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Virginia's 17th congressional district

26 members have held this seat since Dec 2, 1793. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
26
14 R · 4 J · 2 U · 2 D · 1 F · 1 A · 1 AJ · 1 W
Longest tenure
22 months
Richard Brent
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/va-17Every holder, newest first
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180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Richard Bland Lee · 1793-12-02 – 1795-03-04Richard Brent · 1795-12-07 – 1797-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Brent · 1797-05-15 – 1799-03-04 · RepublicanLeven Powell · 1799-12-02 – 1801-03-04 · FederalistRichard Brent · 1801-12-07 – 1803-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Claiborne · 1803-10-17 – 1805-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Claiborne · 1805-12-02 – 1807-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Claiborne · 1807-10-26 – 1809-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Gholson Jr. · 1809-05-22 – 1811-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Gholson Jr. · 1811-11-04 – 1813-03-04 · RepublicanJames Pleasants · 1813-05-24 – 1815-03-04 · RepublicanJames Pleasants · 1815-12-04 – 1817-03-04 · RepublicanJames Pleasants · 1817-12-01 – 1819-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Segar Archer · 1819-12-06 – 1821-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Segar Archer · 1821-12-03 – 1823-03-04 · RepublicanJared Williams · 1823-12-01 – 1825-03-04Alfred H. Powell · 1825-12-05 – 1827-03-04 · AdamsRobert Allen · 1827-12-03 – 1829-03-04 · JacksonRobert Allen · 1829-12-07 – 1831-03-04 · JacksonRobert Allen · 1831-12-05 – 1833-03-04 · JacksonSamuel McDowell Moore · 1833-12-02 – 1835-03-04 · Anti JacksonianRobert Craig · 1835-12-07 – 1837-03-04 · JacksonRobert Craig · 1837-09-04 – 1839-03-04 · DemocratRobert Craig · 1839-12-02 – 1841-03-04 · DemocratAlexander Hugh Holmes Stuart · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · WhigThomas Gholson Jr. · 1807-10-26 – 1809-03-04 · Republican
Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Robert Craig D
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Robert Craig D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Robert Craig J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Samuel McDowell Moore AJ
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
Robert Allen J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
Robert Allen J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
Robert Allen J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
Alfred H. Powell A
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
Jared Williams
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
William Segar Archer R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
William Segar Archer R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
James Pleasants R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
James Pleasants R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
James Pleasants R
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
Thomas Gholson Jr. R
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
Thomas Gholson Jr. R
May 22, 1809 – Mar 4, 1811 · 21 months
John Claiborne R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months
Thomas Gholson Jr. R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months
John Claiborne R
Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months
Thomas Claiborne R
Oct 17, 1803 – Mar 4, 1805 · 17 months
Richard Brent R
Dec 7, 1801 – Mar 4, 1803 · 15 months
Leven Powell F
Dec 2, 1799 – Mar 4, 1801 · 15 months
Richard Brent R
May 15, 1797 – Mar 4, 1799 · 22 months
Richard Brent R
Dec 7, 1795 – Mar 4, 1797 · 15 months
Richard Bland Lee
Dec 2, 1793 – Mar 4, 1795 · 15 months

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.