Virginia's 15th congressional district

Virginia's 15th congressional district was a congressional district. It was eliminated in 1853 after the 1850 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Sherrard Clemens.

Virginia's 15th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1793
Eliminated	1853
Years active	1793–1853

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1793
James Madison (Montpelier)	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	3rd 4th	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Retired.
	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797
John Dawson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803	5th 6th 7th	Elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Re-elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 10th district.
John Randolph of Roanoke (Roanoke Plantation)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813	8th 9th 10th 11th 12th	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 16th district and lost re-election.
John Kerr (Mount Pleasant)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Elected in 1813. Lost re-election.
Matthew Clay (Halifax)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1815 – May 27, 1815	14th	Elected in 1815. Died.
Vacant		May 28, 1815 – October 29, 1815
John Kerr (Mount Pleasant)	Democratic-Republican	October 30, 1815 – March 3, 1817		Elected to finish Clay's term. Retired.
William J. Lewis (Lynchburg)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	15th	Elected in 1817. Retired.
George Tucker (Lynchburg)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823	16th 17th	Elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 6th district.
John S. Barbour (Culpeper)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd	Elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Retired.
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833
Edward Lucas (Charlestown)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th	Elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Retired.
James M. Mason (Winchester)	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	25th	Elected in 1837. Retired.
William Lucas (Charlestown)	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	26th	Elected in 1839. Lost re-election.
Richard W. Barton (Winchester)	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1841. Lost re-election.
Lewis Steenrod (Wheeling)	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	Elected in 1843. Retired.
William G. Brown (Kingwood)	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	29th 30th	Elected in 1845. Re-elected in 1847. Lost re-election.
Alexander Newman (Wheeling)	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – September 8, 1849	31st	Elected in 1849. Died.
Vacant		September 9, 1849 – November 7, 1849
Thomas S. Haymond (Fairmont)	Whig	November 8, 1849 – March 3, 1851		Elected to finish Newman's term. Lost re-election.
George W. Thompson (Wheeling)	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – July 30, 1852	32nd	Elected in 1851. Resigned to become Circuit Court judge.
Vacant		July 31, 1852 – December 5, 1852
Sherrard Clemens (Wheeling)	Democratic	December 6, 1852 – March 3, 1853		Elected to finish Thompson's term. Retired.
District dissolved March 4, 1853

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present Archived April 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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