Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 16th district
In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
Preceded by
James Pleasants
Succeeded by
John Randolph
In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1811
Preceded by
Anthony New
Succeeded by
James Pleasants
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Chesterfield County
In office December 7, 1801 – March 4, 1803
Preceded by
Thomas Augustus Taylor
Succeeded by
Isaac Salle
Personal details
Born
April 1772 Eppington, Virginia Colony, British America
Died
September 13, 1823(1823-09-13) (aged 51) Buckingham County, Virginia, U.S.
Political party
Democratic-Republican
Spouses
Mary Jefferson Eppes
(m. 1797; died 1804)
Martha Burke Jones
(m. 1809)
Children
10, including Francis W. Eppes
Alma mater
Hampden–Sydney College
Profession
Lawyer, planter, politician
John Wayles Eppes (April 1772 – September 13, 1823) was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1803 to 1811 and again from 1813 to 1815. He also served in the U.S. Senate (1817–1819). His positions in Congress occurred after he served in the Virginia House of Delegates representing Chesterfield County (1801–1803).[1]
^Looney, J. Jefferson and the Dictionary of Virginia Biography (April 14, 2016). "John Wayles Eppes (1772–1823)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
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