Background
Braxton, Allen Caperton was born on February 6, 1862 in Union, Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Son of Doctor Tomlin and Mary (Caperton) Braxton.
Braxton, Allen Caperton was born on February 6, 1862 in Union, Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Son of Doctor Tomlin and Mary (Caperton) Braxton.
Educated Pampatike Academy, King William County, Virginia. Read law in office and took private course. Admitted to bar, 1883.
Unmarried.
Commonwealth’s attorney and city attorney, Staunton, Virginia, 1885-1889. Senior member of law firm Braxton & Eggleston.
Member Virginia Constitutional Convention and Chairman of Commission on corporations, 1901-1902.