Political party Democratic Succeeded by Waldo P. Johnson Party Democratic Party | Role American Politician Name Robert Yates Resigned September 3, 1863 | |
Preceded by Constituency established Born February 8, 1822
Loudoun County, Virginia, U.S. ( 1822-02-08 ) Died September 3, 1863, Bladon Springs, Alabama, United States | ||
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.
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