John T. Apperson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1834
Place of Birth: Christian County, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 03-Apr-1917
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About John T. Apperson
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- Apperson (December 23, 1834 – April 3, 1917) was an American steamboat captain and military officer who also served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly.
- He was born in Christian County, Kentucky, son of Beverly Apperson and Jane Gilbert Tubbs.
- He was a steamboat captain and owner on the Willamette River in the 1850s.
- He served as a first lieutenant in Company "E" of the Oregon Cavalry during the American Civil War. He was sheriff of Clackamas County.
- He served in the Oregon House of Representatives in 1870 and in the Oregon State Senate from 1878 to 1881, but was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1882.
- In 1889, he served again in the Oregon House of Representatives, after being elected to a seat in 1888.
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