CAPERTON, Hugh, (father of Allen Taylor Caperton), a Representative from Virginia; born in Greenbrier County, Va. (now West Virginia), April 17, 1781; was a planter and also engaged in…
GRIFFIN, Cyrus, a Delegate from Virginia; born in Farnham, Richmond County, Va., July 16, 1748; sent to England to be educated; studied law at the University of Edinburgh and at the Temple in…
SCOTT, Robert Cortez, a Representative from Virginia; born in Washington, D.C., April 30, 1947; graduated from Groton High School; B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1969; J.D.,…
Senate Years of Service: 1804-1809Party: Democratic RepublicanMOORE, Andrew, (father of Samuel McDowell Moore), a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at âCannicello,â near…
Senate Years of Service: 1892-1895Party: DemocratHUNTON, Eppa, a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born near Warrenton, Fauquier County, Va., September 22, 1822; attended New…
WAMPLER, William Creed, a Representative from Virginia; born in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Va., April 21, 1926; attended the public schools in Bristol, Va.; enlisted on May 21, 1943, in the…
PRYOR, Roger Atkinson, a Representative from Virginia; born near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Va., July 19, 1828; was graduated from Hampden-Sidney College, Virginia, in 1845 and from the…
Senate Years of Service: 1817-1819Party: Democratic RepublicanEPPES, John Wayles, (son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson), a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at Eppington,…
MERCER, John Francis, (brother of James Mercer), a Delegate from Virginia and a Representative from Maryland; born at âMarlborough,â Stafford County, Va., on May 17, 1759; after receiving…
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1887; 1893-1895Party: Democrat; DemocratCAMDEN, Johnson Newlon, (father of Johnson Newlon Camden, Jr.), a Senator from West Virginia; born in Collins Settlement,…