| Virginia's 21st congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Obsolete district | |
| Created | 1793 |
| Eliminated | 1843 |
| Years active | 1793–1843 |
Virginia's 21st congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Lewis Steenrod.
List of members representing the district
| Representative | Party | Term | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1803 | ||||
Thomas M. Randolph Jr. (Edge Hill) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 |
8th 9th |
Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Retired. |
Wilson C. Nicholas (Charlottesville) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1807 – November 27, 1809 |
10th 11th |
Elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Resigned. |
| Vacant | November 28, 1809 – January 16, 1810 |
11th | ||
| David S. Garland (Clifford) |
Democratic-Republican | January 17, 1810 – March 3, 1811 |
Elected to finish Nicholas's term. Retired. |
|
Hugh Nelson (Milton) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
12th | Elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 22nd district. |
Thomas Newton Jr. (Norfolk) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1823 |
13th 14th 15th 16th 17th |
Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Re-elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
| William Smith (Lewisburg) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Retired. |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
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| Lewis Maxwell (Weston) |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833 |
20th 21st 22nd |
Elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Retired. |
| Edgar C. Wilson (Morgantown) |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd | Elected in 1833. Lost re-election. |
| William S. Morgan (White Day) |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th 25th |
Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Retired. |
| Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
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| Lewis Steenrod (Wheeling) |
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
26th 27th |
Elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 15th district. |
| District dissolved March 4, 1843 | ||||
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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