1758-1761 Session Information
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- Start Date: Sept 14 1758
- End Date: Apr 10 1761
- Notes: This Assembly first met from September 14 to October 12, 1758, and met by successive prorogations from November 9 to 11, 1758; from February 22 to April 14, 1759; from November 1 to 21, 1759; from March 4 to 11, 1760; from May 19 to 24, 1760; from October 6 to 20, 1760, adjourned; on December 11, 1760, adjourned; and March 5 to April 10, 1761, 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 |
| Edmund Allen | Accomack | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| William Allen | Surry | |
| John Ambler | Jamestown | |
| Charles Anderson | Prince Edward | |
| William Atchison | Norfolk Borough | Trade |
| Spencer Ball | Northumberland | Public Claims |
| John Baylor | Caroline | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Richard Bland | Prince George | Public Claims (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Alexander Bolling | Prince George | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Edmund Booker | Amelia | Public Claims Trade |
| Richard Booker | Amelia | Public Claims |
| William Bradley | Norfolk County | Trade |
| George Braxton | King and Queen | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| James Bridger | Isle of Wight | Trade |
| Joseph Bridger | Isle of Wight | Trade |
| Zachariah Burnley | Bedford | |
| Lewis Burwell | James City County | Propositions and Grievances |
| William Cabell | Albemarle | Courts of Justice |
| George Carrington | Cumberland | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Charles Carter | Lancaster | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| 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 |
| Archibald Cary | Chesterfield | Propositions and Grievances |
| Benjamin Cave | Orange | Public Claims |
| Israel Christian | Augusta | Trade |
| Jack Clack | Brunswick | Public Claims |
| Leonard Claiborne Jr. | Dinwiddie | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| William Clinch | Surry | |
| Bowler Cocke | Henrico | Propositions and Grievances |
| Hartwell Cocke | Surry | Public Claims |
| Nathaniel West Dandridge | Hanover | Propositions and Grievances |
| Dudley Digges | York | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Digges | Warwick | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Edmunds | Sussex | Courts of Justice |
| Richard Eppes | Chesterfield | Propositions and Grievances |
| Littleton Eyre | Northampton | |
| John Fleming Jr. | Cumberland | Propositions and Grievances |
| Harry Gaines | King William | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Edward Goodrich | Brunswick | Public Claims |
| William Green | Culpeper | Public Claims |
| Samuel Hairstone | Bedford | Trade |
| James Hamilton | Loudoun | Public Claims |
| Benjamin Harrison V | Charles City | Trade (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Harwood | Warwick | Public Claims |
| George Heale | Lancaster | Courts of Justice |
| Allen Howard | Albemarle | Public Claims |
| George Johnson | Fairfax | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Johnson | Louisa | Public Claims |
| Gabriel Jones | Hampshire | Courts of Justices Public Claims |
| John Kendall | Northampton | Public Claims |
| William Kennon Jr. | Charles City | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Francis Lightfoot Lee | Loudoun | Propositions and Grievances |
| Henry Lee | Prince William | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| Richard Henry Lee | Westmoreland | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Richard Henry Lee | Westmoreland | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Ludwell Lee | Stafford | Privileges and Elections |
| Peter Legrand | Prince Edward | Courts of Justice |
| Fielding Lewis | Spotsylvania | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Zachariah Lewis | Spotsylvania | Propositions and Grievances |
| Matthew Marrable | Lunenberg | |
| Thomas Bryan Martin | Frederick | Propositions and Grievances |
| David Mason | Sussex | Courts of Justice |
| George Mason IV | Fairfax | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Thompson/Thomson Mason | Stafford | |
| Robert Carter Nicholas | York | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Page | Gloucester | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Parramore | Accomack | Public Claims |
| John Payne | Goochland | |
| Edmund Pendleton | Caroline | Courts of Justice
Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Henry Pendleton | Culpeper | Courts of Justice
Propositions and Grievances |
| Henry Peyton | Prince William | Public Claims |
| Thomas Price | Middlesex | Public Claims |
| Peyton Randolph | Williamsburg | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Propositions and Grievances |
| William Randolph III | Henrico | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Clement Read | Lunenberg | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Clement Reade Sr. | Lunenberg | |
| Lemuel Riddick | Nansemond | Privileges and Elections |
| Willis Riddick | Nansemond | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| John Robinson Jr. | King and Queen | |
| Peter Robinson | King William | Propositions and Grievances |
| Robert Ruffin | Dinwiddie | Public Claims Trade |
| Reuben Skelton | Goochland | |
| Thomas Slaughter | Culpeper | Courts of Justice |
| Charles Smith | Louisa | Trade |
| John Smith | Goochland | Public Claims |
| John Syme | Hanover | Propositions and Grievances |
| Benjamin Symmons | Southampton | Public Claims |
| John Tabb | Elizabeth City | Courts of Justice |
| William Taliaferro | Orange | Courts of Justice |
| John Tatem | Norfolk County | Trade |
| James Taylor | Orange | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| William Taylor | Southampton | |
| Nathaniel Terry | Halifax | Trade |
| Presley Thornton | Northumberland | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Thornton | Brunswick | Public Claims |
| Edward Champion Travis | Jamestown | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| John Upshaw | Essex | Public Claims Trade |
| George Veal | Norfolk County | Courts of Justice |
| Robert Wade | Halifax | Public Claims |
| William Wager | Elizabeth City | Courts of Justice |
| Anthony Walke Jr. | Princess Anne | |
| Thomas Walke | Princess Anne | |
| Thomas Walker | Hampshire | Public Claims |
| Benjamin Waller | James City County | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Waller | Spotsylvania | |
| Francis Waring | Essex | Public Claims Trade |
| George Washington | Frederick County | Propositions and Grievances |
| Lewis Webb | New Kent | Public Claims |
| Thomas Whiting | Gloucester | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| John Wilson | Augusta | Public Claims |
| John Winn | Amelia | Courts of Justice |
| John Woodbridge | Richmond County | Privileges and Elections |
| Ralph Wormeley IV | Middlesex | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| George Wythe | College of William and Mary | 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.