Charles Hunton

{{short description|American planter and politician}}

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{{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

Hunton died at his home, near New Baltimore, Virginia, on June 16, 1853.{{cite news|title=Major Charles Hunton...|newspaper=Richmond Daily Dispatch|volume=3|number=212|date=June 22, 1853|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/154546118/|accessdate=September 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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