US Congressman. Born near Gallatin, Tennessee, he studied medicine, became an MD in 1837 and practiced in Sumner County. In 1840 he served in the State Senate. He was elected as a Whig to represent Tennessee's 8th District in the Twenty-Eighth and Twenty-Ninth Congresses, and served from 1843 until his death in office. Peyton was buried at the family estate near Gallatin; there is a cenotaph in his memory at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC. He was the younger brother of US Congressman and Ambassador Balie Peyton.
US Congressman. Born near Gallatin, Tennessee, he studied medicine, became an MD in 1837 and practiced in Sumner County. In 1840 he served in the State Senate. He was elected as a Whig to represent Tennessee's 8th District in the Twenty-Eighth and Twenty-Ninth Congresses, and served from 1843 until his death in office. Peyton was buried at the family estate near Gallatin; there is a cenotaph in his memory at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC. He was the younger brother of US Congressman and Ambassador Balie Peyton.
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