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Encyclopedia > Virginia's 1st congressional district
Virginia's 1st congressional district
Population (2000) 643,514
Ethnic composition 74.7% White, 18.6% Black, 1.8% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American
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Virginia's first congressional district is a United States congressional district in the commonwealth of Virginia. This article is about the U.S. state. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “Whites” redirects here. ... Though most indigenous Africans possess relatively dark skin, they exhibit much variation in physical appearance. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... Hispanic flag, not widely used. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Congressional districts for representation in the United States House of Representatives are determined after each census. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

Contents

Area covered

It covers all or part of the following political subdivisions:


Counties

Caroline County is a county located in the state of Virginia. ... Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1619 Seat Charles City Area  - Total  - Water 529 km² (204 mi²) 56 km² (21 mi²) 10. ... Essex County is a county located in the Middle Peninsula in the U.S. state of Virginia. ... Fauquier County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, Commonwealth — of Virginia. ... Gloucester County is an historical Chesapeake county located on the Middle Peninsula of the U.S. state — officially, Commonwealth — of Virginia. ... James City County, Virginia as shown on 1895 map James City County (formally, the County of James City) is a county located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. ... King and Queen County is a county located in the Middle Peninsula in the state of Virginia. ... Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1720 Seat King George Area  - Total  - Water 486 km² (188 mi²) 20 km² (8 mi²) 4. ... King William County is a county located on the Middle Peninsula in the state of Virginia. ... Lancaster County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the state of Virginia. ... Middlesex County is a county located on the Middle Peninsula in the U.S. state of Virginia. ... Richmond County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the state of Virginia. ... Spotsylvania County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, Commonwealth — of Virginia. ... Stafford County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, Commonwealth — of Virginia. ... Westmoreland County is a county located in the Northern Neck of the state of Virginia. ... Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1634 Seat Yorktown Area  - Total  - Water 558 km² (216 mi²) 285 km² (110 mi²) 50. ...

Cities

The entirety of:

Portions of: Location in Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City* Founded 1728 Incorporated 1781 Government  - Mayor Thomas Tomzak Area  - City  10. ... Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Founded 1631 Government  - Mayor Gordon Heisel, Jr. ... Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...

The seat is vacant. On October 6, 2007, Republican Jo Ann Davis died of breast cancer. Motto: Americas First Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: County Independent City Mayor Ross Kearney II Area    - City 352. ... Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States State Virginia County Independent city Incorporated 1896 Government  - Mayor Joe Frank Area  - City  119. ... is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Jo Ann Davis (June 29, 1950 – October 6, 2007) was a Republican from the United States Commonwealth of Virginia, who represented the states 1st congressional district[1] in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 until her death. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ...


Historic District Boundaries

The Virginia First District started in 1788 covering the counties of Ohio, Monongalia, Harrison County, West Virginia, Frederick, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy, Randolph, and Harrison. [1] Of these only Shenandoah and Frederick Counties are in Virginia today, the rest are now part of West Virginia. The modern counties of Clarke, Warren and most of Page as well as the independent city of Winchester were included as part of Frederick and Shenandoah counties in 1788. In West Virginia all the current state north and east of a generalized line running from Wood County to Pocahontas County was in the congressional district. The one exception was that Pendleton County, West Virginia was in Virginia's 3rd congressional district. Ohio County is a county located in the northern panhandle of the state of West Virginia. ... Monongalia County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Harrison County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1743 Seat Winchester Area  - Total  - Water 1,076 km² (416 mi²) 3 km² (1 mi²) 0. ... Shenandoah County is a county located in the state of Virginia. ... Berkeley County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... Hampshire County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... Hardy County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Randolph County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Harrison County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1836 Seat Berryville Area  - Total  - Water 462 km² (178 mi²) 4 km² (2 mi²) 0. ... Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, Commonwealth — of Virginia. ... Page County is a county located in the state of Virginia. ... Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: , Country State Founded 1802 Government  - Mayor Elizabeth Minor Area  - City  9. ... Wood County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Pocahontas County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... Pendleton County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Virginias third congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Virginia. ...


In the redistribution which followed the 1850 census (in force 1853-1863), the First District comprised sixteen counties in eastern Virginia. The counties included (amongst others) Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Richmond, Warwick and Westmoreland. In an 1862 Union special election three out of the sixteen counties in the Union district supplied returns. Accomack County is a county located in the state of Virginia, USA. As of 2000, the population is 38,305. ... Essex County is a county located in the Middle Peninsula in the U.S. state of Virginia. ... Gloucester County is an historical Chesapeake county located on the Middle Peninsula of the U.S. state — officially, Commonwealth — of Virginia. ... James City County, Virginia as shown on 1895 map James City County (formally, the County of James City) is a county located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. ... King and Queen County is a county located in the Middle Peninsula in the state of Virginia. ... Mathews County is a county located on the Middle Peninsula in the state of Virginia. ... Middlesex County is a county located on the Middle Peninsula in the U.S. state of Virginia. ... New Kent County is a county located in the state of Virginia. ... Richmond County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the state of Virginia. ... Warwick County (shaded in orange on this 1895 map) was originally one of the eight shires created in colonial Virginia in 1634. ... Westmoreland County is a county located in the Northern Neck of the state of Virginia. ...


A similar but smaller area than the pre-existing Union district comprised the Confederate First Congressional District of Virginia (used for the Confederate House of Representatives 1862-1865). This district included the eastern Virginia counties of Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland. [2] The Confederate Congress was the legislative body of the Confederate States of America, existing during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865. ... King William County is a county located on the Middle Peninsula in the state of Virginia. ... Lancaster County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the state of Virginia. ... Northampton County is a county located in the state of Virginia. ... Northumberland County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the U.S. state of Virginia. ...


Notes

  1. ^ Parsons, Stanley B., William W. Beach and Dan Hermann. United States Congresional Districts, 1788-1841 (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1978) p. 7
  2. ^ Martis, Kenneth C. The Historical Atlas of the Congresses of the Confederate States of America: 1861-1865 (Simon and Schuster, 1994)

Representatives

Representative Lived Party Term Note
District created: March 4, 1789
Alexander White (1738-1804) Pro-Administration March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1793 Retired
Robert Rutherford (1728-1803) Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795 Changed party
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795-March 3, 1797 Defeated
Daniel Morgan (1736-1802) Federalist March 4, 1797 - March 3, 1799 Retired
Robert Page (1765-1840) Federalist March 4, 1799 - March 3, 1801 Retired
John Smith (1750-1836) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1801 - March 3, 1803 Re-elected in VA-3
John G. Jackson (1777-1825) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 - September 28, 1810 Resigned
Vacant September 29 - December 20, 1810 Special election November 1810
William McKinley Democratic-Republican December 21, 1810 - March 3, 1811 Defeated
Thomas Wilson (1765-1826) Federalist March 4, 1811 - March 3, 1813 Defeated
John G. Jackson
(2nd time)
(1777-1825) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1817 Retired
James Pindall (1783-1825) Federalist March 4, 1817 - July 26, 1820 Resigned
Vacant July 27 - October 22, 1820 Special election October 1820
Edward B. Jackson (1793-1826) Democratic-Republican October 23, 1820 - March 3, 1823 Retired
Thomas Newton, Jr. (1768-1847) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 Changed faction
Adams-Clay Republican March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1827 Changed party
Adams March 4, 1827March 9, 1830 Unseated by the House
George Loyall (1789-1868)) Jacksonian March 9, 1830 - March 3, 1831 Seated by the House; defeated
Thomas Newton, Jr. (1768-1847) National Republican March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833 Retired
George Loyall
(2nd time)
(1789-1868 Democratic March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837 Retired
Francis Mallory (1807-1860) Whig March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839 Defeated
Joel Holleman (1799-1844) Democratic March 4, 1839 - December 1, 1840 Resigned
Vacant December 2 - December 27, 1840 Special election December 28, 1840
Francis Mallory
(2nd time)
(1807-1860) Whig December 28, 1840 - March 3, 1843 Defeated
Archibald Atkinson (1792-1872) Democratic March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1849 Retired
John S. Millson (1808-1874) Democratic March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1853 Re-elected in VA-2
Thomas H. Bayly (1810-1856) Democratic March 4, 1853 - June 23, 1856 Died in office
Vacant June 24 - November 31, 1856 Special election November 4, 1856
Muscoe R. H. Garnett (1821-1864) Democratic December 1, 1856 - March 3, 1861 Retired
Union District (1861-1870)
Vacant March 4, 1861 - March 15, 1862 Special election March 15, 1862
Joseph E. Segar (1804-1880) Unionist March 16, 1862 - March 3, 1863 Declared un-entitled to seat
Vacant March 4, 1863 - January 30, 1870 Representation restored
Confederate District (1862-1865)
Muscoe R. H. Garnett (1821-1864) none February 18, 1862 - February 14, 1864 Defeated
Vacant February 15 - February 17, 1864
Robert L. Montague (1829-1880) none February 18, 1864 - March 18, 1865 C.S.A. House adjourned
U.S. House representation restored (January 31, 1870)
Richard S. Ayer (1829-1896) Republican January 31, 1870 - March 3, 1871 Retired
John Critcher (1820-1901) Democratic March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873 Retired
James B. Sener (1837-1903) Republican March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875 Defeated
Beverly B. Douglas (1822-1878) Democratic March 4, 1875 - December 22, 1878 Died in office
Vacant December 23, 1878 - January 22, 1879 Special election January 23, 1879
Richard L. T. Beale (1819-1893) Democratic January 23, 1879 - March 3, 1881 Retired
George T. Garrison (1835-1889) Democratic March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1883 Defeated
Robert M. Mayo (1836-1896) Readjuster March 4, 1883 - March 20, 1884 Unseated by the U.S. House
George T. Garrison
(2nd time)
(1835-1889) Democratic March 20, 1884 - March 3, 1885 Seated by the U.S. House; retired
Thomas Croxton (1822-1903) Democratic March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1887 Defeated
Thomas H. B. Browne (1844-1922) Republican March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1891 Defeated
William A. Jones (1849-1918) Democratic March 4, 1891 - April 17, 1918 Died in office
Vacant April 18 - July 1, 1918 Special election July 2, 1918
S. Otis Bland (1872-1950) Democratic July 2, 1918 - February 16, 1950 Died in office
Vacant February 16 - May 2, 1950 Special election May 2, 1950
Edward J. Robeson, Jr. (1890-1966) Democratic May 2, 1950 - January 3, 1959 Defeated
Thomas N. Downing (1919-2001) Democratic January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1977 Retired
Paul S. Trible, Jr. (1946- ) Republican January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1983 Elected to the Senate
Herb H. Bateman (1928-2000) Republican January 3, 1983 - September 11, 2000 Died in office
Vacant September 11, 2000 - January 3, 2001
Jo Ann Davis (1950-2007) Republican January 3, 2001 - October 6, 2007 Died in office
Vacant October 6, 2007 - Current


 

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