Virginia's 13th congressional district

Virginia's 13th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. Its last Congressman was Elbert S. Martin.

"VA-13" redirects here. VA-13 may also refer to Virginia State Route 13.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1793
Samuel Griffin	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	3rd	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1793. Retired.
John Clopton	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799	4th 5th	Elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1797. Lost re-election.
John Marshall	Federalist	March 4, 1799 – June 7, 1800	6th	Elected in 1799. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
Vacant		June 8, 1800 – November 25, 1800
Littleton W. Tazewell	Democratic-Republican	November 26, 1800 – March 3, 1801	6th	Elected to finish Marshall's term. Retired.
John Clopton	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	7th	Elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
John J. Trigg	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – May 17, 1804	8th	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1803. Died.
Vacant		May 18, 1804 – November 4, 1804
Christopher H. Clark	Democratic-Republican	November 5, 1804 – July 1, 1806	8th 9th	Elected in October 1804 to finish Trigg's term and seated November 5, 1804. Re-elected in 1805. Resigned.
Vacant		July 2, 1806 – November 30, 1806
William A. Burwell	Democratic-Republican	December 1, 1806 – March 3, 1813	9th 10th 11th 12th	Elected in early November 1806 to finish Clark's term and seated December 1, 1806. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 14th district.
Thomas M. Bayly	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Elected in 1813. Retired.
Burwell Bassett	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819	14th 15th	Elected in 1815. Re-elected in 1817. Lost re-election.
Severn E. Parker	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	16th	Elected in 1819. Lost re-election.
Burwell Bassett	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 8th district.
William L. Ball	Crawford Republican	March 4, 1823 – February 29, 1824	18th	Elected in 1823. Died.
Vacant		March 1, 1824 – March 23, 1824
John Taliaferro	Crawford Democratic-Republican	March 24, 1824 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th 20th 21st	Elected to finish Ball's term. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Lost re-election.
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831
Joseph W. Chinn	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 10th district.
John M. Patton	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th 25th	[data unknown/missing]
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – April 7, 1838		[data unknown/missing] Resigned.
Vacant		April 8, 1838 – April 27, 1838
Linn Banks	Democratic	April 28, 1838 – December 6, 1841	25th 26th 27th	Election invalid
William Smith	Democratic	December 6, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
George W. Hopkins	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Appt. Chargé d'Affaires to Portugal
Andrew S. Fulton	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
LaFayette McMullen	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1857	31st 32nd 33rd 34th	Appt. Governor of Washington Territory
George W. Hopkins	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Elbert S. Martin	Independent Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Vacant		March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863		Civil War
District eliminated March 4, 1863

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