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Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter

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Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter

Birth
Loretto, Essex County, Virginia, USA
Death
18 Jul 1887 (aged 78)
Lloyds, Essex County, Virginia, USA
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Loretto, Essex County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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US Senator. He was a Democrat congressman from Virginia. He served two nonconsecutive terms in the House of Representatives from 1837 to 1843 and from 1845 to 1847. While in the House of Representatives, he served as Speaker of the House from 1839 to 1841. He also served in the United States Senate from 1847 until he was expelled in 1861 for supporting the Confederate rebellion. From 1861 to1862, he served as the Confederate Secretary of State in Jefferson Davis' cabinet and from 1874 to 1880, he served as the State Treasurer of Virginia.
US Senator. He was a Democrat congressman from Virginia. He served two nonconsecutive terms in the House of Representatives from 1837 to 1843 and from 1845 to 1847. While in the House of Representatives, he served as Speaker of the House from 1839 to 1841. He also served in the United States Senate from 1847 until he was expelled in 1861 for supporting the Confederate rebellion. From 1861 to1862, he served as the Confederate Secretary of State in Jefferson Davis' cabinet and from 1874 to 1880, he served as the State Treasurer of Virginia.

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  • Originally Created by: Tim Crutchfield
  • Added: Jan 26, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8321194/robert_mercer_taliaferro-hunter: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (21 Apr 1809–18 Jul 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8321194, citing Garnett Family Burial Ground at Elmwood, Loretto, Essex County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.