107th Virginia General Assembly explained

107th Virginia General Assembly
Membership1:40 senators
Chamber1 Leader1:J. Taylor Ellyson (D)
Chamber1 Leader2:Edward Echols (D)
Membership2:100 delegates
Chamber2 Leader1:Richard E. Byrd (D)

The 107th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Virginia state government following the Virginia state elections of 1911. It convened on January 14, 1911 in Richmond for one session before adjourning on March 15, 1912.[1]

Party summary

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

Senate

Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

TotalVacant
DemocraticIndependentRepublican
nowrap style="font-size:80%" End of previous session3406400
Begin3505400
April 24, 1913 <--Cummings dies--> 34391
October 25, 1913 <--Tucker resigns--> 33382
Latest voting share
Beginning of next session3505400

House of Delegates

Senate

Leadership

OfficeOfficer
President of the SenateJ. Taylor Ellyson (D)
President pro temporeEdward Echols (D)
Majority Floor LeaderSaxon W. Holt (D)
Minority Floor LeaderEdmund Parr (R)

Members

DistrictSenatorPartyConstituencyBegan serving
1stDavid C. Cummings, Jr.DemocraticWashington, Smyth, and city of Bristol1912
2ndJohn H. CatronRepublicanScott, Lee, and Wise1912
3rdJ. Powell RoyallRepublicanBuchanan, Dickenson, Russell, and Tazewell1912
4thJohn M. HartDemocraticRoanoke, Montgomery, and cities of Roanoke and Radford1908
5thAlexander G. CrockettDemocraticGiles, Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe1912
6thEdmund ParrRepublicanCarroll, Grayson, and Patrick1912
(previously served 1895-1899)
7thWilliam A. RinehartDemocraticCraig, Botetourt, Allegheny, Bath, and city of Clifton Forge1912
8thJohn Paul, Jr.RepublicanRockingham1912
9thEdward EcholsDemocraticAugusta, Highland, and city of Staunton1906
(previously served 1889-1897)
10thFrank S. TavennerDemocraticShenandoah, Frederick, and city of Winchester1912
(previously served 1904-1908)
11thG. Latham FletcherDemocraticFauquier and Loudoun1908
12thR. S. Blackburn SmithDemocraticClarke, Page, and Warren1912
13thRichard C. L. MoncureDemocraticSpotsylvania, Stafford, Louisa, and city of Fredericksburg1912
14thR. Ewell ThorntonDemocraticAlexandria county, Prince William, Fairfax, and city of Alexandria1908
15thClyde T. BowersDemocraticCulpeper, Madison, Rappahannock, and Orange1912
16thJohn B. WatkinsDemocraticGoochland, Powhatan, and Chesterfield1908
17thNathaniel B. EarlyDemocraticAlbemarle, Greene, and city of Charlottesville1908
18thSands GayleDemocraticAppomattox, Buckingham, Fluvanna, and Charlotte1910
19thBland MassieDemocraticAmherst and Nelson1912
(previously served 1897-1906)
20thHowell C. FeatherstonDemocraticCampbell and city of Lynchburg1912
21stHenry A. EdmondsonDemocraticHalifax1908
22ndJ. Randolph TuckerDemocraticBedford, Rockbridge, and city of Buena Vista1908
23rdWilliam A. GarrettDemocraticPittsylvania, Henry, and city of Danville1901
24thGeorge T. RisonDemocraticPittsylvania and city of Danville1904
25thWilliam D. BlanksDemocraticMecklenburg and Brunswick1912
26thValentine M. SowderRepublicanFranklin and Floyd1912
27thAlexander R. HobbsDemocraticGreensville, Sussex, Surry, and Prince George1901
28thRobert K. BrockDemocraticNottoway, Amelia, Lunenburg, Prince Edward, and Cumberland1912
29thPatrick H. DrewryDemocraticDinwiddie and city of Petersburg1912
30thJunius E. WestDemocraticIsle of Wight, Southampton, and Nansemond1912
31stJohn A. LesnerDemocraticNorfolk city1908
32ndCharles U. GravattDemocraticCaroline, Hanover, and King William1908
33rdSamuel T. MontagueDemocraticNorfolk county and city of Portsmouth1912
34thC. Harding WalkerDemocraticKing George, Richmond, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Northumberland1899
35thLouis O. WendenburgDemocraticHenrico, New Kent, Charles City, James City, and city of Williamsburg1912
36thSaxon W. HoltDemocraticElizabeth City, York, Warwick, and city of Newport News1904
37thG. Walter MappDemocraticAccomac, Northampton, and Princess Anne1912
38thElben C. FolkesDemocraticRichmond city1908
Arthur C. HarmanDemocratic1904
39thJohn R. SaundersDemocraticKing and Queen, Middlesex, Essex, Gloucester, and Mathews1908

Changes in membership

Senate

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia: Session 1912. April 12, 2014. 1912. Virginia State Library. Richmond.