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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 The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...
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Biography

Born on May 20, 1808, in
Gallatin, Tennessee Gallatin is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 30,278 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census and 44,431 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Named for United States Secre ...
, Peyton accomplished preparatory studies and graduated from college in 1837. He studied and practiced medicine. He was the brother of
Balie Peyton Balie Peyton (November 26, 1803 – August 18, 1878) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Tennessee's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Peyton was born near Gallatin, Tennessee, ...
. 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 The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the U.S. state of Tennessee , Tennessee's state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly. The Tennessee Senate has the power to pass resolutions concerning essentially any ...
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 Gallatin is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 30,278 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census and 44,431 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Named for United States Secre ...
, and is
interred Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and object ...
at the family burying ground near Gallatin.


See also

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List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) The following is a list of United States United States Senate, senators and United States House of Representatives, representatives who died of natural or accidental causes, or who killed themselves, while serving their terms between 1790 and 18 ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Peyton, Joseph Hopkins 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