Virginia's 15th congressional district

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	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created: March 4, 1793
James Madison	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1795	Retired
	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1797
John Dawson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1803	Redistricted to the 10th district
John Randolph of Roanoke	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1813	Lost re-election
John Kerr	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815	Lost re-election
Matthew Clay	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1815 – May 27, 1815	Died
Vacant		May 28, 1815 – October 29, 1815
John Kerr	Democratic-Republican	October 30, 1815 – March 4, 1817	Retired
William J. Lewis	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1819	Retired
George Tucker	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1823	Redistricted to the 6th district
John S. Barbour	Crawford Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825	Retired
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1833
Edward Lucas	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837	Retired
James M. Mason	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839	Retired
William Lucas	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1841	Lost re-election
Richard W. Barton	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843	Lost re-election
Lewis Steenrod	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845	Retired
William G. Brown	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849	Lost re-election
Alexander Newman	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – September 8, 1849	Died
Vacant		September 9, 1849 – November 7, 1849
Thomas S. Haymond	Whig	November 8, 1849 – March 4, 1851	Lost re-election
George W. Thompson	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – July 30, 1852	Resigned to become Circuit Court judge
Vacant		July 31, 1852 – December 5, 1852
Sherrard Clemens	Democratic	December 6, 1852 – March 4, 1853	Retired
District eliminated March 4, 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