Virginia's 13th congressional district

Virginia Congressional District 13 is an obsolete congressional district. Its last Congressman was Elbert S. Martin.

List of Representatives

Representative	Party	Term	Electoral history
District created: March 4, 1793
Samuel Griffin	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	Retired.
John Clopton	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799	Appt. to VA's Privy Council
John Marshall	Federalist	March 4, 1799 – June 7, 1800	Appt. US Secretary of State
Vacant		June 8, 1800 – November 25, 1800
Littleton W. Tazewell	Democratic-Republican	November 26, 1800 – March 3, 1801	Lost re-election.
John Clopton	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Elected in the VA-22
John J. Trigg	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – May 17, 1804	Died.
Vacant		May 18, 1804 – November 4, 1804
Christopher H. Clark	Democratic-Republican	November 5, 1804 – July 1, 1806	Resigned.
Vacant		July 2, 1806 – November 30, 1806
William A. Burwell	Democratic-Republican	December 1, 1806 – March 3, 1813	Elected in VA-14
Thomas M. Bayly	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	Retired.
Burwell Bassett	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819	Lost re-election.
Severn E. Parker	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	Lost re-election.
Burwell Bassett	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Elected in VA-8
William L. Ball	Crawford Republican	March 4, 1823 – February 29, 1824	Died.
Vacant		March 1, 1824 – March 23, 1824
John Taliaferro	Crawford D-R	March 24, 1824 – March 3, 1825	[Data unknown/missing.]
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829	[Data unknown/missing.]
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	Lost re-election.
Joseph W. Chinn	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Elected in VA-10
John M. Patton	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	[Data unknown/missing.]
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – April 7, 1838	Resigned.
Vacant		April 8, 1838 – April 27, 1838
Linn Banks	Democratic	April 28, 1838 – December 6, 1841	Election invalid
William Smith	Democratic	December 6, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Lost re-election.
George W. Hopkins	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	Appt. Chargé d'Affaires to Portugal
Andrew S. Fulton	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Retired.
LaFayette McMullen	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1857	Appt. Governor of Washington Territory
George W. Hopkins	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Retired.
Elbert S. Martin	Independent Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Lost re-election.
Vacant		March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Civil War
District eliminated March 4, 1863

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present