Henry T. Wickham

Henry T. Wickham
Portrait of Wickham, 1924
President pro tempore
of the Senate of Virginia
In office
January 12, 1938 – March 5, 1943
Preceded bySaxon W. Holt
Succeeded byRobert O. Norris Jr.
In office
December 1, 1897 – January 8, 1908
Preceded byWilliam Lovenstein
Succeeded byEdward Echols
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 31st district
In office
January 8, 1936 – March 5, 1943
Preceded byRobert O. Norris Jr.
Succeeded byThomas H. Blanton
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
February 28, 1923 – January 8, 1936
Preceded byCharles U. Gravatt
Succeeded byWilliam A. Wright
In office
December 4, 1889 – January 8, 1908
Preceded byWilliams C. Wickham
Succeeded byCharles U. Gravatt
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Hanover County
In office
December 3, 1879 – December 7, 1881
Succeeded byRichard H. Cardwell
Personal details
Born
Henry Taylor Wickham

(1849-12-17)December 17, 1849
Hanover County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMarch 5, 1943(1943-03-05) (aged 93)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElise Warwick Barksdale
Alma materWashington College
University of Virginia
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Henry Taylor Wickham (December 17, 1849 – March 5, 1943) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1879–1880), as well as the Virginia Senate (1890 to 1908 and 1923 to 1943).[1] Until 2012, when he was surpassed by Charles J. Colgan, he was the longest serving member in the history of that body.

  1. ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915) vol. 4, pp. 74-76