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: | 4 January 1787 |
Birth Place: | Fairview, Fauquier County, Virginia, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Relatives: | Eppa Hunton I (brother) |
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.
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.[1]
Hunton died at his home, near New Baltimore, Virginia, on June 16, 1853.[2]