The 109th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

state government from 1916 to 1918, after the 1915 state elections. It convened in

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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 of Henry Carter Stuart's governorship. It was the last full session during which

J. Taylor Ellyson James Taylor Ellyson (May 20, 1847 – March 18, 1919) was a former Confederate soldier, as well as Virginia lawyer and Democratic politician, who served in several positions in his native Richmond, Virginia and statewide. Early life and educ ...

served as

lieutenant governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

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 Prohibition is the act or practice of forbidding something by law; more particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic ...

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.

References

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Background

Party summary

Senate

House of Delegates

Senate

Leadership

Members

House of Delegates

Leadership

Members

Changes in membership

Senate

See also

References