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105th Virginia General Assembly
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Virginia State Capitol (1912)
Overview
Legislative bodyVirginia General Assembly
JurisdictionVirginia, United States
TermJanuary 8, 1908 (1908-01-08) – January 12, 1910 (1910-01-12)
Senate of Virginia
Members40 senators
PresidentJ. Taylor Ellyson (D)
President pro temporeEdward Echols (D)
Party controlDemocratic Party
Virginia House of Delegates
Members100 delegates
SpeakerRichard E. Byrd (D)
Party controlDemocratic Party
Sessions
1stJanuary 8, 1908 (1908-01-08) – March 27, 1908 (1908-03-27)

The 105th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Virginia state government from 1908 to 1910, after the 1907 state elections. It convened in Richmond for one session.[1]

Background

Party summary

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.

Senate

Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
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Democratic Independent Republican
End of previous session - - - - -
Begin 34 0 6 40 0
August 4, 1909 33 39 1
Latest voting share 84.6% 15.4%
Beginning of next session 34 0 6 40 0

House of Delegates

Senate

Leadership

Map of Virginia's senatorial districts as they were in 1908
Office Officer
President of the Senate J. Taylor Ellyson (D)
President pro tempore Edward Echols (D)
Majority Floor Leader William W. Sale (D)
Minority Floor Leader John C. Noel (R)

Members

District Senator Party Constituency Began serving
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | 1st Alanson T. Lincoln Republican Washington, Smyth, and city of Bristol 1908
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | 2nd John C. Noel Republican Scott, Lee, and Wise 1904
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | 3rd Roland E. Chase Republican Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, and Tazewell 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 4th John M. Hart Democratic Roanoke, Montgomery, and cities of Roanoke and Radford 1908
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | 5th A. Pendleton Strother Republican Giles, Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe 1908
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | 6th John M. Parsons Republican Carroll, Grayson, and Patrick 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 7th Floyd W. King Democratic Craig, Botetourt, Allegheny, Bath, and city of Clifton Forge 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 8th George B. Keezell Republican Rockingham 1896
(previously served 1883-1887)
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 9th Edward Echols Democratic Augusta, Highland, and city of Staunton 1906
(previously served 1889-1897)
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 10th Robert M. Ward Democratic Shenandoah, Frederick, and city of Winchester 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 11th G. Latham Fletcher Democratic Fauquier and Loudoun 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 12th Richard S. Parks Democratic Clarke, Page, and Warren 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 13th F. Wilmer Sims Democratic Spotsylvania, Stafford, Louisa, and city of Fredericksburg 1906
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 14th R. Ewell Thornton Democratic Alexandria county, Prince William, Fairfax, and city of Alexandria 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 15th F. Pendleton Carter Democratic Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock, and Orange 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 16th John B. Watkins Democratic Goochland, Powhatan, and Chesterfield 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 17th Nathaniel B. Early Democratic Albemarle, Greene, and city of Charlottesville 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 18th William C. White Democratic Appomattox, Buckingham, Fluvanna, and Charlotte 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 19th Aubrey E. Strode Democratic Amherst and Nelson 1906
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 20th Don P. Halsey Democratic Campbell and city of Lynchburg 1908
(previously served 1902-1904)
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 21st Henry A. Edmondson Democratic Halifax 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 22nd J. Randolph Tucker Democratic Bedford, Rockbridge, and city of Buena Vista 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 23rd William A. Garrett Democratic Pittsylvania, Henry, and city of Danville 1901
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 24th George T. Rison Democratic Pittsylvania and city of Danville 1904
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 25th James D. Elam Democratic Mecklenburg and Brunswick 1908
(previously served 1901-1904)
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | 26th Greenville O. McAlexander Republican Franklin and Floyd 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 27th Alexander R. Hobbs Democratic Greensville, Sussex, Surry, and Prince George 1901
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 28th William Hodges Mann Democratic Nottoway, Amelia, Lunenburg, Prince Edward, and Cumberland 1899
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 29th Charles T. Lassiter Democratic Dinwiddie and city of Petersburg 1906
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 30th Edward E. Holland Democratic Isle of Wight, Southampton, and Nansemond 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 31st William W. Sale Democratic Norfolk city 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 32nd Charles U. Gravatt Democratic Caroline, Hanover, and King William 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 33rd John A. Lesner Democratic Norfolk county and city of Portsmouth 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 34th C. Harding Walker Democratic King George, Richmond, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Northumberland 1899
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 35th T. Ashby Wickham Democratic Henrico, New Kent, Charles City, James City, and city of Williamsburg 1906
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 36th Saxon W. Holt Democratic Elizabeth City, York, Warwick, and city of Newport News 1904
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 37th Ben T. Gunter Democratic Accomac, Northampton, and Princess Anne 1904
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 38th Elben C. Folkes Democratic Richmond city 1908
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | Arthur C. Harman Democratic 1904
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | 39th John R. Saunders Democratic King and Queen, Middlesex, Essex, Gloucester, and Mathews 1908

Changes in membership

Senate

  • August 4, 1909, William C. White (D-18th district) dies. His seat remained unfilled until the next regular session.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Work of the Legislature of 1908". The Virginia Law Register. 14 (7): 489–509. 1908. JSTOR 1102484.
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