Auburn L. Pridemore
| Auburn Lorenzo Pridemore | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th district |
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In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
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| Preceded by | William Terry |
| Succeeded by | James Richmond |
| Member of the Virginia Senate | |
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In office 1871 – 1875 |
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| Preceded by | George H. Kendrick |
| Succeeded by | Henry C. Slemp |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 27, 1837 Scott County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 1900 (aged 62) Jonesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
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| Allegiance |
 Virginia Confederate States
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Virginia Militia Confederate States Army
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| Rank |
 Colonel (CSA) |
| Commands | 21st Virginia Infantry Battalion 64th Virginia Infantry |
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Auburn Lorenzo Pridemore (June 27, 1837 – May 17, 1900) was a nineteenth-century Virginia lawyer who served in the Virginia Senate and in the United States House of Representatives representing Virginia's 9th congressional district.
Born in Scott County, Virginia on June 27, 1837 to mountain farmer Daniel Pridemore and his wife Mary Ann Ingram, Pridemore had an older brother Hiram Demothensese Pridemore (1833-1892) and a sister Sarah Eleanor Pridemore (1842-1859). Despite his brother's classical name, he assisted on the family farm and received a limited education as a child.
He married Caladonia Justine Hill (daughter of a land agent in Jonesville) on February 24, 1869, but she died giving birth to their daughter Mary Ingram Pridemore Sewell (1869-1931). He lived with his in-laws, then married Lucy E. Crockett on June 27, 1875, who gave birth to Hiram Hagan Pridemore (1876-1926).
During the Civil War, Pridemore raised a company of volunteer infantry for the Pound Gap battalion of the Confederate Army and was commissioned as its captain on October 17, 1861. In June, 1862 he received a promotion to major. Following a reorganization after the Battle of the Cumberland Gap, his unit was reconstituted as Company S of the 64th Virginia Mounted Infantry under Colonel Campbell Slemp and Pridemore became a lieutenant colonel on December 14, 1862. He was promoted to full colonel on February 5, 1864 and commanded the 64th Virginia Cavalry until the end of the war.
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