Joseph Hopkins Peyton
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Joseph Hopkins Peyton was an American politician who represented Tennessee
's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives
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. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from college in 1837. He studied and practiced medicine. He 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 near Gallatin on November 11, 1845. He was interred
in the family burying ground near Gallatin.
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
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Biography
He was born on May 20, 1808 in Gallatin, TennesseeGallatin, Tennessee
Gallatin is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Tennessee, United States, along a navigable tributary of the Cumberland River. The population was 23,230 at the 2000 census. Named for U.S...
. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from college in 1837. He studied and practiced medicine. He held various local offices and was elected as a member of the Tennessee Senate
Tennessee Senate
The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the Tennessee state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly.The Tennessee Senate, according to the state constitution of 1870, is composed of 33 members, one-third the size of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Senators...
in 1840. He was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses. He served from March 4, 1843 until his death near Gallatin on November 11, 1845. He was interred
Burial
Burial is the act of placing a person or object into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing an object in it, and covering it over.-History:...
in the family burying ground near Gallatin.