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James F Epes

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Preceded by
  
John M. Langston

Name
  
James Epes

Succeeded by
  
William R. McKenney

Role
  
U.S. representative

Resigned
  
March 3, 1895

Political party
  
Democratic

Died
  
August 24, 1910

Profession
  
lawyer

Party
  
Democratic Party


James F. Epes

Born
  
May 23, 1842 Blackstone, Virginia (
1842-05-23
)

Resting place
  
Lake View Cemetery, Blackstone, Virginia

Alma mater
  
University of Virginia Washington and Lee University

Education
  
Washington and Lee University, University of Virginia

Battles and wars
  
American Civil War

Service/branch
  
Confederate States Army

James Fletcher Epes (May 23, 1842 – August 24, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of Sydney Parham Epes.

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Biography

Born near Blackstone, Virginia, Epes attended private schools and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. During the Civil War he served in the Confederate States Army in Company E, Third Virginia Cavalry. He was graduated from the law department of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, in 1867. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice at Nottoway Court House, Virginia. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as prosecuting attorney for Nottoway County during the years 1870–1883.

Epes was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894. He retired to his plantation, "The Old Place," near Blackstone, and engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death there August 24, 1910. He was interred in Lake View Cemetery, Blackstone, Virginia.

Elections

  • 1890; Epes was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 57.15% of the vote, defeating Republican John Mercer Langston.
  • 1892; Epes was re-elected with 52.19% of the vote, defeating Populist J. Thomas Goode.
  • References

    James F. Epes Wikipedia