1797-1798 Session Information
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- Start Date: Dec 4 1797
- End Date: Jan 25 1798
- Notes: Session: December 4, 1797 to January 25, 1798
- Speaker:
John Wise
- Clerk:
John Stewart
| Name | Locality | Committees |
|---|---|---|
| John Allen | James City | Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| Andrew Anderson | Augusta | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Robert Andrews | Williamsburg | Courts of Justice (Chair) Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| George Arnold | Harrison | |
| Gerrard Banks | Culpeper | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Barbour | Madison | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Richard Barnes | Richmond County | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| David Bates | Halifax | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Robert Bedford | Charlotte | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Norborne Berkeley | Middlesex | Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| George Booker | Elizabeth City | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Robert Booth | Sussex | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| William Boyce | Surry | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Elisha Boyd | Berkeley | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| James Bradley | Washington | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| James Breckenridge | Botetourt | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Richard Brooke | King and Queen | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Jesse Brown | Mecklenberg | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Brown | Bath | Claims Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| George Buckner | Caroline | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William Buckner | Mathews | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Turner Bynum | Greensville | |
| William Overton Callis | Louisa | Claims (Chair) Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William Campbell | Lee | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Joseph Carter Jr. | Lancaster | Claims Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William Carter | Patrick | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William Hunter Cavendish | Greenbrier | Claims Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Joshua Chaffin | Amelia | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Matthew Cheatham | Chesterfield | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William Chilton | Fauquier | Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| William Dandridge Claiborne | King William | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Samuel Clapham | Loudoun | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| William Clark "e" | Pittsylvania | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| William Claughton | Northumberland | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Anderson Cocke | Cumberland | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Charles Cocke | Lee | Claims Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Jesse Corn | Patrick | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| John Crockett | Wythe | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| James Cureton | Prince George | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Isaac Davis Jr. | Orange | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Walter Davis | Rockingham | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Robert Devin | Pittsylvania | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Dixon | Berkeley | Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| William Dudley | Warwick | |
| William H. Dulaney | Shenandoah | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Joseph Eggleston | Amelia | Claims Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Ellzey Jr. | Loudoun | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Francis Eppes | Lunenberg | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| John M. Estill | Russell | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Evans | Monongalia | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Nicholas Faulcon | Surry | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Jacob Fisher | Hardy | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| James Fletcher | Brunswick | Propositions and Grievances |
| Joseph Foster | New Kent | Claims Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William Foushee | Richmond City | Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| Nathaniel Fox | Stafford | |
| John Gatewood | Shenandoah | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| William Gatewood | Essex | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| George Glasscock | Richmond County | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| John Goodrich | Isle of Wight | |
| John Goodwyn | Greensville | |
| Peterson Goodwyn | Dinwiddie | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Robert Goodwyn | Southampton | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Edward Graham | Kanawha | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Grief Green | Nottoway | Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Thomas Griffin | York | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Hadden | Randolph | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Joseph Haden | Fluvanna | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| John Hale | Franklin | |
| William Hall | Gloucester | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Stephen Hansford | King George | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Collier Harrison | Charles City | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Hatcher | Cumberland | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Henry Hill | Madison | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Peter Hull | Pendleton | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Pratt Hungerford | Westmoreland | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Hurst | Northumberland | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| John Hutcheson | Greenbrier | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Ingles | Montgomery | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Augustine Jennings | Fauquier | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| James Johnson | Isle of Wight | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Johnson | Russell | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Zachariah Johnston | Rockbridge | Claims Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| James Jones | Essex | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Minitree Jones | Grayson | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Miles King | Elizabeth City | Propositions and Grievances (Chair) Claims Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Religion |
| John Koontz | Rockingham | Propositions and Grievances |
| Sharpe Lamkin | Lunenberg | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| William Lane | Mathews | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Lawson | Princess Anne | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Henry Lee Jr. | Westmoreland | Claims Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Leftwich Jr. | Bedford | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Thomas Logwood | Bedford | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Archibald Magill | Frederick | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Marshall | Richmond City | |
| Joseph Martin | Henry | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Thomas Mathews | Norfolk County | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William McCleery | Monongalia | |
| William McDaniel | Halifax | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| William McGuire | Frederick | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| Greenberry G. McKenzie | Grayson | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Archibald McRae | Powhatan | Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| Samuel Meek | Washington | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| John Mercer | Spotsylvania | Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| John Miller | Botetourt | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Miller | Goochland | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Moncure | Stafford | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Achilles Moorman Sr. | Campbell | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| William Morris Jr. | Kanawha | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| William Moseley | Powhatan | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Munford | Mecklenburg | Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Newton Jr. | Norfolk Borough | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Wilson Cary Nicholas | Albemarle | |
| William Nimmo | Princess Anne | Claims Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Page | Gloucester | Religion (Chair) Claims Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| James Payne | Fluvanna | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Smith Payne | Goochland | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| John Pegram | Dinwiddie | Propositions and Grievances |
| William Perkins | Buckingham | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Daniel B. Perrow | Campbell | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Pierce | James City | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| James Pleasants Jr. | Goochland | |
| Robert Pollard | King William | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| John Pope | Prince William | Claims Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Elias Poston | Hampshire | |
| William Price | Henrico | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| John Redd | Henry | Propositions and Grievances |
| James Reed | Pendleton | Propositions and Grievances |
| Josiah Riddick | Nansemond | |
| Willis Riddick | Nansemond | Claims Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Roberts | Culpeper | Claims Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Warning Peter Robertson | Nottoway | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Benjamin Robinson | Harrison | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| William Ruffin | Brunswick | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Hinde Russell | Warwick | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Charles Scott | Prince Edward | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Adam See | Randolph | |
| William Segar | Middlesex | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Miles Selden | Henrico | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| James Semple | New Kent | Courts of Justice
Propositions and Grievances |
| Martin Shearman | Lancaster | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Joseph Shelton | Amherst | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Robert Shelton | Norfolk County | Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| Samuel Shield | York | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Christian Simon/Simons | Hardy | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Augustine J. Smith | Fairfax | Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| Larkin Smith | King and Queen | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Snyder | Hampshire | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Gideon Spencer | Charlotte | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Thomas Starke | Hanover | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| John Stratton | Northampton | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Tate | Augusta | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| George C. Taylor | Wythe | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| George Keith Taylor | Prince George | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| James Taylor | Montgomery | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| John Taylor | Caroline | Claims Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Thomas Augustus Taylor | Chesterfield | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Willoughby Tebbs | Prince William | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Samuel Terrill | Louisa | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| John Thompson | Hanover | |
| Oliver Towles Jr. | Spotsylvania | Propositions and Grievances |
| Thomas Turner | King George | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Samuel Tyler | Charles City | Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| John Upshur | Northampton | |
| Richard N. Venable | Prince Edward | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| Francis Walker | Albermarle | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Ware | Amherst | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| Charles Wells | Ohio | |
| Roger West | Fairfax | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Wharton | Accomack | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| John White | Bath | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| James Wilkinson | Southampton | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Wilson | Rockbridge | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
| John Wise | Accomack | |
| Archibald Woods | Ohio | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Josiah Woods | Franklin | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Wright | Orange | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Benjamin Wyche | Sussex | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Charles Yancey | Buckingham | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
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