Virginia's 12th congressional district
| Virginia's 12th congressional district | |
|---|---|
Obsolete district | |
| Created | 1793 |
| Eliminated | 1863 |
| Years active | 1793–1863 |
Virginia's 12th congressional district is an obsolete
Kellian V. Whaley
.
List of members representing the district
| Representative | Party | Term | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1793 | ||||
 John Page (Gloucester County) |
Anti-Administration
|
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd 4th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Lost re-election. |
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | |||
Thomas Evans
|
Federalist
|
March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1801 |
5th 6th |
Elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Retired. |
| John Stratton | Federalist
|
March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
7th | Elected in 1801. Retired. |
 Thomas Griffin (Yorktown) |
Federalist
|
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
8th | Elected in 1803. Lost re-election. |
| Burwell Bassett (Williamsburg) |
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1813 |
9th 10th 11th 12th |
Elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 13th district and lost re-election. |
| John Roane (Uppowac) |
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th | Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1813. Retired. |
 William H. Roane (Dunkirk) |
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
14th | Elected in 1815. Retired. |
| Robert S. Garnett (Lloyds) |
Democratic-Republican[a]
|
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1825 |
15th 16th 17th 18th 19th |
Elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Retired. |
Jacksonian
|
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | |||
| John Roane (Rumford Academy) |
Jacksonian
|
March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 |
20th 21st |
Elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Retired. |
| John J. Roane (Rumford Academy) |
Jacksonian
|
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
22nd | Elected in 1831 .Retired. |
| William F. Gordon (Charlottesville) |
Jacksonian
|
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd | Elected in 1833 .Lost re-election. |
.jpg) James Garland (Lovingston) |
Jacksonian
|
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th 25th 26th |
Re-elected in 1839 .Lost re-election. |
| Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | |||
Conservative
|
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | |||
 Thomas W. Gilmer (Charlottesville) |
Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1841. .
Redistricted to the 5th district |
| Augustus A. Chapman (Union) |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
28th 29th |
Re-elected in 1845 .Retired. |
 William B. Preston (Blacksburg) |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1847. .
Appt. Secretary of the Navy |
 Henry A. Edmundson (Salem) |
Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1861 |
31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th |
Re-elected in 1859 .Retired. |
Kellian V. Whaley )
(Ceredo |
Unionist | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1861 .Retired. |
| District dissolved March 4, 1863 | ||||
Notes
- ^ Supported the Crawford faction in the 1824 United States presidential election
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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