Virginia's 20th congressional district

Virginia's 20th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1803
Eliminated	1843
Years active	1803–1843

Virginia's 20th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Samuel L. Hays.

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1803
Thomas Newton Jr. (Norfolk)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813	8th 9th 10th 11th 12th	Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 21st district.
James Johnson (Lawrenceville)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – February 2, 1820	13th 14th 15th 16th	Elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Re-elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Resigned to become Norfolk Customs Collector.
Vacant		February 2, 1820 – August 28, 1820	16th
John C. Gray (Courtland)	Democratic-Republican	August 28, 1820 – March 3, 1821		Elected to finish Johnson's term. Lost re-election.
Arthur Smith (Smithfield)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Elected in 1821. Retired.
John Floyd (Newbern)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th 20th	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Retired.
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
Robert Craig (Montgomery County)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833	21st 22nd	Elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Lost re-election.
John J. Allen (Clarksburg)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	23rd	Elected in 1833. Lost re-election.
Joseph Johnson (Bridgeport)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th	Elected in 1835. [data missing]
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	25th 26th	Elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Retired.
Samuel L. Hays (Stewarts Creek)	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1841. Lost re-election.
District dissolved March 4, 1843

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 Archived April 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine