Virginia's 13th congressional district
"VA-13" redirects here. VA-13 may also refer to Virginia State Route 13.
Virginia Congressional District 13 is an obsolete congressional district. Its last Congressman was Elbert S. Martin.
Representatives
| Representative | Lived | Party | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created: March 4, 1793 | ||||
 Samuel Griffin | (1746-1810) | Pro-Administration | March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795 | Declined to run |
| John Clopton | (1756-1816) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1799 | Appt. to VA's Privy Council |
 John Marshall | (1755-1835) | Federalist | March 4, 1799 - June 7, 1800 | Appt. US Secretary of State |
| Vacant | June 8, 1800 - November 25, 1800 | Special election | ||
 Littleton W. Tazewell | (1774-1860) | Democratic-Republican | November 26, 1800 - March 3, 1801 | Defeated |
| John Clopton | (1756-1816) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 - March 3, 1803 | Elected in the VA-22 |
| John J. Trigg | (1748-1804) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 - May 17, 1804 | Died |
| Vacant | May 18, 1804 - November 4, 1804 | Special election | ||
| Christopher H. Clark | (1767-1828) | Democratic-Republican | November 5, 1804 - July 1, 1806 | Resigned |
| Vacant | July 2, 1806 - November 30, 1806 | Special election | ||
 William A. Burwell | (1780-1821) | Democratic-Republican | December 1, 1806 - March 3, 1813 | Elected in VA-14 |
| Thomas M. Bayly | (1775-1834) | Federalist | March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815 | Declined to run |
| Burwell Bassett | (1764-1841) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1819 | Defeated |
| Severn E. Parker | (1787-1836) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1821 | Defeated |
| Burwell Bassett | (1764-1841) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1823 | Elected in VA-8 |
| William L. Ball | (1781-1824) | Crawford Republican | March 4, 1823 - February 29, 1824 | Died |
| Vacant | March 1, 1824 - March 23, 1824 | Special election March 1824 | ||
| John Taliaferro | (1768-1852) | Crawford D-R | March 24, 1824 - March 3, 1825 | |
| Adams | March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829 | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1831 | Defeated | ||
| Joseph W. Chinn | (1798-1840) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833 | Elected in VA-10 |
 John M. Patton | (1797-1858) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837 | |
| Democratic | March 4, 1837 - April 7, 1838 | Resigned | ||
| Vacant | April 8, 1838 - April 27, 1838 | Special election April 1838 | ||
| Linn Banks | (1784-1842) | Democratic | April 28, 1838 - December 6, 1841 | Election invalid |
 William Smith | (1797-1887) | Democratic | December 6, 1841 - March 3, 1843 | Defeated |
| George W. Hopkins | (1804-1861) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1847 | Appt. Chargé d'Affaires to Portugal |
| Andrew S. Fulton | (1800-1884) | Whig | March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849 | Declined to run |
 LaFayette McMullen | (1805-1880) | Democratic | March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1857 | Appt. Governor of Washington Territory |
| George W. Hopkins | (1804-1861) | Democratic | March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1859 | Declined to run |
| Elbert S. Martin | (1829-1876) | Independent Democrat | March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861 | Defeated |
| Vacant | March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1863 | Civil War | ||
| District eliminated March 4, 1863 | ||||
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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