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
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Special Sessions:
| 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 |
*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.