Virginia Congressional District 15 is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1853 after the 1850 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was Sherrard Clemens.
List of Representatives
| Representative | Lived | Party | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created: March 4, 1793 | ||||
| James Madison | (1751-1836) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795 | Redistricted from the 5th district |
| Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1797 | |||
| John Dawson | (1762-1814) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 - March 3, 1803 | Redistricted to the 10th district |
| John Randolph | (1773-1833) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1813 | Redistricted from the 7th district, Defeated |
| John Kerr | (1782-1842) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815 | Defeated |
| Matthew Clay | (1754-1815) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1815 - May 27, 1815 | Died |
| Vacant | May 28, 1815 - October 29, 1815 | Special election | ||
| John Kerr | (1782-1842) | Democratic-Republican | October 30, 1815 - March 3, 1817 | Retired |
| William J. Lewis | (1766-1828) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1819 | Retired |
| George Tucker | (1775-1861) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1823 | Redistricted to the 6th district |
| John S. Barbour | (1790-1855) | Crawford D-R | March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 | |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1833 | Retired | ||
| Edward Lucas | (1780-1858) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837 | Retired |
| James M. Mason | (1798-1871) | Democratic | March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839 |
Retired |
| William Lucas | (1800-1877) | Democratic | March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1841 | Defeated |
| Richard W. Barton | (1800-1859) | Whig | March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843 | Defeated |
| Lewis Steenrod | (1810-1862) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845 | Redistricted from the 21st district, Retired |
| William G. Brown | (1800-1884) | Democratic | March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1849 | Defeated |
| Alexander Newman | (1804-1849) | Democratic | March 4, 1849 - September 8, 1849 | Died |
| Vacant | September 9, 1849 - November 7, 1849 | Special election | ||
| Thomas S. Haymond | (1794-1869) | Whig | November 8, 1849 - March 3, 1851 | Defeated |
| George W. Thompson | (1806-1888) | Democratic | March 4, 1851 - July 30, 1852 | Appt. as Circuit Court judge |
| Vacant | July 31, 1852 - December 5, 1852 | Special election | ||
| Sherrard Clemens | (1820-1881) | Democratic | December 6, 1852 - March 3, 1853 | Retired |
| District eliminated in 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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