John Clopton was U.S. Representative · VA · District 23, with 14.4 years in office on record. No comparable recorded votes are available.

JC
Party
Democratic-Republican (1795–1817)
Office
Former: U.S. Representative · VA · District 23
State / district
Virginia · District 23
Years served
14.4 years, since 1795 until 1817
Born
Feb 7, 1756
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180018401880192019602000HouseU.S. Representative · VA · District 13: Dec 7, 1795 to Mar 3, 1797, Democratic-RepublicanU.S. Representative · VA · District 13: May 15, 1797 to Mar 3, 1799, Democratic-RepublicanU.S. Representative · VA · District 13: Dec 7, 1801 to Mar 3, 1803, Democratic-RepublicanU.S. Representative · VA · District 22: Oct 17, 1803 to Mar 3, 1805, Democratic-RepublicanU.S. Representative · VA · District 22: Dec 2, 1805 to Mar 3, 1807, Democratic-RepublicanU.S. Representative · VA · District 22: Oct 26, 1807 to Mar 3, 1809, Democratic-RepublicanU.S. Representative · VA · District 22: May 22, 1809 to Mar 3, 1811, Democratic-RepublicanU.S. Representative · VA · District 22: Nov 4, 1811 to Mar 3, 1813, Democratic-RepublicanU.S. Representative · VA · District 23: May 24, 1813 to Mar 3, 1815, Democratic-RepublicanU.S. Representative · VA · District 23: Dec 4, 1815 to Mar 3, 1817, Democratic-Republican
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Terms of office
FromToOfficePartyHow it began
Dec 4, 1815Mar 3, 1817U.S. Representative · VA · District 23Democratic-Republican—
May 24, 1813Mar 3, 1815U.S. Representative · VA · District 23Democratic-Republican—
Nov 4, 1811Mar 3, 1813U.S. Representative · VA · District 22Democratic-Republican—
May 22, 1809Mar 3, 1811U.S. Representative · VA · District 22Democratic-Republican—
Oct 26, 1807Mar 3, 1809U.S. Representative · VA · District 22Democratic-Republican—
Dec 2, 1805Mar 3, 1807U.S. Representative · VA · District 22Democratic-Republican—
Oct 17, 1803Mar 3, 1805U.S. Representative · VA · District 22Democratic-Republican—
Dec 7, 1801Mar 3, 1803U.S. Representative · VA · District 13Democratic-Republican—
May 15, 1797Mar 3, 1799U.S. Representative · VA · District 13Democratic-Republican—
Dec 7, 1795Mar 3, 1797U.S. Representative · VA · District 13Democratic-Republican—

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain), record updated Nov 13, 2026.

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  • Terms, party history, committees and links: congress-legislators, record updated Nov 13, 2026.
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