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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.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

References

1. "Joseph Hopkins Peyton". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
2. "Joseph Hopkins Peyton". Southwestern Christian Advocate. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
3. "Joseph Hopkins Peyton". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
4. "Joseph Hopkins Peyton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

External links

• United States Congress. "Joseph Hopkins Peyton (id: P000283)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• 1808 births
• 1845 deaths
• Tennessee state senators
• Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee
• People from Gallatin, Tennessee
• 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
• 19th-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly