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The 109th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
state government from 1916 to 1918, after the 1915 state elections. It convened in Richmond
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for one session, which started on January 12, 1916, and ended on March 18, 1916.
Background
The 1916 General Assembly took place during the latter half ofHenry Carter Stuart
Henry Carter Stuart (January 18, 1855July 24, 1933) was an American businessman and politician from Virginia. Between 1914 and 1918, he served as the 47th Governor of Virginia, a period which encompassed World War I.
Early and family life
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's governorship. It was the last full session during which J. Taylor Ellyson served as lieutenant governor
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and president of the state senate; as of 2013, he is the only person in Virginia history to have served three terms in that office.
On November 1, 1916, seven months after the body adjourned, statewide prohibition
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went into effect. Senator G. Walter Mapp and temperance advocate James Cannon, Jr. (not to be confused with Senator James E. Cannon) drafted the final bill after voters endorsed a referendum in September 1914.
Party summary
:''Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.''Senate
House of Delegates
Senate
Leadership
Members
House of Delegates
Leadership
Members
Changes in membership
Senate
*December 7, 1917, Theodore C. Pilcher (D-11th district) dies. Seat remains unfilled until start of next regular session.See also
* List of Virginia state legislaturesReferences
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Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
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Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...