Robert Ludwell Yates Peyton
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The Honorable Robert Peyton |
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Confederate States Senator from Missouri |
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In office February 18, 1862 – September 3, 1863 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Waldo Johnson |
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February 8, 1822 Loudoun County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 3, 1863 (aged 41) Bladon Springs, Alabama, U.S. |
| 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
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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