Virginia's 14th congressional district
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Virginia Congressional District 14 is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1853 after the 1850 U.S. Census
. Its last Congressman was James M. H. Beale
.
United States Census, 1850
The United States Census of 1850 was the seventh census of the United States. Conducted by the Bureau of the Census on June 1, 1850, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 23,191,876 — an increase of 35.9 percent over the 17,069,453 persons enumerated during the 1840...
. Its last Congressman was James M. H. Beale
James M. H. Beale
James Madison Hite Beale was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Mount Airy, Virginia, Beale pursued preparatory studies.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....
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List of representatives
| Representative | Lived | Party | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created: March 4, 1793 | ||||
| Francis Walker Francis Walker (Virginia) Francis Walker was an American planter and politician from Albemarle County, Virginia. He was member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1788-91 and again in 1797-1801. He represented Virginia in the U.S. Congress from 1793 to 1795.Francis was the second son, and one of twelve children of Dr.... |
(1764–1806) | Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction... |
March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795 | Declined to run |
| Samuel J. Cabell Samuel Jordan Cabell Samuel Jordan Cabell was an American Revolutionary war officer and Democratic-Republican United States Congressman from 1795 to 1803.... |
(1756–1818) | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1803 | Declined to run |
| Matthew Clay Matthew Clay Matthew Clay was a United States Representative from Virginia. Born in Halifax County , during the American Revolutionary War he entered the Ninth Virginia Regiment on October 1, 1776... |
(1754–1815) | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1813 | Defeated |
| William A. Burwell William A. Burwell William Armisted Burwell was a nineteenth century congressman and presidential secretary from Virginia.... |
(1780–1821) | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1813 - February 16, 1821 | Died |
| Vacant | February 17, 1821 - March 3, 1821 | |||
| Jabez Leftwich Jabez Leftwich Jabez Leftwich was an American politician who served the state of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1821 and 1825. He was born in Bedford County, Virginia near Liberty on September 22, 1765. Between 1801 and 1809, he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates... |
(1765–1855) | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1823 | Elected to VA-7 Virginia's 7th congressional district Virginia's Seventh Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The district is currently represented by Republican Congressman Eric Cantor, the current House majority leader, first elected in 2000.-Voting:... |
| Charles F. Mercer Charles F. Mercer Charles Fenton Mercer was a nineteenth century politician, U.S. Congressman, and lawyer from Loudoun County, Virginia.... |
(1778–1858) | Crawford D-R Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 | |
| Adams | March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829 | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1837 | |||
| Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1837 - December 26, 1839 | Resigned | ||
| Vacant | December 27, 1839 - January 24, 1840 | Special election | ||
| William M. McCarty William M. McCarty William Mason Mccarty was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at "Cedar Grove," Fairfax County, Virginia, Mccarty received his early education from private tutors.... |
(1789–1863) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
January 25, 1840 - March 3, 1841 | Defeated |
| Cuthbert Powell Cuthbert Powell Cuthbert Powell was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Leven Powell.Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Powell completed preparatory studies. He studied law and after being admitted to the bar he practiced in Alexandria where he would eventually be elected mayor.Cuthbert Powell moved to Loudon... |
(1775–1849) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843 | Defeated |
| George W. Summers George W. Summers George William Summers was an attorney, politician, and jurist from Virginia .Summers was born in Fairfax County, Virginia, where his father served in the House of Delegates for four terms. His family moved to Kanawha County in 1814... |
(1804–1868) | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845 | Defeated |
| Joseph Johnson Joseph Johnson (Virginia politician) Joseph Johnson was a United States Representative and was the 32nd Governor of Virginia from 1852 to 1856. Born in Orange County, New York, he moved with his mother to Belvidere, New Jersey in 1791 and thence to Bridgeport, Virginia in 1801... |
(1785–1877) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1847 | Declined to run |
| Robert A. Thompson Robert A. Thompson Robert Augustine Thompson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, father of Thomas Larkin Thompson.Born near Culpeper Court House, Virginia, Thompson attended a private school at Gallipolis, Ohio, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia.He studied law.He was admitted to the... |
(1805–1876) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849 | Declined to run |
| James M. H. Beale James M. H. Beale James Madison Hite Beale was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Mount Airy, Virginia, Beale pursued preparatory studies.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.... |
(1786–1866) | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1853 | Declined to run |
| District eliminated March 4, 1853 | ||||