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Virginia's 21st congressional district

21 members have held this seat since Oct 17, 1803. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders

11 R · 3 AJ · 3 D · 2 J · 1 U · 1 A

Longest tenure

21 months

David Shepherd Garland

Current

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nobody

history/seat/va-21Every holder, newest first

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Lewis Steenrod D

May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months

Lewis Steenrod D

Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months

William Stephen Morgan D

Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months

William Stephen Morgan J

Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months

Edgar Campbell Wilson AJ

Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months

Lewis Maxwell AJ

Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months

Lewis Maxwell AJ

Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months

Lewis Maxwell A

Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months

William Smith J

Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months

William Smith

Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months

Thomas Newton Jr. R

Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months

Thomas Newton Jr. R

Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months

Thomas Newton Jr. R

Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months

Thomas Newton Jr. R

Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months

Thomas Newton Jr. R

May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months

Hugh Nelson R

Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months

David Shepherd Garland R

May 22, 1809 – Mar 4, 1811 · 21 months

Wilson Cary Nicholas R

May 22, 1809 – Mar 4, 1811 · 21 months

Wilson Cary Nicholas R

Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months

Thomas Mann Randolph R

Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months

Thomas Mann Randolph R

Oct 17, 1803 – Mar 4, 1805 · 17 months

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