Virginia's 15th congressional district explained

State:Virginia
District Number:15
Obsolete:yes
Created:1793
Eliminated:1853
Years:1793–1853
Population Year:1840

Virginia's 15th congressional district was a congressional district. It was eliminated in 1853 after the 1850 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Sherrard Clemens.

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1793
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James Madison
Anti-Administrationnowrap March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1793.
Re-elected in 1795.
Retired.
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797
align=left John DawsonDemocratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1803
Elected in 1797.
Re-elected in 1799.
Re-elected in 1801.
Redistricted to the .
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John Randolph of Roanoke
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1813
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1805.
Re-elected in 1807.
Re-elected in 1809.
Re-elected in 1811.
Redistricted to the and lost re-election.
align=left John Kerr
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815
Elected in 1813.
Lost re-election.
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Matthew Clay
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1815 –
May 27, 1815
Elected in 1815.
Died.
Vacantnowrap May 28, 1815 –
October 29, 1815
align=left John Kerr
Democratic-Republicannowrap October 30, 1815 –
March 3, 1817
Elected to finish Clay's term.
Retired.
align=left William J. Lewis
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819
Elected in 1817.
Retired.
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George Tucker
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1823
Elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Redistricted to the .
align=left rowspan=2 John S. Barbour
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
Elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired.
Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1833
align=left Edward Lucas
Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837
Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Retired.
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James M. Mason
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
Elected in 1837.
Retired.
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William Lucas
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841
Elected in 1839.
Lost re-election.
align=left Richard W. Barton
Whignowrap March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843
Elected in 1841.
Lost re-election.
align=left Lewis Steenrod
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
Elected in 1843.
Retired.
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William G. Brown
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849
Elected in 1845.
Re-elected in 1847.
Lost re-election.
align=left Alexander Newman
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1849 –
September 8, 1849
Elected in 1849.
Died.
Vacantnowrap September 9, 1849 –
November 7, 1849
align=left Thomas S. Haymond
Whignowrap November 8, 1849 –
March 3, 1851
Elected to finish Newman's term.
Lost re-election.
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George W. Thompson
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1851 –
July 30, 1852
Elected in 1851.
Resigned to become Circuit Court judge.
Vacantnowrap July 31, 1852 –
December 5, 1852
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Sherrard Clemens
Democraticnowrap December 6, 1852 –
March 3, 1853
Elected to finish Thompson's term.
Retired.
District dissolved March 4, 1853

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