109th Virginia General Assembly

CCO February 2025 January 2025 109th Virginia General Assembly Virginia Capitol 1916.jpg Virginia State Capitol (1912) Virginia General Assembly United States Virginia 1916 1 12 1918 1 9 108th 110th Senate of Virginia 40 senators Democratic Party President J. Taylor Ellyson (D) President pro tempore C. Harding Walker (D) Virginia House of Delegates 100 delegates Democratic Party Speaker Harry R. Houston (D) 1916 1 12 1916 3 18 The 109th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Virginia state government from 1916 to 1918, after the 1915 state elections. It convened in Richmond for one session, which started on January 12, 1916, and ended on March 18, 1916.List of Members and Committees and Rules Senate and House of Delegates: Session 1916 https://books.google.com/books?id=y4EfAAAAYAAJ&q=%22T.+C.+Pilcher%22+%22Virginia%22+%22senate%22 May 3, 2013 1916 Virginia State Library RichmondRegister of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918 https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_faY9AAAAYAAJ Virginia House of Delegates October 10, 1814. May 3, 2013 1918 Virginia State Library Richmond Background The 1916 General Assembly took place during the latter half of Henry Carter Stuart's governorship. It was the last full session during which J. Taylor Ellyson served as lieutenant governor and president of the state senate; as of 2013, he is the only person in Virginia history to have served three terms in that office. On November 1, 1916, seven months after the body adjourned, statewide prohibition went into effect. Senator G. Walter Mapp and temperance advocate James Cannon, Jr. (not to be confused with Senator James E. Cannon) drafted the final bill after voters endorsed a referendum in September 1914. Party summary Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below. Senate thumb|375px|Senate Party standings (at the beginning of this session) #000090 35 Democrats #fdfd7f 1 Independent #900000 4 Republicans Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant Democratic Independent Republican End of previous session 35 0 5 40 0 Begin 35 1 4 40 0 December 7, 1917 34 39 1 Latest voting share 34 39 1 5 39 1 Beginning of next session 35 1 4 40 0 House of Delegates thumb|375px|House Party standings (at the beginning of this session) #000090 84 Democrats #fdfd7f 1 Independent #900000 15 Republicans Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant Democratic Independent Republican End of previous session - - - 100 0 Begin 84 1 15 100 0 Latest voting share 84 100 016 100 0 Beginning of next session 84 1 15 100 0 Senate Leadership thumb|right|450px|Map of Virginia's senatorial districts as they were in 1916 OfficeOfficerPresident of the Senate 75px J. Taylor Ellyson (D)President pro tempore 75px C. Harding Walker (D)Minority Floor Leader 75px J. Powell Royall (R) Members DistrictSenatorPartyConstituencyBegan serving 1st 50px John P. Buchanan Democratic Washington, Smyth, and city of Bristol 1916 2nd 50px John M. Goodloe Republican Scott, Lee, and Wise 1916 3rd 50px J. Powell Royall Republican Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, and Tazewell 1912 4th 50px William L. Andrews Democratic Roanoke, Montgomery, and cities of Roanoke and Radford 1915 5th 50px E. Lee Trinkle Democratic Giles, Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe 1916 6th 50px M. Price Webb Republican Carroll, Grayson, and Patrick 1916 7th 50px William A. Rinehart Democratic Craig, Botetourt, Allegheny, Bath, and city of Clifton Forge 1912 8th 50px George N. Conrad Democratic Rockingham 1916 9th 50px Cornelius T. Jordan Independent Augusta, Highland, and city of Staunton 1916 10th 50px Harry F. Byrd Democratic Shenandoah, Frederick, and city of Winchester 1916 11th 50px Theodore C. Pilcher Democratic Fauquier and Loudoun 1916 12th 50px Henry H. Downing Democratic Clarke, Page, and Warren 1916 13th 50px C. O'Conor Goolrick Democratic Spotsylvania, Stafford, Louisa, and city of Fredericksburg 1915 14th 50px R. Ewell Thornton Democratic Alexandria county, Prince William, Fairfax, and city of Alexandria 1908 15th 50px Clyde T. Bowers Democratic Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock, and Orange 1912 16th 50px Thomas S. Hening Democratic Goochland, Powhatan, and Chesterfield 1916 17th 50px Nathaniel B. Early Democratic Albemarle, Greene, and city of Charlottesville 1908 18th 50px Sands Gayle Democratic Appomattox, Buckingham, Fluvanna, and Charlotte 1910 19th 50px Aubrey E. Strode Democratic Amherst and Nelson 1916(previously served 1906-1912) 20th 50px Walter E. Addison Democratic Campbell and city of Lynchburg 1916 21st 50px James T. Lacy Democratic Halifax 1916 22nd 50px A. Willis Robertson Democratic Bedford, Rockbridge, and city of Buena Vista 1916 23rd 50px William A. Garrett Democratic Pittsylvania, Henry, and city of Danville 1901 24th 50px George T. Rison Democratic Pittsylvania and city of Danville 1904 25th 50px William H. Jeffreys Jr. Democratic Mecklenburg and Brunswick 1916 26th 50px Beverly A. Davis Republican Franklin and Floyd 1916 27th 50px Sidney B. Barham Jr. Democratic Greensville, Sussex, Surry, and Prince George 1916 28th 50px George E. Allen Democratic Nottoway, Amelia, Lunenburg, Prince Edward, and Cumberland 1916 29th 50px Patrick H. Drewry Democratic Dinwiddie and city of Petersburg 1912 30th 50px Junius E. West Democratic Isle of Wight, Southampton, and Nansemond 1912 31st 50px Earl C. Mathews Democratic Norfolk city 1916 32nd 50px Charles U. Gravatt Democratic Caroline, Hanover, and King William 1908 33rd 50px William C. Corbitt Democratic Norfolk county and city of Portsmouth 1915 34th 50px C. Harding Walker Democratic King George, Richmond, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Northumberland 1899 35th 50px Julien Gunn Democratic Henrico, New Kent, Charles City, James City, and city of Williamsburg 1916 36th 50px Saxon W. Holt Democratic Elizabeth City, York, Warwick, and city of Newport News 1904 37th 50px G. Walter Mapp Democratic Accomac, Northampton, and Princess Anne 1912 38th 50px James E. Cannon Democratic Richmond city 1914 50px Louis O. Wendenburg Democratic 1912 39th 50px John R. Saunders Democratic King and Queen, Middlesex, Essex, Gloucester, and Mathews 1908 House of Delegates Leadership OfficeOfficerSpeaker of the House 75px Harry R. Houston (D)Majority Floor Leader 75px R. Holman Willis (D)Minority Floor Leader 75px Marion K. Lowry (R) Members ConstituencyDelegateParty Accomac (part) 50px J. Harry Rew Democratic AlbemarleCharlottesville 50px David H. Pitts Democratic 50px Samuel M. Page Democratic Alexandria CityAlexandria County 50px J. Frederick Birrell Democratic AlleghanyCraig 50px Bernard C. Goodwin Democratic Amherst 50px T. Freeman Epes Democratic Appomattox 50px M. P. Gatewood Democratic AmeliaNottoway 50px Richard L. Burke Democratic AugustaStaunton 50px Herbert J. Taylor Democratic 50px W. W. Sproul Democratic BathHighlandBuena Vista (part)Rockbridge (part) 50px John W. Stephenson Democratic Bedford 50px H. C. Lowry Democratic 50px George G. Turner Democratic Botetourt 55px J. B. Buhrman Republican Brunswick 55px W. B. Valentine Democratic BuckinghamCumberland 55px H. P. Baker Democratic Campbell 55px Robert A. Russell Democratic Caroline 55px R. L. Beale Democratic Carroll 55px W. Glenn Edwards Republican Charlotte 55px Berkley D. Adams Democratic Chesterfield (part) 55px W. W. Baker Democratic Chesterfield (part)Powhatan 55px Emmett Lee Mann Democratic ClarkeWarren 55px Kenneth N. Gilpin Democratic Culpeper 55px Harry B. Smith Democratic DickensonWise 55px W. H. Roberts Republican Dinwiddie 55px John Y. Harris Democratic Elizabeth City 55px Harry R. Houston Democratic Fairfax 55px Franklin Williams Jr. Democratic Fauquier (part) 55px W. N. Tiffany Democratic Fauquier (part)Loudoun (part) 55px John O. Daniel Democratic Floyd 55px W. E. Phillips Republican Franklin 55px A. S. Adams Democratic FrederickWinchester 55px John M. Steck Democratic GilesBland 55px Anderson E. Shumate Democratic Gloucester 55px M. E. Bristow Democratic GoochlandFluvanna 55px George A. Bowles Democratic Grayson 55px M. O. Cornett Republican Halifax 55px S. T. A. Kent Democratic 55px Daniel W. Owen Democratic Hanover (part) 55px W. B. Walton Democratic Henrico 55px Harry C. Beattie Democratic Henry 55px John W. Ramsey Democratic Isle of Wight 55px Thomas B. Wright Democratic King and QueenEssex 55px Deane Hundley Democratic King WilliamHanover (part) 55px Thomas C. Commins Democratic LancasterRichmond County 55px Robert O. Norris Jr. Democratic Lee 55px W. S. Coldiron Republican Loudoun (part) 55px B. F. Noland Democratic Louisa 55px R. Lindsay Gordon Jr. Democratic Lunenburg 55px Stephen Henry Love Democratic ConstituencyDelegateParty Lynchburg 50px J. Calvin Moss Democratic MadisonGreene 50px Will A. Cook Independent MathewsMiddlesex 50px R. H. Stubbs Democratic Mecklenburg 50px Edward W. Hudgins Democratic MontgomeryRadford 50px U. G. Flanagan Republican Nansemond 50px Richard L. Brewer Jr. Democratic Nelson 50px Thomas M. Horsley Democratic Newport News 50px Philip W. Murray Democratic New KentCharles CityJames CityYorkWarwickWilliamsburg 50px Norvell L. Henley Democratic Norfolk City 50px W. P. Cousins Democratic 50px Lucian B. Cox Democratic Norfolk County 50px Quinton C. Davis Jr. Democratic 50px Channing W. Hall Democratic NorthamptonAccomac (part) 55px G. Frederick Floyd Democratic NorthumberlandWestmoreland 55px T. A. Jett Democratic Orange 55px George L. Browning Democratic PageRappahannock 55px Robert F. Leedy Democratic Patrick 55px Edmund Parr Republican Petersburg 55px Robert W. Price Democratic PittsylvaniaDanville 55px N. E. Clement Democratic 55px R. L. Dodson Democratic 55px Berryman Green Democratic Portsmouth 55px J. Davis Reed Democratic Prince Edward 55px Peter Winston Democratic Princess Anne 55px A. O. Baum Democratic Prince William 55px C. J. Meetze Democratic Pulaski 55px O. E. Jordan Democratic Richmond City 55px Edward R. Fuller Democratic 55px Graham B. Hobson Democratic 55px James P. Jones Democratic 55px William M. Myers Democratic 55px James H. Price Democratic Roanoke City 55px R. Holman Willis Democratic Roanoke County 55px J. Sinclair Brown Democratic Rockbridge (part)Buena Vista (part) 55px Hugh A. White Democratic Rockingham 55px Charles H. Rolston Democratic 55px Frank J. Wright Republican Russell 55px L. B. Sutherland Republican Scott 55px G. Claude Bond Republican Shenandoah 55px Otto V. Pence Republican Smyth 55px Hezekiah L. Bonham Republican Southampton 55px J. S. Musgrave Democratic SpotsylvaniaFredericksburg 55px Granville R. Swift Democratic StaffordKing George 55px Marion K. Lowry Republican SurryPrince George 55px David A. Harrison Jr. Democratic SussexGreensville 55px William Rufus Cato Democratic TazewellBuchanan 55px Ebb H. Witten Republican WashingtonBristol 55px E. C. Buck Democratic 55px Donald T. Stant Democratic Wythe 55px John H. Crockett Democratic Changes in membership Senate December 7, 1917, Theodore C. Pilcher (D-11th district) dies. Seat remains unfilled until start of next regular session. See also List of Virginia state legislatures References Category:Virginia legislative sessions Category:1916 in Virginia Category:1917 in Virginia Virginia Virginia