Ephraim G. Peyton

Ephraim G. Peyton
Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court
In office
1870–1876
Succeeded byHamilton Henderson Chalmers
Justice of the Mississippi High Court of Errors and Appeals
In office
1868–1870
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office
1830–1831
Personal details
BornOctober 29, 1802
Hardin County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedSeptember 5, 1876
Jackson, Mississippi
Political partyWhig (previously)
Republican
SpouseArtemissa G. Patton
Occupationlawyer
public official
judge
businessman

Ephraim Geoffrey Peyton (October 29, 1802 – September 5, 1876) was an American jurist, lawyer, and politician. He was judge of the High Court of Errors and Appeals of Mississippi from 1868 to 1870 and a justice of its successor, the Mississippi Supreme Court, from 1870 to 1876 including as chief justice.[1]

  1. ^ Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (June 30, 1891). "A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis". AMS Press – via Google Books.