Caperton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Hugh Caperton
Hugh Caperton (April 17, 1781 – February 9, 1847) was an American politician and planter from Virginia. He was the father of Allen Taylor Caperton whom he had with his wife Jane Erskine Caperton.
Biography
Born in Greenbrier County, Virgi ...
(1781–1847), nineteenth-century congressman and planter from Virginia
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William Banks Caperton
William Banks Caperton (June 30, 1855 – December 12, 1941) was an admiral of the United States Navy. He held major posts ashore and afloat, chief of which were commanding the naval forces intervening in Haiti (1915–16) and Santo Domingo (191 ...
(1855–1941), Admiral of the United States Navy
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William Gaston Caperton III (born 1940), 31st Governor of the U.S. state of West Virginia
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