Samuel Peyton
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Samuel Peyton | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | |
Preceded by | John P. Campbell Jr. |
Succeeded by | James S. Jackson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | |
Preceded by | Henry Grider |
Succeeded by | Finis McLean |
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives | |
In office 1835 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Samuel Oldham Peyton January 8, 1804 Bullitt County, Kentucky |
Died | January 4, 1870 Hartford, Kentucky | (aged 65)
Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery |
Nationality | USA |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Transylvania University |
Profession | Physician |
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Samuel Oldham Peyton (January 8, 1804 – January 4, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Born in Bullitt County, Kentucky, Peyton completed preparatory studies. He was graduated from the medical department of Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1827 and began practice in Hartford, Kentucky. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1835.
Peyton was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1848 to the Thirty-first Congress.
Peyton was elected to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1860. He resumed the practice of medicine. He died in Hartford, Kentucky on January 4, 1870, four days before his 66th birthday. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.[citation needed]
References
- United States Congress. "Samuel Peyton (id: P000284)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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