Question: What military rank did the oldest representative of the House of Representatives from Virginia hold during the War of 1812 ?

text: 21st United States Congress
Changes in membership -- House of Representatives
Replacements : 5 Jacksonians ( J ) : 1 seat net loss Anti-Jacksonian ( AJ ) : 1 seat net gain Deaths : 2 Resignations : 10 Contested election : 2 Total seats with changes : 15  Main article : List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
The Twenty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1829, to March 4, 1831, during the first two years of Andrew Jackson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a Jacksonian majority.
District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor 's formal installation
Maryland 6th Vacant Maryland elected its members October 5 , 1829 after the term began but before Congress convened . Rep-elect sworn in December after convening George Edward Mitchell ( J ) Seated December 7 , 1829
Georgia at-large Vacant George Gilmer ( Jacksonian ) was redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected but failed to accept the position within the legal time frame . Governor ordered a new election Henry G. Lamar ( J ) Seated December 7 , 1829
Maine 4th Vacant Peleg Sprague resigned in previous Congress George Evans ( AJ ) Seated July 20 , 1829
Pennsylvania 16th Vacant William Wilkins resigned before qualifying Harmar Denny ( AM ) Seated December 15 , 1829
Pennsylvania 8th George Wolf ( J ) Resigned in 1829 before the convening of Congress Samuel A. Smith ( J ) Seated October 13 , 1829
Virginia 10th William C. Rives ( J ) Resigned some time in 1829 William F. Gordon ( J ) Seated January 25 , 1830
Pennsylvania 8th Samuel D. Ingham ( J ) Resigned in March 1829 after being appointed Secretary of the Treasury Peter Ihrie , Jr. ( J ) Seated October 13 , 1829
North Carolina 5th Gabriel Holmes ( J ) Died September 26 , 1829 Edward B. Dudley ( J ) Seated November 10 , 1829
New York 20th George Fisher ( AJ ) Lost contested election February 5 , 1830 , to Silas Wright who in turn failed to qualify Jonah Sanford ( J ) Seated November 3 , 1830
Virginia 1st Thomas Newton , Jr. ( AJ ) Lost contested election March 9 , 1830 George Loyall ( J ) Seated March 9 , 1830
Maine 5th James W. Ripley ( J ) Resigned March 12 , 1830 Cornelius Holland ( J ) Seated December 6 , 1830
Ohio 11th John M. Goodenow ( J ) Resigned April 9 , 1830 , after being appointed judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio Humphrey H. Leavitt ( J ) Seated December 6 , 1830
Virginia 22nd Alexander Smyth ( J ) Died April 17 , 1830 Joseph Draper ( J ) Seated December 6 , 1830
New York 6th Hector Craig ( J ) Resigned July 12 , 1830 Samuel W. Eager ( AJ ) Seated November 2 , 1830
Virginia 11th Philip P. Barbour ( J ) Resigned October 15 , 1830 , after being appointed judge of US Circuit Court of the Eastern District of Virginia John M. Patton ( J ) Seated November 25 , 1830
New York 21st Robert Monell ( J ) Resigned February 21 , 1831 Vacant Not filled this term
Michigan Territory At-large John Biddle Resigned February 21 , 1831 Vacant Not filled this term