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List of United States Senators from Virginia

Virginia ratified the Constitution on June 25, 1788. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union, but Senators representing its western counties continued to sit until March 1863. Virginia's Senate seats were again filled from January 1870.

List of Senators

Senator Lived Party Class Years Served Notes
George F. Allen (b. 1952) Republican 1st 2001-2007 Defeated for re-election
William S. Archer (1789-1855) Whig 2nd 1841-1847 Defeated for re-election
James Barbour (1775-1842) Democratic-Republican 1st 1815-1823
Crawford Republican 1823-1825
Jackson Republican 1825 Appointed Secretary of War
John S. Barbour, Jr. (1820-1892) Democratic 2nd 1889-1892 Died
Lemuel J. Bowden (1815-1864) Unionist 1st 1863-1864 Died
Richard Brent (1757-1814) Democratic-Republican 1st 1809-1814 Defeated; died
Thomas G. Burch (1869-1951) Democratic 2nd 1946 Not a candidate for re-election
Harry F. Byrd (1887-1966) Democratic 1st 1933-1965 Resigned
Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (b. 1914) Democratic 1st 1965-1971
Independent 1971-1983 Not a candidate for re-election
John S. Carlile (1817-1878) Unionist 2nd 1861-1865 Representation suspended
John W. Daniel (1842-1910) Democratic 1st 1887-1910 Died
John W. Eppes (1773-1823) Democratic-Republican 2nd 1817-1819 Resigned due to poor health
William B. Giles (1762-1830) Democratic-Republican 1st 1804
2nd 1804-1815 Resigned
E. Carter Glass (1858-1946) Democratic 2nd 1920-1946 Died
William Grayson (1740-1790) Anti-Administration 1st 1789-1790 Died
Robert M. T. Hunter (1809-1887) Democratic 2nd 1847-1861 Expelled
Eppa Hunton, Jr. (1822-1908) Democratic 2nd 1892-1895 Not a candidate for re-nomination
John W. Johnston (1818-1889) Democratic 2nd 1870-1883 Defeated for re-election
Richard H. Lee (1732-1794) Anti-Administration 2nd 1789-1792 Resigned to private life
Benjamin W. Leigh (1781-1849) National Republican 2nd 1834-1836 Resigned
John F. Lewis (1818-1895) Republican 1st 1870-1875 Not a candidate for re-election
William Mahone (1826-1895) Readjuster 1st 1881-1887 Defeated for re-election
Thomas S. Martin (1847-1919) Democratic 2nd 1895-1919 Died
Armistead T. Mason (1787-1819) Democratic-Republican 2nd 1816-1817 Defeated
James Murray Mason (1798-1871) Democratic 1st 1847-1861 Expelled
Stevens T. Mason (1760-1803) Anti-Administration 1st 1794-1795
Democratic-Republican 1795-1803 Died
James Monroe (1758-1831) Anti-Administration 1st 1790-1794 Appointed Minister to France
Andrew Moore (1752-1821) Democratic-Republican 2nd 1804
1st 1804-1809
Wilson C. Nicholas (1761-1820) Democratic-Republican 2nd 1799-1804 Appointed Norfolk Port Collector
Richard E. Parker (1783-1840) Democratic 2nd 1836-1837 Appointed to Virginia Court of Appeals
Isaac S. Pennybacker (1805-1845) Democratic 1st 1845-1847 Died
James Pleasants (1769-1836) Democratic-Republican 2nd 1819-1822 Elected Governor of Virginia
John Randolph (1773-1833) Jackson Republican 1st 1825-1827 Elected to U.S. House
Harrison H. Riddleberger (1844-1890) Readjuster 2nd 1883-1889 Not a candidate for re-election
William C. Rives (1793-1868) Jacksonian 2nd 1832-1833
Democratic 1833-1834 Resigned
1st 1836-1839 Not a candidate for re-election
Whig 1841-1845 Resigned
William H. Roane (1787-1845) Democratic 2nd 1837-1841 Defeated for re-election
Charles S. Robb (b. 1939) Democratic 1st 1989-2001 Defeated for re-election
Absalom W. Robertson (1887-1971) Democratic 2nd 1946-1966 Defeated; Resigned
William L. Scott (1915-1997) Republican 2nd 1973-1979 Resigned
William B. Spong, Jr. (1920-1993) Democratic 2nd 1966-1973 Defeated for re-election
Claude A. Swanson (1862-1939) Democratic 1st 1910-1933 Appointed Secretary of the Navy
John Taylor (1753-1824) Anti-Administration 2nd 1792-1794 Resigned
Democratic-Republican 1st 1803 Not a candidate for re-election
2nd 1822-1823
Crawford Republican 1823-1824 Died
Henry Tazewell (1753-1799) Anti-Administration 2nd 1794-1795
Democratic-Republican 2nd 1795-1799 Died
Littleton W. Tazewell (1774-1860) Jackson Republican 2nd 1824-1829
Jacksonian 1829-1832 Resigned
Paul S. Trible, Jr. (b. 1946) Republican 1st 1983-1989 Not a candidate for re-election
John Tyler, Jr. (1790-1862) Jackson Republican 1st 1827-1829
Jacksonian 1829-1833
National Republican 1833-1836 Resigned
Abraham B. Venable (1758-1811) Democratic-Republican 1st 1803-1804 Resigned for business pursuits
John Walker (1744-1809) Pro-Administration 1st 1790 Not a candidate for re-election
John W. Warner (b. 1927) Republican 2nd 1979-Current Incumbent
James H. Webb, Jr. (b. 1946) Democratic 1st 2007-Current Incumbent
Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900) Unionist 1st 1861-1863 Elected from West Virginia
Robert E. Withers (1821-1907) Democratic 1st 1875-1881 Defeated for re-election

Superlative Senators

Longest serving Senators

Senator First served Last served Length of service
Harry F. Byrd March 4, 1933 November 10, 1965 32 years, 8 months, 6 days
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E. Carter Glass February 20, 1920 May 28, 1946 26 years, 3 months, 8 days
Thomas S. Martin March 4, 1895 November 12, 1919 24 years, 8 months, 8 days
John W. Daniel March 4, 1887 June 29, 1910 23 years, 3 months, 25 days

Shortest serving Senators

Senator First served Last served Length of service
Richard E. Parker December 15, 1836 February 13, 1837 0 years, 1 month, 29 days
Thomas G. Burch May 31, 1946 November 5, 1946 0 years, 5 months, 5 days
Abraham B. Venable December 7, 1803 June 7, 1804 0 years, 6 months, 0 days
John Walker March 31, 1790 November 9, 1790 0 years, 7 months, 9 days
Lemuel J. Bowden March 4, 1863 January 2, 1864 0 years, 9 months, 29 days

Youngest Senators

Senator Date of birth First served Age
Armistead T. Mason August 4, 1787 January 3, 1816 28 years, 4 months, 30 days
James Monroe April 28, 1758 November 9, 1790 32 years, 6 months, 9 days
Stevens T. Mason December 29, 1760 November 17, 1794 33 years, 10 months, 19 days
Paul S. Trible, Jr. December 29, 1946 January 3, 1983 36 years, 0 months, 5 days
John Tyler, Jr. March 29, 1790 March 4, 1827 36 years, 11 months, 3 days

Oldest Senators

Senator Date of birth Last served Age
E. Carter Glass January 4, 1858 May 28, 1946 88 years, 4 months, 24 days
John W. Warner February 18, 1927 Currently serving &Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "["81 years, &0000000000000253.000000253 days (As of today)
Absalom W. Robertson May 27, 1887 December 30, 1966 79 years, 7 months, 3 days
Harry F. Byrd June 10, 1887 November 10, 1965 78 years, 5 months, 0 days
Thomas G. Burch July 3, 1869 May 31, 1946 76 years, 10 months, 28 days
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