Virginia's 20th congressional district
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Virginia Congressional District 20 is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. Census
. Its last Congressman was Samuel L. Hays
.
United States Census, 1840
The United States Census of 1840 was the sixth census of the United States. Conducted by the Bureau of the Census on June 1, 1840, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 17,069,453 — an increase of 32.7 percent over the 12,866,020 persons enumerated during the 1830...
. Its last Congressman was Samuel L. Hays
Samuel Lewis Hays
Samuel Lewis Hays was a nineteenth century politician in Virginia. Hays was born in Harrison County near Clarksburg in what later became the state of West Virginia. He was married to Roanna Arnold in 1817 and moved to Lewis County to pursue agriculture in 1833...
.
List of representatives
| Representative | Lived | Party | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created: March 4, 1803 | ||||
| Thomas Newton, Jr. Thomas Newton, Jr. Thomas Newton, Jr. was an American politician. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia.Newton was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1799. He served as a Democratic-Republican in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1801 to March 9, 1830.-External links:*... |
(1768–1847) | 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 | Elected to |
| James Johnson James Johnson (Virginia congressman) James Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Virginia, Johnson completed preparatory studies. He graduated from the College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia, about 1795. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar and practiced in Williamsburg. He served as... |
(.......-1825) | 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 1, 1820 | Appt. Norfolk Customs Collector |
| Vacant | February 2, 1820 - August 27, 1820 | Special election | ||
| John C. Gray John C. Gray John Cowper Gray was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Southampton County, Virginia, Gray pursued an academic course.He served as member of the State house of delegates 1804–1806 and 1821–1823.... |
(1783–1823) | 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... |
August 28, 1820 - March 3, 1821 | Defeated |
| Arthur Smith Arthur Smith (U.S. Representative) Arthur Smith was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born at "Windsor Castle," near Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Smith attended an academy at Smithfield, Virginia, and graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in... |
(1785–1853) | 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 | Declined to run |
| John Floyd John Floyd (Virginia politician) John Floyd was a Virginia politician and soldier. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 25th Governor of Virginia.... |
(1783–1837) | 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 | |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829 | Declined to run | ||
| Robert Craig Robert Craig (representative) Robert Craig was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Christiansburg, Virginia, Craig attended the rural schools, Washington College , Lexington, Virginia, and graduated from Lewisburg Academy in Greenbrier County.He engaged in planting.He served in the State house of delegates in 1817,... |
(1792–1852) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833 | Defeated |
| John J. Allen John J. Allen (jurist) John James Allen was born at Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia. His father was a distinguished lawyer and a judge of the circuit court. John Allen received his education at Washington College and at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania... |
(1797–1871) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835 | 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) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1837 | |
| 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, 1837 - March 3, 1841 | Declined to run | ||
| Samuel L. Hays Samuel Lewis Hays Samuel Lewis Hays was a nineteenth century politician in Virginia. Hays was born in Harrison County near Clarksburg in what later became the state of West Virginia. He was married to Roanna Arnold in 1817 and moved to Lewis County to pursue agriculture in 1833... |
(1794–1871) | 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, 1841 - March 3, 1843 | Defeated |
| District eliminated March 4, 1843 | ||||