Virginia's 13th congressional district

Virginia's 13th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. Its last Congressman was Elbert S. Martin.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1793
Samuel Griffin	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	3rd	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1793. Retired.
John Clopton	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799	4th 5th	Elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1797. Lost re-election.
John Marshall	Federalist	March 4, 1799 – June 7, 1800	6th	Elected in 1799. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
Vacant		June 8, 1800 – November 25, 1800
Littleton W. Tazewell	Democratic-Republican	November 26, 1800 – March 3, 1801		Elected to finish Marshall's term. Retired.
John Clopton	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	7th	Elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
John J. Trigg	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – May 17, 1804	8th	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1803. Died.
Vacant		May 18, 1804 – November 4, 1804
Christopher H. Clark	Democratic-Republican	November 5, 1804 – July 1, 1806	8th 9th	Elected in October 1804 to finish Trigg's term and seated November 5, 1804. Re-elected in 1805. Resigned.
Vacant		July 2, 1806 – November 30, 1806	9th
William A. Burwell	Democratic-Republican	December 1, 1806 – March 3, 1813	9th 10th 11th 12th	Elected in early November 1806 to finish Clark's term and seated December 1, 1806. Re-elected in 1807. Re-elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 14th district.
Thomas M. Bayly	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Elected in 1813. Retired.
Burwell Bassett	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819	14th 15th	Elected in 1815. Re-elected in 1817. Lost re-election.
Severn E. Parker	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	16th	Elected in 1819. Lost re-election.
Burwell Bassett	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 8th district.
William L. Ball	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – February 29, 1824	18th	Elected in 1823. Died.
Vacant		March 1, 1824 – March 23, 1824
John Taliaferro	Democratic-Republican	March 24, 1824 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th 20th 21st	Elected to finish Ball's term. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Lost re-election.
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831
Joseph W. Chinn	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 10th district.
John M. Patton	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th 25th	[data unknown/missing]
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – April 7, 1838		[data unknown/missing] Resigned.
Vacant		April 8, 1838 – April 27, 1838	25th
Linn Banks	Democratic	April 28, 1838 – December 6, 1841	25th 26th 27th	Election invalid
William Smith	Democratic	December 6, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
George W. Hopkins	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Appt. Chargé d'Affaires to Portugal
Andrew S. Fulton	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
LaFayette McMullen	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1857	31st 32nd 33rd 34th	Appt. Governor of Washington Territory
George W. Hopkins	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Elbert S. Martin	Independent Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Vacant		March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	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