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John Wayles Eppes

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John Wayles Eppes

Birth
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Death 13 Sep 1823 (aged 50)
Curdsville, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Curdsville, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 8284066 View Source
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U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. The son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson, he attended the University of Pennsylvania, graduated from Hampden-Sydney College Virginia, in 1786, studied law, admitted to the bar in 1794 and commenced to practice law in Richmond, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates, (1801-03), elected as a Democratic Republican to the Eighth Congress and to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving (1803-11). In 1813, he was elected as a Democratic Republican to the Thirteenth Congress, serving until 1815. In 1817, he was elected to the United States Senate, serving until 1819, when he resigned because of ill health. He then retired to his estate, until his death at age 50.

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  • Find a Grave Memorial 8284066
  • Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/8284066/john-wayles-eppes : accessed ), memorial page for John Wayles Eppes (19 Apr 1773–13 Sep 1823), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8284066, citing Eppes Family Cemetery, Curdsville, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .