Virginia's 15th congressional district was a congressional district. It was eliminated in 1853 after the 1850 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Sherrard Clemens.
List of members representing the district Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history District established March 4, 1793 James Madison Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –March 3, 1795 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1793.Re-elected in 1795.Retired. Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –March 3, 1797 John Dawson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1797 –March 3, 1803 Elected in 1797.Re-elected in 1799.Re-elected in 1801.Redistricted to the . John Randolph of Roanoke Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –March 3, 1813 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1803.Re-elected in 1805.Re-elected in 1807.Re-elected in 1809.Re-elected in 1811.Redistricted to the and lost re-election. John Kerr Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –March 3, 1815 Elected in 1813.Lost re-election. Matthew Clay Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 –May 27, 1815 Elected in 1815.Died. Vacant May 28, 1815 –October 29, 1815 John Kerr Democratic-Republican October 30, 1815 –March 3, 1817 Elected to finish Clay's term.Retired. William J. Lewis Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –March 3, 1819 Elected in 1817.Retired. George Tucker Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 –March 3, 1823 Elected in 1819.Re-elected in 1821.Redistricted to the . John S. Barbour Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –March 3, 1825 Elected in 1823.Re-elected in 1825.Re-elected in 1827.Re-elected in 1829.Re-elected in 1831.Retired. Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –March 3, 1833 Edward Lucas Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –March 3, 1837 Elected in 1833.Re-elected in 1835.Retired. James M. Mason Democratic March 4, 1837 –March 3, 1839 Elected in 1837.Retired. William Lucas Democratic March 4, 1839 –March 3, 1841 Elected in 1839.Lost re-election. Richard W. Barton Whig March 4, 1841 –March 3, 1843 Elected in 1841.Lost re-election. Lewis Steenrod Democratic March 4, 1843 –March 3, 1845 Elected in 1843.Retired. William G. Brown Democratic March 4, 1845 –March 3, 1849 Elected in 1845.Re-elected in 1847.Lost re-election. Alexander Newman Democratic March 4, 1849 –September 8, 1849 Elected in 1849.Died. Vacant September 9, 1849 –November 7, 1849 Thomas S. Haymond Whig November 8, 1849 –March 3, 1851 Elected to finish Newman's term.Lost re-election. George W. Thompson Democratic March 4, 1851 –July 30, 1852 Elected in 1851.Resigned to become Circuit Court judge. Vacant July 31, 1852 –December 5, 1852 Sherrard Clemens Democratic December 6, 1852 –March 3, 1853 Elected to finish Thompson's term.Retired. District dissolved March 4, 1853
References
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present