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Virginia's at-large congressional district

23 members have held this seat since Mar 4, 1789. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
23
12 D · 3 U · 2 R · 1 J · 1 I · 1 UU · 1 U · 1 W · 1 R
Longest tenure
3.2 years
John Brown
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/va-alEvery holder, newest first
+23
180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020John Brown · 1789-03-04 – 1792-06-02Matthew Clay · 1815-12-04 – 1817-03-04 · RepublicanArthur Smith · 1819-12-06 – 1821-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Randolph · 1825-12-05 – 1825-12-27William Cabell Rives · 1829-12-07 – 1831-03-04 · JacksonianJohn Randolph · 1833-12-02 – 1835-03-04Daniel Coleman De Jarnette · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · IndependentWilliam Gay Brown · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · Unconditional UnionistRobert Ridgway · 1867-03-04 – 1869-03-04 · WhigCharles James Faulkner · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratJohn Sergeant Wise · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · ReadjusterJohn Franklin Rixey · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · DemocratCharles Creighton Carlin · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · DemocratAndrew Jackson Montague · 1933-03-09 – 1935-01-04 · DemocratJoseph Eggleston Segar · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · UnionistColgate Whitehead Darden Jr. · 1933-03-09 – 1935-01-04 · DemocratClifton Alexander Woodrum · 1933-03-09 – 1935-01-04 · DemocratThomas Granville Burch · 1933-03-09 – 1935-01-04 · DemocratPatrick Henry Drewry · 1933-03-09 – 1935-01-04 · DemocratJohn William Flannagan Jr. · 1933-03-09 – 1935-01-04 · DemocratSchuyler Otis Bland · 1933-03-09 – 1935-01-04 · DemocratAbsalom Willis Robertson · 1933-03-09 – 1935-01-04 · DemocratHoward Worth Smith · 1933-03-09 – 1935-01-04 · Democrat
Andrew Jackson Montague D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
Clifton Alexander Woodrum D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
Thomas Granville Burch D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
Patrick Henry Drewry D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
John William Flannagan Jr. D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
Schuyler Otis Bland D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
Absalom Willis Robertson D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
Howard Worth Smith D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
Charles Creighton Carlin D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
John Franklin Rixey D
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
John Sergeant Wise R
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Charles James Faulkner D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Robert Ridgway W
Mar 4, 1867 – Mar 4, 1869 · 2 years
William Gay Brown UU
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
Joseph Eggleston Segar U
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
Daniel Coleman De Jarnette I
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
John Randolph
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
William Cabell Rives J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
John Randolph
Dec 5, 1825 – Dec 27, 1825 · 22 days
Arthur Smith R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
Matthew Clay R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
John Brown
Mar 4, 1789 – Jun 2, 1792 · 3.2 years

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