Virginia's 15th Congressional District
Virginia's 15th congressional district is a defunct congressional district. It was eliminated in 1853 after the 1850 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was Sherrard Clemens Sherrard Clemens (April 28, 1820 – June 30, 1881) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia and Missouri. He was a cousin to author Samuel L. Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain). The unincorporated community of Sherrard in Mars .... List of members representing the district References * * Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present 15 Former congressional districts of the United States 1793 establishments in Virginia Constituencies established in 1793 Constituencies disestablished in 1853 1853 disestablishments in Virginia {{US-Congress-stub ...
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1807 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Virginia
Virginia elected its members in April 1807, after the Congress began but before the first session met. See also * Virginia's 13th congressional district special election, 1806 * United States House of Representatives elections, 1806 and 1807 * List of United States representatives from Virginia Notes 1807 Virginia United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

1819 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Virginia
Virginia elected its members in April 1819, after the new congress began but before the first session convened. See also * 1818 Virginia's 19th congressional district special election * 1818 and 1819 United States House of Representatives elections * List of United States representatives from Virginia Notes 1819 Virginia United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

George Tucker (politician)
George Tucker (August 20, 1775April 10, 1861) was an American attorney, politician, historian, author, and educator in Virginia. His literary works include ''The Valley of Shenandoah'' (1824), the first fiction of colonial life in Virginia, and ''Voyage to the Moon'' (1827), which is among the nation's earliest science fiction novels. He also published the first comprehensive biography of Thomas Jefferson in 1837, as well as his ''History of the United States'' (1856). Tucker's authorship, and his work as a teacher, served to redeem an earlier life of unprincipled habits which had brought him some disrepute. Tucker was a son of the first mayor of Hamilton, Bermuda, Daniel Tucker. He immigrated to Virginia at age 20, was educated at the College of William and Mary, and was admitted to the bar. His first marriage to Mary Farley ended childless with her death in 1799; he remarried and had six children with wife Maria Carter, who died at age 38 in 1823. His third wife of 30 years wa ...
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Prof
Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors are usually experts in their field and teachers of the highest rank. In most systems of academic ranks, "professor" as an unqualified title refers only to the most senior academic position, sometimes informally known as "full professor". In some countries and institutions, the word "professor" is also used in titles of lower ranks such as associate professor and assistant professor; this is particularly the case in the United States, where the unqualified word is also used colloquially to refer to associate and assistant professors as well. This usage would be considered incorrect among other academic communities. However, the otherwise unqualified title "Professor" designated with a capital letter nearly always refers to a full professor. ...
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1817 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Virginia
Virginia elected its members in April 1817. See also * 1816 Virginia's 18th congressional district special election * 1816 Virginia's 23rd congressional district special election * 1816 and 1817 United States House of Representatives elections * List of United States representatives from Virginia Notes 1817 Virginia United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

William J
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ...
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1815 Virginia's 15th Congressional District Special Election
On May 27, 1815, Representative Matthew Clay (DR) of died in office before the start of the 1st session of the 14th Congress. A special election was held in October of that year to fill the resulting vacancy. Election results Kerr had been defeated for re-election in the regular 1815 elections and took his seat December 5, 1815,http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/14.pdf {{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206143055/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/14.pdf , date=2014-12-06 footnote 69 at the start of the 1st session. See also *List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives Below is a list of special elections to the United States House of Representatives. Such elections are called by state governors to fill vacancies that occur when a member of the House of Representatives dies or resigns before the biennial genera ... References Special elections to the 14th United States Cong ...
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1815 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Virginia
The United States state of Virginia held elections in April 1815. See also * Virginia's 11th congressional district special election, 1814 * Virginia's 15th congressional district special election, 1815 * United States House of Representatives elections, 1814 and 1815 * List of United States representatives from Virginia Notes 1815 Virginia United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

Matthew Clay
Matthew Clay (March 25, 1754May 27, 1815) was a Virginia lawyer, planter, Continental Army officer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and the Virginia House of Delegates representing Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Pittsylvania County. Early life Born to the former Martha Green and her husband, Charles Clay, who was the son of Henry Clay of Chesterfield County. His uncle (father's brother) was the grandfather of Henry Clay, who became famous after moving to Kentucky (i.e. Henry Clay was a first cousin). One historian believes Mathew Clay was born in the part of Cumberland County, Virginia, Cumberland County that in 1777 became Powhatan County, Virginia, Powhatan County, and notes that nothing is known about his schooling, other than that his brothers Charles Clay (1745-1820) and General Green Clay (1757-1828), who were born in that area were well educated. Other siblings included Rev. Eleazer Clay and Thomas, Henry and Martha Clay. His father ...
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Matthew Clay, Head-and-shoulders Portrait, Right Profile LCCN2007676967
Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chinese Elm ''Ulmus parvifolia'' Christianity * Matthew the Apostle, one of the apostles of Jesus * Gospel of Matthew, a book of the Bible See also * Matt (given name), the diminutive form of Matthew * Mathew, alternative spelling of Matthew * Matthews (other) * Matthew effect * Tropical Storm Matthew (other) The name Matthew was used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, replacing Hurricane Mitch, Mitch after 1998 Atlantic hurricane season, 1998. * Tropical Storm Matthew (2004) - Brought heavy rain to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, causing l ...

1813 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Virginia
Virginia gained one seat after the 1810 Census, bringing its representation in the House of Representatives to 23 seats, the largest number Virginia would ever have. Virginia went from having the most representatives to having the second-most tied with Pennsylvania. New York, with its 27 seats, surpassed Virginia and remained the most populous state until the late 1960s. Its elections were held in April 1813, after the term began but before Congress's first meeting. See also * United States House of Representatives elections, 1812 and 1813 * List of United States representatives from Virginia Notes 1813 Virginia United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...