1752-1755 Session Information
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- Start Date: Feb 27 1752
- End Date: Nov 8 1755
- Notes: This Assembly met from February 27 to April 20, 1752; from November 1 to December 19, 1753; from February 14 to 23, 1754; from August 22 to September 5, 1754; from October 17 to November 2, 1754; May 1 to June 2, 1755; June 24 to July 9, 1755; from August 5 to 23, 1755; from October 27 to November 8, 1755, when it was dissolved.
- Speaker:
John Robinson Jr.
- Clerk:
John Randolph
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Special Sessions:
| Name | Locality | Committees |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Adams/Adam | New Kent | Trade |
| Gerrard Alexander | Fairfax | Public Claims |
| Edmund Allen | Accomack | Courts of Justice |
| Charles Anderson | Prince Edward | Courts of Justice |
| Robert Anderson | Louisa | |
| James Ball | Lancaster | Courts of Justice |
| Spencer Ball | Northumberland | Public Claims |
| John Bates | Halifax | |
| Joseph Blackwell | Prince William | Courts of Justice |
| Richard Bland | Prince George | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| John Bolling | Chesterfield | Propositions and Grievances |
| Samuel Boush Jr. | Norfolk County | Trade |
| Gray Briggs | Sussex | Courts of Justice |
| Armistead Burwell | Williamsburg | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Carter Burwell | James City County | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Robert Burwell | Isle of Wight | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Bushrode | Westmoreland | Courts of Justice |
| William Byrd | Lunenberg | Propositions and Grievances |
| George Carrington | Cumberland | Courts of Justice |
| Charles Carter Sr. | King George | Propositions and Grievances (Chair) Privileges and Elections |
| Landon Carter | Richmond County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Benjamin Cave | Orange | Public Claims |
| Joseph Chinn | Lancaster | Courts of Justice |
| John Chiswell | Hanover | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Augustine Claiborne | Surry | Public Claims |
| Bowler Cocke | Henrico | Propositions and Grievances |
| Edwin Conway | Lancaster | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Propositions and Grievances |
| George Currie | Halifax | |
| Rice Curtis | Spotsylvania | Courts of Justice |
| William Dangerfield | Essex | Public Claims |
| Stephen Dewey | Prince George | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| Dudley Digges | York | Propositions and Grievances |
| William Digges | Warwick | Propositions and Grievances |
| George Douglas | Accomack | Courts of Justice |
| John Edmunds | Sussex | Courts of Justice |
| William Embry | Lunenberg | |
| Isham Eppes | Dinwiddie | Public Claims |
| Richard Eppes | Chesterfield | Propositions and Grievances |
| Littleton Eyre | Northampton | Public Claims Trade |
| George William Fairfax | Frederick | Propositions and Grievances |
| William Fitzhugh | Stafford | Propositions and Grievances |
| Joshua Fry | Albemarle | Public Claims (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Gale | Isle of Wight | Public Claims |
| Joseph Gray | Southampton | Public Claims |
| William Green | Culpeper | Courts of Justice |
| William Samuel Harris | Halifax | |
| Benjamin Harrison V | Charles City | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Thomas Harrison | Prince William | Courts of Justice |
| William Harwood | Warwick | Public Claims |
| Peter Hedgman | Stafford | Propositions and Grievances |
| Anthony Holladay | Nansemond | Trade |
| Allen Howard | Albemarle | Public Claims |
| John Hutchings | Norfolk Borough | Trade |
| Thomas Jarrell | Southampton | |
| Peter Jefferson | Albemarle | Courts of Justice |
| Philip Johnson | King and Queen | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Gabriel Jones | Frederick/Hampshire | Courts of Justice |
| John Jones | Dinwiddie | Public Claims |
| Robert Jones | Surry | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Wood Jones | Amelia | Public Claims |
| Ralph Justice | Accomack | |
| John Kendall | Northampton | Public Claims |
| Richard Kennon | Charles City | Propositions and Grievances |
| Lunsford Lomax | Caroline | Trade (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Madison | Augusta | Courts of Justice |
| Matthew Marrable | Lunenberg | |
| John Martin | King William | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Bernard Moore | King William | Propositions and Grievances |
| Edward Hack Moseley | Princess Anne | Trade |
| John Nash | Prince Edward | Public Claims |
| John Norton | York | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| John Page | Gloucester | Propositions and Grievances |
| James Patton | Augusta | Public Claims |
| John Payne | Goochland | Public Claims |
| Edmund Pendleton | Caroline | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| _________ Perkins | Frederick | |
| James Power | New Kent | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Peyton Randolph | College of William and Mary | Propositions and Grievances |
| William Randolph III | Henrico | Propositions and Grievances |
| Clement Reade Sr. | Lunenberg | Courts of Justice
Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Lemuel Riddick | Nansemond | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Christopher Robinson | Middlesex | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Henry Robinson | Hanover | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Robinson Jr. | King and Queen | |
| John Ruffin | Surry | Public Claims (Chair) Propositions and Grievances |
| Samuel Scott | Cumberland | Public Claims |
| Francis Smith | Essex | Public Claims |
| John Smith | Goochland | Public Claims |
| John Spotswood | Culpeper | Propositions and Grievances |
| Drewry Stith | Brunswick | Public Claims |
| John Syme/Syne | Hanover | Courts of Justice |
| John Tabb | Elizabeth City | Courts of Justice |
| Thomas Tabb | Amelia | Public Claims Trade |
| Etheldred Taylor | Southampton | Public Claims |
| George Taylor | Orange | Public Claims |
| John Thornton | Spotsylvania | |
| Presley Thornton | Northumberland | Propositions and Grievances |
| Edward Champion Travis | Jamestown | Trade |
| Robert Tucker | Norfolk County | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Thomas Turner | King George | Public Claims |
| Robert Vaulx | Westmoreland | Courts of Justice |
| Abraham Venable | Louisa | Courts of Justice |
| Anthony Walke Jr. | Princess Anne | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Thomas Walker | Louisa | Public Claims |
| Benjamin Waller | James City County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Waller | Spotsylvania | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections |
| Thomas Waring | Essex | Public Claims |
| Augustine Washington | Westmoreland | Propositions and Grievances |
| Hugh West | Fairfax | Public Claims |
| John West | Fairfax | |
| William Westwood | Elizabeth City | Public Claims Trade |
| Beverley Whiting | Gloucester | Courts of Justice (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Willis | Brunswick | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Willoughby | Norfolk County | |
| John Wilson | Augusta | Public Claims |
| John Woodbridge | Richmond County | Propositions and Grievances |
| Ralph Wormeley IV | Middlesex | Propositions and Grievances |
| George Wythe | Williamsburg | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections 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.