Virginia's 16th congressional district
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Virginia Congressional District 16 is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was William A. Harris.
[edit] Representatives
| Representative | Lived | Party | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created: March 4, 1793 | ||||
| Anthony New | (1747-1833) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795 | |
| Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1803 | Declined to run | ||
| John W. Eppes | (1773-1823) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1811 | Defeated |
| James Pleasants | (1769-1836) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1811 - March 3, 1813 | Elected to VA-17 |
| John W. Eppes | (1773-1823) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815 | Defeated |
| John Randolph | (1773-1833) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1817 | Declined to run |
| Archibald Austin | (1772-1837) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1819 | Declined to run |
| John Randolph | (1773-1833) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1823 | Elected to VA-5 |
| James Stephenson | (1764-1833) | Crawford Federalist | March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 | Delined to run |
| William Armstrong | (1782-1865) | Adams | March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829 | |
| Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833 | Declined to run | ||
| James M. H. Beale | (1786-1866) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837 | Declined to run |
| Isaac S. Pennybacker | (1805-1847) | Democratic | March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839 | Appt. District Court judge |
| Green B. Samuels | (1806-1859) | Democratic | March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1841 | Declined to run |
| William A. Harris | (1805-1864) | Democratic | March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843 | Declined to run |
| District eliminated March 4, 1843 | ||||
[edit] 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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