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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
George Edward	Allen Jr.	1954	1981 Sp.	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Claims (Chair) Auditing Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections
Claude Wood	Anderson	1968	1985	Counties of Appomattox, Buckingham, and Nelson	Finance Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Militia and Police Mining and Mineral Resources
George Banister	Anderson	1968	1971	County of Pittsylvania; City of Danville	Finance House Expenses Public Property Retrenchment and Economy
Howard Palmer	Anderson	1958	1971	County of Halifax; City of South Boston	Executive Expenditures (Chair) Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice
Matthew Garland	Anderson	Ex. 1959	Sp. 1971	Counties of Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, and Powhatan	Agriculture Appropriations Claims Roads and Internal Navigation
Willis M.	Anderson	1964	Sp. 1971	City of Roanoke	Counties Cities and Towns Finance Mining and Mineral Resources Roads and Internal Navigation
Edgar	Bacon	1966	Sp. 1971	Counties of Lee and Wise; City of Norton	Agriculture Claims Federal Relations Game and Inland Fisheries Welfare
Richard Marshall	Bagley	1966	1985	City of Hampton	Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Enrolled Bills Printing
Junie L.	Bradshaw	1962	Sp. 1971	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Appropriations Enrolled Bills Officers and Offices at the Capitol Roads and Internal Navigation
Stanley Gatewood	Bryan	1966	1975	City of Chesapeake	Immigration (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Counties Cities and Towns Militia and Police Public Property
Thomas P.	Bryan	1968	1969	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Counties Cities and Towns Executive Expenditures Immigration Militia and Police
Manley Caldwell	Butler	1962	Sp. 1971	City of Roanoke	Currency and Commerce Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Privileges and Elections Public Property
Vincent Francis	Callahan Jr.	1968	2007	County of Fairfax; Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church	Claims Currency and Commerce Enrolled Bills Federal Relations
Archibald Algernon	Campbell	1966	1982	Counties of Bland, Craig, Giles, Pulaski and Wythe	Finance Game and Inland Fisheries Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Orby Lee	Cantrell	1952	April 29, 1982	Counties of Lee and Wise; City of Norton	Public Property (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Mining and Mineral Resources Roads and Internal Navigation
Russell Morris	Carneal	1954	1973	Counties of James City and York; City of Williamsburg	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Courts of Justice Public Institutions Welfare
Charles William	Cleaton	1948	June 3, 1972	County of Mecklenburg	Finance (Chair) Claims Insurance and Banking Labor
John Warren	Cooke	1942	1979	Counties of Gloucester, Mathews, New Kent, Charles City and Middlesex	Rules (Chair)
Grady William	Dalton	1958	1971	County of Tazewell	Mining and Mineral Resources (Chair) Appropriations Education Public Institutions
John N.	Dalton	1966	October 19, 1972	County of Montgomery; City of Radford	Courts of Justice Labor Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Mining and Mineral Resources
John Hanah	Daniel	1944	Ex. 1969	Counties of Charlotte, Cumberland, and Prince Edward	Appropriations (Chair) Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Retrenchment and Economy Rules
Wilbur Clarence	Daniel	1960	November 26, 1968	City of Danville	Militia and Police (Chair) Education Federal Relations Finance Privileges and Elections
Russell Lewis	Davis	1966	Sp. 1971	Counties of Franklin and Floyd	Education Labor Mining and Mineral Resources Public Institutions
Garry Glenn	DeBruhl	1968	1977	Counties of Henry and Patrick; City of Martinsville	Militia and Police Officers and Offices at the Capitol Public Property Roads and Internal Navigation
Alan Arnold	Diamonstein	1968	2001	City of Newport News	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Executive Expenditures General Laws Public Property
Wallace G.	Dickson	1966	Ex. 1969	County of Arlington	Executive Expenditures Immigration Labor Roads and Internal Navigation
William M.	Dudley	1966	1973	City of Lynchburg	Education Executive Expenditures Finance Retrenchment and Economy
William R.	Durland	1966	Ex. 1969	County of Fairfax; Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church	Claims Counties Cities and Towns Interstate Cooperation Militia and Police Welfare
Clive Livingston	DuVal II	1966	Sp. 1971	County of Fairfax; Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church	Executive Expenditures General Laws Public Institutions Retrenchment and Economy
Donald Eugene	Earman	1966	Sp. 1971	Counties of Page, Rockingham, and Shenandoah; City of Harrisonburg	Agriculture Enrolled Bills Executive Expenditures Retrenchment and Economy
Ernst Watson	Farley Jr.	1968	Sp. 1971	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Finance Labor Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Retrenchment and Economy
Guy O.	Farley Jr.	1964	Ex. 1969	County of Fairfax; Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church	Courts of Justice General Laws Labor Retrenchment and Economy
Walther Balderson	Fidler	1960	1973	Counties of Northumberland, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Richmond	Enrolled Bills (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries General Laws Privileges and Elections
Thomas Newton	Frost	1952	Ex. 1969	Counties of Fauquier, Warren, and Rappahannock	Agriculture (Chair) Appropriations Interstate Cooperation Roads and Internal Navigation Rules
James B.	Fugate	1960	Ex. 1969	Counties of Washington and Scott; City of Bristol	Retrenchment and Economy (Chair) Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns General Laws
Donald Kagey	Funkhouser	1966	Sp. 1971	Counties of Page, Rockingham, and Shenandoah; City of Harrisonburg	Currency and Commerce Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Public Property Welfare
Marion Gibbs	Galland	1964	Ex. 1969	City of Alexandria	Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Education General Laws Library
Ray Lucian	Garland	1968	1979	County of Roanoke; City of Roanoke	Claims Executive Expenditures Federal Relations Retrenchment and Economy
Jerry H.	Geisler	1966	1981 Sp.	Counties of Carroll and Grayson; City of Galax	General Laws Militia and Police Mining and Mineral Resources Retrenchment and Economy
Robert Edward	Gibson	1962	1973	City of Chesapeake	Officers and Offices at the Capitol (Chair) Currency and Commerce Finance Insurance and Banking Welfare
Arthur Rossa	Giesen Jr.	1976	1995	Counties of Augusta and Highland; Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro	General Laws Immigration Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Retrenchment and Economy
Frederick Thomas	Gray	1966	Sp. 1971	County of Chesterfield; City of Colonial Heights	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Claims Courts of Justice Insurance and Banking Officers and Offices at the Capitol
John David	Gray	1966	Sp. 1981	City of Hampton	Currency and Commerce (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Privileges and Elections Welfare
Charles W.	Gunn Jr.	1964	1978	Counties of Rockbridge and Bath; Cities of Buena Vista and Lexington	Public Institutions (Chair) Appropriations Game and Inland Fisheries Roads and Internal Navigation
Robert R.	Gwathmey III	1958	1977	Counties of Hanover and King William	Welfare (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Game and Inland Fisheries Insurance and Banking
John William	Hagen	1964	Sp. 1971	County of Roanoke	Enrolled Bills Game and Inland Fisheries Immigration Mining and Mineral Resources Retrenchment and Economy
John S.	Hansen	1966	January 3, 1969	County of Chesterfield; City of Colonial Heights	Game and Inland Fisheries Labor Officers and Offices at the Capitol Public Institutions
Lyman Christian	Harrell Jr.	1958	Ex. 1969	Counties of Greensville, Surry, and Sussex; City of Emporia	Courts of Justice General Laws Nominations and Confirmations Privileges and Elections
Joseph P.	Johnson Jr.	1990	January 8, 2014	Counties of Washington and Scott; City of Bristol	Insurance and Banking Militia and Police Mining and Mineral Resources Roads and Internal Navigation
George James	Kostel	Ex. 1963	Sp. 1971	Counties of Alleghany and Botetourt; Cities of Covington and Clifton Forge	Education Insurance and Banking Mining and Mineral Resources Privileges and Elections
Edward Emerson	Lane	1954	1977	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Insurance and Banking (Chair) Appropriations Executive Expenditures Welfare
Flournoy L.	Largent Jr.	1968	Sp. 1971	Counties of Clarke and Frederick; City of Winchester	Courts of Justice Executive Expenditures Militia and Police Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Willard Lincoln	Lemmon	1968	Sp. 1981	County of Smyth	Currency and Commerce Education Labor Mining and Mineral Resources
Bernard	Levin	1962	Ex. 1969	City of Norfolk	Manufactures and Mechanic Arts (Chair) Appropriations Courts of Justice Immigration
Russell L.	Lewis	1966	1968	Counties of Franklin and Floyd	Education Labor Mining and Mineral Resources Public Institutions
William M.	Lightsey	1966	Ex. 1969	County of Arlington	Currency and Commerce Federal Relations Game and Inland Fisheries Welfare
Robert A.	Maloney	1968	March 20, 1969 Ex.	County of Fairfax; Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church	Insurance and Banking Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Public Institutions Public Property
Charles Harrison	Mann Jr.	1954	Ex. 1969	County of Arlington	Game and Inland Fisheries (Chair) Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Immigration Insurance and Banking
L. Cleaves	Manning	1968	1985	City of Portsmouth	Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce Library Retrenchment and Economy
Charles Hardaway	Marks	1962	September 30, 1991	County of Prince George; City of Hopewell	House Expenses (Chair) Claims Courts of Justice Insurance and Banking
Mary Aydelotte	Marshall	1972	1991	County of Arlington	Agriculture Education House Expenses Library Public Intstitutions
Julien Jacquelin	Mason	1966	Sp. 1971	Counties of Caroline, King George, Essex and King and Queen	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Counties Cities and Towns Education House Expenses Nominations and Confirmations
Rufus V.	McCoy Sr.	1966	Ex. 1969	Counties of Russell and Dickenson	Agriculture Executive Expenditures Labor Mining and Mineral Resources
Dorothy Shoemaker	McDiarmid	1960	1989	County of Fairfax; Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church	Counties Cities and Towns Education Enrolled Bills Library Welfare
Donald Allen	McGlothlin Sr.	1968	1989	County of Buchanan	Enrolled Bills General Laws Printing Public Property
George N.	McMath	Ex. 1963	1977	Counties of Accomack and Northampton	Agriculture Executive Expenditures General Laws Roads and Internal Navigation
Lewis Archer	McMurran Jr.	1948	1977	City of Newport News	Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair) Appropriations Privileges and Elections Rules
Thomas Randolph	McNamara	1968	Sp. 1971	City of Norfolk	Counties Cities and Towns Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Officers and Offices at the Capitol Public Property
Beverly Randolph	Middleton	1968	1973	City of Virginia Beach	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Education Immigration Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Garnett St. Clair	Moore	1954	Sp. 1971	Counties of Bland, Craig, Giles, Pulaski and Wythe	Courts of Justice (Chair) Claims Mining and Mineral Resources Privileges and Elections
Theodore V.	Morrison Jr.	1968	1987	City of Newport News	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Finance Interstate Cooperation Militia and Police
Thomas Warren	Moss Jr.	1966	January 1, 2002	City of Norfolk	Federal Relations General Laws Immigration Militia and Police Public Property
Stanley Albert	Owens	1960	1975	Counties of Loudoun and Prince William	Courts of Justice Executive Expenditures Finance Nominations and Confirmations
Charles Armonde	Paxson	1962	1970	City of Charlottesville	Library (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Finance Welfare
Donald G.	Pendleton	1966	1977	County of Amherst; City of Lynchburg	Claims Counties Cities and Towns Public Institutions Roads and Internal Navigation
Eugene Barbour	Pendleton Jr.	1966	Ex. 1969	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Auditing Federal Relations Finance General Laws Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
Lucas Dallam	Phillips	1954	1972	Counties of Loudoun and Prince William	Federal Relations (Chair) Agriculture Finance General Laws Public Property
Albert Lee	Philpott	1958	September 28, 1991	Counties of Henry and Patrick; City of Martinsville	Courts of Justice Federal Relations Game and Inland Fisheries Insurance and Banking
Samuel Eliba	Pope	February 15, 1946	1973	Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton; City of Franklin	Education (Chair) Agriculture Appropriations Interstate Cooperation Nominations and Confirmations
Lacey E.	Putney	1962	2013	County of Bedford	Agriculture Appropriations Printing Privileges and Elections
George Chancellor	Rawlings Jr.	1964	Ex. 1969	Counties of Spotsylvania and Stafford; City of Fredericksburg	Claims Enrolled Bills Game and Inland Fisheries Public Institutions Welfare
John Lewis	Rawls Jr.	1962	Ex. 1969	County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk	Agriculture Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills
William Ferguson	Reid	1968	1973	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	General Laws Immigration Labor Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Randall Oscar	Reynolds	1968	1975	County of Pittsylvania	Agriculture General Laws Immigration Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Arthur Harrison	Richardson	1946	Sp. 1971	Counties of Brunswick and Dinwiddie	General Laws (Chair) Game and Inland Fisheries Roads and Internal Navigation Rules
Otho Beverley	Roller	1966	July 6, 1972	Counties of Augusta and Highland; Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro	Agriculture Currency and Commerce Federal Relations Militia and Police Welfare
Stanley E.	Sacks	1966	Ex. 1969	City of Norfolk	Immigration Insurance and Banking Labor Militia and Police
Lester Eugene	Schlitz	1968	1975	City of Portsmouth	Finance Library Officers and Offices at the Capitol Public Institutions
John Raymond	Sears Jr.	1966	Sp. 1971	City of Norfolk	Currency and Commerce Federal Relations Insurance and Banking Roads and Internal Navigation
Eleanor Parker	Sheppard	1968	1977	County of Henrico; City of Richmond	Currency and Commerce Education Enrolled Bills Immigration Public Institutions
Daniel French	Slaughter Jr.	1958	1977	Counties of Madison, Culpeper, and Orange	Nominations and Confirmations (Chair) Agriculture Appropriations Education Privileges and Elections
Richard Maclin	Smith	1954	1971	Counties of Amelia, Lunenburg, and Nottoway	Counties Cities and Towns (Chair) Agriculture Game and Inland Fisheries House Expenses
William Roy	Smith	1952	1973	City of Petersburg	Auditing (Chair) Appropriations Education
Lawrence R.	Thompson	November 30, 1955	Ex. 1969	County of Campbell	Labor (Chair) Appropriations Game and Inland Fisheries Roads and Internal Navigation
James McIlhany	Thomson	1956	1977	City of Alexandria	Privileges and Elections (Chair) Appropriations
Daniel Good	Van Clief	1968	1973	Counties of Albemarle and Greene	Currency and Commerce Federal Relations Officers and Offices at the Capitol Roads and Internal Navigation
Stanley Clay	Walker	1964	Sp. 1971	City of Norfolk	Printing (Chair) Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Education
Joshua Warren	White Jr.	1962	1979	City of Norfolk	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Finance Privileges and Elections Public Property
Kenneth N.	Whitehurst Jr.	1968	Ex. 1969	City of Virginia Beach	Courts of Justice Currency and Commerce Enrolled Bills Labor
Carrington	Williams	1972	1977	County of Fairfax; Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church	Courts of Justice Finance Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Public Institutions
Glenn	Yates Jr.	1966	Sp. 1971	City of Portsmouth	Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Claims Education Federal Relations 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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