Virginia's 20th congressional district
Virginia's 20th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was Samuel L. Hays.
List of members representing the district
District created March 4, 1803.
| Representative | Party | Term | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Newton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 |
8th 9th 10th 11th 12th |
Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 21st district. |
| James Johnson | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – February 2, 1820 |
13th 14th 15th 16th |
Elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Re-elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Resigned to become Norfolk Customs Collector. |
| Vacant | February 2, 1820 – August 28, 1820 | |||
| John C. Gray | Democratic-Republican | August 28, 1820 – March 3, 1821 |
16th | Elected to finish Johnson's term. Lost re-election. |
| Arthur Smith | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
17th | Elected in 1821. Retired. |
.jpg) John Floyd |
Crawford Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th 20th |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Retired. |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | |||
| Robert Craig | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
21st 22nd |
Elected in 1829. Lost re-election. |
| John J. Allen | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
 Joseph Johnson |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th | [data unknown/missing] |
| Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
25th 26th |
[data unknown/missing] Retired. | |
| Samuel L. Hays | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
District eliminated 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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