richmond was first used as the capital of virginia on december 24, 1779.
richmond was first used as the capital of virginia on december 24, 1779.
when was richmond first used as the capital of virginia?
december 24, 1779
the capitol at williamsburg served until the american revolutionary war began, when governor thomas jefferson urged that the capital be relocated to richmond. the building was last used as a capitol on december 24, 1779, when the virginia general assembly adjourned to reconvene in 1780 at the new capital, richmond. it was eventually destroyed.









































section::::history.:richmond and state capitol design.









































when it convened in richmond on may 1, 1780, the legislature met in a makeshift building near shockoe bottom. by 1788, the "old capitol" where the virginia ratifying convention met was at the new academy by the chevalier quesnay.
virginia state capitol
in the 2014 city elections, the richmond first party won 3 seats, the richmond community coalition 2, the richmond citizens association one, the rite one and there were two independents. for the richmond board of education, the richmond first won three seats, renew richmond one, richmond community coalition one seat, and there were two independents.









































section::::government.:provincial.









































in the legislative assembly of british columbia, richmond is a stronghold of the bc liberal party. in the most recent provincial election in 2017, the liberals won all four of richmond's electoral districts (richmond north centre, richmond south centre, richmond-queensborough, and richmond-steveston).









































section::::government.:federal.
richmond, british columbia