Virginia's 14th congressional district
Virginia's 14th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1853 after the 1850 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was James M. H. Beale.
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Term | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1793 | ||||
 Francis Walker |
Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd | Elected in 1793. Retired. |
| Samuel J. Cabell | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1803 |
4th 5th 6th 7th |
Elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Re-elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 21st district and lost re-election. |
| Matthew Clay | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 |
8th 9th 10th 11th 12th |
Redistricted from the 6th 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 15th district and lost re-election. |
 William A. Burwell |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – February 16, 1821 |
13th 14th 15th 16th |
Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Re-elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Retired and died. |
| Vacant | February 17, 1821 – March 3, 1821 |
17th | ||
| Jabez Leftwich | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 7th district. | |
 Charles F. Mercer |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th |
Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. [data unknown/missing] Resigned. |
| Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1837 | |||
| Whig | March 4, 1837 – December 26, 1839 | |||
| Vacant | December 27, 1839 – January 24, 1840 |
26th | ||
| William M. McCarty | Whig | January 25, 1840 – March 3, 1841 |
Elected to finish Mercer's term. Lost re-election. | |
| Cuthbert Powell | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
 George W. Summers |
Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
 Joseph Johnson |
Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
| Robert A. Thompson | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
| James M. H. Beale | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
[data unknown/missing] Retired. |
| District eliminated 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
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