Caperton was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1841–1842. He was elected a member of the Virginia Senate in 1844 and sat until 1848. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates again from 1857 to 1861. In 1850, he was a delegate to the State constitutional convention. In 1861, he was a member of the Virginia Secession Convention.
During the Civil War, he was elected by the legislature of Virginia to be a member of the Confederate States Senate in which he sat until 1865.
After the war, he was the first ex-Confederate elected to the United States Senate, entering office as a Democrat from West Virginia, from March 4, 1875, until his death in Washington, D.C., on July 26, 1876. He was interred in Green Hill Cemetery in Union, West Virginia.
allen, caperton, allen, taylor, caperton, november, 1810, july, 1876, american, politician, united, states, senator, from, state, west, virginia, 1875, 1876, member, democratic, party, been, virginia, house, delegates, virginia, state, senate, before, american. 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 Allen T CapertonUnited States Senatorfrom West VirginiaIn office March 4 1875 July 26 1876Preceded byArthur BoremanSucceeded bySamuel PriceConfederate States Senatorfrom VirginiaIn office January 22 1864 May 10 1865Preceded byWilliam B PrestonSucceeded byConstituency abolishedMember of the Virginia House of Delegates from Monroe CountyIn office December 7 1857 December 2 1861Preceded byAlexander ClarkeSucceeded byWilson LivelyIn office December 6 1841 December 5 1842Preceded byAugustus A ChapmanSucceeded byWilliam AdairPersonal detailsBornAllen Taylor Caperton 1810 11 21 November 21 1810Union Virginia U S now West Virginia DiedJuly 26 1876 1876 07 26 aged 65 Washington D C U S Political partyDemocraticAlma materUniversity of VirginiaYale University Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editCaperton son of Hugh Caperton and Jane Erskine was born near Union Monroe County West Virginia now West Virginia on November 21 1810 At the age of 14 he traveled by horseback to Huntsville Alabama to attend school He later graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville then graduated from Yale College in 1832 He studied law in Staunton Virginia was admitted to the bar and practiced law He was married to Harriett Echols Political career editCaperton was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1841 1842 He was elected a member of the Virginia Senate in 1844 and sat until 1848 He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates again from 1857 to 1861 In 1850 he was a delegate to the State constitutional convention In 1861 he was a member of the Virginia Secession Convention During the Civil War he was elected by the legislature of Virginia to be a member of the Confederate States Senate in which he sat until 1865 After the war he was the first ex Confederate elected to the United States Senate entering office as a Democrat from West Virginia from March 4 1875 until his death in Washington D C on July 26 1876 He was interred in Green Hill Cemetery in Union West Virginia His residence near Union Elmwood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 1 See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1790 1899 References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 United States Congress Allen T Caperton id C000130 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on March 23 2009External links editWorks by or about Allen T Caperton at Internet Archive Allen T Caperton at Find a Grave Confederate States Senate Preceded byWilliam Preston Confederate States Senator Class 2 from Virginia1864 1865 Served alongside Robert Hunter Constituency abolished U S Senate Preceded byArthur Boreman U S senator Class 1 from West VirginiaMarch 4 1875 July 26 1876 Served alongside Henry Davis Succeeded bySamuel Price Portals nbsp American Civil War nbsp Biography nbsp Politics nbsp Virginia nbsp This article about a Virginia politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a West Virginia politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Allen T Caperton amp oldid 1219703518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
