| 1st Virginia General Assembly | |
| Body: | Virginia General Assembly |
| Meeting Place: | , |
| After: | 2nd |
| Chamber1: | Senate |
| Membership1: | 24 |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Archibald Cary |
| Chamber2: | House of Delegates |
| Membership2: | 128 |
| Chamber2 Leader1: | Edmund Pendleton |
The First Virginia General Assembly convened from to in regular session.[1] This session took place while the Second Continental Congress was still in session.
Members of the Senate of Virginia for the First Virginia General Assembly:[1]
| Class | Counties | Senator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amelia, Chesterfield, & Cumberland | ||
| Brunswick, Lunenburg, & Mecklenburg | |||
| Charles City, James City, & New Kent | |||
| Henrico, Goochland, & Louisa | |||
| Augusta & Dunmore | |||
| Lancaster, Richmond, & Northumberland | Election was ruled invalid October 25, 1776. | ||
| 2 | Isle of Wight, Surry, & Prince George | ||
| Charlotte, Halifax, & Prince Edward | |||
| Gloucester & Middlesex | |||
| Spotsylvania, Orange, & Culpeper | |||
| Loudoun & Fauquier | |||
| Frederick, Berkeley, & Hampshire | |||
| 3 | Dinwiddie, Southampton, & Sussex | ||
| Botetourt & Fincastle | |||
| Hanover & Caroline | |||
| Essex, King William, | |||
| Prince William & Fairfax | |||
| West Augusta | |||
| 4 | Accomac & Northampton | ||
| Princess Anne, Norfolk, & Nansemond | |||
| Buckingham, Albemarle, & Amherst | |||
| Bedford & Pittsylvania | Election was ruled invalid October 9, 1776. | ||
| Elizabeth City, Warwick, & York | Resigned to join the Governor's privy council December 1776. | ||
| Westmoreland, Stafford, & King George |
Members of the Virginia House of Delegates for the First Virginia General Assembly:[1]
| County | Delegate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Accomac | ||
| Albemarle | ||
| Amelia | ||
| Amherst | ||
| Augusta | ||
| Bedford | ||
| Berkeley | ||
| Botetourt | ||
| Brunswick | ||
| Buckingham | ||
| Caroline | ||
| Charles City | ||
| Departed during October, elected delegate to Congress. | ||
| Charlotte | ||
| Chesterfield | ||
| Culpeper | ||
| Cumberland | ||
| Dinwiddie | ||
| Dunmore | ||
| Elizabeth City | ||
| Essex | ||
| Fairfax | ||
| Fauquier | ||
| Fincastle | ||
| Frederick | ||
| Gloucester | ||
| Goochland | ||
| Halifax | ||
| Hampshire | ||
| Hanover | ||
| Henrico | ||
| Isle of Wight | ||
| James City | ||
| King and Queen | ||
| King George | ||
| King William | ||
| Lancaster | ||
| Loudoun | ||
| Louisa | ||
| Lunenburg | ||
| Mecklenburg | ||
| Middlesex | ||
| Nansemond | ||
| New Kent | ||
| Norfolk | ||
| Northampton | ||
| Northumberland | ||
| Orange | ||
| Pittsylvania | ||
| Prince Edward | ||
| Prince George | Died October 26, 1776. | |
| Resigned due to illness October 17, 1776. | ||
| Prince William | ||
| Princess Anne | ||
| Richmond | ||
| Southampton | ||
| Spotsylvania | ||
| Stafford | ||
| Surry | ||
| Sussex | ||
| Warwick | ||
| West Augusta | ||
| Westmoreland | ||
| York | ||
| Williamsburg | ||
| Norfolk Borough | ||