Sidney Parham Epes

Sidney Parham Epes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1899 March 3, 1900
Preceded by Robert T. Thorp
Succeeded by Francis R. Lassiter
In office
March 4, 1897 March 23, 1898
Preceded by Robert T. Thorp
Succeeded by Robert T. Thorp
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Amelia and Nottoway Counties
In office
1892–1893
Preceded by Henry Johnson
Succeeded by R.T. Vaughan
Personal details
Born (1865-08-20)August 20, 1865
Nottoway Court House, Virginia
Died March 3, 1900(1900-03-03) (aged 34)
Washington, D.C.
Resting place Lake View Cemetery, Blackstone, Virginia
Political party Democratic
Profession lawyer

Sydney Parham Epes (August 20, 1865 – March 3, 1900) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of James F. Epes and William Bacon Oliver.

Biography

Born near Nottoway Court House, Virginia, Epes moved with his parents to Kentucky and settled near Franklin, Kentucky, where he attended the public schools. He returned to Virginia in 1884 and edited and published a Democratic newspaper at Blackstone, Virginia. He served as member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1891 and 1892. He served as register of the Virginia land office from 1895 to 1897, and presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1897, until March 23, 1898, when he was succeeded by Robert T. Thorp, who contested the election.

Epes was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1899, until his death in Washington, D.C., March 3, 1900. He was interred in Lake View Cemetery, Blackstone, Virginia.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Robert T. Thorp
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 4th congressional district

1897–1898
Succeeded by
Robert T. Thorp
Preceded by
Robert T. Thorp
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 4th congressional district

1899–1900
Succeeded by
Francis R. Lassiter
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