Virginia's 18th congressional district
| Virginia's 18th congressional district | |
|---|---|
Obsolete district | |
| Created | 1793 |
| Eliminated | 1843 |
| Years active | 1793–1843 |
Virginia's 18th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the
congressman was George W. Hopkins
.
List of members representing the district
| Representative | Party | Term | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1793 | ||||
| John Nicholas (Williamsburg) |
Anti-Administration
|
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd 4th 5th 6th |
Re-elected in 1799 .Retired. |
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801 | |||
 Philip R. Thompson (Fairfax) |
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
7th | Elected in 1801. .
Redistricted to the 9th district |
 Peterson Goodwyn (Petersburg) |
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 |
8th 9th 10th 11th 12th |
Elected in 1803. .
Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 19th district |
Thomas Gholson, Jr. )
(Brunswick |
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1813 – July 4, 1816 |
13th 14th |
Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Died. |
| Vacant | July 5, 1816 – December 3, 1816 |
14th | ||
 Thomas M. Nelson (Mecklenburg County) |
Democratic-Republican
|
December 4, 1816 – March 3, 1819 |
14th 15th |
Elected to finish Gholson's term. Re-elected in 1817. Retired. |
| Mark Alexander (Lombardy Grove) |
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 |
16th 17th |
Elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
 Joseph Johnson (Bridgeport) |
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th |
Elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Lost re-election. |
Jacksonian
|
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | |||
| Isaac Leffler (Wheeling) |
Anti-Jacksonian
|
March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
20th | Elected in 1827. Lost re-election. |
Wellsburg )
|
Anti-Jacksonian
|
March 4, 1829 – November 19, 1832 |
21st 22nd |
Re-elected in 1831 .Died. |
| Vacant | November 20, 1832 – January 20, 1833 |
22nd | ||
Joseph Johnson (Bridgeport) |
Jacksonian
|
January 21, 1833 – March 3, 1833 |
Elected January 1, 1833 to finish Doddridge's term and seated January 21, 1833.Retired. | |
| John H. Fulton (Abingdon) |
Jacksonian
|
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd | Elected in 1833 .Lost re-election. |
 George W. Hopkins (Lebanon) |
Jacksonian
|
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th 25th 26th 27th |
Re-elected in 1841. .
Redistricted to the 13th district |
| Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | |||
| Conservative | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | |||
| Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |||
| District dissolved March 4, 1843 | ||||
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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