102nd Virginia General Assembly

The 102nd Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Virginia state government from 1901 to 1904, after the 1901 state elections. It convened in Richmond for four sessions.[1]

102nd Virginia General Assembly
101st 103rd
Overview
Legislative bodyVirginia General Assembly
JurisdictionVirginia, United States
TermDecember 4, 1901 (1901-12-04) – January 13, 1904 (1904-01-13)
Senate of Virginia
Members40 senators
PresidentJoseph E. Willard (D)
President pro temporeHenry T. Wickham (D)
Party controlDemocratic Party
Virginia House of Delegates
Members100 delegates
SpeakerJohn F. Ryan (D)
Party controlDemocratic Party
Sessions
1stDecember 4, 1901 (1901-12-04) – April 2, 1902 (1902-04-02)
2ndJuly 15, 1902 (1902-07-15) – July 28, 1902 (1902-07-28)
3rdNovember 12, 1902 (1902-11-12) – May 19, 1903 (1903-05-19)
4thNovember 10, 1903 (1903-11-10) – January 12, 1904 (1904-01-12)

Background edit

Senate edit

Members edit

District Senator Party Constituency Began serving
1st   J. Cloyd Byars Republican Washington, Smyth, and city of Bristol 1901
2nd   Robert P. Bruce Democratic Scott, Lee, and Wise 1899
3rd   John N. Harman Republican Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, and Tazewell 1901
4th   Edward Lyle Democratic Montgomery, Roanoke, Craig, and city of Roanoke 1899
5th   Peyton F. St. Clair Democratic Giles, Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe 1901
6th   Edwin J. Harvey Democratic Carroll, Grayson, and Patrick 1899
7th   George A. Revercomb Republican Rockbridge, Botetourt, Allegheny, Bath, and Highland 1901
8th   George B. Keezell Democratic Rockingham 1896
(previously served 1884-1887)
9th   John N. Opie Democratic Augusta and city of Staunton 1897
10th   Silas L. Lupton Democratic Frederick and Shenandoah 1899
11th   George T. Ford Democratic Fauquier and Loudoun 1901
12th   Thomas D. Gold Democratic Clarke, Page, and Warren 1899
13th   Gustavus M. Wallace Democratic Spotsylvania, Stafford, Louisa, and city of Fredericksburg 1897
14th   Stephen R. Donohoe Democratic Alexandria, Fairfax, Prince William, and city of Alexandria 1899
15th   George S. Shackelford Democratic Culpeper, Rappahannock, Madison, and Orange 1901
16th   Philip V. Cogbill Democratic Powhatan, Goochland, and Chesterfield 1899
17th   John S. Chapman Democratic Albemarle, Greene, and city of Charlottesville 1901
18th   Frank C. Moon Democratic Buckingham, Fluvanna, and Appomattox 1901
19th   Bland Massie Democratic Amherst and Nelson 1897
20th Carter Glass Democratic Campbell and city of Lynchburg 1899
21st   William P. Barksdale Democratic Halifax 1897
22nd   Graham Claytor Democratic Bedford 1899
23rd   William A. Garrett Democratic Pittsylvania, Henry, and city of Danville 1901
24th   Joseph Whitehead Democratic Pittsylvania and city of Danville 1899
25th   James N. Hutcheson Democratic Charlotte and Mecklenburg 1901
26th   James A. Dinwiddie Republican Floyd and Franklin 1899
27th   Alexander R. Hobbs Democratic Greensville, Sussex, Surry, and Prince George 1901
28th   William Hodges Mann Democratic Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Brunswick 1899
29th   William B. McIlwaine Democratic Dinwiddie and city of Petersburg 1893
30th   Asa D. Watkins Democratic Amelia, Cumberland, and Prince Edward 1899
31st   William W. Sale Democratic Norfolk city and Princess Anne 1901
32nd   William Shands Democratic Southampton, Isle of Wight, and Nansemond 1899
33rd   E. Finley Cromwell Democratic Portsmouth and Norfolk county 1901
34th   Henry T. Wickham Democratic Hanover and Caroline 1889
35th   George Wayne Anderson Democratic Henrico and city of Richmond 1901
  Julian Bryant Democratic 1901
36th   C. Harding Walker Democratic King George, Richmond, Westmoreland, Northumberland, and Lancaster 1899
37th   George W. LeCato Democratic Accomac and Northampton 1893
38th   D. Gardiner Tyler Democratic Elizabeth City, Warwick, York, James City, Charles City, New Kent, King William, and cities of Williamsburg and Newport News 1899
(previously served 1891-1893)
39th   J. Boyd Sears Democratic King and Queen, Middlesex, Gloucester, Essex, and Mathews 1901

Changes in membership edit

Senate edit

  • November 4, 1902, Carter Glass (D-20th district) resigned. He was succeeded by Don P. Halsey.
  • March 12, 1903, George W. LeCato (D-37th district) died. He was succeeded by Ben T. Gunter.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "A register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776-1918, and of the Constitutional Conventions". Richmond, D. Bottom, Supt. of Public Print. 1918.