1772-1774 Session Information
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- Start Date: Feb 10 1772
- End Date: May 26 1774
- Notes: The Assembly was summoned on December 12, 1771, but was prorogued and first met from February 10 to April 11, 1772. The second session met from March 4 to 15, 1773, and the third from May 5 to 26, 1774, and was dissolved.
- Speaker:
Peyton Randolph
- Clerk:
George Wythe
| Name | Locality | Committees |
|---|---|---|
| William Acrill | Charles City | Propositions and Grievances Religion Trade |
| Richard Adams/Adam | Henrico | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Trade |
| John Alexander | Stafford | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Richard Anderson | Louisa | |
| William Aylett | King William | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Benjamin Baker | Nansemond | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Spencer Mottram Ball | Northumberland | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| John Banister | Dinwiddie | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Thomas Barbour | Orange | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Burwell Bassett | New Kent | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Henry Bell | Buckingham | Trade |
| Edmund Berkeley | Middlesex | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Abraham Bird | Dunmore | |
| Henry Blagrave | Lunenberg | |
| Richard Bland | Prince George | Propositions and Grievances (Chair) Privileges and Elections Religion Trade |
| Richard Blunt | Sussex | Courts of Justice |
| Robert Bolling | Dinwiddie | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Bowdoin | Northampton | Religion Trade |
| John Bowyer | Botetourt | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| James Bridger | Isle of Wight | Public Claims Religion |
| George Brooke | King and Queen | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Zachariah Burnley | Orange | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| John Burton | Northampton | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Trade |
| Lewis Burwell | James City County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Lewis Burwell | Gloucester | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Joseph Cabell | Amherst | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| William Cabell Jr. | Amherst | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Dabney Carr | Louisa | Privileges and Elections Religion |
| Paul Carrington | Charlotte | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Charles Carter | Lancaster | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Charles Carter | Stafford | |
| Robert Wormeley Carter | Richmond County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Archibald Cary | Chesterfield | Public Claims (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| William Christian | Fincastle | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Philip Whitehead Claiborne | King William | |
| Richard Claiborne | Lunenberg | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Allen Cocke | Surry | Propositions and Grievances |
| Hartwell Cocke | Surry | |
| Isaac Coles | Halifax | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| John Tayloe Corbin | King and Queen | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Bartholomew Dandridge | New Kent | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Dudley Digges | York | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Robert Doak | Fincastle | |
| John Donelson | Pittsylvania | |
| Samuel DuVal | Henrico | Religion |
| James Edmondson | Essex | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| Severn Eyre | Northampton | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion Trade |
| Nicholas Faulcon Jr. | Surry | Trade |
| Henry Field Jr. | Culpeper | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| William Fitzhugh | King George | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William Fleming | Cumberland | Privileges and Elections Religion |
| Edwin Gray | Southampton | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Paschall Greenhill | Prince Edward | |
| Richard Hardy | Isle of Wight | Public Claims |
| Benjamin Harrison V | Charles City | Trade (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William Harwood | Warwick | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| James Henry | Accomack | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Patrick Henry Jr. | Hanover County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Thomas Hite | Berkeley | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| James Holt | Norfolk County | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Joseph Hutchings | Norfolk Borough | Propositions and Grievances Religion Trade |
| Hugh Innes | Pittsylvania | Religion Trade |
| Thomas Jefferson | Albemarle | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Jones | Brunswick | Courts of Justice |
| Joseph Jones | King George | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Rodham Kenner | Northumberland | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Henry King | Elizabeth City | Courts of Justice |
| William Langhorne | Warwick | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Francis Lightfoot Lee | Richmond County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Henry Lee | Prince William | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Richard Henry Lee | Westmoreland | Public Claims (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Richard Henry Lee | Westmoreland | Courts of Justice (Chair) Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Peter Legrand | Prince Edward | Courts of Justice |
| Andrew Lewis | Botetourt | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Charles Lewis | Augusta | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Charles Lynch | Bedford | Public Claims |
| Frederick Maclin | Brunswick | |
| Matthew Marrable | Mecklenburg | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Thomas Marshall | Fauquier | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| David Mason | Sussex | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Thompson/Thomson Mason | Loudoun | |
| Charles May | Buckingham | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Mayo | Cumberland | |
| Samuel McDowell | Augusta | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| James Mercer | Hampshire | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Richard Mitchell | Lancaster | Trade |
| James Montague | Middlesex | Courts of Justice |
| Augustine Moore | King William | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Edward Hack Moseley Jr. | Princess Anne | Privileges and Elections Trade |
| Robert Munford | Mecklenberg | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Thomas Nelson Jr. | York | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Joseph Nevill | Hampshire | Public Claims Trade |
| Thomas Newton | Norfolk County | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Trade |
| Robert Carter Nicholas | James City County | Religion (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances (Dates Unknown) |
| John Page | College of Wiliam and Mary | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Mann Page Jr. | Spotsylvania | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Edmund Pendleton | Caroline | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Henry Pendleton | Culpeper | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Thomas Pettus | Lunenberg | Courts of Justice Public Claims Trade |
| Francis Peyton | Loudoun | Courts of Justice Religion |
| Yelverton Peyton | Stafford | Courts of Justice |
| Peter Poythress | Prince George | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| John Randolph | College of William and Mary | |
| Peyton Randolph | Williamsburg | |
| Richard Randolph | Henrico | |
| Thomas Mann Randolph (Sr.) | Goochland | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Lemuel Riddick | Nansemond | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| William Roane | Essex | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Robert Rutherford | Frederick/Berkeley | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| James Scott | Fauquier | Public Claims |
| Southey Simpson | Accomack | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Francis Slaughter | Dunmore | Public Claims Religion |
| John Smith | Hanover | Public Claims Trade |
| James Speed | Charlotte | Courts of Justice |
| Thomas Stith | Brunswick | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| George Stubblefield | Spotsylvania | Trade |
| John Syme | Hanover | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Tabb | Amelia | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| John Talbot | Bedford | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Walker Taliaferro | Caroline | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Henry Taylor | Southampton | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| James Taylor | Orange | Propositions and Grievances
Religion |
| Foushee Tebbs | Prince William | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Nathaniel Terry | Halifax | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Peter Presley Thornton | Northumberland | Courts of Justice |
| Champion Travis Jr. | Jamestown | Trade |
| Alexander Trent | Cumberland | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Trade |
| John Walker | Albemarle | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Religion |
| George Washington | Fairfax County | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Benjamin Watkins | Chesterfield | Public Claims |
| Joseph Watson | Dunmore | |
| John West | Fairfax | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Worlich Westwood | Elizabeth City | Courts of Justice |
| Alexander White | Hampshire | Courts of Justice Religion |
| Thomas Whiting | Gloucester | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| John Wilson | Augusta | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Winn | Amelia | Public Claims Religion Trade |
| James Wood | Frederick | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Woodson | Goochland | Courts of Justice (Chair) Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| Christopher Wright | Princess Anne | Religion Trade |
| Isaac Zane | Frederick | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
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