AKA Eppa Hunton II

Born: 24-Sep-1822
Birthplace: Warrenton, VA
Died: 11-Oct-1908
Location of death: Richmond, VA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Representative and Senator from Virginia

Military service: Confederate Army (8th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, Brig. Gen.)

Father: Eppa Hunton
Mother: Elizabath Mary Brent
Wife: Lucy Caroline Weir (m. 1848, d. 4-Sep-1899, one daughter one son)
Daughter: Elizabeth Boothe Hunton (b. 20-Jun-1853, d. 30-Sep-1854)
Son: Eppa Hunton III (attorney, b. 14-Apr-1855, d. 5-Mar-1932)

    High School: New Baltimore Academy

    US Senator, Virginia (appointed, 28-May-1892 to 3-Mar-1895)
    US Congressman, Virginia 8th (4-Mar-1873 to 3-Mar-1881)
    Virginia State Official Commonwealth Attorney, Prince William County (1849-61)
    Virginia Bar Association 1843
    Slaveowners

Author of books:
The Autobiography of Eppa Hunton (1933)

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