107th Virginia General Assembly

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{{Infobox legislative session

| name = 107th 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|1912|1|10}}

| term_end = {{End date|1914|1|14}}

| before = 106th

| after = 108th

| 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|1912|1|10}}

| session1_end = {{End date|1912|3|15}}

}}

The 107th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Virginia state government following the Virginia state elections of 1911. It convened on January 14, 1911 in Richmond for one session before adjourning on March 15, 1912.{{cite book |title=Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia: Session 1912|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KUdNAAAAYAAJ|access-date=April 12, 2014|year=1912|publisher=Virginia State Library|location=Richmond}}

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)}}" |

Democratic

! Independent

! Republican

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

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 34

| 0

| 6

! 40

| 0

colspan=6 |
style="font-size:80%" | Begin

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 35

| rowspan=3| 0

| rowspan=3| 5

! 40

| 0

style="font-size:80%" | April 24, 1913

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 34

! 39

| 1

style="font-size:80%" | October 25, 1913

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 33

! 38

| 2

Latest voting share

! {{party shading/Democratic}} | {{percentage|33|38|2}}

! colspan=2 | {{percentage|5|38|2}}

! colspan=2 |

colspan=6 |
style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of next session

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 35

| 0

| 5

! 40

| 0

=House of Delegates=

Senate

=Leadership=

File:Virginia senate districts 1912.png

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! width="35%"|Office

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

President of the Senate

| 75px

| J. Taylor Ellyson (D)

President pro tempore

| 75px

| Edward Echols (D)

Majority Floor Leader

| 75px

| Saxon W. Holt (D)

Minority Floor Leader

| 75px

| Edmund Parr (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

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| 1st

| 50px

| David C. Cummings, Jr.

| Democratic

| Washington, Smyth, and city of Bristol

| 1912

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

| 2nd

| 50px

| John H. Catron

| Republican

| Scott, Lee, and Wise

| 1912

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

| 3rd

| 50px

| J. Powell Royall

| Republican

| Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, and Tazewell

| 1912

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

| 4th

| 50px

| John M. Hart

| Democratic

| Roanoke, Montgomery, and cities of Roanoke and Radford

| 1908

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

| 5th

| 50px

| Alexander G. Crockett

| Democratic

| Giles, Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe

| 1912

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

| 6th

| 50px

| Edmund Parr

| Republican

| Carroll, Grayson, and Patrick

| 1912
(previously served 1895-1899)

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

| 7th

| 50px

| William A. Rinehart

| Democratic

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

| 1912

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

| 8th

| 50px

| John Paul, Jr.

| Republican

| Rockingham

| 1912

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

| 9th

| 50px

| Edward Echols

| Democratic

| Augusta, Highland, and city of Staunton

| 1906
(previously served 1889-1897)

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

| 10th

| 50px

| Frank S. Tavenner

| Democratic

| Shenandoah, Frederick, and city of Winchester

| 1912
(previously served 1904-1908)

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

| 11th

| 50px

| G. Latham Fletcher

| Democratic

| Fauquier and Loudoun

| 1908

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

| 12th

| 50px

| R. S. Blackburn Smith

| Democratic

| Clarke, Page, and Warren

| 1912

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

| 13th

| 50px

| Richard C. L. Moncure

| Democratic

| Spotsylvania, Stafford, Louisa, and city of Fredericksburg

| 1912

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

| 14th

| 50px

| R. Ewell Thornton

| Democratic

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

| 1908

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

| 15th

| 50px

| Clyde T. Bowers

| Democratic

| Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock, and Orange

| 1912

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

| 16th

| 50px

| John B. Watkins

| Democratic

| Goochland, Powhatan, and Chesterfield

| 1908

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

| 17th

| 50px

| Nathaniel B. Early

| Democratic

| Albemarle, Greene, and city of Charlottesville

| 1908

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

| 18th

| 50px

| Sands Gayle

| Democratic

| Appomattox, Buckingham, Fluvanna, and Charlotte

| 1910

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

| 19th

| 50px

| Bland Massie

| Democratic

| Amherst and Nelson

| 1912
(previously served 1897-1906)

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

| 20th

| 50px

| Howell C. Featherston

| Democratic

| Campbell and city of Lynchburg

| 1912

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

| 21st

| 50px

| Henry A. Edmondson

| Democratic

| Halifax

| 1908

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

| 22nd

| 50px

| J. Randolph Tucker

| Democratic

| Bedford, Rockbridge, and city of Buena Vista

| 1908

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

| 23rd

| 50px

| William A. Garrett

| Democratic

| Pittsylvania, Henry, and city of Danville

| 1901

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

| 24th

| 50px

| George T. Rison

| Democratic

| Pittsylvania and city of Danville

| 1904

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

| 25th

| 50px

| William D. Blanks

| Democratic

| Mecklenburg and Brunswick

| 1912

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

| 26th

| 50px

| Valentine M. Sowder

| Republican

| Franklin and Floyd

| 1912

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

| 27th

| 50px

| Alexander R. Hobbs

| Democratic

| Greensville, Sussex, Surry, and Prince George

| 1901

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

| 28th

| 50px

| Robert K. Brock

| Democratic

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

| 1912

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

| 29th

| 50px

| Patrick H. Drewry

| Democratic

| Dinwiddie and city of Petersburg

| 1912

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

| 30th

| 50px

| Junius E. West

| Democratic

| Isle of Wight, Southampton, and Nansemond

| 1912

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

| 31st

| 50px

| John A. Lesner

| Democratic

| Norfolk city

| 1908

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

| 32nd

| 50px

| Charles U. Gravatt

| Democratic

| Caroline, Hanover, and King William

| 1908

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

| 33rd

| 50px

| Samuel T. Montague

| Democratic

| Norfolk county and city of Portsmouth

| 1912

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

| 34th

| 50px

| C. Harding Walker

| Democratic

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

| 1899

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

| 35th

| 50px

| Louis O. Wendenburg

| Democratic

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

| 1912

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

| 36th

| 50px

| Saxon W. Holt

| Democratic

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

| 1904

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

| 37th

| 50px

| G. Walter Mapp

| Democratic

| Accomac, Northampton, and Princess Anne

| 1912

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

| rowspan="2" | 38th

| 50px

| Elben C. Folkes

| Democratic

| rowspan="2" | Richmond city

| 1908

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

| 50px

| Arthur C. Harman

| Democratic

| 1904

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

| 39th

| 50px

| John R. Saunders

| Democratic

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

| 1908

{{Clear}}

Changes in membership

=Senate=

  • April 24, 1913, David C. Cummings, Jr. (D-1st district) dies. His seat remained unfilled until the next regular session.
  • October 25, 1913, J. Randolph Tucker (D-22nd district) resigns to accept appointment as a federal judge in the Territory of Alaska. His seat remained unfilled until the next regular session.

See also

References