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Sydney Parham Epes (August 20, 1865 – March 3, 1900) was a
U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
from
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, cousin of
James F. Epes James Fletcher Epes (May 23, 1842 – August 24, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of Sidney Parham Epes. Biography Born near Blackstone, Virginia, Epes attended private schools and the University of Virginia at Charlottes ...
and
William Bacon Oliver William Bacon Oliver (May 23, 1867 – May 27, 1948) was a Congressman from Alabama. He was born in Eutaw, Alabama, graduated from the University of Alabama in 1887 and from the law department in 1889. After additional courses at the Univers ...
.


Biography

Born near
Nottoway Court House, Virginia Nottoway, or Nottoway Court House, is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 84.Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
and settled near
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, where he attended the public schools. He returned to Virginia in 1884 and edited and published a Democratic newspaper at
Blackstone, Virginia Blackstone, formerly named Blacks and Whites, and then Bellefonte, is a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, Nottoway County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 3,621 at the 2010 census. History The settlement was founded as the vill ...
. He served as member of the
Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...
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 The 55th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1897, to M ...
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
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to the
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and served from March 4, 1899, until his death from
peritonitis Peritonitis is inflammation of the localized or generalized peritoneum, the lining of the inner wall of the abdomen and cover of the abdominal organs. Symptoms may include severe pain, swelling of the abdomen, fever, or weight loss. One part or ...
in
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, March 3, 1900. He was interred in Lake View Cemetery, Blackstone, Virginia.


Elections

*1896; Epes was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Republican Robert Taylor Thorp and Independent Republican J.L. Thorp; however, the election was invalidated and Robert Taylor Thorp was seated. *1898; Epes was elected again with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Republicans Thorp and Booker Ellis, ColR (?) Thomas L. Jones, and Independent J.H. Beran.


See also

*
List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) The following is a list of United States senators and representatives who died of natural and accidental causes, due to illnesses, and by suicide, while they were serving their terms between 1900 and 1949. For a list of members of Congress who w ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Epes, Sydney Parham 1865 births 1900 deaths Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates People from Nottoway County, Virginia Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia 19th-century American politicians Deaths from peritonitis