Virginia's 22nd congressional district

Virginia's 22nd congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1800
Eliminated	1830
Years active	1803–1833

Virginia's 22nd congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1833 after the 1830 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Joseph Draper.

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1803
John Clopton (Tunstall)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813	8th 9th 10th 11th 12th	Redistricted from the 10th 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 23rd district.
Hugh Nelson (Milton)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – January 14, 1823	13th 14th 15th 16th 17th	Elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Re-elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain.
Vacant		January 15, 1823 – March 3, 1823	18th
Alexander Smyth (Wythe County)	Crawford Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825		Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1823. Lost re-election.
Benjamin Estil (Abingdon)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	19th	Elected in 1825. Lost re-election.
Alexander Smyth (Wythe County)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – April 17, 1830	20th 21st	Elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Died.
Vacant		April 17, 1830 – December 5, 1830	21st
Joseph Draper (Wythe County)	Jacksonian	December 6, 1830 – March 3, 1831		Elected to finish Smyth's term. Lost re-election.
Charles C. Johnston (Abingdon)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – June 17, 1832	22nd	Elected in 1831. Died.
Vacant		June 18, 1832 – December 5, 1832
Joseph Draper (Wythe County)	Jacksonian	December 6, 1832 – March 3, 1833		Elected to finish Johnston's term. Retired.
District dissolved March 4, 1833

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