Virginia's 15th congressional district
Virginia Congressional District 15 is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1853 after the 1850 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was Sherrard Clemens.
List of members representing the district
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1793 | ||||
 James Madison |
Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd 4th |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Retired. |
| Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | |||
| John Dawson | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 |
5th 6th 7th |
Elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Re-elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 10th district. |
 John Randolph of Roanoke |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 |
8th 9th 10th 11th 12th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 16th district and lost re-election. |
| John Kerr | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th | Elected in 1813. Lost re-election. |
| Matthew Clay | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1815 – May 27, 1815 |
14th | Elected in 1815. Died. |
| Vacant | May 28, 1815 – October 29, 1815 | |||
| John Kerr | Democratic-Republican | October 30, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
14th | Elected to finish Clay's term. Retired. |
| William J. Lewis | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
15th | Elected in 1817. Retired. |
 George Tucker |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 |
16th 17th |
Elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
| John S. Barbour | Crawford Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd |
Elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | |||
| Edward Lucas | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th |
[data unknown/missing] Retired. |
 James M. Mason |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
25th | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
 William Lucas |
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
26th | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
| Richard W. Barton | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
| Lewis Steenrod | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
 William G. Brown |
Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
29th 30th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
| Alexander Newman | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – September 8, 1849 |
31st | [data unknown/missing] Died. |
| Vacant | September 9, 1849 – November 7, 1849 | |||
| Thomas S. Haymond | Whig | November 8, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
 George W. Thompson |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – July 30, 1852 |
32nd | [data unknown/missing] Resigned to become Circuit Court judge. |
| Vacant | July 31, 1852 – December 5, 1852 | |||
 Sherrard Clemens |
Democratic | December 6, 1852 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
| District eliminated March 4, 1853 | ||||
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
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