List of Attorneys General of Virginia
Attorneys General, 1874–present

List of Attorneys General of Virginia

Section Title: Attorneys General, 1874–present
Table Section Text: None

Name	Term	Party	Notes

Raleigh Travers Daniel	January 1, 1874 – August 16, 1877	Conservative Party of Virginia	Died in office

James Gavin Field	August 29, 1877 – January 1, 1882	Conservative Party of Virginia	Appointed and then elected

Francis Simpson Blair	January 1, 1882 – January 1, 1886	Readjuster Party

Rufus A. Ayers	January 1, 1886 – January 1, 1890	Democratic

R. Taylor Scott	January 1, 1890 – August 5, 1897	Democratic	Died in office

Richard Carter Scott	August 11, 1897 – January 1, 1898	Democratic	appointed by Governor Charles T. O'Ferrall

Andrew Jackson Montague	January 1, 1898 – January 1, 1902	Democratic	Became governor January 1, 1902

William Alexander Anderson	January 1, 1902 – February 1, 1910	Democratic

Samuel Walker Williams	February 1, 1910 – February 2, 1914	Democratic

John Garland Pollard	February 2, 1914 – January 5, 1918	Democratic	Resigned.

Josiah Dickenson Hank, Jr.	January 5, 1918 - February 1, 1918	Democratic	Appointed by Governor Henry C. Stuart

John R. Saunders	February 1, 1918 – March 17, 1934	Democratic	Died in office

Abram Penn Staples	March 22, 1934 – October 6, 1947	Democratic	Resigned to become judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Harvey Black Apperson	October 7, 1947 – February 2, 1948	Democratic	Appointed by Governor; Died in office

James Lindsay Almond	February 11, 1948 – September 16, 1957	Democratic	Resigned to run for Governor

Kenneth Cartwright Patty	September 1957 – January 1958	Democratic	Appointed by Governor

Albertis Sydney Harrison	January 1958 – April 1961	Democratic	Resigned to run for Governor

Frederick Thomas Gray	May 1961 – January 1962	Democratic	Appointed by Governor

Robert Young Button	January 1962 – January 1970	Democratic

Andrew Pickens Miller	January 1970 – January 1977	Democratic	Resigned to run for Governor

Anthony Francis Troy	January 1977 – January 1978	Democratic

J. Marshall Coleman	January 1978 – January 1982	Republican

Gerald Baliles	January 1982 – June 30, 1985	Democratic	Resigned to run for Governor

William Broaddus	1985 – 1986	Democratic

Mary Sue Terry	1986 – January 1993	Democratic	Resigned to run for Governor

Stephen D. Rosenthal	1993 – 1994	Democratic

Jim Gilmore	1994 – June 11, 1997	Republican	Resigned to run for Governor

Richard Cullen	June 11, 1997 – January 17, 1998	Republican

Mark Earley	January 17, 1998 – June 4, 2001	Republican	Resigned to run for Governor

Randolph A. Beales	July 11, 2001 – January 12, 2002	Republican

Jerry Kilgore	January 12, 2002 – February 1, 2005	Republican	Resigned to run for Governor

Judith Jagdmann	February 1, 2005 – January 14, 2006	Republican

Bob McDonnell	January 14, 2006 – February 20, 2009	Republican	Resigned to run for Governor

Bill Mims	February 20, 2009 – January 16, 2010	Republican

Ken Cuccinelli	January 16, 2010 – January 11, 2014	Republican

Mark Herring	January 11, 2014 – present	Democratic

Sentence(s)

Democrat John Garland Pollard served as one of the attorney generals of Virginia.

final_sentence: Democrat John Garland Pollard served as one of the attorney generals of Virginia.