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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 A. | Alexander | 1956 | 1957 | County of Franklin | Agriculture Courts of Justice Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Public Property |
| George E. | 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 E. | 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 M. | Brown | 1956 | Ex. 1965 | County of Amherst; City of Lynchburg | Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Interstate Cooperation Manufactures and Mechanic Arts |
| Fred C. | 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 L. | Cantrell | 1952 | April 29, 1982 | County of Wise | Counties Cities and Towns Executive Expenditures Public Property Roads and Internal Navigation |
| E. Tucker | Carlton | 1956 | Ex. 1963 | City of Richmond | Claims Printing Public Institutions Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Russell M. | 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 F. | Carter | 1954 | 1957 | Counties of Henry and Patrick; City of Martinsville | Federal Relations Game and Inland Fisheries Insurance and Banking Public Property Welfare |
| C. William | Cleaton | 1948 | June 3, 1972 | County of Mecklenburg | Claims (Chair) Currency and Commerce Finance Immigration Insurance and Banking |
| George M. | 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 E. | Cohoon | December 2, 1952 | 1960 | County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk | Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy |
| E. C. | 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 B. | Cross Jr. | 1956 | 1960 | County of Norfolk; City of South Norfolk | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Enrolled Bills Federal Relations Immigration |
| John H. | 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 E. | 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 C. | 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 N. | Frost | 1952 | Ex. 1969 | Counties of Fauquier and Rappahannock | Agriculture Appropriations Claims Militia and Police Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
| Henry B. | Gordon | 1948 | 1957 | City of Charlottesville | Immigration (Chair) Enrolled Bills Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Francis B. | 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 E. | Green Jr. | 1954 | 1961 | County of Bedford | Claims Counties Cities and Towns Education Executive Expenditures |
| Clairborne D. | 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 P. | 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 L. | Hirst | 1954 | Ex. 1959 | County of Fairfax; City of Falls Church | Claims Library Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Shirley T. | Holland | 1946 | Ex. 1965 | Counties of Isle of Wight, Nansemond, and Suffolk | Welfare (Chair) Appropriations Insurance and Banking Interstate Cooperation |
| Lawrence H. | Hoover | Ex. December 2, 1952 | 1965 | County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg | Counties Cities and Towns General Laws Privileges and Elections |
| Edward M. | 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 |
| E. 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 E. | Lane | 1954 | 1977 | City of Richmond | Education Executive Expenditures Insurance and Banking Welfare |
| Paris I. | Leadbetter | 1954 | 1961 | Counties of Prince George and Surry; City of Hopewell | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Finance Game and Inland Fisheries Welfare |
| W. T. | Leary | 1950 | 1961 | County of Norfolk; City of South Norfolk | Retrenchment and Economy (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Library Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Baldwin G. | Locher | 1944 | Ex. 1963 | Counties of Rockbridge and Bath; City of Buena Vista | Game and Inland Fisheries (Chair) Agriculture Appropriations Public Institutions |
| John A. | MacKenzie | 1954 | 1957 | City of Portsmouth | Enrolled Bills Finance Game and Inland Fisheries Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
| C. Harrison | Mann Jr. | 1954 | Ex. 1969 | County of Arlington | Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Game and Inland Fisheries Immigration Insurance and Banking |
| Paul W. | 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 A. | 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 P. | Moncure | 1944 | Ex. 1959 | Counties of Prince William and Stafford | Auditing (Chair) Courts of Justice General Laws Retrenchment and Economy |
| Willard J. | 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 S. | Moore | 1954 | Sp. 1971 | County of Pulaski | Courts of Justice Mining and Mineral Resources Officers and Offices at the Capitol Retrenchment and Economy |
| Lindsey L. | 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 L. | Munford | 1954 | 1957 | Counties of Greensville and Sussex | Labor Nominations and Confirmations Privileges and Elections Public Property |
| W. 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 |
| M. C. | Newton Sr. | 1956 | 1961 | Counties of Bland and Giles | Currency and Commerce Enrolled Bills Insurance and Banking Library |
| H. Clyde | Pearson | 1954 | July 30, 1956 | County of Lee | Game and Inland Fisheries Militia and Police Officers and Offices at the Capitol Welfare |
| John M. | Peck Jr. | 1956 | Ex. 1963 | Counties of Botetourt and Craig | Agriculture Claims Enrolled Bills Privileges and Elections |
| Nathaniel W. | Pendleton | 1954 | Ex. 1963 | County of Wythe | Agriculture Federal Relations Finance General Laws |
| Lucas D. | Phillips | 1954 | 1972 | County of Loudoun | Agriculture Federal Relations Finance General Laws Public Property |
| Theodore C. | 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 E. | Pope | February 15, 1946 | 1973 | County of Southampton | Agriculture (Chair) Education Officers and Offices at the Capitol Printing Public Institutions |
| Charles D. | Price | 1950 | Ex. 1965 | Counties of Page and Warren | Agriculture General Laws Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Joseph E. | Proffit | 1952 | 1957 | Counties of Carroll and Floyd | Agriculture Executive Expenditures Interstate Cooperation Public Institutions Retrenchment and Economy |
| Harold H. | 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 |
| W. Griffith | Purcell | 1950 | 1957 | City of Richmond | Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Welfare |
| Randall O. | Reynolds | 1968 | 1975 | County of Pittsylvania | Agriculture Claims Counties Cities and Towns Retrenchment and Economy |
| Arthur H. | 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 F. | Rixey | 1954 | Ex. 1959 | City of Norfolk | Finance General Laws Immigration Printing |
| James W. | 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 H. | Rutherfoord Jr. | 1948 | 1961 | City of Roanoke | Officers and Offices at the Capitol (Chair) General Laws Insurance and Banking Manufactures and Mechanic Arts |
| Toy D. | Savage Jr. | 1954 | Ex. 1963 | City of Norfolk | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Currency and Commerce Executive Expenditures |
| V. S. | Shaffer | 1950 | May 3, 1958 | County of Shenandoah | Claims Federal Relations Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Militia and Police |
| Melvin L. | Shreves | 1956 | August 3, 1962 | County of Accomack | Agriculture Currency and Commerce General Laws Immigration |
| R. Maclin | Smith | 1954 | 1971 | Counties of Brunswick and Lunenburg | Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns House Expenses Labor |
| Vernon C. | Smith | 1952 | 1961 | County of Buchanan | Appropriations House Expenses Mining and Mineral Resources Roads and Internal Navigation |
| W. Roy | Smith | 1952 | 1973 | County of Dinwiddie; City of Petersburg | Appropriations Auditing Education Federal Relations |
| Kathryn H. | Stone | 1954 | Ex. 1965 | County of Arlington | General Laws Immigration Public Institutions Welfare |
| William F. | 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 M. | Thomson | 1956 | 1977 | City of Alexandria | Immigration Nominations and Confirmations Officers and Offices at the Capitol Privileges and Elections |
| Nelson R. | Thurman | 1956 | Ex. 1963 | County of Roanoke | General Laws Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Militia and Police Mining and Mineral Resources |
| J. 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 W. | Wampler Jr. | 1954 | Ex. 1965 | County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg | Agriculture Finance Labor Officers and Offices at the Capitol Public Property |
| John C. | Webb | 1954 | Ex. 1963 | County of Fairfax; City of Falls Church | Appropriations Labor Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Retrenchment and Economy |
| H. 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 |
| C. Stuart | Wheatley Jr. | 1954 | Ex. 1959 | City of Danville | Education Finance Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy |
| John L. | 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 L. | Winston | 1956 | Ex. 1965 | County of Arlington | Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce Federal Relations Militia and Police |
| Jack W. | 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.