108th Virginia General Assembly

108th Virginia General Assembly
←107th 109th→
Virginia State Capitol (1912)
Overview
Legislative bodyVirginia General Assembly
JurisdictionVirginia, United States
TermJanuary 14, 1914 (1914-01-14) – January 12, 1916 (1916-01-12)
Senate of Virginia
Members40 senators
PresidentJ. Taylor Ellyson (D)
President pro temporeEdward Echols (D)
until December 19, 1914
C. Harding Walker (D)
from January 13, 1915
Party controlDemocratic Party
Virginia House of Delegates
Members100 delegates
SpeakerEdwin P. Cox (D)
Party controlDemocratic Party
Sessions
1stJanuary 14, 1914 (1914-01-14) – March 20, 1914 (1914-03-20)
2ndJanuary 13, 1915 (1915-01-13) – March 19, 1915 (1915-03-19)

The 108th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Virginia state government from 1914 to 1916, after the 1913 state elections. It convened in Richmond for two sessions.[1][2][3]

Background

Party summary

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.

Senate

Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Independent Republican
End of previous session 33 0 5 39 1
Begin 35 0 5 40 0
April 8, 1914 34 39 1
April 13, 1914 33 38 2
June 25, 1914 32 37 3
December 19, 1914 31 36 4
January 13, 1915 34 39 1
January 23, 1915 35 40 0
Latest voting share 88% 13%
Beginning of next session 35 1 4 40 0

Senate

Leadership

Map of Virginia's senatorial districts as they were in 1914
Office Officer
President of the Senate J. Taylor Ellyson (D)
President pro tempore Edward Echols (D)
until December 19, 1914
C. Harding Walker (D)
from January 13, 1915
Majority Floor Leader Saxon W. Holt (D)
Minority Floor Leader Edmund Parr (R)

Members

District Senator Party Constituency Began serving
1st Benjamin F. Buchanan Democratic Washington, Smyth, and city of Bristol 1914
(previously served 1893-1897)
2nd John H. Catron Republican Scott, Lee, and Wise 1912
3rd J. Powell Royall Republican Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, and Tazewell 1912
4th John M. Hart Democratic Roanoke, Montgomery, and cities of Roanoke and Radford 1908
5th Alexander G. Crockett Democratic Giles, Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe 1912
6th Edmund Parr Republican Carroll, Grayson, and Patrick 1912
(previously served 1895-1899)
7th William A. Rinehart Democratic Craig, Botetourt, Allegheny, Bath, and city of Clifton Forge 1912
8th John Paul, Jr. Republican Rockingham 1912
9th Edward Echols Democratic Augusta, Highland, and city of Staunton 1906
(previously served 1889-1897)
10th Frank S. Tavenner Democratic Shenandoah, Frederick, and city of Winchester 1912
(previously served 1904-1908)
11th G. Latham Fletcher Democratic Fauquier and Loudoun 1908
12th R. S. Blackburn Smith Democratic Clarke, Page, and Warren 1912
13th Richard C. L. Moncure Democratic Spotsylvania, Stafford, Louisa, and city of Fredericksburg 1912
14th R. Ewell Thornton Democratic Alexandria county, Prince William, Fairfax, and city of Alexandria 1908
15th Clyde T. Bowers Democratic Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock, and Orange 1912
16th John B. Watkins Democratic Goochland, Powhatan, and Chesterfield 1908
17th Nathaniel B. Early Democratic Albemarle, Greene, and city of Charlottesville 1908
18th Sands Gayle Democratic Appomattox, Buckingham, Fluvanna, and Charlotte 1910
19th Bland Massie Democratic Amherst and Nelson 1912
(previously served 1897-1906)
20th Howell C. Featherston Democratic Campbell and city of Lynchburg 1912
21st Henry A. Edmondson Democratic Halifax 1908
22nd William T. Paxton Democratic Bedford, Rockbridge, and city of Buena Vista 1914
23rd William A. Garrett Democratic Pittsylvania, Henry, and city of Danville 1901
24th George T. Rison Democratic Pittsylvania and city of Danville 1904
25th William D. Blanks Democratic Mecklenburg and Brunswick 1912
26th Valentine M. Sowder Republican Franklin and Floyd 1912
27th Alexander R. Hobbs Democratic Greensville, Sussex, Surry, and Prince George 1901
28th Robert K. Brock Democratic Nottoway, Amelia, Lunenburg, Prince Edward, and Cumberland 1912
29th Patrick H. Drewry Democratic Dinwiddie and city of Petersburg 1912
30th Junius E. West Democratic Isle of Wight, Southampton, and Nansemond 1912
31st John A. Lesner Democratic Norfolk city 1908
32nd Charles U. Gravatt Democratic Caroline, Hanover, and King William 1908
33rd Samuel T. Montague Democratic Norfolk county and city of Portsmouth 1912
34th C. Harding Walker Democratic King George, Richmond, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Northumberland 1899
35th Louis O. Wendenburg Democratic Henrico, New Kent, Charles City, James City, and city of Williamsburg 1912
36th Saxon W. Holt Democratic Elizabeth City, York, Warwick, and city of Newport News 1904
37th G. Walter Mapp Democratic Accomac, Northampton, and Princess Anne 1912
38th James E. Cannon Democratic Richmond city 1914
Arthur C. Harman Democratic 1904
39th John R. Saunders Democratic King and Queen, Middlesex, Essex, Gloucester, and Mathews 1908

Changes in membership

Senate

  • April 8, 1914, John M. Hart (D-4th district) resigns to accept appointment as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Western District of Virginia. Replaced by William L. Andrews at start of extra session.
  • April 13, 1914, Richard C. L. Moncure (D-13th district) resigns to accept appointment as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Eastern District of Virginia. Replaced by C. O'Conor Goolrick at start of extra session.
  • June 25, 1914, Samuel T. Montague (D-33rd district) resigned to become postmaster of Portsmouth. Replaced by William C. Corbitt at start of extra session.
  • December 19, 1914, Edward Echols (D-9th district) dies. Replaced by William H. Landes at start of extra session.

House of Delegates

Leadership

Office Officer
Speaker of the House Edwin P. Cox (D)
Majority Floor Leader Martin Williams (D)
Minority Floor Leader (R)

See also

References

  1. ^ Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia: Session 1914. Richmond: Virginia State Library. 1914. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Session 1914. Richmond: Virginia State Library. 1914. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  3. ^ Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Virginia: Session 1915. Richmond: Virginia State Library. 1915. Retrieved April 12, 2014.