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Allen Taylor Caperton (1810-1876) —
of Monroe
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born near Union, Monroe
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
21, 1810.
Son of Hugh
Elmwood Caperton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1841-42; member of Virginia
state senate, 1844-48; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; Senator
from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1863-65; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1875-76; died in office 1876.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 26,
1876 (age 65 years, 248
days).
Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
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Francis Hereford (1825-1891) —
also known as Frank Hereford —
of Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Warrenton, Fauquier
County, Va., July 4,
1825.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1871-77; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1877-81; Presidential Elector for
West Virginia, 1888.
Died in Union, Monroe
County, W.Va., December
21, 1891 (age 66 years, 170
days).
Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
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William Porcher Miles (1822-1899) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., July 4,
1822.
Son of James Saunders Miles and Sarah Bond (Worley) Miles.
Democrat. Mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1855; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1857-60; Delegate
from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; Representative
from South Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died near Burnside, Ascension
Parish, La., May 11,
1899 (age 76 years, 311
days).
Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
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Andrew Beirne (1771-1845) —
of Virginia.
Born in Dangan, County Roscommon, Ireland,
1771.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1807-08; served in the U.S. Army during
the War of 1812; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829; member of Virginia
state senate, 1831-36; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1837-41 (1st District 1837-39, 3rd
District 1839-41).
Died in Gainesville, Sumter
County, Ala., March 16,
1845 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
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Augustus Alexandria Chapman (1803-1876) —
of Virginia.
Born in Union, Monroe
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 9,
1803.
Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 12th District, 1843-47.
Died in Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va., June 7,
1876 (age 73 years, 90
days).
Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
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Hugh Elmwood Caperton (1781-1847) —
also known as Hugh Caperton —
of Virginia.
Born in Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 17,
1781.
Son of Adam Caperton (1753-1782) and Elizabeth (Miller) Caperton.
Member of Virginia state legislature, 1810-18, 1826-30; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1813-15.
Died near Union, Monroe
County, W.Va., February
9, 1847 (age 65 years, 298
days).
Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
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James C. Shanklin (1884-1958) —
also known as Jim Shanklin —
of Ronceverte, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Willow Bend, Monroe
County, W.Va., August 6,
1884.
Son of A. M. Shanklin and Elvira (Clark) Shanklin.
Democrat. Manager of hotel and
movie
theaters; postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1941-42; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1944,
1952.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1958
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
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