Thomas Peyton (c. 1828–1912) was a fisherman, civil servant and politician in Newfoundland.
[1] The son of John Peyton Jr. and Eleanor Mahoney, he was born on Exploits Burnt Island.
He was a justice of the peace and also served as a deputy land surveyor on the geological survey of Newfoundland by Alexander Murray.
[1] Peyton was briefly magistrate at Pilley's Island and served as fishery warden on rivers on Notre Dame Bay.
[1] His son Ernest was the first Newfoundland member of the Royal North-West Mounted Police.