Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-10
The Richmond District.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

The roll Of representatives of the cit
OF Richmond in the United States Cor
gress. as given in the local columns
the Dispatch of Wednesday last. is no
only incomplete. but very inaccurate
| There never was John X. Mason II
Congress from Virginia. John Y. Mason
| who became a citizen Of Richmond. an
president OF the James River and ka
nawha Canal Company. after his servic
as Cabinet Minister and envoy TO France
represented the Southampton District
from 1881 TO 1887. and James NJ. Mason re
presented the Winchester District from
1897 to 1899. These were the only Mason'
| from Virginia I'm the House. In th'
| Senate Virginia was represented by
| Stevens T. Mason, from 1924 to 1905; Ar
instead r. Mason from 1916 to 1871, anc
the above-named James NJ. Mason. from
| 1917 TO 1861.
The Hon. j. L. NJ. Curry never was
n citizen of Virginia until after the col
lapse OF the Confederacy. For several
years before secession he represented an
Alabama district In the United States
Congress, and throughout the war was
member of the Confederate House OF
Representatives from the same State.
The representatives from the Richmond
District in the Confederate Congress were
Cd John Tyler died January, 1862 %
James Lyons, elected to fill President
Tylers unexpired term; CD General Will
liams c. Wickham.
The ante-bellum representatives from
this district in the United States Con-
gress were:
Samuel Griffin, of Williamsburg, 1888.
John Clepton, of New Kent, 1859.
John Clopton, OF New Kent, 1sOl-'l6.
John Marshall, of Richmond, 1799-'1So
Iittleton w. Tazewell, of Williamsburg,
1SeO-'01.
John Tyler. of Charles City. 1851.
Andrew Stevenson, of Richmond, 1871
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John Robertson, Of Richmond, 1898.
John Minor Bolts, of Henrico, 1882 AZ.
John Minor Bolts, of Henrico, 1919.
John Winston Jones, of Chesterfield,
1875
James A. Seldom, of Richmond, 1854.
James A. Seldom, of Richmond, 1891
John s. Caskie, Of Richmond, 1S5l-'55.
Daniel C. Dejarnette, Of Caroline coun-
ty, 1861.
John Marshall resigned to accept APP
pointment as Secretary Of State under
President John Adams, and, after brief
service in the Cabinet, was appointed
1ittleton w. Tazewell was a very young
man-only in the twenties during his brief
service-and, removing from Williams
burg to Norfolk, became the most distin-
guished political leader of the Seaboard.
He was subsequently United States sena-
tor. and Governor Of Virginia.
John Tyler, after his retirement from
the House. became Governor OF Virginia,
United States Senator, Vice-President,
and on the death of President William
II. Harrison, after only a months SER
vice, succeeded to the presidency OF
the United states.
Andrew Stevenson was Speaker Of the
House of Representatives from 1927 to
1884, resigning his seat in Congress TO ac- |
cept the office of Minister Plenpotentiary |
10 Great Britain.
John Winston Jones was Speaker of |
the House from 1913 to 1916. the only |
Congress in which he represented the |
city of Richmond. He had been Il mem
Der of Congress for several years from
he adjoining district but his county OF
and the city OF Richmond
we're only made parts Of the same dis
riot by the reapportionment OF 1872.
lis competitor was John Minor Bolts,
whom he defeated by so small a majority
hat Bolts unsuccessfully prosecuted a
contest before the House of Representa-
ives.
James A. Seldom, after his retirement
rom Congress, remained in private life
until after the secession OF the Gulf
states. when he was elected by the Vir-
tnia Legislature member of the Peace
congress, and was subsequently, as Sc
rotary of War of the Confederate States,
member of the Cabinet Of President
efferson Davis.
John Robertson, after retirement from
Congress- was elected Judge OF the Cir
nit Court of Virginia, and John S. Cas-
lie resigned the judgeship OF the same
ircuit to become candidate for Con-
ress. X