1777-1778 Session Information
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- Start Date: May 5 1777
- End Date: Jan 24 1778
- Notes: Sessions: May 5 to June 28, 1777 & October 20, 1777 to January 24, 1778
- Journal Link:
https://archive.org/details/journalofhouseof17771780virg/page/n7
- Speaker:
George Wythe
- Clerk:
Edmund Randolph
John Tazewell
| Name | Locality | Committees |
|---|---|---|
| William Acrill | Charles City | Trade (Chair) Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Richard Adams/Adam | Henrico | Public Claims
Religion Trade |
| Philip Alexander | Fairfax | |
| Richmond Allen | New Kent | Public Claims |
| Garland Anderson | Hanover | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion Trade |
| James Arbuckle | Accomack | |
| Williamson Ball | Richmond County | |
| John Banister | Dinwiddie | Privileges and Elections Trade |
| Abraham Bird | Dunmore | |
| Anthony Bledsoe | Washington | |
| John Bolling | Chesterfield | Propositions and Grievances |
| William Booker | Prince Edward | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections |
| John Bowyer | Botetourt | |
| Carter Braxton | King William | Religion (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| William Browne/Brown | Surry | |
| Cuthbert Bullitt | Prince William | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Lewis Burwell | Gloucester | Privileges and Elections Religion |
| John Cabell | Buckingham | |
| Richard Callaway | Kentucky | |
| John Cannon | Yohogania | |
| Joseph Carrington | Cumberland | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Charles Carter | Stafford | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Wilson Miles Cary | Fluvanna | Propositions and Grievances |
| William Dandridge Claiborne | King William | Public Claims |
| Josias/Josiah Clapham | Loudoun | |
| John Clayton | Charlotte | |
| John Hartwell Cocke | Surry | |
| William Cocke | Washington | |
| Jesse Cogbill | Chesterfield | |
| Thomas Coleman | King and Queen | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Corbley | Monongalia | |
| William Cowper | Nansemond | Privileges and Elections |
| Walter Crockett | Montgomery | Propositions and Grievances |
| William Roscow Wilson Curle | Norfolk Borough | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion Trade |
| James Dabney | Louisa | |
| Beverley Daniel | Middlesex | |
| Birkett Davenport | Culpeper | Public Claims Trade |
| Henry Delony | Mecklenberg | Public Claims |
| Cole Digges | Warwick | |
| John Pierce Duvall | Monongalia | |
| John Edmondson | Essex | |
| William Eskridge | Northumberland | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Jesse Ewell | Prince William | |
| William Fitzhugh | Stafford | |
| William Fleming | Cumberland | |
| William Fleming | Powhatan | Courts of Justice (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Thomas Flournoy | Prince Edward | |
| Charles Fulgham | Isle of Wight | Public Claims |
| Henry Gee | Sussex | Privileges and Elections Public Claims |
| John Glenn | Lunenberg | |
| Matthew Godfrey | Norfolk County | Propositions and Grievances |
| James Gordon | Lancaster | |
| Cyrus Griffin | Lancaster | Courts of Justice |
| Robert Hairston | Henry | |
| Benjamin Harrison Jr. | Prince George | Privileges and Elections |
| Benjamin Harrison V | Charles City | Propositions and Grievances (Chair) Privileges and Elections Religion Trade |
| John Harvie | Albemarle | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| Edward Harwood | Warwick | |
| James Henry | Accomack | Courts of Justice |
| Abraham/Abram Hite | Hampshire | |
| Thomas Hite | Berkeley | |
| William Hubard | Charlotte | |
| Thomas Jefferson | Albemarle | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Thomas Jett | King George | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Joseph Jones | King George | |
| Gray Judkins | Sussex | |
| Richard Kello | Southampton | Courts of Justice |
| Miles King | Elizabeth City | Trade |
| Richard Henry Lee | Westmoreland | Public Claims (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion Trade |
| Richard Henry Lee | Westmoreland | |
| Francis Leigh | Warwick | |
| Patrick Lockhart | Botetourt | |
| Thomas Lowry/Lowery | Caroline | |
| Charles Lynch | Bedford | |
| George Lyne | King and Queen | |
| Frederick Maclin | Brunswick | |
| George Mason | Fairfax | |
| Thompson/Thomson Mason | Loudoun | |
| William Mayo Jr. | Powhatan | |
| David McClure | Ohio | |
| George McCulloch | Ohio | |
| Samuel McDowell | Augusta | Public Claims |
| George Meriwether | Louisa | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| James Montague | Middlesex | |
| John Montgomery | Montgomery | |
| William Moore | Orange | |
| John Morton | Prince Edward | |
| Thomas Bolling Munford | Amelia | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Daniel Muse | Northumberland | Trade |
| Thomas Napier | Fluvanna | |
| Hugh Nelson | Fauquier | |
| Thomas Nelson Jr. | York | Trade |
| Joseph Neville | Hampshire | |
| Robert Carter Nicholas | James City County | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William Norvell | James City County | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Mann Page Jr. (III) | Gloucester | Public Claims |
| Thomas Parsons | Northampton | |
| Charles Patteson | Buckingham | |
| Joseph Peebles | Brunswick | Public Claims Religion |
| Edmund Pendleton | Caroline | |
| Philip Pendleton | Berkeley | |
| Abraham Penn | Henry | |
| Gabriel Penn | Amherst | |
| Peter Perkins | Pittsylvania | |
| Thomas Pettus | Lunenberg | |
| Martin Pickett | Fauquier | Propositions and Grievances Religion Trade |
| John Poage | Augusta | |
| Charles Porter | Orange | Propositions and Grievances |
| Joseph Prentis | York | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Beverley Randolph | Cumberland | Propositions and Grievances |
| Willis Riddick | Nansemond | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Robinson | Princess Anne | |
| Hugh Rose | Amherst | |
| Edmund Ruffin Jr. | Prince George | |
| Nathaniel Littleton Savage | Northampton | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion Trade |
| Abraham Shelton | Pittsylvania | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| John Smith | Frederick | |
| William Smith | Richmond County | Courts of Justice |
| William Smith | Essex | |
| James Speed | Charlotte | Privileges and Elections |
| Joseph Speed | Mecklenberg | |
| Bolling Starke | Dinwiddie | Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| French Strother | Culpeper | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| John Syme | Hanover | Propositions and Grievances Religion Trade |
| John Talbot | Bedford | |
| Henry Taylor | Southampton | |
| Henry Tazewell | Brunswick | Courts of Justice |
| Nathaniel Terry | Halifax | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| George Thornton | Spotsylvania | Privileges and Elections Public Claims Trade |
| John Thoroughgood Jr. | Princess Anne | Privileges and Elections |
| John Tipton | Dunmore | Propositions and Grievances |
| Henry Todd | King and Queen | |
| John Todd | Kentucky | |
| Thomas Underwood | Goochland | |
| Micajah Watkins | Halifax | Propositions and Grievances |
| Lewis Webb | New Kent | Trade |
| Worlich Westwood | Elizabeth City | |
| Nathaniel Wilkinson | Henrico | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| John Scarsbrook Wills | Isle of Wight | |
| John Wilson | Norfolk County | |
| John Winn | Amelia | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Beverley Winslow | Spotsylvania | |
| John Woodson | Goochland | |
| Joshua Wright | Yohogania | |
| George Wythe | Williamsburg | |
| Isaac Zane | Frederick | 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.