About Joseph Hopkins Peyton
Lived 1808 – 1845 (aged 37). Joseph Hopkins Peyton was an American politician.
Joseph Hopkins Peyton (May 20, 1808 – November 11, 1845) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives.
Biography Born on May 20, 1808, in Gallatin, Tennessee, Peyton accomplished preparatory studies and graduated from college in 1837. He studied and practiced medicine. He was the brother of Balie Peyton. He married Mary Elizabeth Hatton in 1841. They had two children before she died in November 1812.
Career Peyton held various local offices and was elected as a member of the Tennessee Senate in 1840. He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses. He served from March 4, 1843, until his death on November 11, 1845.
Death Peyton died on November 11, 1845, near Gallatin, Tennessee, and is interred at the family burying ground near Gallatin.
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American politician (1808-1845)
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Joseph Hopkins Peyton was born on 20 May 1808 in Gallatin.
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Joseph Hopkins Peyton died on 11 November 1845 in Gallatin.
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