107th Virginia General Assembly

The 107th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Virginia state government following the Virginia state elections of 1911. It convened on January 14, 1911 in Richmond for one session before adjourning on March 15, 1912.[1]

107th Virginia General Assembly
←106th 108th→
Virginia State Capitol (1912)
Overview
Legislative bodyVirginia General Assembly
JurisdictionVirginia, United States
TermJanuary 10, 1912 (1912-01-10) – January 14, 1914 (1914-01-14)
Senate of Virginia
Members40 senators
PresidentJ. Taylor Ellyson (D)
President pro temporeEdward Echols (D)
Party controlDemocratic Party
Virginia House of Delegates
Members100 delegates
SpeakerRichard E. Byrd (D)
Party controlDemocratic Party
Sessions
1stJanuary 10, 1912 (1912-01-10) – March 15, 1912 (1912-03-15)

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 34 0 6 40 0
Begin 35 0 5 40 0
April 24, 1913 34 39 1
October 25, 1913 33 38 2
Latest voting share 86.84% 13.16%
Beginning of next session 35 0 5 40 0

Senate

Leadership
Map of Virginia's senatorial districts as they were in 1912
Office Officer
President of the Senate J. Taylor Ellyson (D)
President pro tempore Edward Echols (D)
Majority Floor Leader Saxon W. Holt (D)
Minority Floor Leader Edmund Parr (R)

Members
District Senator Party Constituency Began serving
1st David C. Cummings, Jr. Democratic Washington, Smyth, and city of Bristol 1912
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 J. Randolph Tucker Democratic Bedford, Rockbridge, and city of Buena Vista 1908
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 Elben C. Folkes Democratic Richmond city 1908
Arthur C. Harman Democratic 1904
39th John R. Saunders Democratic King and Queen, Middlesex, Essex, Gloucester, and Mathews 1908

Changes in membership

Senate
  • April 24, 1913, David C. Cummings, Jr. (D-1st district) dies. His seat remained unfilled until the next regular session.
  • October 25, 1913, J. Randolph Tucker (D-22nd district) resigns to accept appointment as a federal judge in the Territory of Alaska. His seat remained unfilled until the next regular session.

See also

References
  1. Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia: Session 1912. Richmond: Virginia State Library. 1912. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
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