United States Congressman from Kentucky

(1804-70) Born in Bullitt County, Kentucky, Peyton completed his preparatory studies, and graduated from the medical department of Transylvania University, in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1827, and began a medical practice in Hartford, Kentucky. He served as a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives in 1835. Elected as a Democratic member of the U.S. Congress, he served from 1847-49, and 1857-61. He then left politics and resumed his medical practice for the remainder of his life. He died in Hartford, Ky., on January 4, 1870, and was interred in Oakwood Cemetery, Hartford.

Signature With Place: 6 3/4 x 1 3/4, in ink, Saml. O. Peyton, Hartford, Ky.