Virginia's 20th congressional district

Virginia Congressional District 20 is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1843 after the 1840 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was Samuel L. Hays.

List of representatives

Representative	Lived	Party	Term	Note
District created: March 4, 1803
Thomas Newton, Jr.	(1768–1847)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813	Elected to VA-21
James Johnson	(.......–1825)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – February 1, 1820	Appt. Norfolk Customs Collector
Vacant			February 2, 1820 – August 27, 1820	Special election
John C. Gray	(1783–1823)	Democratic-Republican	August 28, 1820 – March 3, 1821	Defeated
Arthur Smith	(1785–1853)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Declined to run
John Floyd	(1783–1837)	Crawford D-R	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
		Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829	Declined to run
Robert Craig	(1792–1852)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833	Defeated
John J. Allen	(1797–1871)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	Defeated
Joseph Johnson	(1785–1877)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
		Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	Declined to run
Samuel L. Hays	(1794–1871)	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Defeated
District eliminated March 4, 1843

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