Eppa Hunton
| Eppa Hunton II | |
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United States Senator from Virginia |
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In office May 28, 1892 – March 4, 1895 |
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| Preceded by | John S. Barbour, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Thomas S. Martin |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1881 |
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| Preceded by | William Terry |
| Succeeded by | John S. Barbour, Jr. |
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September 22, 1822 Warrenton, Virginia |
| Died | October 11, 1908 (aged 86) Richmond, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Caroline Weir |
| Profession | Lawyer, military officer, politician |
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 Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Virginia Militia Confederate States Army
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| Rank |
 Brigadier general (Virginia) Brigadier General (CSA) |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Eppa Hunton II (September 22, 1822 – October 11, 1908) was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
Hunton was born near Warrenton, Virginia, on September 22, 1822, to Eppa Sr. and Elizabeth Mary (Brent) Hunton (married June 22, 1811, in Fauquier County), who had twelve children in all.
After graduating from the New Baltimore Academy, he taught school for three years, then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1843, commencing practice in Brentsville, Virginia. He became prominent as a colonel, and later brigadier general, in the Virginia militia and as a Commonwealth's attorney for Prince William County (1849–1861).
In 1848, Hunton was married to Lucy Caroline Weir (February 20, 1825 – September 4, 1899), daughter of Robert and Clara Boothe Weir. They had two children:
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