Eppa Hunton

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(September 22, 1822 — October 11, 1908) Eppa Hunton was a teacher, lawyer, and politician. Hunton was born in Fauquier County, Virginia in 1822. After attending New Baltimore Academy, he taught school for three years while studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and practiced law in Brentsville, Virginia. Hunton advocated for secession while serving in the Virginia convention in 1861. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a colonel and brigadier general. Hunton was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1881. He was then elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of John Barbour. He served in the Senate from May 28, 1892 until March 3, 1895. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000999]

Member of Virginia Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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