidney | Johnson | 1924 | 1927 Ex. | County of Isle of Wight | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Labor and the Poor Militia and Police |
Edwin Bunker | Jones | 1922 | 1933 | Counties of Bath, Highland and Rockbridge; City of Buena Vista | Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Labor and the Poor Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
James Phillip | Jones | 1916 | 1930 | City of Richmond | Appropriations Executive Expenditures General Laws Moral and Social Welfare |
George Bernard | Keezell | 1922 | 1928 | County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg | Federal Relations and Resolutions Finance Privileges and Elections Rules |
Nehemiah | Kelly | 1924 | 1930 | County of Shenandoah | Labor and the Poor Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy Schools and Colleges |
William Lee | Koger Jr. | 1922 | 1924 | County of Patrick | Asylums and Prisons Labor and the Poor Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Schools and Colleges |
William Martin | Long | 1922 | 1924 | Counties of Page and Warren | Agriculture and Mining Asylums and Prisons Immigration Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
George P. | Lyon | 1932 | 1932 | Counties of Caroline and King George | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Executive Expenditures Finance Manufactures and Mechanic Arts |
Joseph T. | Malbon | 1912 | 1932 | County of Princess Anne | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Labor and the Poor Retrenchment and Economy Roads and Internal Navigation |
George | Mason | 1924 | 1928 | Counties of Northumberland and Westmoreland | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Militia and Police |
James W. | Massey | 1920 | 1924 | County of Spotsylvania; City of Fredericksburg | Executive Expenditures Insurance and Banking Labor and the Poor Roads and Internal Navigation |
J. Kenneth | McCotter | 1922 | 1924 | Counties of Surry and Prince George; City of Hopewell | Courts of Justice Currency and Commerce Public Property Special Private and Local Legislation |
John W. | McLean | 1922 | 1924 | County of Grayson | Counties Cities and Towns Executive Expenditures Immigration Public Property |
Emmett Ward | Milstead | 1924 | 1927 Ex. | County of Warwick; City of Newport News | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries House Expenses Militia and Police Privileges and Elections |
George Lee | Mitchell | 1924 | 1924 | County of Henry | Agriculture and Mining Enrolled Bills Moral and Social Welfare Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
William Stuart | Moffett | 1920 | 1934 | County of Augusta; City of Staunton | Agriculture and Mining Enrolled Bills Finance Militia and Police |
Frank | Moore | 1924 | 1943 | County of Rockbridge; City of Buena Vista | Appropriations Federal Relations and Resolutions Insurance and Banking Retrenchment and Economy |
David Anderson | Nicholson | 1924 | 1924 | County of Franklin | Insurance and Banking Labor and the Poor Militia and Police Schools and Colleges |
Robert Opie | Norris Jr. | 1912 | 1927 Ex. | Counties of Lancaster and Richmond | General Laws (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries House Expenses Retrenchment and Economy |
John Edward | Nottingham | 1920 | 1924 | Counties of Northampton and Accomack | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Finance Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Militia and Police |
Thomas William | Ozlin | 1918 | 1928 | County of Lunenburg | Currency and Commerce (Chair) Appropriations Courts of Justice Moral and Social Welfare |
Vivian L. | Page | 1924 | 1934 | City of Norfolk | Courts of Justice Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Moral and Social Welfare Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
Robert Randolph | Parker | 1924 | 1928 | County of Wise | Confirmation Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Federal Relations and Resolutions |
George F. | Pierce | 1924 | 1927 Ex. | County of Smyth | Asylums and Prisons Enrolled Bills Immigration |
D. H. | Pitts | 1906 | 1919 Ex.; 1922-1924 | Counties of Albemarle and Greene; City of Charlottesville | Appropriations Currency and Commerce Roads and Internal Navigation |
James Hubert | Price | 1916 | 1928 | City of Richmond | Courts of Justice (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Enrolled Bills Rules |
Charles P. | Quillen | 1924 | 1924 | County of Scott | Agriculture and Mining Enrolled Bills Labor and the Poor Moral and Social Welfare |
Octavius Loxley Clark | Radford | 1924 | 1924 | County of Bedford | Counties Cities and Towns Executive Expenditures Federal Relations and Resolutions Roads and Internal Navigation |
John Thomas | Ramey | 1922 | 1928 | County of Fauquier | Officers and Offices at the Capitol (Chair) Agriculture and Mining Immigration Roads and Internal Navigation |
C. Howard | Revercomb | 1924 | 1924 | County of Alleghany; City of Clifton Forge | Claims General Laws Manufactures and Mechanic Arts |
J. Harry | Rew | 1912 | 1927 Ex. | County of Accomack | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries (Chair) Finance Immigration |
Boyd R. | Richards | 1922 | 1924 | Counties of Clarke and Frederick; City of Winchester | Currency and Commerce Executive Expenditures Moral and Social Welfare Privileges and Elections |
Samuel Dagnell | Rodgers | 1920 | 1949 | City of Petersburg | Asylums and Prisons Finance Moral and Social Welfare |
John H. | Russell | 1924 | 1924 | County of Lee | Finance Immigration Retrenchment and Economy |
William J. | Sebrell | 1924 | 1927 Ex. | County of Southampton | Agriculture and Mining Insurance and Banking Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
Hugh D. | Shepherd | 1924 | 1928 | County of Pittsylvania; City of Danville | Agriculture and Mining Appropriations Claims |
James Rosenheim | Sheppard Jr. | 1924 | 1924 | City of Richmond | Counties Cities and Towns Insurance and Banking Labor and the Poor Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
Charles Armistead | Sinclair | 1919 Ex. | 1927 Ex. | Counties of Stafford and Prince William | Counties Cities and Towns (Chair) Federal Relations and Resolutions General Laws Immigration |
Charles Fletcher | Smith | 1918 | 1924 | County of Dinwiddie | Agriculture and Mining (Chair) Asylums and Prisons Library Manufactures and Mechanic Arts |
Charles Henry | Smith | 1922 | 1927 Ex. | City of Alexandria | Enrolled Bills Finance Privileges and Elections |
Lemuel Franklin | Smith | 1920 | 1926 | Counties of Albemarle and Greene; City of Charlottesville | Claims (Chair) Courts of Justice Schools and Colleges |
Henry Woodfin Grady | Speers | 1924 | 1927 Ex. | County of Norfolk | Agriculture and Mining Labor and the Poor Public Property Roads and Internal Navigation |
John White | Stuart | 1918 | 1926 | County of Russell | Militia and Police (Chair) Currency and Commerce Schools and Colleges |
Herbert J. | Taylor | 1914 | 1924 | County of Augusta; City of Staunton | Asylums and Prisons (Chair) General Laws Immigration Militia and Police |
Henry Lewis | Trolinger | 1922 | 1924 | County of Pulaski | Claims Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Roads and Internal Navigation |
William Munford | Tuck | 1924 | 1930 | County of Halifax | Finance Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Militia and Police Special Private and Local Legislation |
Charles Ransom | Warren | 1920 | 1927 Ex. | County of Pittsylvania; City of Danville | Enrolled Bills (Chair) General Laws Retrenchment and Economy Schools and Colleges |
C. C. | Webb | 1924 | 1924 | County of Carroll | Agriculture and Mining Enrolled Bills Immigration |
Kyle M. | Weeks | 1924 | 1927 Ex. | Counties of Bedford, Franklin, and Floyd | Claims Courts of Justice Currency and Commerce |
James Edward | Wilkins | 1920 | 1924 | City of Newport News | Moral and Social Welfare (Chair) Appropriations Currency and Commerce Schools and Colleges |
Franklin | Williams Jr. | 1916 | 1924 | County of Fairfax | Schools and Colleges (Chair) Agriculture and Mining Library Moral and Social Welfare |
R. Lloyd | Williams | 1924 | 1924 | City of Norfolk | Asylums and Prisons Finance Officers and Offices at the Capitol Retrenchment and Economy |
Jack Walter | Witten | 1944 | 1957 | County of Tazewell | Asylums and Prisons Counties Cities and Towns Militia and Police Retrenchment and Economy |
Earl H. | Wright | 1922 | 1928 | City of Portsmouth | Immigration (Chair) Appropriations Counties Cities and Towns |
John Wesley | Wright | 1924 | 1927 Ex. | City of Roanoke | Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce Executive Expenditures General Laws |
William A. | Wright | 1924 | 1930 | Counties of King and Queen, Essex and Middlesex | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Militia and Police Public Property |
Pere Bruce | Young | 1920 | 1927 Ex. | County of Nelson | Executive Expenditures (Chair) Claims General Laws Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
*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.