Eppa Hunton

Eppa Hunton (born September 22, 1822 in Warrenton , Virginia , † October 11, 1908 in Richmond , Virginia) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ). He represented the state of Virginia in the US Senate .

Professional career

Hunton was born near Warrenton and later attended the New Baltimore Academy where he studied law. He was admitted in 1843 as a lawyer and began in Brentsville to work. From 1849 to 1861 he worked as a prosecutor for Prince William County . In 1861 he became a member of the Virginia Convention in Richmond .

Eppa Hunton served in the Virginia Militia first as a colonel and later as a general . In the Confederate Army , he joined as a colonel of the 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment and was after the Battle of Gettysburg to brigadier general appointed and made up to the end of the Civil War his service.

Political career

As a member of the Democratic Party , he was elected to the 43rd Congress and sat there from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1881 in the following three congresses. During his tenure, he presided over the Revolutionary Pensions Committee (44th Congress) and the District of Columbia Committee (46th Congress). He decided against re-election in 1880. In 1877 he was appointed to the fifteen-member commission that had to decide on the outcome of the presidential election in 1876 .

The vacancy in the US Senate created by the death of Senator John S. Barbour was taken up by Hunton. Thus he represented his state from May 28, 1892 to March 3, 1895 in the Senate. However, he did not stand for re-election in 1894.

Eppa Hunton died in Richmond on October 11, 1908 and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery .

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SURNAME	Hunton, Eppa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 22, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH	Warrenton , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	October 11, 1908
Place of death	Richmond , Virginia