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Allen Taylor CAPERTON, Congress, WV (1810-1876)

Senate Years of Service: 1875-1876 Party: Democrat CAPERTON Allen Taylor , a Senator from West Virginia; born near Union, Monroe County, Va. (now West Virginia), November 21, 1810; attended the…

Randolph, Edmund

(Encyclopedia) Randolph, Edmund, 1753–1813, American statesman, b. Williamsburg, Va.; nephew of Peyton Randolph. He studied law under his father, John Randolph, a Loyalist who went to England at the…

Mason, George

(Encyclopedia) Mason, George, 1725–92, American political leader, b. Fairfax co., Va. He was one of the most affluent of the colonial Virginia planters. In his triple capacity as trustee of…

Shelley Moore CAPITO, Congress, WV (1953)

Senate Years of Service: 2015- Party: Republican CAPITO Shelley Moore , a Senator and a Representative from West Virginia; born in Glendale, Marshall County, W.Va., November 26, 1953; B.S., Duke…

Francis Rives LASSITER, Congress, VA (1866-1909)

LASSITER Francis Rives , a Representative from Virginia; born in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Va., February 18, 1866; attended McCabe's University School at Petersburg and was graduated from the…

William Munford TUCK, Congress, VA (1896-1983)

TUCK William Munford , a Representative from Virginia; born near High Hill, Halifax County, Va., September 28, 1896; attended the public schools; during the First World War served in the United…

John Sergeant WISE, Congress, VA (1846-1913)

WISE John Sergeant , (Son of Henry Alexander Wise, grandson of John Sergeant, brother of Richard Alsop Wise, and cousin of George Douglas Wise), a Representative from Virginia; born in Rio de…