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Francis Peyton
Member From: 1769 - 1787
- Birth Date: 1748 Birth Place:
- Death Date: 1808
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
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- Additional Info: 1779 Assembly - Francis Peyton accepted the office of land commissioner. Levin Powell became deputy register of the Land Office. Josiah Clapham
succeeded one of these and was present on Dec. 3, 1779.
1779 Assembly-Francis Peyton accepted the office of land commissioner *see below for more information
- Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
Virginia Constitutional Convention: 1776
Virginia Senate: 1791-1806, 1808-1810
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1769 | Loudoun | Courts of Justice Religion |
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| 1769-1771 | Loudoun | Courts of Justice Religion |
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| 1772-1774 | Loudoun | Courts of Justice Religion |
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| 1775-1776 | Loudoun | Courts of Justice Religion |
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| 1776 | Loudoun | Public Claims | |||
| 1779 | Loudoun | Privileges & Elections Trade |
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| 1780-1781 | Loudoun | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1781-1782 | Loudoun | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1782 | Loudoun | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Trade |
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| 1784-1785 | Loudoun | Courts of Justice | |||
| 1785-1786 | Loudoun | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1786-1787 | Loudoun | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
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