William M. Peyton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1805
Place of Birth: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 16-Feb-1868
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About William M. Peyton
- William Madison Peyton (September 4, 1804– February 16, 1868) was a Virginia lawyer, politician and slave owner who began developing what would become the coal country of Virginia and West Virginia in the 1840s.
- Peyton sympathized with the Confederate States of America and died financially ruined shortly after the war's end.
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