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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	Last Session Served	Locality	Committees
Howard H.	Adams	1934	Ex. 1965	Counties of Accomack and Northampton	Appropriations (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Retrenchment and Economy Rules
William Amos	Alexander	1956	1957	County of Franklin	Agriculture Courts of Justice Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Public Property
George Edward	Allen Jr.	1954	1981 Sp.	City of Richmond	Auditing Claims Education Finance
Norman C.	Bailey	1944	1957	Counties of Madison, Culpeper and Orange	Insurance and Banking (Chair) Labor Roads and Internal Navigation Welfare
FitzGerald	Bemiss	November 30, 1955	Ex.1959	City of Richmond	Appropriations Currency and Commerce Enrolled Bills Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Joseph Earl	Blackburn	1954	1957	City of Lynchburg	Courts of Justice Executive Expenditures Game and Inland Fisheries Library Public Property
John B.	Boatwright Sr.	1936	1959 Ex.	Counties of Buckingham, Appomattox and Cumberland	General Laws (Chair) Courts of Justice Federal Relations Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Earle Marshall	Brown	1956	Ex. 1965	County of Amherst; City of Lynchburg	Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Interstate Cooperation Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
Fred Carlyle	Buck	1956	Ex. 1963	County of Washington; City of Bristol	Enrolled Bills Insurance and Banking Mining and Mineral Resources Public Property
James Lyle	Camblos	1956	Ex. 1963	County of Wise	Appropriations Privileges and Elections Public Property
Orby Lee	Cantrell	1952	April 29, 1982	County of Wise	Counties Cities and Towns Executive Expenditures Public Property Roads and Internal Navigation
Eugene Tucker	Carlton	1956	Ex. 1963	City of Richmond	Claims Printing Public Institutions Roads and Internal Navigation
Russell Morris	Carneal	1954	1973	Counties of Charles City, James City, New Kent, and York; City of Williamsburg	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Claims Courts of Justice Public Institutions Welfare
Henry Stuart	Carter	1948	Ex. 1959	County of Washington; City of Bristol	Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Courts of Justice Education Game and Inland Fisheries
William Fields	Carter	1954	1957	Counties of Henry and Patrick; City of Martinsville	Federal Relations Game and Inland Fisheries Insurance and Banking Public Property Welfare
Charles William	Cleaton	1948	June 3, 1972	County of Mecklenburg	Claims (Chair) Currency and Commerce Finance Immigration Insurance and Banking
George Moffett	Cochran	1948	Ex. 1965	Counties of Augusta and Highland; Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro	Nominations and Confirmations (Chair) Courts of Justice Education Insurance and Banking
Willis Everett	Cohoon	December 2, 1952	1960	County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk	Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy
Eveland Clair	Compton	1954	1961	Counties of Albemarle and Greene	Agriculture Currency and Commerce Executive Expenditures Finance
John Warren	Cooke	1942	1979	Counties of Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries (Chair) Finance Nominations and Confirmations Privileges and Elections
Charles Brinson	Cross Jr.	1956	1960	County of Norfolk; City of South Norfolk	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Enrolled Bills Federal Relations Immigration
John Hanah	Daniel	1944	Ex. 1969	Counties of Charlotte and Prince Edward	Manufactures and Mechanic Arts (Chair) Appropriations Public Institutions 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; City of Virginia Beach	Education (Chair) Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Executive Expenditures
Roy B.	Davis	1932	1957	County of Halifax	Privileges and Elections (Chair) Appropriations Education Labor Rules
Felix Elmer	Edmunds	1948	Ex. 1963	Counties of Augusta and Highland; Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro	Enrolled Bills (Chair) Appropriations Executive Expenditures Roads and Internal Navigation
Walter Carlton	Elliott	1952	Ex. 1965	County of Russell	Finance General Laws Labor Mining and Mineral Resources
Minetree	Folkes Jr.	1954	Ex. 1959	Counties of Chesterfield and Henrico; City of Colonial Heights	Currency and Commerce Privileges and Elections Public Property Roads and Internal Navigation
Thomas Newton	Frost	1952	Ex. 1969	Counties of Fauquier and Rappahannock	Agriculture Appropriations Claims Militia and Police Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Henry Burr	Gordon	1948	1957	City of Charlottesville	Immigration (Chair) Enrolled Bills Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation
Francis Blackman	Gouldman	1952	Ex. 1963	County of Spotsylvania; City of Fredericksburg	Public Property (Chair) Courts of Justice Immigration Public Institutions
Conley Erwin	Greear	1952	1957	County of Scott	Education Interstate Cooperation Labor Mining and Mineral Resources
Charles Edward	Green Jr.	1954	1961	County of Bedford	Claims Counties Cities and Towns Education Executive Expenditures
Claiborne Duncan	Gregory	1956	1957	Counties of Hanover and King William	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries House Expenses Public Property Welfare
Kossen	Gregory	1954	Ex. 1963	City of Roanoke	Finance House Expenses Mining and Mineral Resources Welfare
John Preston	Harper	November 30, 1955	Ex. 1959	City of Norfolk	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Counties Cities and Towns Immigration Militia and Police
George H.	Hill	1954	1967	County of Warwick	Education Game and Inland Fisheries Immigration Insurance and Banking
Omer Lee	Hirst	1954	Ex. 1959	County of Fairfax; City of Falls Church	Claims Library Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation
Shirley Thomas	Holland	1946	Ex. 1965	Counties of Isle of Wight, Nansemond, and Suffolk	Welfare (Chair) Appropriations Insurance and Banking Interstate Cooperation
Lawrence Harold	Hoover	Ex. December 2, 1952	1965	County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg	Counties Cities and Towns General Laws Privileges and Elections
Edward Morton	Hudgins	1952	Ex. 1965	County of Chesterfield; City of Colonial Heights	Counties Cities and Towns Federal Relations General Laws Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Charles K.	Hutchens	1938	1967	City of Newport News	Finance (Chair) Labor Militia and Police Privileges and Elections Rules
Edwin Ralph	James	1952	Ex. 1965	City of Hampton	Currency and Commerce (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries General Laws Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Edward Emerson	Lane	1954	1977	City of Richmond	Education Executive Expenditures Insurance and Banking Welfare
Paris Irby	Leadbetter	1954	1961	Counties of Prince George and Surry; City of Hopewell	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Finance Game and Inland Fisheries Welfare
Wilbur Talmadge	Leary	1950	1961	County of Norfolk; City of South Norfolk	Retrenchment and Economy (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Library Roads and Internal Navigation
Baldwin Gerald	Locher	1944	Ex. 1963	Counties of Rockbridge and Bath; City of Buena Vista	Game and Inland Fisheries (Chair) Agriculture Appropriations Public Institutions
John Ashton	MacKenzie	1954	1957	City of Portsmouth	Enrolled Bills Finance Game and Inland Fisheries Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Charles Harrison	Mann Jr.	1954	Ex. 1969	County of Arlington	Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Game and Inland Fisheries Immigration Insurance and Banking
Paul Wilbur	Manns	1952	Ex. 1965	Counties of Caroline, King George, Essex, and King and Queen	Counties Cities and Towns Education Federal Relations Game and Inland Fisheries
W. H.	McFarland	1956	1957	Counties of Buchanan and Dickenson	Agriculture Game and Inland Fisheries Mining and Mineral Resources Public Property
Lewis Archer	McMurran Jr.	1948	1977	County of Warwick; City of Newport News	Federal Relations (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Counties Cities and Towns Roads and Internal Navigation
Frank Peyton	Moncure	1944	Ex. 1959	Counties of Prince William and Stafford	Auditing (Chair) Courts of Justice General Laws Retrenchment and Economy
Willard James	Moody	1956	1967	City of Portsmouth	Claims Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce Enrolled Bills Labor
Edgar Blackburn	Moore	1933	1967	Counties of Clarke and Frederick; City of Winchester	Rules (Chair)
Garnett St. Clair	Moore	1954	Sp. 1971	County of Pulaski	Courts of Justice Mining and Mineral Resources Officers and Offices at the Capitol Retrenchment and Economy
Lindsey Lee	Moore	November 30, 1955	1957	County of Pittsylvania	Agriculture General Laws Labor Welfare
Joseph C.	Moxley	1956	1961	County of Grayson	Currency and Commerce Enrolled Bills Public Institutions Retrenchment and Economy
George Lelon	Munford	1954	1957	Counties of Greensville and Sussex	Labor Nominations and Confirmations Privileges and Elections Public Property
William Tayloe	Murphy Sr.	1948	Ex. 1959	Counties of Northumberland, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Richmond	Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Game and Inland Fisheries Insurance and Banking
Maury Claiborne	Newton Sr.	1956	1961	Counties of Bland and Giles	Currency and Commerce Enrolled Bills Insurance and Banking Library
Henry Clyde	Pearson	1954	July 30, 1956	County of Lee	Game and Inland Fisheries Militia and Police Officers and Offices at the Capitol Welfare
John Malcolm	Peck Jr.	1956	Ex. 1963	Counties of Botetourt and Craig	Agriculture Claims Enrolled Bills Privileges and Elections
Nathaniel Willis	Pendleton	1954	Ex. 1963	County of Wythe	Agriculture Federal Relations Finance General Laws
Lucas Dallam	Phillips	1954	1972	County of Loudoun	Agriculture Federal Relations Finance General Laws Public Property
Theodore Clay	Pilcher	1954	Ex. 1965	City of Norfolk	Claims Education Insurance and Banking Welfare
Frederick Gresham	Pollard	1950	Ex. 1965	City of Richmond	Appropriations Militia and Police Officers and Offices at the Capitol Retrenchment and Economy
Samuel Eliba	Pope	February 15, 1946	1973	County of Southampton	Agriculture (Chair) Education Officers and Offices at the Capitol Printing Public Institutions
Charles Daniel	Price	1950	Ex. 1965	Counties of Page and Warren	Agriculture General Laws Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation
Joseph Edwin	Proffit	1952	1957	Counties of Carroll and Floyd	Agriculture Executive Expenditures Interstate Cooperation Public Institutions Retrenchment and Economy
Harold Hidmore	Purcell	1948	November 22, 1958	Counties of Fluvanna, Goochland and Louisa	Public Institutions (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Education Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Roads and Internal Navigation
William Griffith	Purcell	1950	1957	City of Richmond	Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Welfare
Randall Oscar	Reynolds	1968	1975	County of Pittsylvania	Agriculture Claims Counties Cities and Towns Retrenchment and Economy
Arthur Harrison	Richardson	1946	Sp. 1971	County of Dinwiddie; City of Petersburg	Library (Chair) General Laws Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Public Institutions Roads and Internal Navigation
John Franklin	Rixey	1954	Ex. 1959	City of Norfolk	Finance General Laws Immigration Printing
James Walker	Roberts	1948	1967	City of Norfolk	Militia and Police (Chair) Appropriations Immigration Roads and Internal Navigation
W. Ray	Rouse	1952	Ex. 1959	County of Smyth	Executive Expenditures Federal Relations Militia and Police Mining and Mineral Resources Retrenchment and Economy
Julian Hamilton	Rutherfoord Jr.	1948	1961	City of Roanoke	Officers and Offices at the Capitol (Chair) General Laws Insurance and Banking Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
Toy Dixon	Savage Jr.	1954	Ex. 1963	City of Norfolk	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Currency and Commerce Executive Expenditures
Vernon Spitler	Shaffer	1950	May 3, 1958	County of Shenandoah	Claims Federal Relations Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Militia and Police
Melvin Lankford	Shreves	1956	August 3, 1962	County of Accomack	Agriculture Currency and Commerce General Laws Immigration
Richard Maclin	Smith	1954	1971	Counties of Brunswick and Lunenburg	Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns House Expenses Labor
Vernon Corbett	Smith	1952	1961	County of Buchanan	Appropriations House Expenses Mining and Mineral Resources Roads and Internal Navigation
William Roy	Smith	1952	1973	County of Dinwiddie; City of Petersburg	Appropriations Auditing Education Federal Relations
Kathryn Haesler	Stone	1954	Ex. 1965	County of Arlington	General Laws Immigration Public Institutions Welfare
William Francis	Stone	1954	1957	Counties of Henry and Patrick; City of Martinsville	Printing (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Nominations and Confirmations
Lawrence R.	Thompson	November 30, 1955	Ex. 1969	County of Campbell	Executive Expenditures Game and Inland Fisheries Labor Roads and Internal Navigation
James McIlhany	Thomson	1956	1977	City of Alexandria	Immigration Nominations and Confirmations Officers and Offices at the Capitol Privileges and Elections
Nelson Reese	Thurman	1956	Ex. 1963	County of Roanoke	General Laws Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Militia and Police Mining and Mineral Resources
John Randolph	Tucker Jr.	1950	1957	City of Richmond	Labor (Chair) Finance General Laws Retrenchment and Economy
Charles Montgomery	Waldrop	1940	1957	Counties of Amelia, Powhatan, and Nottoway	Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair) Agriculture Executive Expenditures Militia and Police
Charles Weldon	Wampler Jr.	1954	Ex. 1965	County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg	Agriculture Finance Labor Officers and Offices at the Capitol Public Property
John Cobourn	Webb	1954	Ex. 1963	County of Fairfax; City of Falls Church	Appropriations Labor Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Retrenchment and Economy
Harry Ray	Webber	1956	September 11, 1962	County of Alleghany; Cities of Covington and Clifton Forge	Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Mining and Mineral Resources
Chase Stuart	Wheatley Jr.	1954	Ex. 1959	City of Danville	Education Finance Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy
John Lewis	Whitehead	1952	1957	County of Montgomery; City of Radford	Mining and Mineral Resources (Chair) Appropriations Education Federal Relations Immigration
Robert	Whitehead	1942	June 8, 1960	Counties of Nelson and Amherst	Executive Expenditures (Chair) Claims Education Finance
Joseph J.	Williams Jr.	1938	1961	County of Henrico	Courts of Justice (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Printing Public Institutions Rules
William Littleton	Winston	1956	Ex. 1965	County of Arlington	Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce Federal Relations Militia and Police
Jack Walter	Witten	1944	1957	County of Tazewell	Counties Cities and Towns (Chair) Finance Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Mining and Mineral Resources Public Institutions

*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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