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Hugh CAPERTON, Congress, VA (1781-1847)

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…

Cyrus GRIFFIN, Congress, VA (1748-1810)

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…

Robert Cortez SCOTT, Congress, VA (1947)

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.,…

Andrew MOORE, Congress, VA (1752-1821)

Senate Years of Service: 1804-1809Party: Democratic RepublicanMOORE, Andrew, (father of Samuel McDowell Moore), a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at ‘Cannicello,’ near…

Eppa HUNTON, Congress, VA (1822-1908)

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…

William Creed WAMPLER, Congress, VA (1926)

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…

Roger Atkinson PRYOR, Congress, VA (1828-1919)

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…

John Wayles EPPES, Congress, VA (1773-1823)

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,…

John Francis MERCER, Congress, VA (1759-1821)

MERCER, John Francis, (brother of James Mercer), a Delegate from Virginia and a Representative from Maryland; born at “Marlborough,” Stafford County, Va., on May 17, 1759; after receiving…

Johnson Newlon CAMDEN, Congress, WV (1828-1908)

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,…