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Robert Peyton | |
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Confederate States Senator from Missouri | |
In office February 18, 1862 – September 3, 1863 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Waldo Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born | Loudoun County, Virginia, U.S. | February 27, 1808
Died | September 3, 1863 Bladon Springs, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 55)
Political party | Democratic |
Robert Ludwell Yates Peyton (February 8, 1822 – September 3, 1863) was an American politician, soldier, and lawyer who served as an officer in the Confederate States Army and then as a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War
Biography
Peyton was born in Loudoun County, Virginia. He was a member of the Missouri State Senate in 1858.
During the Civil War, he was a delegate from Missouri in the Provisional Confederate Congress and afterwards was elected to the Confederate States Senate. He also served as a colonel in the Confederate army. Peyton died in Bladon Springs, Alabama on September 3, 1863, after catching malaria while defending Vicksburg, Mississippi.
References
- Robert Ludwell Yates Peyton at The Political Graveyard
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New constituency | Confederate States Senator (Class 2) from Missouri 1862–1863 Served alongside: John Clark |
Succeeded by Waldo Johnson |
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