Virginia's 23rd congressional district explained

State:Virginia
District Number:23
Obsolete:yes
Created:1810
Eliminated:1820
Years:1813–1823
Population Year:1810

Virginia's 23rd congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1823 after the 1820 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Andrew Stevenson.

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyDatesCong
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Electoral history
District established March 4, 1813
align=left John Clopton
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1813 –
September 11, 1816
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1813.
Re-elected in 1815.
Died.
Vacantnowrap September 12, 1816 –
December 16, 1816
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John Tyler
Democratic-Republicannowrap December 17, 1816 –
March 3, 1821
Elected to finish Clopton's term.
Re-elected in 1817.
Re-elected in 1819.
Retired.
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Andrew Stevenson
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823
Elected in 1821.
Redistricted to the .
District dissolved March 4, 1823

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