1959 Session Information
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- Speaker:
Edgar Blackburn Moore
- Clerk:
Edward Griffith Dodson
| Name | Locality | Committees |
|---|---|---|
| Howard H. Adams | Counties of Accomack and Northampton | Appropriations (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Retrenchment and Economy Rules |
| George E. Allen Jr. | City of Richmond | Auditing Claims Courts of Justice Education Law Reform and Racial Activities |
| Howard P. Anderson | County of Halifax | Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Executive Expenditures Immigration Labor |
| Inez D. Baker | City of Portsmouth | Executive Expenditures Finance Interstate Cooperation Nominations and Confirmations |
| FitzGerald Bemiss | City of Richmond | Appropriations Currency and Commerce Enrolled Bills Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
| John B. Boatwright Sr. | Counties of Buckingham, Appomattox and Cumberland | General Laws (Chair) Courts of Justice Federal Relations Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
| Earle M. Brown | County of Amherst; City of Lynchburg | Courts of Justice Finance Interstate Cooperation Manufactures and Mechanic Arts |
| Fred C. Buck | County of Washington; City of Bristol | Enrolled Bills Insurance and Banking Mining and Mineral Resources Public Property |
| James Lyle Camblos | County of Wise | Appropriations Mining and Mineral Resources Privileges and Elections Public Property |
| Orby L. Cantrell | County of Wise | Counties Cities and Towns Executive Expenditures Public Property Roads and Internal Navigation |
| E. Tucker Carlton | City of Richmond | Finance Officers and Offices at the Capitol Public Institutions Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Russell M. Carneal | 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 | County of Washington; City of Bristol | Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Courts of Justice Education Game and Inland Fisheries |
| Robert L. Clark | Counties of Henry and Patrick; City of Martinsville | Immigration Privileges and Elections Public Property Welfare |
| C. William Cleaton | County of Mecklenburg | Claims (Chair) Currency and Commerce Finance Insurance and Banking Labor |
| George M. Cochran | Counties of Augusta and Highland; Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro | Nominations and Confirmations (Chair) Courts of Justice Education Insurance and Banking |
| Willis E. Cohoon | County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk | Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy |
| E. C. Compton | Counties of Albemarle and Greene | Agriculture Currency and Commerce Executive Expenditures Finance |
| John Warren Cooke | Counties of Gloucester, Mathews, and Middlesex | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Finance Rules |
| R. Edward Coyle Sr. | Counties of Buchanan and Dickenson | Library Printing Public Property Welfare |
| Charles B. Cross Jr. | County of Norfolk; City of South Norfolk | Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Federal Relations Immigration Law Reform and Racial Activities |
| Grady W. Dalton | County of Tazewell | Education Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Mining and Mineral Resources Public Institutions |
| John H. Daniel | Counties of Charlotte and Prince Edward | Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair) Agriculture Appropriations Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Public Institutions |
| Delamater Davis | City of Norfolk | House Expenses (Chair) Courts of Justice Currency and Commerce Privileges and Elections |
| Harry B. Davis | County of Princess Anne; City of Virginia Beach | Education (Chair) Appropriations Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Executive Expenditures |
| Harold H. Dervishian | City of Richmond | Counties Cities and Towns Labor Militia and Police Retrenchment and Economy |
| Felix E. Edmunds | Counties of Augusta and Highland; Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro | Enrolled Bills (Chair) Appropriations Executive Expenditures Roads and Internal Navigation |
| R. Edward Edward Sr. | Counties of Buchanan and Cities of Dickenson | Library Printing Public Property Welfare |
| Walter C. Elliott | County of Russell | Labor (Chair) Finance General Laws Mining and Mineral Resources |
| Minetree Folkes Jr. | Counties of Chesterfield and Henrico; City of Colonial Heights | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Currency and Commerce Privileges and Elections Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Thomas N. Frost | Counties of Fauquier and Rappahannock | Agriculture Appropriations Claims Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation |
| William C. Fugate | County of Lee | Agriculture Militia and Police Mining and Mineral Resources Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
| Charlotte C. Giesen | County of Montgomery; City of Radford | Federal Relations Immigration Printing Public Property |
| Thomas R. Glass | City of Lynchburg | Education Federal Relations Mining and Mineral Resources Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Francis B. Gouldman | County of Spotsylvania; City of Fredericksburg | Public Property (Chair) Courts of Justice Game and Inland Fisheries Public Institutions |
| Charles E. Green Jr. | County of Bedford | Claims Counties Cities and Towns Education Executive Expenditures |
| Kossen Gregory | City of Roanoke | Welfare (Chair) Finance House Expenses Mining and Mineral Resources |
| Robert R. Gwathmey III | Counties of Hanover and King William | Counties Cities and Towns Game and Inland Fisheries House Expenses Welfare |
| John P. Harper | City of Norfolk | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Counties Cities and Towns Immigration Militia and Police |
| Lyman C. Harrell Jr. | Counties of Greensville and Sussex | Enrolled Bills Nominations and Confirmations Privileges and Elections Public Property |
| George H. Hill | County of Warwick | Immigration (Chair) Education Game and Inland Fisheries Insurance and Banking |
| William R. Hill | City of Charlottesville | Agriculture Enrolled Bills Public Property Welfare |
| Omer L. Hirst | County of Fairfax; City of Falls Church | Claims Library Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Shirley T. Holland | Counties of Isle of Wight and Nansemond; City of Suffolk | Insurance and Banking (Chair) Appropriations Interstate Cooperation Welfare |
| Lawrence H. Hoover | County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg | Counties Cities and Towns General Laws Privileges and Elections |
| Edward M. Hudgins | County of Chesterfield; City of Colonial Heights | Counties Cities and Towns Federal Relations General Laws Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
| Charles K. Hutchens | County of Warwick; City of Newport News | Finance (Chair) Labor Militia and Police Privileges and Elections Rules |
| Llewellyn H. Irby | Counties of Amelia, Powhatan and Nottoway | Agriculture Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Nominations and Confirmations Roads and Internal Navigation Welfare |
| E. Ralph James | City of Hampton | Currency and Commerce (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries General Laws Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
| Edward E. Lane | City of Richmond | Executive Expenditures General Laws Insurance and Banking Welfare |
| Paris I. Leadbetter | Counties of Prince George and Surry; City of Hopewell | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Claims Finance Game and Inland Fisheries Welfare |
| W. T. Leary | County of Norfolk; City of South Norfolk | Library (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Retrenchment and Economy Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Baldwin G. Locher | Counties of Rockbridge and Bath; City Buena Vista | Game and Inland Fisheries (Chair) Agriculture Appropriations Public Institutions |
| C. Harrison Mann Jr. | County of Arlington | Courts of Justice Enrolled Bills Game and Inland Fisheries Immigration Insurance and Banking |
| Paul W. Manns | Counties of Caroline, King George, Essex, and King and Queen | Federal Relations (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Education Game and Inland Fisheries |
| Lewis A. McMurran Jr. | City of Newport News | Counties Cities and Towns (Chair) Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Federal Relations Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Frank P. Moncure | Counties of Prince William and Stafford | Auditing (Chair) Courts of Justice General Laws Labor Law Reform and Racial Activities Retrenchment and Economy |
| Willard J. Moody | City of Portsmouth | Claims Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce Enrolled Bills Labor |
| Edgar Blackburn Moore | Counties of Clarke and Frederick; City of Winchester | Rules (Chair) |
| Garnett S. Moore | County of Pulaski | Courts of Justice Mining and Mineral Resources Officers and Offices at the Capitol Retrenchment and Economy |
| Joseph C. Moxley | County of Grayson | Currency and Commerce Game and Inland Fisheries Public Institutions Retrenchment and Economy |
| W. Tayloe Murphy Sr. | Counties of Northumberland, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Richmond | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries (Chair) Appropriations Insurance and Banking |
| M. C. Newton Sr. | Counties of Bland and Giles | Currency and Commerce Enrolled Bills Insurance and Banking Library |
| Thomas N. Parker Jr. | City of Richmond | Enrolled Bills Immigration Insurance and Banking Manufactures and Mechanic Arts |
| John M. Peck Jr. | Counties of Botetourt and Craig | Agriculture Claims Enrolled Bills Privileges and Elections |
| Nathaniel W. Pendleton | County of Wythe | Agriculture Federal Relations Finance General Laws |
| William Horton Perry | County of Scott | Enrolled Bills Executive Expenditures Public Institutions Public Property |
| Lucas D. Phillips | County of Loudoun | Agriculture Federal Relations Finance General Laws Public Property |
| Albert Lee Philpott | Counties of Henry and Patrick; City of Martinsville | Courts of Justice Executive Expenditures Federal Relations Immigration Public Property |
| Theodore C. Pilcher | City of Norfolk | Claims Education Insurance and Banking Welfare |
| Joseph H. Poff | Counties of Carroll and Floyd | Currency and Commerce Militia and Police Mining and Mineral Resources Printing |
| Frederick Gresham Pollard | City of Richmond | Retrenchment and Economy (Chair) Appropriations Militia and Police Officers and Offices at the Capitol |
| Samuel E. Pope | County of Southampton | Agriculture (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Education Officers and Offices at the Capitol Public Institutions |
| Charles D. Price | Counties of Page and Warren | Agriculture General Laws Militia and Police Roads and Internal Navigation |
| Randall O. Reynolds | County of Pittsylvania | Agriculture Claims Counties Cities and Towns Game and Inland Fisheries Retrenchment and Economy |
| Arthur H. Richardson | County of Dinwiddie; City of Petersburg | Manufactures and Mechanic Arts (Chair) General Laws Library Public Institutions Roads and Internal Navigation |
| John F. Rixey | City of Norfolk | Printing (Chair) Finance General Laws Immigration |
| James W. Roberts | City of Norfolk | Militia and Police (Chair) Appropriations Immigration Roads and Internal Navigation |
| W. Ray Rouse | County of Smyth | Executive Expenditures Federal Relations Interstate Cooperation Mining and Mineral Resources Retrenchment and Economy |
| Julian H. Rutherfoord Jr. | City of Roanoke | Officers and Offices at the Capitol (Chair) General Laws Insurance and Banking Manufactures and Mechanic Arts |
| Toy D. Savage Jr. | City of Norfolk | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Courts of Justice Currency and Commerce Executive Expenditures |
| Melvin L. Shreves | County of Accomack | Agriculture Currency and Commerce Game and Inland Fisheries General Laws |
| D. French Slaughter Jr. | Counties of Madison, Culpeper, and Orange | Immigration Officers and Offices at the Capitol Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy |
| R. Maclin Smith | Counties of Brunswick and Lunenburg | Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns Game and Inland Fisheries House Expenses Labor Law Reform and Racial Activities |
| Vernon C. Smith | County of Buchanan | Mining and Mineral Resources (Chair) Appropriations House Expenses Roads and Internal Navigation |
| W. Roy Smith | County of Dinwiddie; City of Petersburg | Appropriations Auditing Education Federal Relations |
| Kathryn H. Stone | County of Arlington | General Laws Immigration Public Institutions Welfare |
| Lawrence R. Thompson | County of Campbell | Appropriations Game and Inland Fisheries Labor Roads and Internal Navigation |
| James M. Thomson | City of Alexandria | Claims Courts of Justice Law Reform and Racial Activities Nominations and Confirmations Privileges and Elections |
| Nelson R. Thurman | County of Roanoke | General Laws Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Militia and Police Mining and Mineral Resources |
| Charles W. Wampler Jr. | County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg | Agriculture Finance Labor Officers and Offices at the Capitol Public Property |
| John C. Webb | County of Fairfax; City of Falls Church | Appropriations Labor Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Retrenchment and Economy |
| H. Ray Webber | County of Alleghany; Cities of Covington and Clifton Forge | Counties Cities and Towns Education Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Mining and Mineral Resources |
| C. Stuart Wheatley Jr. | City of Danville | Education Finance Privileges and Elections Retrenchment and Economy |
| Hunt M. Whitehead | County of Pittsylvania | Agriculture Education Labor Welfare |
| Robert Whitehead | Counties of Nelson and Amherst | Executive Expenditures (Chair) Claims Education Finance |
| Joseph J. Williams Jr. | County of Henrico | Courts of Justice (Chair) Counties Cities and Towns Printing Public Institutions Rules |
| William L. Winston | County of Arlington | Counties Cities and Towns Currency and Commerce Finance Militia and Police |
*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.