Charles Hunton
{{short description|American planter and politician}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{infobox officeholder
|name=Charles Hunton
|office=19th Speaker of the Virginia Senate
|term_start=December 5, 1842
|term_end=December 4, 1843
|preceded=John White Nash
|succeeded=Edward Pegram Scott
|office2=Member of the Virginia Senate from the Fauquier and Prince William district
|term_start2=December 5, 1831
|term_end2=December 4, 1843
|predecessor2=John Gibson Jr.
|successor2=John R. Wallace
|birth_date={{birth date|1787|01|04}}
|birth_place=Fairview, Fauquier County, Virginia, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1853|06|16|1787|01|04}}
|death_place={{nowrap|New Baltimore, Virginia, U.S.}}
|resting_place=
|party=Democratic
|occupation={{hlist|Planter|politician}}
|spouse=
|children=
|relatives=Eppa Hunton I (brother)
|allegiance={{flagu|United States|1795}}
|branch=Virginia militia
|rank=Major
|battles=War of 1812
}}
Charles H. Hunton (January 4, 1787 – June 16, 1853) was an American planter, military officer, and politician.
Early life and family
=Childhood=
Hunton was born on January 4, 1787, at "Fairview" in Fauquier County, Virginia, the first of eight children of James Hunton and Hannah Logan (née Brown) Hunton.{{cite book|title=History of Virginia|volume=5|date=1924|publisher=American Historical Society|page=3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=higSAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=September 2, 2024|via=Google Books}}
Death
References
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External links
- {{VaElectionsDatabase|3857|Eppa Hunton}}
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Category:American slave owners
Category:19th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly