district state_senate succeeded predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place office preceded birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end birth_name alma_mater
9th 28th virginia virginia edwin l. kendig w. worth smith , jr. . jesse f. west william f. rhea john w. eggleston george c. peery 14 february 1935 prince william , virginia , u.s. richmond , virginia , u.s. justice the virginia state corporation commission of the supreme court of virginia member of f. percy loth george e. allen 12 january 1882 november 9 , 1924 january 14 , 1920 20 , 1929 november 16 , 1925 january julia pegram bagley louis s. epes
 february 1925 january 9 , 1924 14 , 1935 november 16 , 1929 november louis spencer epes hampden-sydney college washington & lee university
louis s. epes

louis spencer epes -lrb- january 12 , 1882 -- february 14 , 1935 -rrb- was born in prince william county , virginia .
he was educated in public schools in nottoway and at hoge military academy in blackstone before he entered hampden-sydney college in 1898 .
after graduating in 1901 , he taught at homer military academy in oxford , north carolina -lrb- 1901-1903 -rrb- ; west kentucky college , mayfield , kentucky -lrb- 1903-1904 -rrb- , and conducted a private collegiate preparatory school in helena , arkansas -lrb- 1904-1906 -rrb- .
in 1906 , he entered washington and lee university 's law school , was admitted to the bar in 1907 and received his law degree in 1908 .
during 1907-1908 , he practiced law in lexington while completing his law course .
in 1908 , he entered the firm of epes and epes at blackstone and he practiced there until being appointed to the virginia state corporation commission in november 1925 .
from 1911 to 1918 , he was mayor of blackstone , resigning in 1918 to enter the united states army , from which he was honorably discharged on december 5 , 1918 .
in 1919 , he was elected to the virginia state senate from nottoway , lunenburg , prince edward , cumberland and amelia counties and served two terms .
epes served on the state corporation commission from november 1925 to november 1929 , when the governor appointed him to the supreme court of appeals of virginia .
he remained on the bench until his death .
