105th Virginia General Assembly

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{{Infobox legislative session

| name = 105th Virginia General Assembly

| image = Virginia Capitol 1916.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Virginia State Capitol (1912)

| body = Virginia General Assembly

| country = United States

| state = Virginia

| meeting_place =

| term_start = {{Start date|1908|1|08}}

| term_end = {{End date|1910|1|12}}

| before = 104th

| after = 106th

| website =

| chamber1 = Senate of Virginia

| membership1 = 40 senators

| control1 = Democratic Party

| chamber1_leader1_type = President

| chamber1_leader1 = J. Taylor Ellyson (D)

| chamber1_leader2_type = President pro tempore

| chamber1_leader2 = Edward Echols (D)

| chamber2 = Virginia House of Delegates

| membership2 = 100 delegates

| control2 = Democratic Party

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker

| chamber2_leader1 = Richard E. Byrd (D)

| session1_start = {{Start date|1908|1|08}}

| session1_end = {{End date|1908|3|27}}

}}

The 105th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Virginia state government from 1908 to 1910, after the 1907 state elections. It convened in Richmond for one session.{{Cite journal|jstor = 1102484|title = The Work of the Legislature of 1908|journal = The Virginia Law Register|volume = 14|issue = 7|pages = 489–509|year = 1908}}

Background

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Party summary

:Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.

=Senate=

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style="vertical-align:bottom;"

! rowspan=3 |

! colspan=3 | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

! rowspan=3 | Total

! rowspan=3 | Vacant

style="height:5px"

| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

nowrap style="font-size:80%" | End of previous session

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | -

| -

| -

! -

| -

colspan=6 |

style="font-size:80%" | Begin

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 34

| rowspan=2| 0

| rowspan=2| 6

! 40

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | August 4, 1909

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 33

! 39

| 1

Latest voting share

! {{party shading/Democratic}} | {{percentage|33|39|1}}

! colspan=2 | {{percentage|6|39|1}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan=6 |

style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of next session

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 34

| 0

| 6

! 40

| 0

=House of Delegates=

Senate

=Leadership=

File:Virginia senate districts 1908.png

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! width="35%"|Office

!colspan=2 width="65%"|Officer

President of the Senate

| J. Taylor Ellyson (D)

President pro tempore

| Edward Echols (D)

Majority Floor Leader

| William W. Sale (D)

Minority Floor Leader

| John C. Noel (R)

{{Clear}}

=Members=

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! width="10px"|

! width="60px"|District

!colspan=2 width="225px"|Senator

! width="100px"|Party

! width="475px"|Constituency

! width="100px"|Began serving

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| Alanson T. Lincoln

| Washington, Smyth, and city of Bristol

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| Scott, Lee, and Wise

| 1904

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| Roland E. Chase

| Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, and Tazewell

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Roanoke, Montgomery, and cities of Roanoke and Radford

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| A. Pendleton Strother

| Giles, Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| John M. Parsons

| Carroll, Grayson, and Patrick

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Floyd W. King

| Craig, Botetourt, Allegheny, Bath, and city of Clifton Forge

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| George B. Keezell

| 1896
(previously served 1884–1887)

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Edward Echols

| Augusta, Highland, and city of Staunton

| 1906
(previously served 1889–1897)

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Robert M. Ward

| Shenandoah, Frederick, and city of Winchester

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| G. Latham Fletcher

| Fauquier and Loudoun

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Richard S. Parks

| Clarke, Page, and Warren

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| F. Wilmer Sims

| Spotsylvania, Stafford, Louisa, and city of Fredericksburg

| 1906

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| R. Ewell Thornton

| Alexandria county, Prince William, Fairfax, and city of Alexandria

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| F. Pendleton Carter

| Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock, and Orange

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| John B. Watkins

| Goochland, Powhatan, and Chesterfield

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Nathaniel B. Early

| Albemarle, Greene, and city of Charlottesville

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| William C. White

| Appomattox, Buckingham, Fluvanna, and Charlotte

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Aubrey E. Strode

| Amherst and Nelson

| 1906

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Don P. Halsey

| Campbell and city of Lynchburg

| 1908
(previously served 1902–1904)

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Henry A. Edmondson

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| J. Randolph Tucker

| Bedford, Rockbridge, and city of Buena Vista

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| William A. Garrett

| Pittsylvania, Henry, and city of Danville

| 1901

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| George T. Rison

| Pittsylvania and city of Danville

| 1904

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| James D. Elam

| Mecklenburg and Brunswick

| 1908
(previously served 1901–1904)

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| Greenville O. McAlexander

| Franklin and Floyd

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Alexander R. Hobbs

| Greensville, Sussex, Surry, and Prince George

| 1901

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| William Hodges Mann

| Nottoway, Amelia, Lunenburg, Prince Edward, and Cumberland

| 1899

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Charles T. Lassiter

| Dinwiddie and city of Petersburg

| 1906

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Edward E. Holland

| Isle of Wight, Southampton, and Nansemond

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| William W. Sale

| Norfolk city

| 1901

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Charles U. Gravatt

| Caroline, Hanover, and King William

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| John A. Lesner

| Norfolk county and city of Portsmouth

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| C. Harding Walker

| King George, Richmond, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Northumberland

| 1899

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| T. Ashby Wickham

| Henrico, New Kent, Charles City, James City, and city of Williamsburg

| 1906

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Saxon W. Holt

| Elizabeth City, York, Warwick, and city of Newport News

| 1904

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Ben T. Gunter

| Accomac, Northampton, and Princess Anne

| 1904

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| rowspan="2" | 38th

| Elben C. Folkes

| rowspan="2" | Richmond city

| 1908

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Arthur C. Harman

| 1904

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| John R. Saunders

| King and Queen, Middlesex, Essex, Gloucester, and Mathews

| 1908

{{Clear}}

Changes in membership

=Senate=

August 4, 1909, William C. White (D-18th district) dies. His seat remained unfilled until the next regular session.

See also

List of Virginia state legislatures

References

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{{Virginia General Assemblies}}

Category:Virginia legislative sessions

Category:1908 in Virginia

Category:1909 in Virginia