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==Biography==

==Biography==

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".<ref name=wpcsr/> Peyton Cunningham was named after his great-grandfather, William Washington Peyton.<ref name=ftmaker/> 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 the state attorney general.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogy.com/users/m/e/t/Mildred-Methvin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0108.html|title=Milton Joseph Cunningham|publisher=genealogy.com|accessdate=October 1, 2014}}</ref>

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".<ref name=wpcsr/> Peyton Cunningham was named after his great-grandfather, William Washington Peyton.<ref name=ftmaker/> 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 the state attorney general.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogy.com/users/m/e/t/Mildred-Methvin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0108.html|title=Milton Joseph Cunningham|publisher=genealogy.com|accessdate=October 1, 2014; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>

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.<ref name=ftmaker>{{cite web|url=http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/e/t/Mildred-Methvin/index.html|title=Charles Milton Cunningham|publisher=familytreemaker.genealogy.com|accessdate=February 11, 2021}}</ref> In 1915, following the death of [[Leopold Caspari]], Charles Cunningham was elected as the state senator for Natchitoches Parish. He resigned the seat after seven years in 1922.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana Senate, 1880-Present|publisher=senate.la.gov|accessdate=February 11, 2021}}</ref>

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.<ref name=ftmaker>{{cite web|url=http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/e/t/Mildred-Methvin/index.html|title=Charles Milton Cunningham|publisher=familytreemaker.genealogy.com|accessdate=February 11, 2021}}</ref> In 1915, following the death of [[Leopold Caspari]], Charles Cunningham was elected as the state senator for Natchitoches Parish. He resigned the seat after seven years in 1922.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana Senate, 1880-Present|publisher=senate.la.gov|accessdate=February 11, 2021}}</ref>