W. Peyton Cunningham
| William Peyton Cunningham, Sr. | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for Natchitoches Parish | |
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In office 1932–1940 |
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| Born |
October 20, 1901 Louisiana, USA |
| Died | January 27, 1971 (aged 69) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Catholic Cemetery in Natchitoches |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mildred Rosalind Hill Cunningham (married 1927-1971, his death) |
| Relations |
Milton Joseph Cunningham (grandfather) |
| Children |
Lallah Hill Cunningham Methvin |
| Parents | Alicia Evelena Payne Cunningham |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Two-member delegation:
Cecil B. McClung
Two-member delegation:
Arthur C. Watson
Milton Joseph Cunningham (grandfather)
William Tharp Cunningham (uncle)
John William Payne (uncle)
DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr. (son-in-law)
Lallah Hill Cunningham Methvin
Retired Judge William Peyton Cunningham, Jr.
John Hill Cunningham
William Peyton Cunningham, Sr., known as W. Peyton Cunningham (October 20, 1901 – January 27, 1971) was an attorney from his native , Louisiana, who served as a Democrat from 1932 to 1940 in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He and Leon Friedman together represented in the House for two terms.
Born to a prominent family and reared in Natchitoches, Cunningham was the second of eight children of Charles Milton Cunningham and the former Alicia Elevena Payne (1874-1961), popularly known as "Miss Lena". Peyton Cunningham was named after his great-grandfather, William Washington Peyton. His grandfather, Milton Joseph Cunningham, was a political figure in Natchitoches and New Orleans, who served from 1884 to 1888 and again from 1892 to 1900 as state attorney general.
Charles Milton Cunningham, who was born in New Orleans where his parents were then residing, founded the still published newspaper, The Natchitoches Times, which he edited until 1930, six years before his death. In 1915, following the death of Leopold Caspari, Charles Cunningham was elected to the Louisiana State Senate from Natchitoches Parish. He resigned the seat after seven years in 1922.
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