106th Virginia General Assembly

106th Virginia General Assembly
←105th 107th→
Virginia State Capitol (1912)
Overview
Legislative bodyVirginia General Assembly
JurisdictionVirginia, United States
TermJanuary 12, 1910 (1910-01-12) – January 10, 1912 (1912-01-10)
Senate of Virginia
Members40 senators
PresidentJ. Taylor Ellyson (D)
President pro temporeEdward Echols (D)
Party controlDemocratic Party
Virginia House of Delegates
Members100 delegates
SpeakerRichard E. Byrd (D)
Party controlDemocratic Party
Sessions
1stJanuary 12, 1910 (1910-01-12) – March 17, 1910 (1910-03-17)

The 106th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Virginia state government from 1910 to 1912, after the 1909 state elections. It convened in Richmond for one session.[1]

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 33 0 6 39 1
Begin 34 0 6 40 0
Latest voting share 85% 15%
Beginning of next session 35 0 5 40 0

House of Delegates

Senate

Leadership

Office 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)

Members

District Senator Party Constituency Began serving
1st Alanson T. Lincoln Republican Washington, Smyth, and city of Bristol 1908
2nd John C. Noel Republican Scott, Lee, and Wise 1904
3rd Roland E. Chase Republican Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, and Tazewell 1908
4th John M. Hart Democratic Roanoke, Montgomery, and cities of Roanoke and Radford 1908
5th A. Pendleton Strother Republican Giles, Bland, Pulaski, and Wythe 1908
6th John M. Parsons Republican Carroll, Grayson, and Patrick 1908
7th Floyd W. King Democratic Craig, Botetourt, Allegheny, Bath, and city of Clifton Forge 1908
8th George B. Keezell Republican Rockingham 1896
(previously served 1884-1887)
9th Edward Echols Democratic Augusta, Highland, and city of Staunton 1906
(previously served 1889-1897)
10th Robert M. Ward Democratic Shenandoah, Frederick, and city of Winchester 1908
11th G. Latham Fletcher Democratic Fauquier and Loudoun 1908
12th Richard S. Parks Democratic Clarke, Page, and Warren 1908
13th F. Wilmer Sims Democratic Spotsylvania, Stafford, Louisa, and city of Fredericksburg 1906
14th R. Ewell Thornton Democratic Alexandria county, Prince William, Fairfax, and city of Alexandria 1908
15th F. Pendleton Carter Democratic Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock, and Orange 1908
16th John B. Watkins Democratic Goochland, Powhatan, and Chesterfield 1908
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 1906
20th Don P. Halsey Democratic Campbell and city of Lynchburg 1908
(previously served 1902-1904)
21st Henry A. Edmondson Democratic Halifax 1908
22nd J. Randolph Tucker Democratic Bedford, Rockbridge, and city of Buena Vista 1908
23rd William A. Garrett Democratic Pittsylvania, Henry, and city of Danville 1901
24th George T. Rison Democratic Pittsylvania and city of Danville 1904
25th James D. Elam Democratic Mecklenburg and Brunswick 1908
(previously served 1901-1904)
26th Greenville O. McAlexander Republican Franklin and Floyd 1908
27th Alexander R. Hobbs Democratic Greensville, Sussex, Surry, and Prince George 1901
28th John J. Owen Democratic Nottoway, Amelia, Lunenburg, Prince Edward, and Cumberland 1910
29th Charles T. Lassiter Democratic Dinwiddie and city of Petersburg 1906
30th Edward E. Holland Democratic Isle of Wight, Southampton, and Nansemond 1908
31st William W. Sale Democratic Norfolk city 1908
32nd Charles U. Gravatt Democratic Caroline, Hanover, and King William 1908
33rd John A. Lesner Democratic Norfolk county and city of Portsmouth 1908
34th C. Harding Walker Democratic King George, Richmond, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Northumberland 1899
35th T. Ashby Wickham Democratic Henrico, New Kent, Charles City, James City, and city of Williamsburg 1906
36th Saxon W. Holt Democratic Elizabeth City, York, Warwick, and city of Newport News 1904
37th Ben T. Gunter Democratic Accomac, Northampton, and Princess Anne 1904
38th Elben C. Folkes Democratic Richmond city 1908
Arthur C. Harman Democratic 1904
39th John R. Saunders Democratic King and Queen, Middlesex, Essex, Gloucester, and Mathews 1908

Changes in membership

Senate

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Work of the Legislature of 1908". The Virginia Law Register. 14 (7): 489–509. 1908. JSTOR 1102484.
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