The 110th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Virginia state government from 1918 to 1920, after the 1917 state elections. It convened in Richmond for two sessions.
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 1 4 39 1 Begin 35 1 4 40 0 December 21, 1918 34 39 1 January 28, 1919 33 38 2 March 25, 1919 32 37 3 August 13, 1919 35 40 0 Latest voting share Beginning of next session 34 0 6 40 0
Senate
Leadership
OfficeOfficerPresident of the Senate J. Taylor Ellyson (D)until February 1, 1918 Benjamin F. Buchanan (D)from February 1, 1918President pro tempore C. Harding Walker (D)Minority Floor Leader J. Powell Royall (R)
Members DistrictSenatorPartyConstituencyBegan 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 Lucien Keith Democratic Fauquier and Loudoun 1918 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 J. Douglass Mitchell Democratic King and Queen, Middlesex, Essex, Gloucester, and Mathews 1918
House of Delegates Leadership OfficeOfficerSpeaker of the House Harry R. Houston (D)Majority Floor Leader R. Holman Willis (D)Minority Floor Leader Roland E. Chase (R)
Changes in membership Senate December 21, 1918, Sands Gayle (D-18th district) dies. Replaced by Samuel L. Ferguson at start of extra session. January 28, 1919, Henry H. Downing (D-12th district) dies. Replaced by Robert F. Leedy at start of extra session. March 25, 1919, James T. Lacy (D-21st district) resigns to accept appointment as Halifax County clerk. Replaced by Marshall B. Booker at start of extra session.
See also List of Virginia state legislatures
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