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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
Allen Clarke	Adams	1930	1933	Counties of Surry and Prince George; City of Hopewell	Appropriations Militia and Police Private and Local Legislation Special
Samuel Lee	Adams	1922	1923 Ex.; 1926-1930	County of Halifax	General Laws Immigration Labor and the Poor Privileges and Elections
William Harrison	Adams	1930	1953	City of Richmond	Finance Printing Privileges and Elections Public Property
John Bradie	Allman	January 8, 1958	July 8, 1958	County of Franklin	Schools and Colleges (Chair) Claims Executive Expenditures Moral and Social Welfare
Ralph H.	Bader	1928	1930	County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg	Courts of Justice Public Property Schools and Colleges Special Private and Local Legislation
Robert Franklin	Bain	1930	1933	Counties of Sussex and Greensville	Confirmations General Laws Privileges and Elections Special Private and Local Legislation
John Stewart	Battle	1930	1933	Counties of Albemarle and Greene; City of Charlottesville	Courts of Justice Library Schools and Colleges
James Adam	Bear	1946	1947	City of Roanoke	Insurance and Banking (Chair) Appropriations Public Property Roads and Internal Navigation
Walter E.	Beard	1928	1933	County of Augusta; City of Staunton	Manufactures and Mechanic Arts (Chair) Appropriations Asylums and Prisons Claims
John Fred	Birrell	1928	1934	City of Alexandria	House Expenses (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Finance
J. Brantley	Bray	1928	1933	Counties of Hanover and King William	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Currency and Commerce Labor and the Poor Roads and Internal Navigation
Jacob Ralph	Breneman	1940	1945	County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg	Agriculture and Mining Officers and Offices at the Capitol Retrenchment and Economy Roads and Internal Navigation
Richard Lewis	Brewer Jr.	1912	1933	County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Finance Roads and Internal Navigation
John Sinclair	Brown	1916	1934	County of Roanoke	Rules (Chair)
William Basil	Bruce	1926	1933	Counties of Cumberland and Prince Edward	Claims (Chair) General Laws Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Schools and Colleges
Letcher A.	Bryant	1928	1930	County of Pittsylvania; City of Danville	Agriculture and Mining Claims Labor and the Poor Roads and Internal Navigation
Maitland Hunt	Bustard	1930	1941	County of Pittsylvania; City of Danville	Courts of Justice Insurance and Banking Public Property Special Private and Local Legislation
Earle A.	Cadmus	1928	1933	City of Portsmouth	Appropriations Currency and Commerce General Laws Labor and the Poor
Daniel McCarty	Chichester	1928	1930	Counties of Stafford and Prince William	Public Property (Chair) Insurance and Banking Roads and Internal Navigation Special Private and Local Legislation
French M.	Clevinger	1930	1930	Counties of Russell and Buchanan	Claims Executive Expenditures General Laws Moral and Social Welfare
Daniel	Coleman	1930	1935	City of Norfolk	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Currency and Commerce Federal Relations and Resolutions General Laws
I. Newton	Coleman	1926	November 10, 1945	County of Dinwiddie	Agriculture and Mining Library Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Roads and Internal Navigation
George B.	Collings	1930	1937	City of Newport News	Appropriations Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce House Expenses
Dabney	Cosby	1930	1930	Counties of Goochland and Fluvanna	Asylums and Prisons Enrolled Bills Immigration Roads and Internal Navigation
Charles Womack	Crowder	1928	1939	City of Richmond	Courts of Justice Executive Expenditures Moral and Social Welfare Officers and Offices at the Capitol Printing
Colgate Whitehead	Darden Jr.	1930	1932	City of Norfolk	Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce Federal Relations and Resolutions Roads and Internal Navigation
Charles W.	Davis	1928	1930	County of Southampton	Currency and Commerce General Laws Labor and the Poor Schools and Colleges
Levin Nock	Davis	1940	1943	County of Accomack	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Claims Counties Cities and Towns Library Schools and Colleges
Joseph S.	Denny	1928	1932	Counties of Clarke and Frederick; City of Winchester	Confirmations (Chair) Finance Privileges and Elections Public Property
John B.	Dey	1928	1930	County of Princess Anne	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Finance Immigration Retrenchment and Economy
Grover Ashton	Dovell	1924	1941	Counties of New Kent, Charles City, James City, and York; City of Williamsburg	Appropriations, Privileges and Elections (Chair) Confirmations Rules
Joseph Eugene	Duff	1930	1930	County of Russell	Counties Cities and Towns Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy
David Quinn	Eggleston	1930	1930	County of Charlotte	Agriculture and Mining Militia and Police Officers and Offices at the Capitol Roads and Internal Navigation
Alpheus Wilson	Embrey Jr.	1930	1934	County of Spotsylvania; City of Fredericksburg	Counties Cities and Towns Militia and Police Officers and Offices at the Capitol Schools and Colleges
Elben C.	Folkes	1897	1933	City of Richmond	Labor and the Poor (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Printing Privileges and Elections
Thomas Americus	Fowler	1928	1930	County of Warwick; City of Newport News	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Retrenchment and Economy Roads and Internal Navigation
Andrew J.	Francis	1928	1930	Counties of Giles and Bland	Appropriations Asylums and Prisons Enrolled Bills House Expenses
Leon Lydecker	Freeman	1930	1930	County of Fairfax	Agriculture and Mining Executive Expenditures Schools and Colleges
J. Vaughan	Gary	1926	1933	City of Richmond	Asylums and Prisons Confirmations Federal Relations and Resolutions Finance
Byrum Perry	Goad	1930	1930	County of Carroll	Agriculture and Mining Courts of Justice Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Fred Bonham	Greear	1930	1930	County of Wise	Agriculture and Mining Claims Courts of Justice Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Wilbur C.	Hall	1918	1934	County of Loudoun	Finance (Chair) Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy Rules
Allen Israel	Harless	1930	1930	County of Montgomery; City of Radford	Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Privileges and Elections Public Property
King E.	Harman	1926	1939	County of Pulaski	Federal Relations and Resolutions (Chair) Appropriations Roads and Internal Navigation
Marion Lee	Harrison	1930	1933	County of Wythe	Insurance and Banking Retrenchment and Economy Schools and Colleges
Everdell A.	Hicks	1920	1930	County of Campbell	Asylums and Prisons (Chair) Executive Expenditures Retrenchment and Economy Roads and Internal Navigation
Major McKinley	Hillard	1928	1930	County of Norfolk; City of South Norfolk	Counties Cities and Towns Enrolled Bills General Laws Immigration
Haskins	Hobson	1930	1939	Counties of Chesterfield and Powhatan	Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Currency and Commerce Public Property
Edward Thomas	Humphries	1946	1949	County of Norfolk; City of South Norfolk	Executive Expenditures (Chair) Appropriations Currency and Commerce Roads and Internal Navigation
Robert L.	Jeffreys	1922	1930	County of Mecklenburg	Executive Expenditures (Chair) Finance Officers and Offices at the Capitol Roads and Internal Navigation
Edwin Bunker	Jones	1922	1933	Counties of Bath, Highland and Rockbridge; City of Buena Vista	Counties Cities and Towns (Chair) Courts of Justice Labor and the Poor Officers and Offices at the Capitol
James Phillip	Jones	1916	1930	City of Richmond	General Laws (Chair) Appropriations Executive Expenditures Moral and Social Welfare
Nehemiah	Kelly	1924	1930	County Shenandoah	Agriculture and Mining Militia and Police Moral and Social Welfare Retrenchment and Economy Schools and Colleges
A. Owen	King	1934	1947	County of Halifax	Agriculture and Mining Claims Finance Labor and the Poor
Willard Loomis	Lincoln	1930	1930	County of Smyth	Appropriations Enrolled Bills Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
Charles C.	Louderback	1930	1949	Counties of Page and Warren	Agriculture and Mining Insurance and Banking Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Public Property
George Alvin	Massenburg	1926	1949	County of Elizabeth City; City of Hampton	Currency and Commerce (Chair) Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Immigration
John W.	McCauley	1928	1930	City of Roanoke	Confirmations Courts of Justice Currency and Commerce Finance
George Robert Augustus	McIntyre	1930	Ex. 1933	County of Fauquier	Federal Relations and Resolutions Militia and Police Privileges and Elections Schools and Colleges
Robert Ferebee	McMurran	1930	1935	City of Portsmouth	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Insurance and Banking Militia and Police Public Property
William Stuart	Moffett	1920	1934	County of Augusta; City of Staunton	Agriculture and Mining (Chair) Enrolled Bills Finance Militia and Police
Frank	Moore	1924	1943	County of Rockbridge; City of Buena Vista	Retrenchment and Economy (Chair) Appropriations Insurance and Banking Rules
Milton R.	Morgan	1928	1939	Counties of Botetourt and Craig	Finance Insurance and Banking Public Property
Charles Wesley	Moss	1940	1943	City of Richmond	Counties Cities and Towns Enrolled Bills Insurance and Banking Public Property
William Edwards	Nelson	1930	Ex. 1933	County of Lunenburg	House Expenses Moral and Social Welfare Privileges and Elections Schools and Colleges Special Private and Local Legislation
Vivian L.	Page	1924	1934	City of Norfolk	Courts of Justice (Chair) Moral and Social Welfare Officers and Offices at the Capitol Rules
William Horton	Perry	1958	Ex.1959	County of Scott	Asylums and Prisons Claims Moral and Social Welfare
Daniel Lewis	Porter	1928	1933	Counties of Orange and Madison	Enrolled Bills Finance House Expenses Roads and Internal Navigation
Thomas Buchanan	Porterfield	1930	1930	County of Washington and City of Bristol	Agriculture and Mining Asylums and Prisons Claims Labor and the Poor
Raleigh Dixon	Powers	1930	1933	County of Henrico	Appropriations Counties Cities and Towns Enrolled Bills Officers and Offices at the Capitol
William Walter	Pressley	1930	1930	Counties of Dickenson and Wise	Claims Counties Cities and Towns Insurance and Banking Retrenchment and Economy
John Jay	Reasor	1930	1930	County of Lee	Executive Expenditures Finance Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Moral and Social Welfare
Hugh	Reid	1928	1933	County of Arlington	Counties Cities and Towns Executive Expenditures Federal Relations and Resolutions General Laws
John Quincy	Rhodes Jr.	1930	1934	County of Louisa	Federal Relations and Resolutions Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation Schools and Colleges
William Thomas	Roberts	1930	1930	Counties of Bedford, Franklin and Floyd	Agriculture and Mining General Laws Labor and the Poor Militia and Police
Samuel Dagnell	Rodgers	1920	1949	City of Petersburg	Moral and Social Welfare (Chair) Asylums and Prisons Finance
James Jackson	Scott Sr.	1930	1930	County of Bedford	Appropriations Insurance and Banking Labor and the Poor Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
George W.	Settle	1897	1930	Counties of Rappahannock and Culpeper	Federal Relations and Resolutions Immigration Militia and Police Privileges and Elections
Lucian Henry	Shrader	1930	1939	County of Amherst	Agriculture and Mining Courts of Justice Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Militia and Police
Raymond	Sisson	1928	1933	Counties of Lancaster and Richmond	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Federal Relations and Resolutions Immigration Moral and Social Welfare Schools and Colleges
H. T.	Smith	1934	April 18, 1936	County of Grayson	Asylums and Prisons Enrolled Bills General Laws Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
Joseph Carter	Smith	1930	1930	City of Lynchburg	Library Moral and Social Welfare Officers and Offices at the Capitol Schools and Colleges
Edwin Archer	Snead	1926	1933	County of Alleghany; City of Clifton Forge	Enrolled Bills (Chair) Currency and Commerce Library Roads and Internal Navigation
Charles L.	Spangler	1936	1941	County of Patrick	Asylums and Prisons Executive Expenditures Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Roads and Internal Navigation
Thomas Bahnson	Stanley	1930	November 8, 1946	County of Henry	Agriculture and Mining Appropriations Executive Expenditures Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
Allie Edward Stakes	Stephens	1930	1940	County of Isle of Wight	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Currency and Commerce Executive Expenditures
Charles Edward	Stuart	1930	1937	Counties of Northumberland and Westmoreland	Courts of Justice Finance Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Retrenchment and Economy
William George	Taliaferro	1930	1930	Counties of Caroline and King George	Agriculture and Mining Federal Relations and Resolutions Immigration Roads and Internal Navigation
Albert J.	Terrell	1912	1934	Counties of Appomattox and Buckingham	Appropriations Federal Relations and Resolutions Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation
J. Warren	Topping	1926	1933	Counties of Northampton and Accomack	Special, Private and Local Legislation (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Federal Relations and Resolutions
William Munford	Tuck	1924	1930	County of Halifax	General Laws Immigration Labor and the Poor Privileges and Elections
Wilson W.	Vellines	1926	1932	City of Norfolk	Immigration (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce Finance
Farrar C.	Verser	1928	1930	Counties of Amelia and Nottoway	Claims Counties Cities and Towns Labor and the Poor Schools and Colleges
George Marvin	Warren	1940	1947	County of Washington; City of Bristol	Claims Courts of Justice Insurance and Banking Retrenchment and Economy
Thomas Emmett	Warriner	1930	1933	County of Brunswick	Federal Relations and Resolutions Finance Immigration Insurance and Banking
Lucian Louis	Watts	1926	1933	Counties of Albemarle and Greene; City of Charlottesville	Appropriations Asylums and Prisons Immigration Moral and Social Welfare
Emma Lee	White	1930	1933	Counties of Gloucester and Mathews	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Enrolled Bills Immigration Schools and Colleges
Floyd Kincaid	Whitehead	1928	1930	County of Nelson	Officers and Offices at the Capitol (Chair) Agriculture and Mining Labor and the Poor Roads and Internal Navigation
Addison Lovell	Witcher	1930	1930	County of Pittsylvania; City of Danville	Asylums and Prisons Enrolled Bills General Laws Immigration
Jack Walter	Witten	1944	1957	County of Tazewell	Militia and Police (Chair) Asylums and Prisons Counties Cities and Towns Retrenchment and Economy
William A.	Wright	1924	1930	Counties of King and Queen, Essex and Middlesex	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries (Chair) Courts of Justice Militia and Police Public Property

*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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