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The 109th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the
Virginia state government from 1916 to 1918, after the
1915 state elections . It convened in
Richmond for one session, which started on January 12, 1916, and ended on March 18, 1916.
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Background
The 1916 General Assembly took place during the latter half of
Henry Carter Stuart 's governorship. It was the last full session during which
J. Taylor Ellyson served as
lieutenant governor and president of the state senate; as of 2013, he is the only person in Virginia history to have served three terms in that office.
On November 1, 1916, seven months after the body adjourned, statewide
prohibition went into effect. Senator
G. Walter Mapp and temperance advocate
James Cannon, Jr. (not to be confused with Senator
James E. Cannon ) drafted the final bill after voters endorsed a referendum in September 1914.
Party summary
Resignations and new members are discussed in the
"Changes in membership" section , below.
Senate
Senate Party standings (at the beginning of this session)
House of Delegates
House Party standings (at the beginning of this session)
Senate
Leadership
Map of Virginia's senatorial districts as they were in 1916
Members
District
Senator
Party
Constituency
Began serving
1st
John P. Buchanan
Democratic
Washington ,
Smyth , and city of
Bristol
1916
2nd
John M. Goodloe
Republican
Scott ,
Lee , and
Wise
1916
3rd
J. Powell Royall
Republican
Buchanan ,
Dickenson ,
Russell , and
Tazewell
1912
4th
William L. Andrews
Democratic
Roanoke ,
Montgomery , and cities of
Roanoke and
Radford
1915
5th
E. Lee Trinkle
Democratic
Giles ,
Bland ,
Pulaski , and
Wythe
1916
6th
M. Price Webb
Republican
Carroll ,
Grayson , and
Patrick
1916
7th
William A. Rinehart
Democratic
Craig ,
Botetourt ,
Allegheny ,
Bath , and city of
Clifton Forge
1912
8th
George N. Conrad
Democratic
Rockingham
1916
9th
Cornelius T. Jordan
Independent
Augusta ,
Highland , and city of
Staunton
1916
10th
Harry F. Byrd
Democratic
Shenandoah ,
Frederick , and city of
Winchester
1916
11th
Theodore C. Pilcher
Democratic
Fauquier and
Loudoun
1916
12th
Henry H. Downing
Democratic
Clarke ,
Page , and
Warren
1916
13th
C. O'Conor Goolrick
Democratic
Spotsylvania ,
Stafford ,
Louisa , and city of
Fredericksburg
1915
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
Thomas S. Hening
Democratic
Goochland ,
Powhatan , and
Chesterfield
1916
17th
Nathaniel B. Early
Democratic
Albemarle ,
Greene , and city of
Charlottesville
1908
18th
Sands Gayle
Democratic
Appomattox ,
Buckingham ,
Fluvanna , and
Charlotte
1910
19th
Aubrey E. Strode
Democratic
Amherst and
Nelson
1916(previously served 1906-1912)
20th
Walter E. Addison
Democratic
Campbell and city of
Lynchburg
1916
21st
James T. Lacy
Democratic
Halifax
1916
22nd
A. Willis Robertson
Democratic
Bedford ,
Rockbridge , and city of
Buena Vista
1916
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 H. Jeffreys Jr.
Democratic
Mecklenburg and
Brunswick
1916
26th
Beverly A. Davis
Republican
Franklin and
Floyd
1916
27th
Sidney B. Barham Jr.
Democratic
Greensville ,
Sussex ,
Surry , and
Prince George
1916
28th
George E. Allen
Democratic
Nottoway ,
Amelia ,
Lunenburg ,
Prince Edward , and
Cumberland
1916
29th
Patrick H. Drewry
Democratic
Dinwiddie and city of
Petersburg
1912
30th
Junius E. West
Democratic
Isle of Wight ,
Southampton , and
Nansemond
1912
31st
Earl C. Mathews
Democratic
Norfolk city
1916
32nd
Charles U. Gravatt
Democratic
Caroline ,
Hanover , and
King William
1908
33rd
William C. Corbitt
Democratic
Norfolk county and city of
Portsmouth
1915
34th
C. Harding Walker
Democratic
King George ,
Richmond ,
Westmoreland ,
Lancaster , and
Northumberland
1899
35th
Julien Gunn
Democratic
Henrico ,
New Kent ,
Charles City ,
James City , and city of
Williamsburg
1916
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
Louis O. Wendenburg
Democratic
1912
39th
John R. Saunders
Democratic
King and Queen ,
Middlesex ,
Essex ,
Gloucester , and
Mathews
1908
House of Delegates
Leadership
Members
Changes in membership
Senate
December 7, 1917, Theodore C. Pilcher (D-11th district) dies. Seat remains unfilled until start of next regular session.
See also
References