1748-1749 Session Information
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- Start Date: Oct 27 1748
- End Date: May 11 1749
- Notes: The Assembly first met from October 27 to December 17, 1748, and was adjourned; the second session met from March 2 to May 11, 1749, was prorogued to November 1749, and then dissolved.
- Speaker:
John Robinson Jr.
- Clerk:
William Randolph
Peter Randolph
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Special Sessions:
| Name | Locality | Committees |
|---|---|---|
| Edmund Allen | Accomack | Courts of Justice |
| Spencer Ball | Northumberland | |
| Charles Barrett | Louisa | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Baylor | Caroline | Propositions and Grievances |
| William Beverley | Essex | Public Claims (Chair) Privileges and Elections |
| Joseph Blackwell | Prince William | |
| Richard Bland | Prince George | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Bolling | Henrico | Propositions and Grievances |
| George Braxton | King and Queen | Trade (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Edward Brodnax | Charles City | |
| Carter Burwell | James City County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Bushrode | Westmoreland | Courts of Justice |
| George Carrington | Goochland | Courts of Justice |
| Charles Carter Sr. | King George | Propositions and Grievances (Chair) Privileges and Elections |
| Archibald Cary | Goochland | Propositions and Grievances |
| Joseph Chinn | Lancaster | |
| John Chiswell | Hanover | Propositions and Grievances |
| Sterling Clack | Brunswick | Public Claims |
| Augustine Claiborne | Surry | Public Claims |
| Samuel Cobbs | Amelia | |
| Peter Conway | Lancaster | Propositions and Grievances |
| Richard Corbin | Middlesex | |
| Rice Curtis | Spotsylvania | Courts of Justice |
| William Dangerfield | Essex | |
| Edward Digges | York | Propositions and Grievances |
| George Douglas | Accomack | |
| Jacob Elligood | Princess Anne | |
| Henry Embry | Lunenberg | Public Claims |
| Francis Eppes | Prince George | Courts of Justice |
| Littleton Eyre | Northampton | Public Claims |
| George William Fairfax | Frederick | Propositions and Grievances |
| William Fantleroy | Richmond County | Courts of Justice |
| William Fitzhugh | Stafford | Propositions and Grievances |
| Joshua Fry | Albemarle | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Joseph Grey | Isle of Wight | Courts of Justice |
| Philip Grymes | Middlesex | Propositions and Grievances |
| Matthew Harmanson | Northampton | Public Claims |
| Benjamin Harrison V | Charles City | |
| Thomas Harrison | Prince William | Courts of Justice |
| William Harwood | Warwick | Public Claims |
| Peter Hedgman | Stafford | Propositions and Grievances |
| William Hockaday | New Kent | Courts of Justice |
| William Hunter | Nansemond | Public Claims |
| Gabriel Jones | Frederick | Courts of Justice |
| Robert Jones | Surry | |
| Wood Jones | Amelia | Public Claims |
| Richard Kennon | Charles City | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Langhorne | Warwick | Public Claims |
| George Lee | Westmoreland | Propositions and Grievances |
| Lunsford Lomax | Caroline | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Philip Ludwell Jr. | Jamestown | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Charles Lynch | Albemarle | Courts of Justice |
| John Madison | Augusta | Public Claims |
| William Massie | New Kent | Trade |
| William Meriwether | Hanover | Propositions and Grievances |
| Bernard Moore | King William | Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Nelson | York | |
| John Norton | York | |
| Richard Osborne | Fairfax | Courts of Justice |
| Thomas Parramore | Accomack | Public Claims |
| William Portlock | Norfolk County | Trade |
| Beverley Randolph | College of William and Mary | |
| Peter Randolph | Henrico | |
| Peyton Randolph | Williamsburg | |
| Richard Randolph | Henrico | |
| Clement Reade Sr. | Lunenberg | Public Claims |
| Lemuel Reddick | Nansemond | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Trade |
| John Robinson Jr. | King and Queen | |
| John Simmons | Isle of Wight | |
| John Spotswood | Orange | Propositions and Grievances |
| Drewry Stith | Brunswick | Public Claims |
| John Tabb | Elizabeth City | Courts of Justice |
| Thomas Tabb | Amelia | Courts of Justice |
| George Taylor | Orange | Public Claims |
| Presley Thornton | Northumberland | Propositions and Grievances |
| Robert Todd | Norfolk Borough | Trade |
| Henry Turner | King George | Public Claims |
| Abraham Venable | Louisa | Courts of Justice |
| Anthony Walke | Princess Anne | |
| Benjamin Waller | James City County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Waller | Spotsylvania | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections |
| Lawrence Washington | Fairfax | Propositions and Grievances |
| Francis West | King William | |
| William Westwood | Elizabeth City | |
| Beverley Whiting | Gloucester | Courts of Justice (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Francis Willis | Gloucester | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Wilson | Augusta | Public Claims |
| Willis Wilson | Norfolk County | Trade |
| John Woodbridge | Richmond County | Propositions and Grievances |
| Ralph Wormeley IV | Middlesex | Propositions and Grievances |
*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.