▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 9 . ▁G hol son ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁T enth ▁Congress ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Cla ib or ne ▁of ▁Brun sw ick ▁County . ▁He ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁Ele vent h ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁succeed ing ▁Congress es ▁( Nov ember ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁– ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 1 6 ), ▁although ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁red istrict ing ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁census , ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁times ▁from ▁Virginia ' s ▁ 1 8 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁rather ▁than ▁Virginia ' s ▁ 1 7 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁( both ▁con gression al ▁districts ▁having ▁by ▁now ▁become ▁ob sole te ). ▁During ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁the ▁British ▁inv aded ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁and ▁G hol son ▁became ▁a ▁volunte er ▁a ide ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁General ▁Peter ▁Bu ell ▁Por ter . ▁W ounded , ▁he ▁recovered ▁enough ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁office ▁and ▁win ▁re - e lection , ▁although ▁he ▁would ▁ultimately ▁die ▁from ▁its ▁effects ▁two ▁years ▁later . ▁During ▁his ▁final ▁st int ▁( in ▁the ▁Tw elf th ▁Congress ), ▁G hol son ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on