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1756-1758 Session Information

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  • Start Date: Mar 24 1756
  • End Date: Apr 12 1758
  • Notes: This Assembly met from March 24 to May 5, 1756, and was progrogued. It next met from September 20 to 28, 1756, and was prorogued; from April 14 to June 8, 1757, when prorogued; from March 30 to April 12, 1758, when prorogued, then dissolved.
  • Speaker: John Robinson Jr.
  • Clerk: John Randolph
Name Locality Committees
Richard Adams/Adam New Kent Trade
Edmund Allen Accomack
Charles Anderson Prince Edward Courts of Justice
Robert Anderson Louisa Public Claims
Spencer Ball Northumberland Public Claims
William Ball Lancaster Courts of Justice
Charles Barret Louisa Public Claims
John Bates Halifax
John Baylor Caroline Propositions and Grievances
John Bell Prince William Courts of Justice
Richard Bland Prince George Public Claims (Chair)
Courts of Justice
Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
Trade
Alexander Bolling Prince George Propositions and Grievances
Public Claims
John Bolling Chesterfield Propositions and Grievances
Robert Bolling Dinwiddie Propositions and Grievances
Richard Booker Amelia Public Claims
Joseph Bridger Isle of Wight Trade
Gray Briggs Sussex Courts of Justice
Robert Burwell Isle of Wight Privileges and Elections
William Cabell Albemarle Courts of Justice
William Callaway Bedford
George Carrington Cumberland Courts of Justice
Charles Carter Jr. King George Propositions and Grievances
Charles Carter Sr. King George Propositions and Grievances (Chair)
Privileges and Elections
Landon Carter Richmond County Courts of Justice (Chair)
Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
Trade
Archibald Cary Chesterfield Propositions and Grievances
Benjamin Cave Orange Public Claims
John Chiswell Williamsburg Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
William Clinch Surry Trade
Bowler Cocke Henrico Propositions and Grievances
Joshua Corprew Norfolk County Courts of Justice
Rice Curtis Spotsylvania
Nathaniel West Dandridge Hanover Propositions and Grievances
William Dangerfield Essex Public Claims
Dudley Digges York Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
William Digges Warwick Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
John Edmunds Sussex Courts of Justice
William Embry Lunenberg Trade
Richard Eppes Chesterfield
Littleton Eyre Northampton Public Claims
Trade
George William Fairfax Fairfax Propositions and Grievances
Henry Field Culpeper Public Claims
William Fitzhugh Stafford Propositions and Grievances
John Fleming Jr. Cumberland Courts of Justice
Propositions and Grievances
Edward Goodrich Brunswick
Joseph Gray Southampton Public Claims
William Samuel Harris Halifax Courts of Justice
Benjamin Harrison Jr. Surry Trade (Chair)
Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
Benjamin Harrison V Charles City Privileges and Elections
William Harwood Warwick Public Claims
Peter Hedgman Stafford Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
John Hutchings Jr. Norfolk Borough Trade
Philip Johnson King and Queen Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
Gabriel Jones Augusta Courts of Justice
Public Claims
John Jones Dinwiddie Public Claims
Ralph Justice Accomack Courts of Justice
William Keeling Princess Anne Trade
John Kendall Northampton Public Claims
Henry Lee Prince William
Philip Ludwell Lee Westmoreland
Richard Henry Lee Westmoreland
William Lightfoot Charles City Privileges and Elections
John Martin King William Propositions and Grievances
Thomas Bryan Martin Hampshire Privileges and Elections
Bernard Moore King William Propositions and Grievances
Joseph Morton James City County Courts of Justice
John Nash Prince Edward Courts of Justice
Thomas Nash Lunenberg Courts of Justice
John Nicholas Albemarle
Robert Carter Nicholas York Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
John Page Gloucester Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
John Payne Goochland Public Claims
Edmund Pendleton Caroline Courts of Justice
Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
Henry Peyton Prince William Courts of Justice
James Power New Kent Privileges and Elections
Peyton Randolph College of William and Mary Privileges and Elections (Chair)
William Randolph III Henrico Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
Lemuel Riddick Nansemond Privileges and Elections
Willis Riddick Nansemond Courts of Justice
Christopher Robinson Middlesex Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
John Robinson Jr. King and Queen
Richard Selden Lancaster Trade
Thomas Slaughter Culpeper Courts of Justice
Francis Smith Essex Public Claims
John Smith Goochland Public Claims
John Spotswood Spotsylvania Propositions and Grievances
___________ Stith Bedford Courts of Justice
Thomas Swearingen Frederick
John Syme/Syne Hanover Propositions and Grievances
John Tabb Elizabeth City Courts of Justice
Thomas Tabb Amelia Public Claims
Trade
George Taylor Orange Public Claims
William Taylor Southampton Courts of Justice
Presley Thornton Northumberland Propositions and Grievances
William Thornton Brunswick Public Claims
Edward Champion Travis Jamestown Propositions and Grievances
George Veale Norfolk County Courts of Justice
Anthony Walke Jr. Princess Anne
Thomas Walke Princess Anne
Thomas Walker Hampshire Public Claims
William Waller Spotsylvania
Augustine Washington Westmoreland Propositions and Grievances
Francis West King William Courts of Justice
Hugh West Frederick Courts of Justice
John West Fairfax Public Claims
William Westwood Elizabeth City Public Claims
Trade
Thomas Whiting Gloucester Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
Trade
John Wilson Augusta Public Claims
John Woodbridge Richmond County Privileges and Elections
Ralph Wormeley IV Middlesex 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.

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