Allen T. Caperton
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United States Senator from West Virginia |
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In office March 4, 1875 – July 26, 1876 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Boreman |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Price |
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Confederate States Senator from Virginia |
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In office January 22, 1864 – May 10, 1865 |
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| Preceded by | William B. Preston |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Monroe County | |
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In office December 7, 1857 – December 2, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Wilson Lively |
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In office December 6, 1841 – December 5, 1842 |
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| Preceded by | Augustus A. Chapman |
| Succeeded by | William Adair |
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Allen Taylor Caperton November 21, 1810 Union, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia) |
| Died | July 26, 1876 (aged 65) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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University of Virginia Yale University |
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 served in the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia State Senate before the American Civil War. During the Civil War, he served as a Confederate States Senator.
Caperton, 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.
Caperton served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1841-1842. He was elected a member of the Virginia Senate in 1844, and served 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.
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