Virginia's 15th congressional district

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[edit] Representatives

Representative Lived Party Term Note
District created: March 4, 1793
James Madison, Jr. (1751-1836) Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1797 Retired
John Dawson (1762-1814) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1797 - March 3, 1803 Re-elected in VA-10
John Randolph (1773-1833) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1813 Defeated
John Kerr (1782-1842) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815 Defeated
Matthew Clay (1754-1815) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 - May 27, 1815 Died in office
Vacant May 28, 1815 - October 29, 1815 Special election
John Kerr
(2nd time)
(1782-1842) Democratic-Republican October 30, 1815 - March 3, 1817 Retired
William J. Lewis (1766-1828) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1819 Retired
George Tucker (1775-1861) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1823 Re-elected in VA-6
John S. Barbour (1790-1855) Crawford Republican March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825
Jackson Republican March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829
Jacksonian March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833 Retired
Edward Lucas (1780-1858) Democratic March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837

Retired

James M. Mason (1798-1871) Democratic March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839

Retired

William Lucas (1800-1877) Democratic March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1841 Defeated
Richard W. Barton (1800-1859) Whig March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843 Defeated
Lewis Steenrod (1810-1862) Democratic March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845 Retired
William G. Brown (1800-1884) Democratic March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1849 Defeated
Alexander Newman (1804-1849) Democratic March 4, 1849 - September 8, 1849 Died in office
Vacant September 9, 1849 - November 7, 1849 Special election
Thomas S. Haymond (1794-1869) Whig November 8, 1849 - March 3, 1851 Defeated
George W. Thompson (1806-1888) Democratic March 4, 1851 - July 30, 1852 Appt. as Circuit Court judge
Vacant July 31, 1852 - December 5, 1852 Special election
Sherrard Clemens (1820-1881) Democratic December 6, 1852 - March 3, 1853 Retired
District inactive March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1861
Representation during the Civil War
Union District
District inactive March 4, 1861 - March 18, 1865
Confederate District
Robert Johnston (1818-1885) Independent February 18, 1862 - March 18, 1865 C.S.A. House adjourned
Restoration of the Union
District inactive March 19, 1865 - Current