Virginians & Federal Offices pre 1865

Three such office-holders: L to R, Geo. Washington, Thos. Jefferson, and John Marshall

Here, for those curious, is a list of Virginians that have held significant federal office in the government of the United States, including those who have served as Speaker of the House of Representatives prior to 1865AD:

Federal Officials and Speakers of the House from the

Commonwealth of Virginia, 1789-1865

Presidents of the United States                                             

George Washington of Fairfax Co. (1789-1797)

Thomas Jefferson of Albemarle Co. (1801-1809)

James Madison of Orange Co. (1809-1817)

James Monroe of Albemarle Co. (1817-1825)

John Tyler of Charles City Co. (1841-1845)

Vice Presidents                                               [Presidential Administrations in Brackets]

Thomas Jefferson of Albemarle Co. (1797-1801) [John Adams]

John Tyler of Charles City Co. (1841) [William Henry Harrison]

Secretaries of State

Thomas Jefferson of Albemarle Co. (1790-1793) [George Washington]

Edmund Randolph of Henrico Co. (1794-1795) [George Washington]

John Marshall of Fauquier Co. (1800-1801) [John Adams]

James Madison of Orange Co. (1801-1809) [Thomas Jefferson]

James Monroe of Albemarle Co. (1811-1814) [James Madison]

Abel Upshur of Richmond City (1843-1844) [John Tyler]

Secretaries of War

James Monroe of Albemarle Co. (1814-1815) [James Madison]

James Barbour of Orange Co. (1825-1828) [John Quincy Adams]

John B. Floyd of Washington Co. (1857-1860) [James Buchanan]

Attorneys General

Edmund Randolph of Henrico Co. (1790-1794) [George Washington]

Charles Lee of Alexandria, DC [VA] (1795-1801) [George Washington & John Adams]

William Wirt of Richmond City (1817-1829) [James Monroe & John Quincy Adams]

John Y. Mason of Southampton Co. (1845-1846) [James K. Polk]

Justices of the Supreme Court

John Blair of Williamsburg (1789-1796) [Appointed by George Washington]

John Marshall of Fauquier Co. (1801-1835) [Appointed by John Adams]

Bushrod Washington of Fairfax Co. (1798-1829) [Appointed by John Adams]

Philip Barbour of Orange Co. (1836-1841) [Appointed by Andrew Jackson]

Peter V. Daniel of Richmond City (1841-1860) [Appointed by Martin Van Buren]

Speakers of the House of Representatives (Dates are only for time as Speaker) [Party Affiliation]

Philip Barbour of Orange Co. (1821-1823) [Democratic-Republican]

Andrew Stevenson of Richmond City (1827-1834) [Democratic]

Robert Hunter of Essex Co. (1839-1841) [Whig]

John W. Jones of Petersburg City (1843-1845) [Democratic]

Source: The Hornbook of Virginia History              

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