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108th Virginia General Assembly

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Members  40 senators
Party control  Democratic Party
President  J. Taylor Ellyson (D)
108th Virginia General Assembly

Jurisdiction  Virginia, United States
Term  January 14, 1914 (1914-01-14) – January 12, 1916 (1916-01-12)
President pro tempore  Edward Echols (D) until December 19, 1914 C. Harding Walker (D) from January 13, 1915

The 108th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Virginia state government from 1914 to 1916, after the 1913 state elections. It convened in Richmond for two sessions.

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Party summary

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.

Senate

  • April 8, 1914, John M. Hart (D-4th district) resigns to accept appointment as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Western District of Virginia. Replaced by William L. Andrews at start of extra session.
  • April 13, 1914, Richard C. L. Moncure (D-13th district) resigns to accept appointment as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Eastern District of Virginia. Replaced by C. O'Conor Goolrick at start of extra session.
  • June 25, 1914, Samuel T. Montague (D-33rd district) resigned to become postmaster of Portsmouth. Replaced by William C. Corbitt at start of extra session.
  • December 19, 1914, Edward Echols (D-9th district) dies. Replaced by William H. Landes at start of extra session.

    • References

    108th Virginia General Assembly Wikipedia
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