Virginia's 4th congressional district

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Virginia's 4th congressional district
Population (2000) 643,477
Median income $45,249
Ethnic composition 62.9% White, 33.3% Black, 1.3% Asian, 2.0% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% other
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Virginia's fourth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Virginia. It covers all or part of the counties of Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince George, Southampton, Sussex, and the cities of Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Emporia, Franklin, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Suffolk. The current representative is Randy Forbes (R).


[edit] Representatives

Representative Lived Party Term Note
District created: March 4, 1789
Richard B. Lee (1761-1827) Pro-Administration March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1793 Re-elected in VA-17
Francis Preston (1765-1836) Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1797 Retired
Abram Trigg (1750-.......) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1797 - March 3, 1803 Re-elected in VA-6
David Holmes (1769-1832) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1809 Became governor of Mississippi
Jacob Swoope (.......-1832) Federalist March 4, 1809 - March 3, 1811 Retired
William McCoy (.......-1864) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 - March 3, 1823 Re-elected in VA-19
Mark Alexander (1792-1883) Crawford Republican March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825
Jackson Republican March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829
Jacksonian March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833 Retired
James H. Gholson (1798-1848) National Republican March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835 Defeated
George C. Dromgoole (1797-1847) Democratic March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1841 Retired
William O. Goode (1798-1859) Democratic March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843 Retired
Edmund W. Hubard (1806-1878) Democratic March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1847 Retired
Thomas S. Bocock (1815-1891) Democratic March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1853 Re-elected in VA-5
William O. Goode
(2nd time)		 (1789-1859) Democratic March 4, 1853 - July 3, 1859 Died in office
Vacant July 3, 1859 - December 6, 1859
Roger A. Pryor (1828-1919) Democratic December 7, 1859 - March 3, 1861 Resigned
Representation during the Civil War
Union District
Vacant March 4, 1861 - March 18, 1865
Confederate District
Roger A. Pryor
(2nd time)		 (1828-1919) Independent February 18, 1862 - April 5, 1862 Resigned to join military
Vacant April 5, 1862 - August 17, 1862 Special election
Charles F. Collier (1817-1899) Independent August 18, 1862 - February 17, 1864 Defeated
Thomas S. Gholson (1808-1868) Independent February 18, 1864 - March 18, 1865 C.S.A. House adjourned
Restoration of the Union
Representation inactive March 18, 1865 - January 25, 1870 Readmission to the Union
Vacant January 26, 1870 - February 1, 1870 Representative seated
George W. Booker (1821-1883) Conservative February 2, 1870 - March 3, 1871 Defeated
William H. H. Stowell (1840-1922) Republican March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1877 Retired
Joseph Jorgensen (1844-1888) Republican March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1883 Moved to Washington state
Benjamin S. Hooper (1835-1898) Readjuster March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885 Defeated
James D. Brady (1843-1900) Republican March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1887 Retired
William E. Gaines (1844-1912) Republican March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889 Retired
Edward C. Venable (1853-1908) Democratic March 4, 1889 - September 23, 1890 Election successfully contested
John M. Langston (1829-1897) Republican September 23, 1890 - March 3, 1891 Defeated
James F. Epes (1842-1910) Democratic March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1895 Retired
William R. McKenney (1851-1916) Democratic March 4, 1895 - May 2, 1896 Election successfully contested
Robert T. Thorp (1850-1938) Republican May 2, 1896 - March 3, 1897 Defeated
Sydney P. Epes (1865-1900) Democratic March 4, 1897 - March 23, 1898 Election successfully contested
Robert T. Thorp
(2nd time)		 (1850-1938) Republican March 23, 1898 - March 3, 1899 Defeated
Sydney P. Epes
(2nd time)		 (1865-1900) Democratic March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1900 Died in office
Vacant March 4, 1900 - April 18, 1900 Special Election
Francis R. Lassiter (1866-1909) Democratic April 19, 1900 - March 3, 1903 Defeated
Robert G. Southall (1852-1924) Democratic March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1907 Defeated
Francis R. Lassiter
(2nd time)		 (1866-1909) Democratic March 4, 1907 - October 31, 1909 Died in office
Vacant November 1, 1909 - March 7, 1910 Special election
Robert Turnbull (1850-1920) Democratic March 8, 1910 - March 3, 1913 Defeated
Walter A. Watson (1867-1919) Democratic March 4, 1913 - December 24, 1919 Died in office
Vacant December 25, 1919 - April 26, 1920 Special election
Patrick H. Drewry (1875-1947) Democratic April 27, 1920 - March 3, 1933 Re-elected in VA-AL
State using at-large format March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935
Patrick H. Drewry
(2nd time)		 (1875-1947) Democratic January 3, 1935 - December 21, 1947 Died in office
Vacant December 21, 1947 - February 17, 1948 Special election February 17, 1948
Watkins M. Abbitt (1908-1998) Democratic February 17, 1948 - January 3, 1973 Retired
Robert W. Daniel, Jr. (b. 1936) Republican January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1983 Defeated
Norman Sisisky (1927-2001) Democratic January 3, 1983 - March 29, 2001 Died in office
Vacant March 29, 2001 - June 19, 2001 Special election June 19, 2001
J. Randy Forbes (b. 1952) Republican June 19, 2001 - Current
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Virginia's congressional districts
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The 12th-23rd and at-large districts are obsolete
See also: Virginia's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations
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