Background
Peyton, John Lewis was born on September 15, 1824 in near Staunton, Virginia, United States. Son of John Howe and Anne (Lewis) Peyton.
Peyton, John Lewis was born on September 15, 1824 in near Staunton, Virginia, United States. Son of John Howe and Anne (Lewis) Peyton.
Graduated from the University Virginia, 1844.
Sent by President Willard Fillmore on secret mission to England, France and Austria, 1852. European agent for State of North Carolina, 1861-1865. Member Royal Geography Society.
Returned to the United States, 1876.
Author: A Statistical View of the State of Illinois, 1855. The American Crisis; or Pages from the Notebook of a State Agent during the Civil War in America, 2 volumes, 1867.
Over the Alleghanies and Across the Prairies, 1869. Memoir of William Madison Peyton, 1873.
History of Augusta County, Virginia, 1882.
Rambling Reminiscenses of a Residence Abroad, 1888. Memoirs of John Howe Payton, 1894.
Member Royal Geography Society.
Married Henrietta East. Washington, December 17, 1855, 1 child.