Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Peyton, Rupert Rudolph |
Birthplace |
Bossier Parish, LA |
Born |
14 Feb 1899 |
Children |
Patricia Peyton; Andre Dubus Peyton (died at 1 day old); Rupert R. Peyton, Jr. (died in infancy) |
Deceased |
19 Oct 1982 |
Deceased where |
Shreveport, LA |
Occupation |
Peyton's newspaper career began as a reporter for the Haynesville News in Haynesville in northern Claiborne Parish. He later worked for Shreveport Times and was then a reporter and city editor from 1925 into the 1940s for the rival and since defunct Shreveport Journal, owned for years by the family of Douglas F. Attaway. In 1931, Peyton was listed in Shreveport Men and Women Builders. After his time at the Shreveport Journal, Peyton edited three Bossier City newspapers: the Bossier City Tribune, the Bossier City Press, and the Bossier City Banner-Progress. He also wrote other works for the North Louisiana History. |
Spouse |
Elsie Eliza Dubus Peyton |
