Virginia's 14th congressional district

Virginia's 14th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1853 after the 1850 U.S. census. Its last congressman was James M. H. Beale.

Virginia's 14th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1793
Eliminated	1853
Years active	1793–1853

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1793
Francis Walker (Castle Hill)	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	3rd	Elected in 1793. Retired.
Samuel J. Cabell (Wingina)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1803	4th 5th 6th 7th	Elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Re-elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 21st district and lost re-election.
Matthew Clay (Halifax)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813	8th 9th 10th 11th 12th	Redistricted from the 6th 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 15th district and lost re-election.
William A. Burwell (Rocky Mount)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – February 16, 1821	13th 14th 15th 16th	Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Re-elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Retired and died.
Vacant		February 17, 1821 – March 3, 1821	17th
Jabez Leftwich (Liberty)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823		Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 7th district.
Charles F. Mercer (Aldie)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th	Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Resigned.
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1837
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – December 26, 1839
Vacant		December 27, 1839 – January 24, 1840	26th
William M. McCarty (Alexandria)	Whig	January 25, 1840 – March 3, 1841		Elected to finish Mercer's term. Lost re-election.
Cuthbert Powell (Upperville)	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1841. Lost re-election.
George W. Summers (Kanawha)	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	Elected in 1843. Lost re-election.
Joseph Johnson (Bridgeport)	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	Elected in 1845. Retired.
Robert A. Thompson (Kanawha)	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected in 1847. Retired.
James M. H. Beale (Point Pleasant)	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	31st 32nd	Elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Retired.
District dissolved 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