1766-1768 Session Information
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- Start Date: Nov 6 1766
- End Date: Oct 27 1768
- Notes: The writ of elections for this Assembly was issued in June 1765; the elections were held a month later. The Assembly was immediately prorogued and repeatedly prorogued throughout the spring and summer of 1766. It first met from November 6 to December 16, 1766, was adjourned to March 12, 1767, met from that date until April 11, 1767, and was prorogued to July 1767. The Assembly was again prorogued repeatedly until called by John Blair, president of the Council, to reassemble March 31, 1768. This session continued until April 16, 1768, was prorogued by Blair to July 1768, and again prorogued until dissolved by Governor Botetourt's proclamation on October 27, 1768.
- Speaker:
Peyton Randolph
- Clerk:
John Randolph
George Wythe
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Special Sessions:
| Name | Locality | Committees |
|---|---|---|
| William Acrill | Charles City | Courts of Justice |
| John Alexander | Stafford | Propositions and Grievances |
| Edward Ambler | Jamestown | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Ambler | Jamestown | |
| Richard Anderson | Louisa | Courts of Justice |
| Thomas Bailey | Surry | Courts of Justice |
| Richard Baker | Isle of Wight | |
| Spencer Ball | Northumberland | Courts of Justice |
| Robert Ballard | Princess Anne | Courts of Justice |
| John Banister | Dinwiddie | Propositions and Grievances |
| Burwell Bassett | New Kent | Propositions and Grievances |
| Henry Blagrave | Lunenberg | Trade |
| John Blair Jr. | College of William and Mary | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Richard Bland | Prince George | Propositions and Grievances (Chair) Privileges and Elections |
| Alexander Bolling | Prince George | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Bolling | Goochland | Propositions and Grievances |
| Robert Bolling | Dinwiddie | Propositions and Grievances |
| Edward Booker | Halifax | Courts of Justice |
| Carter Braxton | King William | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| James Bridger | Isle of Wight | Public Claims |
| George Brooke | King and Queen | Courts of Justice |
| Zachariah Burnley | Orange | Public Claims |
| Lewis Burwell | James City County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Joseph Cabell | Buckingham | Courts of Justice |
| William Cabell Jr. | Amherst | Propositions and Grievances |
| James Callaway | Bedford | Courts of Justice |
| Paul Carrington | Charlotte | Propositions and Grievances |
| Charles Carter | Lancaster | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Charles Carter Jr. | King George | Propositions and Grievances |
| Edward Carter | Albemarle | Propositions and Grievances |
| Landon Carter | Richmond County | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Archibald Cary | Chesterfield | Public Claims (Chair) Propositions and Grievances |
| Wilson Miles Cary | Elizabeth City | Propositions and Grievances |
| William Clayton | New Kent | Courts of Justice |
| Bowler Cocke Jr. | Henrico | Propositions and Grievances |
| Hartwell Cocke | Surry | Public Claims |
| Walter Coles | Halifax | Propositions and Grievances |
| Gawin Corbin | Middlesex | Propositions and Grievances |
| Henry Delaney | Mecklenberg | Public Claims |
| Dudley Digges | York | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Digges | Warwick | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Dolphin Drew | Isle of Wight | Courts of Justice |
| John Edmunds | Sussex | Courts of Justice |
| Severn Eyre | Northampton | Public Claims Trade |
| John Field | Culpeper | |
| John Fleming Jr. | Cumberland | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Harry Gaines | King William | Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Gaskins | Northumberland | Trade |
| Joseph Gray | Southampton | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Benjamin Grymes | Spotsylvania | Propositions and Grievances |
| James Hamilton | Loudoun | Public Claims |
| John Harmanson | Northampton | Public Claims |
| Benjamin Harrison V | Charles City | Trade (Chair) Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Harrison | Fauquier | Propositions and Grievances |
| William Harwood | Warwick | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Patrick Henry Jr. | Louisa County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Joseph Hutchings | Norfolk Borough | Trade |
| Samuel Jordan | Buckingham | Trade |
| Francis Lightfoot Lee | Loudoun | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Henry Lee | Prince William | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Lee | Essex | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Richard Henry Lee | Westmoreland | Public Claims |
| Richard Henry Lee | Westmoreland | Courts of Justice (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Peter Legrand | Prince Edward | Courts of Justice |
| Fielding Lewis | Spotsylvania | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Frederick Maclin | Brunswick | Courts of Justice |
| Thomas Marshall | Fauquier | Trade |
| David Mason | Sussex | Public Claims |
| Thompson/Thomson Mason | Stafford | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Mayo | Cumberland | |
| James Mercer | Hampshire | Propositions and Grievances |
| Samuel Meredith | Hanover | Public Claims |
| Richard Mitchell | Lancaster | Trade |
| Edward Hack Moseley | Princess Anne | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Robert Munford | Mecklenberg | Propositions and Grievances |
| Robert Munford | Amelia | Public Claims |
| Thomas Nelson Jr. | York | Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Newton | Norfolk County | Public Claims Trade |
| Robert Carter Nicholas | James City County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Page | Gloucester | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Parramore | Accomack | Public Claims |
| John Payne | Goochland | Public Claims |
| Edmund Pendleton | Caroline | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Propositions and Grievances |
| William Preston | Augusta | Public Claims |
| Peyton Randolph | Williamsburg | |
| Richard Randolph | Henrico | Propositions and Grievances |
| Lemuel Riddick | Nansemond | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Willis Riddick | Nansemond | Public Claims |
| John Robinson Jr. | King and Queen | |
| William Robinson | King George | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Robert Rutherford | Frederick | Public Claims |
| Thomas Rutherford | Hampshire | Public Claims |
| James Scott | Fauquier | |
| Southey Simpson | Accomack | Public Claims Trade |
| Thomas Slaughter | Culpeper | Courts of Justice |
| John Smith | Middlesex | |
| John Syme | Hanover | Propositions and Grievances |
| Benjamin Symmons | Southampton | Public Claims |
| Thomas Tabb | Amelia | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| John Talbot | Bedford | Courts of Justice |
| Walker Taliaferro | Caroline | Courts of Justice |
| William Taylor | Lunenberg | Courts of Justice |
| Foushee Tebbs | Prince William | Public Claims |
| Cornelius Thomas | Amherst | Courts of Justice |
| William Thornton | Brunswick | Public Claims |
| Alexander Trent | Cumberland | Trade |
| Robert Tucker Jr. | Norfolk County | Trade |
| Richard Tunstall | King and Queen | Public Claims |
| Nathaniel Venable | Prince Edward | Courts of Justice |
| James Walker | Orange | Public Claims |
| Thomas Walker | Albemarle | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Seth Ward | Chesterfield | Public Claims |
| Francis Waring | Essex | Public Claims |
| George Washington | Fairfax County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John West | Fairfax | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Thomas Whiting | Gloucester | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| John Wilson | Augusta | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| James Wood | Frederick | Courts of Justice |
| John Woodbridge | Richmond County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Woodson | Goochland | |
| George Wythe | Elizabeth City | 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.