Eastern Shore Representatives in the Colonial, the State, and the National Goverments
Eastern Shore Public Library Research Project #3
1-Apr-1978
Colonial Period
By 1634, when Virginia's eight original shires were formed, the Eastern Shore county had for some time been called Accomack. Eight years later, its name was changed to Northampton. When the county was divided in 1662, the lower portion retained the name Northampton, and the upper revived that of Accomack.
Governor's Council:
1625/26-1637	Claiborne, William	Eastern Shore (Accomack)
1635-1640(?)	Graves, Thomas	Accomack
1639-1655	Yeardley, Argoll	Accomack (Northampton)
1641-1654	Littleton, Nathaniel	Accomack (Northampton)
1655-1662	Robins, Obedience	Northampton
1677-1696	Custis, John, II	Northampton
1691-1702	Scarburgh, Charles	Accomack
1699-1713	Custis, John, III	Northampton
1727-1749	Custis, John, IV	Northampton
House of Burgessess:
1623/24	Wilcocks, John	Eastern Shore
	Watkins, Henry	Eastern Shore
1625	none identifiable
1627/28	West, John	Eastern Shore
1629	no burgessess appeared	Eastern Shore
By 1634, when Virginia's eight original shires were formed, the Eastern Shore county had for some time been called Acccomack
House of Burgessess:
1629/30	Graves, Thomas	Accomack
	Scarburgh, Edumnd, I	Accomack
	Robins, Obedience	Accomack
	Bagwell, Henry	Accomack
1631/2	Scarburgh, Edumnd, I	Accomack
	Howe, John	Accomack
1632	Graves, Thomas	Accomack
	Howe, John	Accomack
	Bagwell, Henry	Accomack
	Harmer, Charles	Accomack
1632/3-1633	Scarburgh, Edumnd, I	Accomack
	Howe, John	Accomack
	Saunders, Rober	Accomack
	Wilkinson, John	Accomack
1636	Roper, William	Accomack
1639	Burdett, William	Accomack
1639/40	Robins, Obedience	Accomack
	Neale, John	Accomack
1641	Burdett, William	Accomack
1641/2-1642	Wilkins, John	Accomack
	Neale, John	Accomack
April 1642	Neale, John	Accomack
	Robins, Obedience	Accomack
In 1642 the name of the Eastern Shore county was changed from Accomack to Northampton.
House of Burgessess:
1642/43	Taylor, Phillip	Northampton
	Scarburgh, Edumnd, II	Northampton
16434/44	Roper, William	Northampton
	Douglas, Edward	Northampton
Oct 1644	Robins, Obedience	Northampton
	Douglas, Edward	Northampton
1644/45	Scarburgh, Edmund, II	Northampton
	Charlton, Stephen	Northampton
1645/46	Scarburgh, Edmund, II	Northampton (Speaker)
	Johnson, Thomas	Northampton
Oct 1646	Douglas, Edward	Northampton
	Johnson, Thomas	Northampton
1647/48	Scarburgh, Edmund, II	Northampton
	Charlton, Stephen	Northampton
1649	no burgessess listed	Northampton
1651-1651/2	no burgessess listed	Northampton
April 1652	Robins, Obedience	Northampton
	Scarburgh, Edmund, II	Northampton
	Johnson, Thomas	Northampton
	Jones, William	Northampton
	Hoskins, Anthony	Northampton
Nov 1652	Robins, Obedience	Northampton
	Charlton, Stephen	Northampton
1653	Johnson, Thomas	Northampton
	Melling, William	Northampton
	Horsey, Stephen	Northampton
1654-1655	Walker, Peter	Northampton
	Waters, William	Northampton
	Johnson, Thomas	Northampton
1655/56-1656	Scarburgh, Edmund, II	Northampton
1657/8-1658	Kendall, William	Northampton
	Melling, William	Northampton
	Michell, William	Northampton
	Revell, Randall	Northampton
	Willcox, John	Northampton
1658/59	Stringer, John	Northampton
	Jones, William	Northampton
1659/60	Stringer, John	Northampton
	Scarburgh, Edmund, II	Northampton
	Waters, William	Northampton
1660	no list of burgesses located
In 1662 the Eastern Shore was divided into two counties. The lower portion retained the name Northampton and the upper revived that of Accomack
Northampton:		Accomack:
1660/61-1665	Kendall, William	1663/64-1665	Browne, Devoreux
	Andrews, William		Yeo, Hugh
1666-1676	Kendall, William	1666-1670/71	Scarburgh, Edmund, II
	Savage, John		Yeo, Hugh
1676	no burgesses listed	1670/71-1676	Yeo, Hugh
Feb 1676/77	Custis, John, II	1676	no burgesses listed
	Foxcroft, Isaac	Feb 1676/77	Littleton, Southey
Oct 1677	no burgesses listed		Custis, William
1679	no burgesses listed	Oct 1677	no burgesses listed
1680	Waters, William	1679	no burgesses listed
	Whittington, William	1680-1682	Scarburgh, Charles
1682	Whittington, William	1684	Scarburgh, Charles
1684	Kendall, William		Jennifer, Daniel
	Custis, John, II	1685/86	Anderson, William
1685	Custis, John, III		Jennifer, Daniel
	Foxcroft, Isaac	1688-1691	Scarburgh, Charles
	Kendall, William (Speaker)		Anderson, William
1686	Custis, John, III	1692	Anderson, William
	Foxcroft, Isaac	1692/93	Bayly, Richard
1688	Harmanson, Thomas		Sandford, Samuel
	Kendall, William	1693	Jennifer, Daniel
1691-1692	Robins, John		Washburne, John
	Harmanson, Thomas	1695-1696	Anderson, William
1692/3	Custis, John, III		Washburne, John
	Kendall, William	Sept 1696-1697	Washburne, John
1693-1697	Custis, John, III		Bayly, Richard
	Waters, William	1698	no burgesses appeared
1698-1699	Custis, John, III	1699-1702	Robinson, Tully
	Littleton, Nathaniel		Welbourne, Thomas
1700-1702	Waters, William	1702/3-1705	Robinson, Tully
	Powell, John		Drummond, Richard
1702/3-1705	Nottingham, Benjamin	1705-1706	Washburne, John
	Johnson, Jacob		Wise, John
Oct 1705-1706	Waters, William	1710-1711	Custis, Hancock
	Custis, John, IV		Drummond, Richard
1710-1711	Nottingham, Benjamin	1712-1715	Robinson, Tully
	Floyd, Charles		Drummond, Richard
1712-1714	Waters, William	1718	Robinson, Tully
	Floyd, Charles		Ewell, Solomon
1715	Harmanson, John	1720	Teackle, John
	Floyd, Charles		Ewell, Solomon
1718	Waters, William	1722	Robinson, Tully
	Floyd, Charles		Ewell, Solomon
1720	Waters, William	1723	Robinson, Tully
	Harmanson, George		Scarburgh, Edmund
1722-1723	Harmanson, George	1726	Scarburgh, Henry
	Harmanson, Thomas		Scarburgh, Edmund
1726	Harmanson, George	1727-1730	Anderson, William
	Marshall, Thomas		Parker, Sacker
1727-1730	Bowdoin, Peter	1732	Parker, Sacker
	Marshall, Thomas	1734	Parker, Sacker
1732	Marshall, Thomas		Ewell, Solomon
	not identified	1736	Scarburgh, Henry
1736-1740	Harmanson, Mathew		Parker, Sacker
		1738	Scarburgh, Henry
	Bowdoin, Peter		Scarburgh, Edmund
		1740	Scarburgh, Edmund
			Allen, Edward
1742-1749	Eyre, Littleton	1742	Scarburgh, Henry
			Douglas, George (lost seat to Wm. Andrews who was soon expelled)
		1744	Scarburgh, Henry
	Harmanson, Mathew	Douglas, George
		1745-1747	Douglas, George
			not identified
		1748-1749	Parramore, Thomas
			Allen, Edmund
1752-1761	Eyre, Littleton	1752	Allen, Edmund
			Douglas, George
		1753-1755	Douglas, George
	Kendall, John		Justice, Ralph
		1756-1758	Allen, Edmund
			Justice, Ralph
Nov 1761-1765	Harmanson, John	Sept 1758-1761	Allen, Edmund
	Dalby, Thomas		Parramore, Thomas
1766-May 1769	Harmanson, John	Nov 1761-1771	Parramore, Thomas
	Eyre, Severn		Simpson, Southey
Nov 1769-1772	Burton, John	1772-1774	Simpson, Southey
	Eyre, Severn		Henry, James
1773-1775	Bowdoin, John	1775	Simpson, Southey
	Burton, John		Smith, Isaac
National Period
Continental Congress
1780-1781	Henry, James	Accomack
United States Senate
1865	Segar, Joseph E. (elected, but not seated)	Elizabeth City	Republican
United States House of Representatives
1797-1801	Evans, Thomas	Accomack	Federalist
1801-1803	Stratton, John	Northampton
1813-1815	Bayly, Thomas M.	Accomack	Democrat
1819-1821	Parker, Severn Eyre	Northampton
1833-1844	Wise, Henry A.	Accomack	Jackson Democrat, Whig, Tyler Democrat
1844-1856	Bayly, Thomas Henry	Accomack	State's Rights Democrat
1861-1863	Segar, Joseph E. (reelected 1863, but not seated)	Elizabeth City	Republican
1865	Custis, William H.B. (elected, but not seated)	Accomack	Union Democrat
1881-1885	Garrison, George T.	Accomack	Democrat
1881-1895	Wise, George D.	Richmond City	Democrat
1883-1885	Wise, John Sergeant	At-Large	Readjuster
1887-1891	Browne, T.H. Bayly	Accomack	Republican
1898-1900	Wise, Richard Alsop	Williamsburg	Republican
Virginia Contitutional Conventions
1774	Burton, John	Northampton
	Bowdoin, John                   or Milby, Adiel	Northampton
	Henry, James	Accomack
	Simpson, Southey or Smith Isaac	Accomack
1775	Burton, John	Northampton
	Smith, Isaac	Accomack
1775-1776	Christian, Michael	Northampton
	not represented	Accomack
1776	Savage, George	Northampton
	Savage, Nathaniel L.	Northampton
	Simpson, Southey	Accomack
	Smith, Isaac	Accomack
1788	Eyre, Littleton	Northampton
	Stringer, John	Northampton
	Custis, Edmund	Accomack
	Parker, George	Accomack
1829-1830	Read, Calvin H.	Northampton
	Upshur, Abel Parker	Northampton
	Bayly, Thomas M.	Accomack
	Joynes, Thomas R.	Accomack
These men represented Accomack, Northampton, Mathews, Middlesex & Gloucester Counties. Read died 6 Oct 1829 and was succeeded by William K. Perrin of Gloucester.
1850-1851	Finney, Louis C.H.	Northampton & Accomack
	Wise, Henry A.	Northampton & Accomack
1861	Fisher, Miers W.	Northampton
	Custis, William H.B.	Accomack
	Wise, Henry A.	Princess Anne
1864	Moore, William P.	Northampton
	Dix, William H.	Accomack
	Watson, Arthur	Accomack
1867-1868	Toy, James C.	Northampton
	Snead, Edward K.	Accomack
1901-1902	Kendall, Gilmer S.	Northampton
	Wescott, Nathaniel B.	Accomack
	Thom, Alfred P.	Norfolk
	Wise, George D.	Richmond City
1945	Lowe, Otto	Northampton & Accomack
1956	Gunter, Benjamin T. III	Northampton & Accomack
Virginia Senate
1776	Smith, Isaac	Accomack
1777-1778	Simpson, Southey	Accomack
1779-1782	Avery, Isaac	Northampton
May 1782 -1785	Bayly, Thomas	Accomack
Oct 1785-1788	Avery, Isaac	Northampton
Jun 1788-1792	Joynes, Levin	Accomack
1793-1794	Fulwell, John Lewis	Northampton
1795-1801	Eyre, John	Northampton
Dec 1801-1802	Bayly, Thomas	Accomack
Dec 1802-1809	Bayly, Thomas M.	Accomack
Dec 1809-1813	Upshur, Littleton	Northampton
May 1813-1817	Cropper, John	Accomack
Dec 1817-1819	Parker, Severn Eyre	uncertain
Dec 1819-1821	Patterson, John	Mathews
Dec 1821-1825	Braxton, Carter M.	Mathews
Dec 1825-1829	Jones, William	Gloucester
Dec 1829-1832	Joynes, John G.	Accomack
Dec 1832-1836	Page, John	Williamsburg
Dec 1836-1838	Ellis, Vespasian	Accomack
1839-1840	Poulson, Robert Jacob	Accomack
Dec 1840-1844	Custis, James W.	Accomack
Dec 1844-1848	Garrett, Richard R.	uncertain
Dec 1848-1851	Pitts, Edward P.	Northampton
1852-1855	Parker, John W.H.	Accomack
Dec 1855-1856	Finney, Oswald B.	Accomack
1857-1858	Neale, Hamilton S.	Northampton
	Finney, Oswald B.	Accomack
1859-1863	Finney, Oswald B.	Accomack
1863-1865	Garrison, George T.	Accomack
The people of the northwest counties of Virginia objected to the secession of the commonwealth from the United States. In May 1861 delegates from these counties proclaimed the Restored Government of Virginia at Wheeling, and a year later, they consented to the formation of the State of West Virginia. In the sumer of 1863 the Restored Government of Virginia, now comprised of those counties not a part of West Virginia under Union Control, was removed to Alexandria.
1862 (Wheeling)	Watson, Gillett F.	Accomack
1863 (Alexandria)	Kellam, Thomas Hall	Accomack
1864 (Alexandria)	Powell, Samuel W.	Accomack
1865-1867	Powell, Samuel W.	Accomack
1869-1873	Johnson, Abel T.	Accomack
1874-1877	Finney, Louis C.H.	Accomack
Dec 1877-1879	Walston, Thomas C.	Northampton
Dec 1879-1881	Finney, Oswald B.	Accomack
Dec 1881-1885	Fletcher, Frank	Accomack
Dec 1885-1893	Blackstone, John W.G.	Accomack
Dec 1893-1904	LeCato, George W.	Accomack
Jan 1904-1911	Gunter, Benjamin T. II	Accomack
1912-1923	Mapp, G. Walter	Accomack
1924-1927	Ames, Warner	Accomack
1928-1930	Doughty, George L.	Accomack
1932-1942	Walter, Jefferson F.	Accomack
1944-1950	Gunter, Benjamin T. III	Accomack
1952-1955	Etheridge, V. Alfred	Princess Anne
1956-1967	Ames, E. Almer Jr.	Accomack
1968-	Fears, William Earl	Accomack
Virginia House of Delegates
Northampton:		Accomack:
1776	Savage, George	1776	Henry, James
	Savage, Nathaniel L.		Simpson, Southey
1777-Jan 1778	Parsons, Thomas		Smith, Isaac             (elected to Senate)
	Savage, Nathaniel L.
1778	Avery, Isaac	1777-Jan 1778	Arbuckle, James
	Bowdoin, John		Henry, James
1779	Stratton, John	1778	Smith, Isaac
	Tompkins, Bennett		Teackle, John
1780-1781	Guy, Henry	1779	Henry, James
	Stratton, John		Teackle, John
May 1781-1782	Bowdoin, John	1780-1781	Evans, Thomas
	Christian, Michael		Bayly, Thomas
1783	Avery, Isaac	May 1781-1782	Stewart, George
	Bowdoin, John		Bayly, Thomas
1784-1785	Eyre, Littleton	1782-1783	Outten, Abraham
	Tompkins, Bennett		Parramore, Thomas
Oct 1785-1786	Tompkins, Bennett	1784-1787	Cropper, John
	Stith, Griffin		Parramore, Thomas
Oct 1786-1787	Eyre, Littleton	Oct 1787-Jan 1788	Cropper, John
	Stith, Griffin		Custis, Edmund
Oct 1787-1788	Eyre, Littleton	1788	Custis, Edmund
	Stringer, John		Pitts, Jabez
Jun 1788-1791	Guy, Henry	1789	Custis, Edmund
	Stringer, John		Custis, Thomas
1792	Guy, Henry	1790	Cropper, John
	Stratton, John		Custis, Thomas
1793	Darby, Nathaniel	1791-1793	Kerr, John Shepherd
	Guy, Henry		Wise, John
1794	Stratton, John	1794-1796	Evans, Thomas
	Stringer, John		Wise, John (Speaker)
1795-1796	Parramore, Thomas	1797-1798	Wharton, John
	Startton, John		Wise, John (Speaker)
1797-1798	Stratton, John	Dec 1798-1801	Bayly, Thomas M.
	Upshur, John		Wise, John (Speaker)
Dec 1798-1799	Darby, Nathaniel	Dec 1801-1802	Henderson, John
	Upshur, John		Parker, John A.
Dec 1799-1800	Darby, Nathaniel	Dec 1802-1803	Finney, John
	Satchell, William		Parker, John A.
Dec 1800-1802	Darby, Nathaniel	Dec 1803-1804	Finney, John
	Pitts, Major S.		Stockley, Charles
Dec 1802-1803	Dunton, Rickards Jr.	Dec 1804-1805	Bayly, Richard D.
	Pitts, Major S.		Finney, John
Dec 1803-1804	Dunton, Rickards Jr.	Dec 1805-1806	Finney, John
	Satchell, Charles S.		Read, John
Dec 1804-1805	Satchell, Charles S.	Dec 1806-1807	Read, John
	Upshur, Caleb Brown		Scarburgh, Edward K.
Dec 1805-1806	Harmanson, John H.	Dec 1807-1808	Read, John
	Upshur, Caleb Brown		Joynes, John G.
Dec 1806-1807	Dunton, Rickards Jr.	Dec 1808-1809	Joynes, John G.
	Harmanson, John H.		Parker, William
Dec 1807-1808	Dunton, Rickards Jr.	Dec 1809-1810	Joynes, John G. (became Sheriff)
	Upshur, Littleton		Parker, Severn Eyre
Dec 1808-1809	Snead, Charles		Scarburgh, William M.
	Upshur, Littleton	Dec 1810-1811	Finney, John
Dec 1809-1811	Dunton, William		Parker, Severn Eyre
	Parker, George	Dec 1811-1812	Joynes, Thomas R.
Dec 1811-1812	Baker, Leonard		Parker, Severn Eyre
	Dunton, William	Nov 1812-1813	Custis, William R.
Dec 1812-1813	Kendall, George T.		Joynes, Thomas R.
	Upshur, Abel Parker	Dec 1813-1814	Downing, Samuel
May 1813-1814	Kendall, George T.		Wise, George Douglas
	Parramore, John C.	Oct 1814-1815	Drummond, John P.
Oct 1814-1816	Parramore, John C.		Joynes, Levin L.
	Wilson, Harold L.	Dec 1815-1816	Finney, John
Nov 1816-1817	Upshur, Littleton		Wise, George Douglas
	Wilson, Harold L.	Nov 1816-1817	Drummond, John P.
Dec 1817-1818	Wilson, Harold L.		Wise, George Douglas
	Wilson, Edward H.C.	Dec 1817-1818	Bayne, John F. (died)
Dec 1818-1819	Pitts, Major S.		Revell, Edward A.
	Upshur, Littleton		Teackle, James J.
Dec 1819-1821	Dunton, William	Dec 1818-1819	Teackle, James J.
	Nottingham, Smith		Finney, John
Dec 1821-1822	Dunton, William	Dec 1819-1820	Drummond, John P.
	Stratton, John N.		Bayly, Thomas M.
Dec 1822-1823	Stratton, John N.	Dec 1820-1821	Teackle, James J.
	Turner, James S.		Drummond, John P.
Dec 1823-1824	Dunton, William	Dec 1821-1823	Drummond, John P.
	Nottingham, Smith		Wise, Tully Robinson
Dec 1824-1826	Dunton, William	Dec 1823-1826	Drummond, John P.
	Upshur, Abel Parker		Fletcher, Henry
Dec 1826-1827	Upshur, Abel Parker (resigned)	Dec 1826-1827	Drummond, John P.
	Dunton, William		Rogers, Levin
	Stratton, John N.	Dec 1827-1828	Drummond, John P.
Dec 1827-1828	Bayly, John H.		Fletcher, Spencer D.
	Simpkins, William J.	Dec 1828-1831	Bayly, Thomas M.
Dec 1828-1829	Parker, Severn Eyre		Drummond, John P.
	Read, Calvin H.	Dec 1831-1832	Drummond, John P.
Dec 1829-1830	Dunton, William		Grinnalds, Southey
	Fisher, Miers W.	Dec 1832-1833	Coleburn, Thomas A.
Dec 1830-1831	Usphur, Littleton		Riley, John F.
		Dec 1833-1834	Drummond, John P.
Dec 1831-1832	Fisher, Miers W.		Poulson, Robert J.
		Dec 1834-1836	Drummond, John P.
Dec 1832-1834	Dunton, William		Grinnalds, Southey
		Dec 1836-1838	Bayly, Thomas H.
Dec 1834-1836	Parker, Severn Eyre		Poulson, Robert J.
		1839-1841	Bayly, Thomas H.
Dec 1836-1838	Segar, Joseph E.		Cropper, Thomas T.
		Dec 1841-1842	Ailworth, John B.
1839-1854	Yerby, George T.		Bayly, Thomas H.
		Dec 1842- 1844	Ailworth, John B.
			Custis, William H.B.
		Dec 1844-1845	Poulson, Robert J.
			Pitts, Edward P.
		Dec 1845-1846	Custis, John H.
			Custis, William H.B.
		Dec 1846-1847	Custis, James W.
			Finney, William B.
		Dec 1847-1848	Allen, Edmund R.
			Custis, John H.
		Dec 1848-1849	Finney, Louis C.H.
			Nock, Littleton
		Dec 1849-1851	Allen, Edmund R.
			Finney, Louis C.H.
		1852	Mapp, Edwin T.
		1853-1854	Finney, Oswald B.
1855-1856	Spady, Edgar J.	1855-1856	Watson, Arthur
1857-1861	Yerby, George T.	1857-1858	Nock, Littleton
		1859-1861	Watson, Arthur
Dec 1861-1863	Spady, Edgar J.	Dec 1861-1863	Garrison, George T.
Sep 1863-1865	Scott, Thomas M.	Sep 1863-1865	Parramore, Thomas C.
The people of the northwest counties of Virginia objected to the secession of the commonwealth from the United States. In May 1861 delegates from these counties proclaimed the Restored Government of Virginia at Wheeling, and a year later, they consented to the formation of the State of West Virginia. In the sumer of 1863 the Restored Government of Virginia, now comprised of those counties not a part of West Virginia under Union Control, was removed to Alexandria.
Northampton:		Accomack:
1862      (Wheeling)	Costin, Robert S.	1862-1863 (Wheeling)	Powell, Samuel W.
1862-1863 (Wheeling)	Dunton, George B.	1863-1864 (Alexandria)	Gibbons, William H.
1863-1864 (Alexandria)	Birch, John R.	Dec 1865-1867	Fields, J.W.                      Kellam, Thomas Hall
Dec 1865-1867	Peed, William J.F.	1869-1871	Parramore, Thomas G. (resigned)
1869-1871	Toy, James C.		Bagwell, Edmund R.
			Read, John R.
Dec 1871-1879	Carter, Peter J.	1871-1873	Bagwell, Edmund R.
			Fletcher, Spencer D.
		1874-1875	Bagwell, Edmund R.
			Neely, John
		Dec 1875-1877	Bagwell, Edmund R. (died)
			Neely, John
			Parsons, John D.
		Dec 1877-1879	Finney, Oswald B.
			Johnson, Abel T.
After 1879 the membership of the Virginia General Assembly was reduced. While Accomack County retained her delegate, Northampton joined Accomack in electing a "floater." By gentlemen's agreement the "floater" was always a resident of Northampton.
Northampton:		Accomack:
Dec 1879-1881	Downes, Thomas A.	Dec 1879-1881	Edmonds, John W.
Dec 1881-1885	Wilkins, John T. Jr.	Dec 1881-1883	Kellam, William P.
Dec 1885-1893	Wilkins, Soutey S.	Dec 1883-1887	Wescott, Teackle T.
Dec 1893-1899	Smith, Charles	Dec 1887-1889	Ewell, Augustus D.F.
Dec 1899-1904	Nottingham, John E.	Dec 1889-1891	Brodwater, Joseph E.
Jan 1904-1906	Smith, Charles	Dec 1891-1893	White, David Frank
Jan 1906-1908	Wilkins, John T. III	Dec 1893-1895	Russell, Thomas W.
1910-1912	Fitzhugh, William B.	Dec 1895-1904	Matthews, S. Wilkins
1914	Robertson, Thomas B.	Jan 1904-1910	Rew, John R.
1916	Floyd, G. Fred	1912-1927	Rew, J. Harry
1918-1919	Fitzhugh, William B.	1928	Ayres, B. Drummond
		1930-1933	Davis, Levin Nock
1920-1924	Nottingham, John E. Jr.	1934-1936/37	White, Roy D.
		1938	Godwin, Wrendo M.
1926-1933	Topping, J. Warren	1940-1942	Davis, Levin Nock
		1944-1947	Copes, Peter Davis
1934-1966	Adams, Howard Hanson	1956-1962	Shreves, Melvin
		1963-1966	McMath, George M.
Northampton and Accomack:
1966-1977	McMath, George N.	Accomack
1978-	Bloxom, Robert S.	Accomack