| 词条 | Hugh Caperton |
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| name = Hugh Caperton |office = Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Monroe County |term = 1826–1829 Alongside Alexander Dunlap and William Vass |term1 = 1810–1812 Alongside John Gray |state2 = Virginia |district2 = 7th |term2 = March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815 |predecessor2 = Joseph Lewis, Jr. |successor2 = Ballard Smith |party = Federalist | birth_date = April 17, 1781 | birth_place = Greenbrier County, Virginia | death_date = {{Death date and age|1847|02|09|1781|04|17}} | death_place = "Elmwood", Union, Virginia | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = }} Hugh Caperton (April 17, 1781 – February 9, 1847) was a nineteenth-century congressman and planter from Virginia. He was the father of Allen Taylor Caperton whom he had with his wife Jane Erskine Caperton. BiographyBorn in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Caperton was a planter and engaged in mercantile pursuits as a young man. He moved to Monroe County, Virginia which he became sheriff of in 1805 and became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1810, serving until 1813. He was elected a Federalist to the United States House of Representatives in 1812, serving from 1813 to 1815 and later returned to the House of Delegates from 1826 to 1830. Caperton resumed engaging in agricultural and mercantile pursuits until his death at his estate called "Elmwood" near Union, Virginia (now West Virginia) on February 9, 1847. He was interred at Green Hill Cemetery in Union. "Elmwood" was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1] 1813 electionCaperton was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 100% of the vote, defeating Republican Ballard Smith. References1. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}} External links{{CongBio|C000131}}
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