January 12, 1916 (1916-01-12) – March 18, 1916 (1916-03-18)
The 109th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the
Virginia state government from 1916 to 1918, after the
1915 state elections. It convened in
Richmond for one session, which started on January 12, 1916, and ended on March 18, 1916.[1][2]
Background
The 1916 General Assembly took place during the latter half of
Henry Carter Stuart's governorship. It was the last full session during which
J. Taylor Ellyson served as
lieutenant governor and president of the state senate; as of 2013, he is the only person in Virginia history to have served three terms in that office.
On November 1, 1916, seven months after the body adjourned, statewide
prohibition went into effect. Senator
G. Walter Mapp and temperance advocate
James Cannon, Jr. (not to be confused with Senator
James E. Cannon) drafted the final bill after voters endorsed a referendum in September 1914.
January 12, 1916 (1916-01-12) – March 18, 1916 (1916-03-18)
The 109th Virginia General Assembly was the meeting of the legislative branch of the
Virginia state government from 1916 to 1918, after the
1915 state elections. It convened in
Richmond for one session, which started on January 12, 1916, and ended on March 18, 1916.[1][2]
Background
The 1916 General Assembly took place during the latter half of
Henry Carter Stuart's governorship. It was the last full session during which
J. Taylor Ellyson served as
lieutenant governor and president of the state senate; as of 2013, he is the only person in Virginia history to have served three terms in that office.
On November 1, 1916, seven months after the body adjourned, statewide
prohibition went into effect. Senator
G. Walter Mapp and temperance advocate
James Cannon, Jr. (not to be confused with Senator
James E. Cannon) drafted the final bill after voters endorsed a referendum in September 1914.