Samuel Oldham Peyton (January 8, 1804 – January 4, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Samuel Peyton
A man in his mid-fifties with thinning, black hair wearing a black jacket and bowtie and a white shirt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
Preceded byJohn P. Campbell Jr.
Succeeded byJames S. Jackson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Preceded byHenry Grider
Succeeded byFinis McLean
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
1835
Personal details
Born
Samuel Oldham Peyton

(1804-01-08)January 8, 1804
Bullitt County, Kentucky
DiedJanuary 4, 1870(1870-01-04) (aged 65)
Hartford, Kentucky
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery
NationalityUSA
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materTransylvania University
ProfessionPhysician
SignatureSaml. O. Peyton

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

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  • United States Congress. "Samuel Peyton (id: P000284)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 3rd congressional district

March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 2nd congressional district

March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
Succeeded by