Allen T. Caperton

Allen T. Caperton
United States Senator from West Virginia
In office March 4, 1875 – July 26, 1876
Preceded by	Arthur Boreman
Succeeded by	Samuel Price
Confederate States Senator from Virginia
In office January 22, 1864 – May 10, 1865
Preceded by	William B. Preston
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Monroe County
In office December 7, 1857 – December 2, 1861
Preceded by	Alexander Clarke
Succeeded by	Wilson Lively
In office December 6, 1841 – December 5, 1842
Preceded by	Augustus A. Chapman
Succeeded by	William Adair
Personal details
Born	Allen Taylor Caperton (1810-11-21)November 21, 1810 Union, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia)
Died	July 26, 1876(1876-07-26) (aged 65) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Virginia Yale University

Allen Taylor Caperton (November 21, 1810 – July 26, 1876) was an American politician who was a United States senator from the State of West Virginia in 1875–1876. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He had been in the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia State Senate before the American Civil War. During the Civil War, he was a Confederate States senator.