Balie Peyton was an American lawyer and politician who represented Tennessee's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
11 Facts About Balie Peyton
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Balie Peyton moved to New Orleans in 1841, where in 1838 he had been elected to the governing board of the Metairie Race Course, having been appointed the US Attorney for the District of Louisiana, a position he held for four years from 1841 to 1845.
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Family life for Balie Peyton was shattered by the fatal illness of his thirty-four-year-old wife in New Orleans in 1845.
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Nationally known for the fine racehorses bred on his farm, Balie Peyton had promoted and staged the Balie Peyton Stake, a futurity race for colts and fillies dropped in the spring of 1839.
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Balie Peyton was appointed as Envoy to Chile by President Zachary Taylor, from August 9,1849, to September 14,1853, when he resigned.
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Balie Peyton moved to San Francisco, where he was the City Attorney from 1855 to 1857.
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Balie Peyton was a presidential elector on the Constitutional Union ticket of John Bell and Edward Everett in 1860.
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Balie Peyton was a member of the Tennessee Senate between 1869 and 1871.
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Balie Peyton again resumed practicing law before dying on his farm near Gallatin on August 18,1878.
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Balie Peyton is interred at the family burying ground on his estate.
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Balie Peyton was the brother of US Representative Joseph Hopkins Peyton.