James F. Epes

James F. Epes

James Fletcher Epes (May 23, 1842 - August 24, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of Sydney Parham Epes.

Born near Blackstone, Virginia, Epes attended private schools and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. During the Civil War he served in the Confederate States Army in Company E, Third Virginia Cavalry.He was graduated from the law department of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, in 1867.He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice at Nottoway Court House, Virginia.He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.He served as prosecuting attorney for Nottoway County during the years 1870-1883.

Epes was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1895).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.He retired to his plantation, "The Old Place," near Blackstone, and engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death there August 24, 1910.He was interred in Lake View Cemetery, Blackstone, Virginia.

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