Virginia's 16th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. census. Its last congressman was William A. Harris.
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| Virginia's 16th congressional district |
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| Created | 1793 |
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| Eliminated | 1843 |
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| Years active | 1793–1843 |
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| Representative |
Party |
Term |
Cong
ress |
Electoral history |
| District established March 4, 1793 |
Anthony New
(Gloucester County) |
Anti-Administration |
March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795 |
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th |
Elected in 1793.
Re-elected in 1795.
Re-elected in 1797.
Re-elected in 1799.
Re-elected in 1801.
Redistricted to the 11th district. |
| Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1803 |
John W. Eppes
(Charles City) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1811 |
8th
9th
10th
11th |
Elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1805.
Re-elected in 1807.
Re-elected in 1809.
Moved to the 15th district and lost re-election. |
James Pleasants
(Goochland) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813 |
12th |
Elected in 1811.
Redistricted to the 17th district. |
John W. Eppes
(Charles City) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815 |
13th |
Elected in 1813.
Lost re-election. |
John Randolph
(Charlotte) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817 |
14th |
Elected in 1815.
Retired. |
Archibald Austin
(Buckingham) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819 |
15th |
Elected in 1817.
Retired. |
John Randolph
(Charlotte) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1823 |
16th
17th |
Elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Redistricted to the 5th district. |
James Stephenson
(Martinsburg) |
Crawford Federalist |
March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825 |
18th |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1823.
Retired. |
William Armstrong
(Romney) |
Anti-Jacksonian |
March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1833 |
19th
20th
21st
22nd |
Elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired. |
James M. H. Beale
(Mount Jackson) |
Jacksonian |
March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837 |
23rd
24th |
Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Retired. |
Isaac S. Pennybacker
(Harrisonburg) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839 |
25th |
Elected in 1837.
Appt. District Court judge. |
Green B. Samuels
(Woodstock) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841 |
26th |
Elected in 1839.
Retired. |
William A. Harris
(Luray) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843 |
27th |
Elected in 1841.
Retired. |
| District dissolved March 4, 1843 |
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