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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
Howard H.	Adams	1934	Ex. 1965	Counties of Northampton and Accomack	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries (Chair) Appropriations Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Retrenchment and Economy
William Harrison	Adams	1930	1953	City of Richmond	Insurance and Banking (Chair) Finance Printing Public Property
John Bradie	Allman	January 8, 1958	July 8, 1958	County of Franklin	Courts of Justice Currency and Commerce Militia and Police Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Norman C.	Bailey	1944	1957	Counties of Orange and Madison	Labor (Chair) Insurance and Banking Moral and Social Welfare Roads and Internal Navigation
Tennyson M.	Bates	1948	Ex. 1955	County of Wise	Appropriations Claims Currency and Commerce Mining and Mineral Resources
Frank Bryant	Beazley	1944	1951	Counties of Caroline, Essex, and King and Queen	Federal Relations and Resolutions (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills
D. Woodrow	Bird	1948	Ex. 1955	Counties of Bland and Giles	Agriculture Asylums and Prisons Mining and Mineral Resources Roads and Internal Navigation
Cralle Fauntleroy	Blackwell	1938	1949	Counties of Lunenburg and Mecklenburg	Special, Private and Local Legislation (Chair) General Laws Printing Privileges and Elections
Joseph Washington	Bland	1948	1953	County of Brunswick	Agriculture Labor Public Property Schools and Colleges
John B.	Boatwright Sr.	1936	1959 Ex.	Counties of Appomattox, Buckingham and Cumberland	General Laws (Chair) Courts of Justice Federal Relations and Resolutions Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Armistead L.	Boothe	1948	Ex. 1955	City of Alexandria	Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce Executive Expenditures General Laws
Albert Orlando	Boschen	1934	1953	City of Richmond	Asylums and Prisons (Chair) Appropriations Claims Enrolled Bills
Willey Richard	Broaddus Jr.	January 6, 1947	1953	County of Henry; City of Martinsville	Courts of Justice Federal Relations and Resolutions Moral and Social Welfare Privileges and Elections
James Lyle	Camblos	1956	Ex. 1963	County of Wise	Courts of Justice Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Mining and Mineral Resources Special Private and Local Legislation
Henry Stuart	Carter	1948	Ex. 1959	County of Washington; City of Bristol	Finance Game and Inland Fisheries Interstate Cooperation Schools and Colleges
William Hazzard Wigg	Cassell	1938	1953	City of Portsmouth	Public Property (Chair) Claims General Laws Officers and Offices at the Capitol
C. William	Cleaton	1948	June 3, 1972	County of Mecklenburg	Claims Currency and Commerce Finance Immigration
George M.	Cochran	1948	Ex. 1965	County of Augusta; City of Staunton	Courts of Justice Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Moral and Social Welfare Schools and Colleges
J. Leon	Codd	1946	1949	City of Portsmouth	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Counties Cities and Towns Federal Relations and Resolutions Labor Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
Roderick Dhu	Coleman	1948	1951	County of Scott	Game and Inland Fisheries General Laws Immigration Militia and Police
Michael McHale	Collins	1952	Ex. 1955	County of Alleghany; City of Clifton Forge	Counties Cities and Towns Executive Expenditures Game and Inland Fisheries Interstate Cooperation Schools and Colleges
John Warren	Cooke	1942	1979	Counties of Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Confirmation Finance Militia and Police Privileges and Elections
Montague G.	Cox	1954	Ex. 1955	County of Grayson	General Laws Mining and Mineral Resources Retrenchment and Economy Schools and Colleges
Paul Whittington	Crockett	1942	1953	Counties of Charles City, James City, New Kent, and York; City of Williamsburg	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Schools and Colleges Special Private and Local Legislation
George	Damm	1946	1953	County of Arlington	Asylums and Prisons Finance Militia and Police Schools and Colleges
John H.	Daniel	1944	Ex. 1969	Counties of Charlotte and Prince Edward	Appropriations Asylums and Prisons Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Roads and Internal Navigation
Delamater	Davis	1944	Ex. 1963	City of Norfolk	House Expenses (Chair) Courts of Justice Currency and Commerce Privileges and Elections
Harry B.	Davis	1934	Ex. 1959	County of Princess Anne	Schools and Colleges (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Currency and Commerce Executive Expenditures Game and Inland Fisheries
Roy B.	Davis	1932	1957	County of Halifax	Privileges and Elections (Chair) Appropriations Claims Labor Rules
Edmund Tompkins	DeJarnette	1942	Ex. 1955	Counties of Hanover and King William	Game and Inland Fisheries (Chair) Immigration Insurance and Banking Moral and Social Welfare Roads and Internal Navigation
Elbert White	Dodd	1940	1949	Counties of Botetourt and Craig	Moral and Social Welfare (Chair) Asylums and Prisons Finance Public Property Schools and Colleges
Edward Griffith	Dodson Jr.	1948	1953	City of Roanoke	Claims Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills
Felix E.	Edmunds	1948	Ex. 1963	County of Augusta; City of Staunton	Counties Cities and Towns Enrolled Bills Insurance and Banking Roads and Internal Navigation
Roger Dana	Fraley	1948	1949	County of Russell	Counties Cities and Towns Federal Relations and Resolutions Mining and Mineral Resources Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Thomas Jefferson	George	1946	1949	County of Patrick	Claims Finance Game and Inland Fisheries Immigration Roads and Internal Navigation
William John	Gibson	1942	1951	County of Spotsylvania; City of Fredericksburg	Courts of Justice Insurance and Banking Officers and Offices at the Capitol Special Private and Local Legislation
Mills Edwin	Godwin Jr.	1948	November 5, 1952	County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Executive Expenditures Insurance and Banking Public Property
Wrendo Marion	Godwin	1948	Ex. 1955	County of Accomack	Agriculture Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Enrolled Bills General Laws
Henry B.	Gordon	1948	1957	Counties of Albemarle and Greene; City of Charlottesville	Enrolled Bills Immigration Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation
Marvin Giles	Graham	1948	1953	County of Pulaski	Appropriations Executive Expenditures Federal Relations and Resolutions Printing
John Walter	Gray	1944	1949	County of Washington; City of Bristol	Agriculture Enrolled Bills General Laws Mining and Mineral Resources
Joseph Addison	Hagan	1948	1949	City of Norfolk	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Confirmation Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation
Stilson Hutchins	Hall	1946	1953	County of Loudoun	Courts of Justice Federal Relations and Resolutions Labor Private and Local Legislation Special
Edward Thomas	Haynes	1948	1949	City of Richmond	Counties Cities and Towns Game and Inland Fisheries Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Bentley	Hite	1948	1951	County of Montgomery; City of Radford	Federal Relations and Resolutions Immigration Labor Mining and Mineral Resources
Shirley T.	Holland	1946	Ex. 1965	Counties of Isle of Wight and Nansemond; City of Suffolk	Finance Insurance and Banking Interstate Cooperation Moral and Social Welfare
Walter L.	Hopkins	1940	July 12, 1949	City of Richmond	Library (Chair) Appropriations Militia and Police Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy
Edward Thomas	Humphries	1946	1949	County of Norfolk; City of South Norfolk	Appropriations Currency and Commerce Immigration Retrenchment and Economy Roads and Internal Navigation
Charles K.	Hutchens	1938	1967	City of Newport News	Militia and Police (Chair) Claims Finance Labor Privileges and Elections
William H.	Irvine	1934	Ex. March 31, 1955	County of Campbell	Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair) Agriculture Auditing Game and Inland Fisheries Labor
Ligon Lee	Jones	1948	1949	Counties of Prince George and Surry; City of Hopewell	Appropriations Counties Cities and Towns House Expenses Retrenchment and Economy
William Chesley	Lambert	1948	1949	County of Shenandoah	Agriculture Claims Executive Expenditures Militia and Police
Ralph Louis	Lincoln	1946	1951	County of Smyth	Interstate Cooperation Mining and Mineral Resources Moral and Social Welfare Public Property
Baldwin G.	Locher	1944	Ex. 1963	County of Rockbridge; City of Buena Vista	Agriculture Appropriations Asylums and Prisons Game and Inland Fisheries Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Charles C.	Louderback	1930	1949	County of Page and Warren	Appropriations (Chair) Confirmation Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Public Property Rules
Charles Nicholas	Loving	1944	1953	Counties of Bath, Highland, and Rockbridge; City of Buena Vista	Immigration (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Game and Inland Fisheries Labor Mining and Mineral Resources
J. Maynard	Magruder	1944	Ex.1955	County of Arlington	Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Federal Relations and Resolutions House Expenses Insurance and Banking
George Alvin	Massenburg	1926	1949	County of Elizabeth City; City of Hampton	Rules (Chair)
George Edmond	Massie Jr.	1944	1951	City of Richmond	Federal Relations and Resolutions General Laws Immigration Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Joseph Greenaway	Mayes	1946	1949	Counties of Greensville and Sussex	Claims Enrolled Bills Roads and Internal Navigation Schools and Colleges
Robert John	McCandlish Jr.	1948	1949	County of Fairfax	Executive Expenditures Finance General Laws Militia and Police
Edward O.	McCue Jr.	1934	1949	Counties of Albemarle and Greene; City of Charlottesville	Courts of Justice (Chair) Executive Expenditures Officers and Offices at the Capitol Rules Schools and Colleges
Lewis A.	McMurran Jr.	1948	1977	County of Warwick; City of Newport News	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Counties Cities and Towns Federal Relations and Resolutions Immigration Roads and Internal Navigation
John Solomon	McRae	1948	1949	County of Halifax	Agriculture Insurance and Banking Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Frank P.	Moncure	1944	Ex. 1959	Counties of Prince William and Stafford	Auditing (Chair) Courts of Justice General Laws Retrenchment and Economy
Edgar Blackburn	Moore	1933	1967	Counties of Clarke and Frederick; City of Winchester	Confirmation (Chair) Finance Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy Rules
Lindsey L.	Moore	November 30, 1955	1957	County of Pittsylvania	Agriculture General Laws Labor Moral and Social Welfare
W. Tayloe	Murphy Sr.	1948	Ex. 1959	Counties of Lancaster and Richmond	Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Game and Inland Fisheries Insurance and Banking Public Property
Walter Howard Clarke	Murray	1948	1949	City of Richmond	Executive Expenditures House Expenses Labor Moral and Social Welfare
Walter A.	Page	1948	April 30, 1954	City of Norfolk	Counties Cities and Towns General Laws Library Printing
Charles Homer	Phillips	1946	1953	City of Richmond	Currency and Commerce Executive Expenditures Schools and Colleges Special Private and Local Legislation
Robert Kyle	Poole	1948	1953	County of Wythe	Currency and Commerce Enrolled Bills Game and Inland Fisheries Retrenchment and Economy
Samuel E.	Pope	February 15, 1946	1973	County of Southampton	Agriculture Asylums and Prisons Officers and Offices at the Capitol Schools and Colleges
Harold H.	Purcell	1948	November 22, 1958	Counties of Fluvanna, Goochland and Louisa	Asylums and Prisons Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Roads and Internal Navigation Schools and Colleges
DuVal	Radford	1948	1953	County of Bedford	Courts of Justice Moral and Social Welfare Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy
Arthur H.	Richardson	1946	Sp. 1971	County of Dinwiddie	Agriculture General Laws Library Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
James W.	Roberts	1948	1967	City of Norfolk	Appropriations Enrolled Bills Immigration Militia and Police
Ernest	Robertson	1948	Ex. 1955	County of Roanoke	Currency and Commerce Enrolled Bills Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation
James Moody	Robertson	January 14, 1948	May 17, 1948	City of Norfolk	Claims Courts of Justice Federal Relations and Resolutions Privileges and Elections
Samuel Dagnell	Rodgers	1920	1949	City of Petersburg	Finance (Chair) Asylums and Prisons Auditing Moral and Social Welfare
Julian H.	Rutherfoord Jr.	1948	1961	City of Roanoke	General Laws Insurance and Banking Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Basil Poff	Simpson	1948	1951	Counties of Carroll and Floyd	Agriculture Executive Expenditures Immigration Special Private and Local Legislation
Almer Reen	Singleton	1944	1951	Counties Buchanan and Dickenson	Labor Mining and Mineral Resources Moral and Social Welfare Officers and Offices at the Capitol Schools and Colleges
Harold B.	Singleton	1942	Ex. 1955	County of Amherst; City of Lynchburg	Asylums and Prisons Courts of Justice Insurance and Banking Public Property
D. French	Slaughter	1944	1953	Counties of Culpeper and Rappahannock	Currency and Commerce (Chair) Agriculture Appropriations Public Property
James Marion	Smith	1948	1951	County of Lee	House Expenses Labor Mining and Mineral Resources Public Property
Vernon C.	Smith	1952	1961	County of Buchanan	Mining and Mineral Resources (Chair) Insurance and Banking Moral and Social Welfare Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation
James O.	Stickley	1946	February 13, 1952	County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg	Finance General Laws Immigration Library
Samuel W.	Swanson	1944	1951	County of Pittsylvania	Counties Cities and Towns Enrolled Bills Finance Public Property
George Walton	Taliaferro	1946	1949	County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg	Agriculture Currency and Commerce General Laws Retrenchment and Economy
Cecil Wood	Taylor	1948	1953	City of Lynchburg	Appropriations Currency and Commerce Library Militia and Police
L. Lake	Triplett	1936	1951	County of Fauquier	Claims (Chair) Appropriations Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy
Charles Francis	Unruh	1944	1953	Counties of King George, Northumberland, and Westmoreland	Retrenchment and Economy (Chair) Agriculture Asylums and Prisons Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Roads and Internal Navigation
Charles Montgomery	Waldrop	1940	1957	Counties of Amelia and Nottoway	Agriculture (Chair) Executive Expenditures Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation
Theodore G.	Walton	1944	Ex. 1955	County of Norfolk; City of South Norfolk	Agriculture Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Finance Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
Robert	Whitehead	1942	June 8, 1960	Counties of Nelson and Amherst	Executive Expenditures (Chair) Claims Finance Schools and Colleges
Joseph J.	Williams Jr.	1938	1961	County of Henrico	Printing, Counties Cities and Towns (Chair) Asylums and Prisons Courts of Justice
Jack W.	Witten	1944	1957	County of Tazewell	Manufactures and Mechanic Arts (Chair) Asylums and Prisons Counties Cities and Towns Finance Mining and Mineral Resources
Landon Russell	Wyatt	1944	1953	City of Danville	Appropriations Confirmation Counties Cities and Towns Federal Relations and Resolutions Public Property
Elwood Floyd	Yates	1940	1951	Counties of Chesterfield and Powhatan	Enrolled Bills (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Game and Inland Fisheries Retrenchment and Economy Schools and Colleges

*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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