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1720-1722 Session Information

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  • Start Date: Nov 2 1720
  • End Date: Jun 7 1722
  • Notes: This Assembly met from November 2 to December 23, 1720, and from May 9 to June 7, 1722.
  • Speaker: John Holloway
  • Clerk: Sir John Randolph
  • Special Sessions:
Name Locality Committees
Anthony Armistead Elizabeth City
James Ball Lancaster
William Ball Lancaster Public Claims
Charles Barber Richmond County
Robert Beverley Jr. King & Queen Propositions and Grievances
Archibald Blair James City County Propositions and Grievances
Maximilian Boush Princess Anne Propositions and Grievances
George Braxton King and Queen Propositions and Grievances
William Bridger Isle of Wight Public Claims
William Broadnax Jamestown
Nathaniel Burwell Gloucester Propositions and Grievances
John Clayton James City County Propositions and Grievances (Chair)
William Cole Warwick Elections and Privileges
Giles Cook Gloucester
Gawin Corbin Middlesex Elections and Privileges (Chair)
Propositions and Grievances
Richard Covington Essex Public Claims
William Crafford Norfolk County
Cole Diggs Warwick
George Escridge Westmoreland Elections and Privileges
Propositions and Grievances
Solomon Ewele Accomack
Edward Goodridge Prince George
John Grymes Middlesex Propositions and Grievances
Peter Hack Northumberland
John Hamlin Prince George
George Harmanson Northampton
Thomas Harmanson Northampton
Henry Harrison Surry Public Claims (Chair)
Samuel Harwood Jr. Charles City
John Hawkins Essex
Nathaniel Hoggard Warwick
John Holloway York
Richard Johnson King and Queen Public Claims
Thomas Johnson King William Public Claims
Thomas Jones College of William and Mary Public Claims
John Lear Nansemond
Thomas Lee Westmoreland Public Claims
George Mason Stafford Public Claims
George Mason III
Daniel McCarty Westmoreland
Nicholas Merriwether New Kent Propositions and Grievances
Robert Mumford Prince George
Peter Presley Northumberland Elections and Privileges
Thomas Randolph Henrico
William Randolph II (Jr.) Henrico Propositions and Grievances
James Reddick Nansemond
James Ricketts Elizabeth City
Tully Robinson Accomack
William Robinson Stafford Propositions and Grievances
James Roscow Warwick Propositions and Grievances
John Simmons Surry
Arthur Smith Isle of Wight
Lawrence Smith York Public Claims
Nicholas Smith King George
John Stanup New Kent
John Stith Charles City
John Syme Hanover
John Teackle Accomack
John Thornton New Kent
Anthony Walke Princess Anne
John Waller King William Elections and Privileges
William Waters Northampton
Henry Willis Gloucester Public Claims
Willis Wilson Norfolk County
William Woodbridge Richmond County

*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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