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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 Accomack and Northampton	Appropriations (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Retrenchment and Economy Rules
George Edward	Allen Jr.	1954	1981 Sp.	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Auditing (Chair) Claims Courts of Justice Education House Expenses
D. Henry	Almond	1964	Ex. 1965	County of Roanoke	Currency and Commerce Federal Relations Mining and Mineral Resources Public Property
Howard P.	Anderson	1958	1971	County of Halifax; City of South Boston	Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Executive Expenditures Labor
Matthew G.	Anderson	Ex. 1959	Sp. 1971	Counties of Fluvanna, Goochland, and Louisa	Agriculture Claims Insurance and Banking Roads and Internal Navigation
Willis M.	Anderson	1964	Sp. 1971	City of Roanoke	Counties Cities and Towns Mining and Mineral Resources Public Property Welfare
Charles B.	Andrews	1962	Ex. 1965	Counties of Bland and Giles	Library (Chair) Immigration Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation
T. Coleman	Andrews Jr.	1960	1967	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Finance Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Militia and Police Privileges and Elections
Junie L.	Bradshaw	1962	Sp. 1971	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Enrolled Bills Insurance and Banking Officers and Offices at the Capitol Roads and Internal Navigation
Earle M.	Brown	1956	Ex. 1965	County of Amherst; City of Lynchburg	Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Courts of Justice Finance Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
M. Caldwell	Butler	1962	Sp. 1971	City of Roanoke	Currency and Commerce Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Printing Public Property
Orby Lee	Cantrell	1952	April 29, 1982	Counties of Lee and Wise; City of Norton	Public Property (Chair) Executive Expenditures Counties Cities and Towns Roads and Internal Navigation
Russell M.	Carneal	1954	1973	Counties of Charles City, James City, New Kent, York; City of Williamsburg	Welfare (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Claims Courts of Justice Public Institutions
Robert L.	Clark	1958	1967	Counties of Henry and Patrick; City of Martinsville	Finance Privileges and Elections Public Property Welfare
C. William	Cleaton	1948	June 3, 1972	County of Mecklenburg	Claims (Chair) Currency and Commerce Finance Insurance and Banking Labor
George M.	Cochran	1948	Ex. 1965	Counties of Augusta and Highland; Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro	Courts of Justice (Chair) Education Insurance and Banking Nominations and Confirmations
John Warren	Cooke	1942	1979	Counties of Gloucester, Mathews, and Middlesex	Privileges and Elections (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Finance Rules
Virgil J.	Cox	1962	Ex. 1965	County of Grayson; City of Galax	Counties Cities and Towns Game and Inland Fisheries Printing Public Institutions
Grady W.	Dalton	1958	1971	County of Tazewell	Appropriations Education Mining and Mineral Resources Public Institutions
John H.	Daniel	1944	Ex. 1969	Counties of Charlotte and Prince Edward	Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair) Agriculture Appropriations Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Rules
Wilbur Clarence	Daniel	1960	November 26, 1968	City of Danville	Education Finance Militia and Police Privileges and Elections
James W.	Davis	1962	Ex. 1965	Counties of Nelson and Amherst	Agriculture Appropriations Education
Harold H.	Dervishian	1958	1967	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Education Militia and Police
Kenneth I.	Devore	1962	Ex. 1965	County of Montgomery; City of Radford	General Laws House Expenses Roads and Internal Navigation
W. Howard	Ellifrits	1960	Ex. 1965	County of Shenandoah	Agriculture Claims Federal Relations Militia and Police
Walter C.	Elliott	1952	Ex. 1965	Counties of Russell and Dickenson	Mining and Mineral Resources (Chair) Finance General Laws Labor
Guy O.	Farley Jr.	1964	Ex. 1969	County of Fairfax; Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church	General Laws Labor Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Retrenchment and Economy
Walther B.	Fidler	1960	1973	Counties of Northumberland, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Richmond	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Enrolled Bills Game and Inland Fisheries General Laws
Thomas N.	Frost	1952	Ex. 1969	Counties of Fauquier and Rappahannock	Agriculture Appropriations Militia and Police Nominations and Confirmations Roads and Internal Navigation
James B.	Fugate	1960	Ex. 1969	Counties of Washington and Scott; City of Bristol	Agriculture Federal Relations General Laws Retrenchment and Economy
Marion G.	Galland	1964	Ex. 1969	City of Alexandria	Interstate Cooperation Library Public Property Welfare
Robert E.	Gibson	1962	1973	City of Chesapeake	Currency and Commerce Finance General Laws Immigration Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Arthur Rossa	Giesen Jr.	1976	1995	Counties of Augusta and Highland; Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro	Immigration Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Mining and Mineral Resources Retrenchment and Economy
Thomas R.	Glass	1958	Ex. 1965	City of Lynchburg	Appropriations Federal Relations Immigration Roads and Internal Navigation
Charles W.	Gunn Jr.	1964	1978	Counties of Rockbridge and Bath; City of Buena Vista	Agriculture Game and Inland Fisheries Officers and Offices at the Capitol Public Institutions
Robert R.	Gwathmey III	1958	1977	Counties of Hanover and King William	Counties Cities and Towns Game and Inland Fisheries Insurance and Banking Welfare
R. Crockett	Gwyn Jr.	1960	1967	County of Smyth	Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Labor Mining and Mineral Resources Public Property
John W.	Hagen	1964	Sp. 1971	Counties of Botetourt, Craig, and Roanoke	Enrolled Bills Immigration Mining and Mineral Resources Retrenchment and Economy
Lyman C.	Harrell Jr.	1958	Ex. 1969	Counties of Greensville and Sussex	Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Privileges and Elections Public Property
Louis S.	Herrick Jr.	1964	Ex. 1965	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Executive Expenditures Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Officers and Offices at the Capitol
George H.	Hill	1954	1967	City of Newport News	Immigration (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Education Game and Inland Fisheries Insurance and Banking
William Howard	Hodges	1962	Ex. 1965	City of Chesapeake	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Claims Counties Cities and Towns Federal Relations Privileges and Elections
Shirley T.	Holland	1946	Ex. 1965	Counties of Isle of Wight and Nansemond; City of Suffolk	Insurance and Banking (Chair) Appropriations Officers and Offices at the Capitol Welfare
Lawrence H.	Hoover	Ex. December 2, 1952	1965	County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg	Counties Cities and Towns General Laws Privileges and Elections
Henry E.	Howell Jr.	1964	Ex. 1965	City of Norfolk	Immigration Labor Militia and Police Officers and Offices at the Capitol Printing
Edward M.	Hudgins	1952	Ex. 1965	County of Chesterfield; City of Colonial Heights	Federal Relations (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Finance General Laws
Charles K.	Hutchens	1938	1967	City of Newport News	Finance (Chair) Labor Militia and Police Privileges and Elections Rules
Nathan B.	Hutcherson Jr.	January 28, 1959	Ex. 1965	County of Franklin	Manufactures and Mechanic Arts (Chair) Federal Relations Game and Inland Fisheries General Laws
Llewellyn H.	Irby	1958	Ex. 1965	Counties of Amelia, Powhatan, and Nottoway	Nominations and Confirmations (Chair) Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation Welfare
E. Ralph	James	1952	Ex. 1965	City of Hampton	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries (Chair) Currency and Commerce General Laws Officers and Offices at the Capitol
William P.	Kellam	1964	Ex. 1965	City of Virginia Beach	Currency and Commerce Federal Relations Public Property Roads and Internal Navigation
Rupert N.	Kincer	1964	Ex. 1965	County of Wythe	Executive Expenditures Mining and Mineral Resources Public Institutions Retrenchment and Economy
George J.	Kostel	Ex. 1963	Sp. 1971	County of Alleghany; Cities of Covington and Clifton Forge	Education Insurance and Banking Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Mining and Mineral Resources
Edward E.	Lane	1954	1977	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Executive Expenditures (Chair) Appropriations Insurance and Banking Welfare
Bernard	Levin	1962	Ex. 1969	City of Norfolk	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Immigration Militia and Police
C. Harrison	Mann Jr.	1954	Ex. 1969	County of Arlington	Enrolled Bills (Chair) Courts of Justice Game and Inland Fisheries Immigration Insurance and Banking
Paul W.	Manns	1952	Ex. 1965	Counties of Caroline, King George, Essex, and King and Queen	Game and Inland Fisheries (Chair) Auditing Counties Cities and Towns Education
Charles Hardaway	Marks	1962	September 30, 1991	Counties of Prince George and Surry; City of Hopewell	Claims Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills House Expenses
Dorothy Shoemaker	McDiarmid	1960	1989	County of Fairfax; Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church	Education Enrolled Bills House Expenses Library
George N.	McMath	Ex. 1963	1977	County of Accomack	Education Executive Expenditures General Laws Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Lewis A.	McMurran Jr.	1948	1977	City of Newport News	Counties Cities and Towns (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Federal Relations Roads and Internal Navigation
Richard H.	Middleton	1962	1967	Counties of Albemarle and Greene	Agriculture Education Interstate Cooperation Library
Willard J.	Moody	1956	1967	City of Portsmouth	Currency and Commerce (Chair) Claims Counties Cities and Towns 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	Retrenchment and Economy (Chair) Claims Courts of Justice Mining and Mineral Resources Officers and Offices at the Capitol
J. Russell	Moore	1964	Ex. 1965	Counties of Washington and Scott; City of Bristol	Immigration Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Mining and Mineral Resources Retrenchment and Economy
Robert S.	Orr	1960	Ex. 1965	Counties of Lee and Wise; City of Norton	Agriculture Labor Public Institutions Retrenchment and Economy Welfare
Stanley A.	Owens	1960	1975	County of Prince William	Courts of Justice Executive Expenditures Finance Nominations and Confirmations
C. Armonde	Paxson	1962	1970	City of Charlottesville	Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce Library Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
William A.	Pennington	1960	1967	Counties of Buckingham, Appomattox, and Cumberland	Education Executive Expenditures Finance Public Property
Lucas D.	Phillips	1954	1972	County of Loudoun	Agriculture Federal Relations Finance General Laws Public Property
Albert Lee	Philpott	1958	September 28, 1991	Counties of Henry and Patrick; City of Martinsville	Courts of Justice Executive Expenditures Federal Relations Insurance and Banking
Theodore C.	Pilcher	1954	Ex. 1965	City of Norfolk	Claims Education Insurance and Banking Welfare
Joseph H.	Poff	1958	Ex. 1965	Counties of Carroll and Floyd	Currency and Commerce Insurance and Banking Militia and Police Mining and Mineral Resources
Frederick Gresham	Pollard	1950	Ex. 1965	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Officers and Offices at the Capitol (Chair) Appropriations General Laws Militia and Police Retrenchment and Economy
Samuel E.	Pope	February 15, 1946	1973	County of Southampton; City of Franklin	Education (Chair) Agriculture General Laws Interstate Cooperation Public Institutions
Charles D.	Price	1950	Ex. 1965	Counties of Page and Warren	Agriculture (Chair) Appropriations Militia and Police Public Institutions Roads and Internal Navigation
Lacey E.	Putney	1962	2013	County of Bedford	Printing (Chair) Agriculture Finance Privileges and Elections
George C.	Rawlings Jr.	1964	Ex. 1969	Counties of Spotsylvania and Stafford; City of Fredericksburg	Claims Enrolled Bills Public Institutions Welfare
J. Lewis	Rawls Jr.	1962	Ex. 1969	County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Immigration
Randall O.	Reynolds	1968	1975	County of Pittsylvania	Agriculture Appropriations Claims Game and Inland Fisheries
Arthur H.	Richardson	1946	Sp. 1971	County of Dinwiddie; City of Petersburg	General Laws (Chair) Game and Inland Fisheries Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Roads and Internal Navigation
James W.	Roberts	1948	1967	City of Norfolk	Militia and Police (Chair) Appropriations Immigration Roads and Internal Navigation
Donald H.	Sandie	1960	Ex. January 1, 1965	City of Portsmouth	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Claims Currency and Commerce Interstate Cooperation
John L.	Scott	1964	Ex. 1965	County of Fairfax; Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church	Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce Enrolled Bills Executive Expenditures
D. French	Slaughter Jr.	1958	1977	Counties of Madison, Culpeper and Orange	Agriculture Appropriations Nominations and Confirmations Privileges and Elections
R. Maclin	Smith	1954	1971	Counties of Brunswick and Lunenburg	House Expenses (Chair) Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns Game and Inland Fisheries Labor
S. Strother	Smith Jr.	1964	1965	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Executive Expenditures Officers and Offices at the Capitol Public Institutions Retrenchment and Economy
W. Roy	Smith	1952	1973	County of Dinwiddie; City of Petersburg	Appropriations Auditing Education Federal Relations
Keith Dempsey	Speer	1964	1967	County of Buchanan	Enrolled Bills Executive Expenditures Game and Inland Fisheries Mining and Mineral Resources
Kathryn H.	Stone	1954	Ex. 1965	County of Arlington	Public Institutions (Chair) General Laws Immigration Welfare
T. Dix	Sutton	1972	1973	County of Henrico	Counties Cities and Towns Officers and Offices at the Capitol Public Institutions Welfare
Lawrence R.	Thompson	November 30, 1955	Ex. 1969	County of Campbell	Appropriations Game and Inland Fisheries Labor Roads and Internal Navigation
W. Carrington	Thompson	1960	1967	County of Pittsylvania	Courts of Justice Education Federal Relations Roads and Internal Navigation
James M.	Thomson	1956	1977	City of Alexandria	Appropriations Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy
Stanley Clay	Walker	1964	Sp. 1971	City of Norfolk	Currency and Commerce General Laws Printing Public Institutions
Charles W.	Wampler Jr.	1954	Ex. 1965	County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg	Labor (Chair) Agriculture Finance Officers and Offices at the Capitol Public Property
J. Warren	White Jr.	1962	1979	City of Norfolk	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Currency and Commerce Finance Public Property
Pressley B.	White	1960	1967	City of Virginia Beach	Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Executive Expenditures Labor Retrenchment and Economy
William L.	Winston	1956	Ex. 1965	County of Arlington	Counties Cities and Towns Finance Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation

*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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