1769-1771 Session Information
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- Start Date: Nov 7 1769
- End Date: Jul 20 1771
- Notes: The Assembly met from November 7 to December 21, 1769, when it was adjourned. The second session met from May 21 to June 28, 1770, and was prorogued. On July 11, 1771, the third session convened, meeting until July 20, 1771, when it was prorogued and later dissolved by Lord Dunmore's proclamation.
- Speaker:
Peyton Randolph
- Clerk:
George Wythe
| Name | Locality | Committees |
|---|---|---|
| John Ackiss | Princess Anne | Public Claims Trade |
| William Acrill | Charles City | Propositions and Grievances Religion Trade |
| Richard Adams/Adam | Henrico | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Trade |
| John Alexander | Stafford | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Richard Anderson | Louisa | |
| Thomas Bailey | Surry | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Benjamin Baker | Nansemond | Trade |
| Richard Baker | Isle of Wight | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Spencer Mottram Ball | Northumberland | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| John Banister | Dinwiddie | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Thomas Barbour | Orange | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Burwell Bassett | New Kent | Propositions and Grievances |
| James Bell | Sussex | |
| 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 Religion Trade |
| John Bowyer | Botetourt | |
| Carter Braxton | King William | Propositions and Grievances Religion Trade |
| James Bridger | Isle of Wight | Public Claims |
| John Burton | Northampton | Public Claims Trade |
| Lewis Burwell | James City County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Lewis Burwell | Gloucester | Courts of Justice Religion |
| Joseph Cabell | Buckingham | |
| William Cabell Jr. | Amherst | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Paul Carrington | Charlotte | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Charles Carter | Lancaster | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Charles Carter Jr. | King George | Propositions and Grievances |
| Robert Wormeley Carter | Richmond County | Propositions and Grievances |
| Archibald Cary | Chesterfield | Public Claims (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Wilson Miles Cary | Elizabeth City | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William Clayton | New Kent | Propositions and Grievances |
| Hartwell Cocke | Surry | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Walter Coles | Halifax | |
| Gawin Corbin | Middlesex | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Tayloe Corbin | King and Queen | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Dudley Digges | York | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William Digges | Warwick | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Roger Dixon | Spotsylvania | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| John Donelson | Pittsylvania | Religion Trade |
| James Edmondson | Essex | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| John Edmunds | Sussex | |
| Nathaniel Edwards Jr. | Brunswick | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Trade |
| Samuel Eskridge | Northumberland | Trade |
| Severn Eyre | Northampton | Propositions and Grievances Religion Trade |
| Lodowick Farmer | Lunenberg | Courts of Justice Trade |
| Henry Field Jr. | Culpeper | Courts of Justice |
| Edwin Gray | Southampton | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Paschall Greenhill | Prince Edward | Courts of Justice |
| Benjamin Grymes | Spotsylvania | |
| Philip Ludwell Grymes | Middlesex | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| James Hamilton | Loudoun | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Benjamin Harrison V | Charles City | Trade (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William Harwood | Warwick | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Patrick Henry Jr. | Hanover County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Abraham/Abram Hite | Hampshire | Public Claims Religion |
| Benjamin Howard | Buckingham | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Joseph Hutchings | Norfolk Borough | Propositions and Grievances Religion Trade |
| Hugh Innes | Pittsylvania | Religion Trade |
| Thomas Jefferson | Albemarle | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Johnson | Louisa | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Gabriel Jones | Augusta | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Francis Lightfoot Lee | Richmond County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Henry Lee | Prince William | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Richard Henry Lee | Westmoreland | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Richard Henry Lee | Westmoreland | Courts of Justice (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Charles Lynch | Bedford | |
| William Lyne | King and Queen | Propositios and Grievances Public Claims |
| William Macon Jr. | Hanover | Courts of Justice |
| Matthew Marrable | Mecklenburg | Courts of Justice Public Claims Trade |
| Thomas Marshall | Fauquier | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| David Mason | Sussex | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Thompson/Thomson Mason | Stafford | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Mayo | Cumberland | Religion Trade |
| James Mercer | Hampshire | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Richard Mitchell | Lancaster | Religion Trade |
| Bernard Moore | King William | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Edward Hack Moseley Jr. | Princess Anne | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Robert Munford | Mecklenberg | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Robert Munford | Amelia | |
| Thomas Nelson Jr. | York | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Thomas Newton | Norfolk County | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Trade |
| Robert Carter Nicholas | James City County | Religion (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Edward Osborne | Chesterfield | Public Claims Trade |
| John Page | College of Wiliam and Mary | |
| Thomas Parramore | Accomack | |
| Edmund Pendleton | Caroline | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Henry Pendleton | Culpeper | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Thomas Pettus | Lunenberg | Courts of Justice Trade |
| Francis Peyton | Loudoun | Courts of Justice Religion |
| Peter Poythress | Prince George | Public Claims |
| William Preston | Botetourt | |
| Peyton Randolph | Williamsburg | |
| Richard Randolph | Henrico | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Thomas Mann Randolph (Sr.) | Goochland | Courts of Justice |
| Isaac Read | Charlotte | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Lemuel Riddick | Nansemond | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Willis Riddick | Nansemond | |
| William Roane | Essex | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| William Robinson | King George | Propositions and Grievances |
| Robert Rutherford | Frederick | Public Claims Religion |
| James Scott | Fauquier | Public Claims |
| Thomas Scott | Prince Edward | Public Claims Trade |
| Southey Simpson | Accomack | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Bolling Starke | Dinwiddie | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Thomas Stith | Brunswick | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Thomas Tabb | Amelia | |
| John Talbot | Bedford | |
| Walker Taliaferro | Caroline | Propositions and Grievances |
| Henry Taylor | Southampton | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Foushee Tebbs | Prince William | |
| Nathaniel Terry | Halifax | |
| Cornelius Thomas | Amherst | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Champion Travis Jr. | Jamestown | Trade |
| Alexander Trent | Cumberland | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Trade |
| James Walker | Orange | |
| Thomas Walker | Albemarle | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| James Wallace | Elizabeth City | Public Claims Religion |
| George Washington | Fairfax County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John West | Fairfax | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Thomas Whiting | Gloucester | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| John Wilson | Augusta | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Wilson | Norfolk County | Public Claims Trade |
| John Winn | Amelia | Trade |
| James Wood | Frederick | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Woodson | Goochland | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Christopher Wright | Princess Anne |
*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.