Francis Peyton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia Senate from Loudoun and Fauquier Counties | |
| In office 1791-1811 | |
| Preceded by | Stevens Thomson Mason |
| Succeeded by | John Scott |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Loudoun County | |
| In office 1784-1787 | |
| Preceded by | Stevens Thomson Mason |
| Succeeded by | Leven Powell |
| In office 1780-1783 | |
| Preceded by | Leven Powell |
| Succeeded by | Stevens Thomson Mason |
| In office 1776 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Thomson Mason |
| Member of the House of Burgesses from Loudoun County | |
| In office 1769-1775 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Lightfoot Lee |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 27, 1733 Prince William County, Virginia Colony, British America |
| Died | between 1811 and 1815 Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse | Frances Dade |
| Occupation | Planter, politician |
Francis H. Peyton (June 27, 1733 – c. 1815) was a Virginia planter and patriot in the American Revolutionary War, and who represented Loudoun County, Virginia in the House of Burgesses, Virginia Conventions and both houses of the Virginia General Assembly.[1]
His nephew of the same name, Francis Peyton (1751 or 1764 – 1836) was a Revolutionary War captain and paymaster[citation needed] who became a prominent Alexandria merchant and politician (serving on its city council (1794-1797) and as mayor (1797-1798))[2] and corresponded with Thomas Jefferson.[3]
- ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. I. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 304. Retrieved November 17, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ T. Michael Miller, Alexandria (Virginia) City Officialdom 1749–1992 (Heritage Books 1992) pp. 6-8, 121
- ^ "Founders Online: To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Peyton, 13 March 1801".
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