Virginia's 13th congressional district

"VA-13" redirects here. VA-13 may also refer to Virginia State Route 13.

Virginia Congressional District 13 is an obsolete congressional district. Its last Congressman was Elbert S. Martin.

Representatives

Representative	Lived	Party	Term	Note
District created: March 4, 1793
Samuel Griffin	(1746-1810)	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795	Declined to run
John Clopton	(1756-1816)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1799	Appt. to VA's Privy Council
John Marshall	(1755-1835)	Federalist	March 4, 1799 - June 7, 1800	Appt. US Secretary of State
Vacant			June 8, 1800 - November 25, 1800	Special election
Littleton W. Tazewell	(1774-1860)	Democratic-Republican	November 26, 1800 - March 3, 1801	Defeated
John Clopton	(1756-1816)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 - March 3, 1803	Elected in the VA-22
John J. Trigg	(1748-1804)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 - May 17, 1804	Died
Vacant			May 18, 1804 - November 4, 1804	Special election
Christopher H. Clark	(1767-1828)	Democratic-Republican	November 5, 1804 - July 1, 1806	Resigned
Vacant			July 2, 1806 - November 30, 1806	Special election
William A. Burwell	(1780-1821)	Democratic-Republican	December 1, 1806 - March 3, 1813	Elected in VA-14
Thomas M. Bayly	(1775-1834)	Federalist	March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815	Declined to run
Burwell Bassett	(1764-1841)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1819	Defeated
Severn E. Parker	(1787-1836)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1821	Defeated
Burwell Bassett	(1764-1841)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1823	Elected in VA-8
William L. Ball	(1781-1824)	Crawford Republican	March 4, 1823 - February 29, 1824	Died
Vacant			March 1, 1824 - March 23, 1824	Special election March 1824
John Taliaferro	(1768-1852)	Crawford D-R	March 24, 1824 - March 3, 1825
		Adams	March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829
		Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1831	Defeated
Joseph W. Chinn	(1798-1840)	style="background:" \| Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833	Elected in VA-10
John M. Patton	(1797-1858)	style="background:" \| Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837
John M. Patton	(1797-1858)	Democratic	March 4, 1837 - April 7, 1838	Declined to run
Vacant			April 8, 1838 - April 27, 1838	Special election April 1838
Linn Banks	(1784-1842)	Democratic	April 28, 1838 - December 6, 1841	Election invalid
William Smith	(1797-1887)	Democratic	December 6, 1841 - March 3, 1843	Defeated
George W. Hopkins	(1804-1861)	Democratic	March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1847	Appt. Chargé d'Affaires to Portugal
Andrew S. Fulton	(1800-1884)	Whig	March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849	Declined to run
LaFayette McMullen	(1805-1880)	Democratic	March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1857	Appt. Governor of Washington Territory
George W. Hopkins	(1804-1861)	Democratic	March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1859	Declined to run
Elbert S. Martin	(1829-1876)	Independent Democrat	March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861	Defeated
Vacant			March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1863	Civil War
District eliminated March 4, 1863

References

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

v t e Virginia's congressional districts

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Virginia's 13th congressional district