Virginia's 16th congressional district

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[edit] Representatives

Representative Lived Party Term Note
District created: March 4, 1793
Anthony New (1747-1833) Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1803 Retired
John W. Eppes (1773-1823) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1811 Defeated
James Pleasants (1769-1836) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 - March 3, 1813 Re-elected in VA-17
John W. Eppes
(2nd time)
(1773-1823) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815 Defeated
John Randolph (1773-1833) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1817 Retired
Archibald Austin (1772-1837) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1819 Retired
John Randolph
(2nd time)
(1773-1833) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1823 Re-elected in VA-5
James Stephenson (1764-1833) Crawford Federalist March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 Retired
William Armstrong (1782-1865) Adams Republican March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829
National Republican March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833 Retired
James M. H. Beale (1786-1866) Democratic March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837 Retired
Isaac S. Pennybacker (1805-1847) Democratic March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839 Appt. District Court judge
Green B. Samuels (1806-1859) Democratic March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1841 Retired
William A. Harris (1805-1864) Democratic March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843 Retired
District inactive March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1861
Representation during the Civil War
Union District
District inactive March 4, 1861 - March 18, 1865
Confederate District
Charles W. Russell (1818-1867) Independent February 18, 1862 - March 18, 1865 C.S.A. House adjourned
Restoration of the Union
District inactive March 19, 1865 - Current