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THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF VIRGINIA WHICH
HAVE INCLUDED CAROLINE COUNTY AT VARIOUS
PERIODS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE
REPUBLIC AND NAMES OF REPRESENTATIVES
THEREFROM

Hening's Statutes, V. 13, p. 331-335, contains "An Act for
arranging the counties of this Commonwealth into districts to
choose Representatives to Congress," passed December 26, 1792.
The districts as arranged under this Act are not specifically
numbered, but the provision for the sixteenth of the districts
as arranged for reads: "The counties of King & Queen, King
William, Essex, Middlesex, and Caroline, shall compose another
district."

In the division of counties into districts under the Act passed
January 24, 1823, the same counties are made to "compose another
district." In this instance, too, the districts are not specifically
numbered, but this particular district is the twelfth one named
in the statute as enacted. See Virginia Acts, 1822-1823, p. 41-42.

In the "Act for arranging the counties and towns of this
commonwealth into districts for the choice of representatives to
congress," passed February 27, 1833, the same counties are
made to "compose another district," and the marginal reading
is Ninth. See Virginia Acts, 1832-1833, p. 29-30.

In the Act passed March 7, 1843, the reading is: "The counties
of Essex, Middlesex, King & Queen, Richmond, Westmoreland,
Caroline, Spottsylvania, King George and King William shall
compose the eighth district." See Virginia Acts, 1842-1843,
p. 30-31.

In the Act passed April 6, 1853, the reading is: "Richmond
city, Henrico, Chesterfield, Louisa, Goochland, Hanover, King
William and Caroline shall be the third district." See Virginia
Acts, 1852-1853, p. 3-7.

In the Act approved March 13, 1872, the reading is: "Richmond
city and the counties of Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover,
Caroline, and Louisa shall form the third congressional district."
See Virginia Acts, 1871-1872, p. 258-259.

In the Act passed February 22, 1884, the reading is: "The
counties of Accomac, Northampton, Lancaster, Richmond,
Northumberland, Westmoreland, Gloucester, Middlesex, Mathews,
Essex, King & Queen, Caroline, Spotsylvania, and the city of
Fredericksburg, shall form the first congressional district." See
Virginia Acts, 1883-1884, p. 183.

In the Act approved February 15, 1892, the arrangement is
the same, the district remaining the first. See Virginia Acts,
1891-1892, p. 348-349.

In the Act approved March 5, 1912, the arrangement of
counties is the same while the cities named are—Newport News,
Hampton and Fredericksburg, and the district is constituted as
the first. See Virginia Acts, 1912, p. 156-157.

Caroline's Congressmen are as follows:

James Madison, 1st and 2d Congresses.

Anthony New, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Congresses.

James M. Garnett, 9th and 10th Congresses.

John J. Roane, 11th, 12th and 13th Congresses.

William H. Roane, 14th Congress.

Richard S. Garnett, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th Congresses.

John J. Roane, 20th, 21st, 22d Congresses.

William P. Taylor, 23d Congress.

John J. Roane, 24th Congress.

Robert M. T. Hunter, 25th, 26th and 27th Congresses.

Willoughby Newton, 28th Congress.

Richard L. T. Beale, 30th Congress.

Alexander Holladay, 31st and 32d Congresses.

John S. Caskie, 33d, 34th and 35th Congresses.

Daniel Coleman DeJarnette, 36th and 37th Congresses.

Civil War: No Representatives from Virginia in 38th, 39th
and 40th Congresses.

Richard S. Ayer, 41st Congress.

John Critcher, 42d Congress.

John Ambler Smith, 43d Congress.

Gilbert Carlton Walker, 44th Congress.

Richard L. T. Beale, 45th and 46th Congresses.

George D. Wise, 47th and 48th Congresses.

Thomas Croxton, 49th Congress.

Thomas H. Bayly Brown, 50th and 51st Congresses.

William A. Jones, 52d, 53d, 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th, 59th,
60th, 61st, 62d, 63d, 64th, and 65th Congresses.

Schuyler Otis Bland, 66th, 67th and 68th Congresses.

NOTES

James Madison became the fourth President of the United
States.

Anthony New was a native of Gloucester. He removed to
Kentucky after serving six terms in Congress from Virginia, and
became a Congressman from Kentucky. He is named one of
the trustees in an Act passed by the Virginia Assembly, November
2, 1792, "To establish a town and Inspection of tobacco on the
land of John Hoomes in the county of Caroline." This town
was Milford. (See Hening's Statutes, Vol. 3, page 576). He was
a half brother of Dr. Wm. Baynham. (See Wyatt genealogy).

James M. Garnett was a native of Essex.

John J. Roane was a native of King William.

Wm. H. Roane was a native of King and Queen.

Richard S. Garnett was a native of Essex.

William P. Taylor was a native of Caroline.

Robert M. T. Hunter was a native of Essex. After three
terms in Congress he served in the United States Senate from
March 4, 1847 to March 28, 1861.

Willoughby Newton was a native of Westmoreland.

Richard L. T. Beale was a native of Westmoreland and was
the grandfather of Col. Richard L. Beale who has practiced law
in Bowling Green since 1908 and has been otherwise prominent
in the life of the county. (See Glassel genealogy).

Alexander Holladay was a native of Louisa county and connected
with the Holladays of Richmond.

John S. Caskie was a native of Richmond.

Daniel Coleman DeJarnette was a native of Caroline, father
of the present Daniel Coleman DeJarnette of "Spring Grove,"
and grandfather of Joe Willis DeJarnette, of Bowling Green,
who married Alice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Richards,
of Bowling Green. (See DeJarnette genealogy).

Richard S. Ayer was a native of Richmond county.

John Critcher was a native of King George county.

John Ambler Smith was a native of Essex.

Gilbert Carlton Walker was a native of Richmond.

George D. Wise was a native of Richmond.

Thomas Croxton was a native of Essex. A postoffice in Caroline
is named for him.

Thomas H. Bayly Brown was a native of Accomac.

William Atkinson Jones was a native of Richmond county.

Schuyler Otis Bland is a native of Gloucester.