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Allen T. Caperton
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Allen Taylor Caperton (November 21, 1810 – July 26, 1876) was an American politician who was a United States senator from the State of West Virginia in 1875–1876. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He had been in the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia State Senate before the American Civil War. During the Civil War, he was a Confederate States senator.
Quick Facts United States Senator from West Virginia, Preceded by ...
Allen T. Caperton | |
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United States Senator from West Virginia | |
In office March 4, 1875 – July 26, 1876 | |
Preceded by | Arthur Boreman |
Succeeded by | Samuel Price |
Confederate States Senator from Virginia | |
In office January 22, 1864 – May 10, 1865 | |
Preceded by | William B. Preston |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Monroe County | |
In office December 7, 1857 – December 2, 1861 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Clarke |
Succeeded by | Wilson Lively |
In office December 6, 1841 – December 5, 1842 | |
Preceded by | Augustus A. Chapman |
Succeeded by | William Adair |
Personal details | |
Born | Allen Taylor Caperton (1810-11-21)November 21, 1810 Union, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia) |
Died | July 26, 1876(1876-07-26) (aged 65) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Virginia Yale University |
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