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He was defeated by the  Democratic [[nominee]], Earle Bradford Mayfield (1881-1964), an outgoing member of the Texas Railroad Commission. A native of  Overton in East Texas, Mayfield carried the backing of the [[Ku Klux Klan]], which Peddy opposed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fma91|title=Mayfield, Earle Bradford|publisher=tshaonline.org|accessdate=July 9, 2020}}</ref>​

He was defeated by the  Democratic [[nominee]], Earle Bradford Mayfield (1881-1964), an outgoing member of the Texas Railroad Commission. A native of  Overton in East Texas, Mayfield carried the backing of the [[Ku Klux Klan]], which Peddy opposed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fma91|title=Mayfield, Earle Bradford|publisher=tshaonline.org|accessdate=July 9, 2020}}</ref>​

==Background==​

==Background==

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Peddy was born on a farm near Tenaha Shelby County, also in East Texas. He was the seventh son of William Henry Peddy and the former Laura Gertrude Chambers. His father died soon after Peddy's birth, and Peddy worked as a young man to help support his mother.​ He completed his undergraduate studies at the [[University of Texas]] in [[Austin]]. In 1920, he graduated from the University of Texas School of Law.<ref name=tshaonline/>​

Peddy was born on a farm near Tenaha Shelby County, also in East Texas. He was the seventh son of William Henry Peddy and the former Laura Gertrude Chambers. His father died soon after Peddy's birth, and Peddy worked as a young man to help support his mother.​ He completed his undergraduate studies at the [[University of Texas]] in [[Austin]]. In 1920, he graduated from the University of Texas School of Law.<ref name=tshaonline/>​

==Political career==

==Political career==

Peddy ran on a strongly [[states' rights]] and [[Communism|anticommunist]] platform.<ref name=tshaonline/>​

Peddy ran on a strongly [[states' rights]] and [[Communism|anticommunist]] platform.<ref name=tshaonline/>​

In 1921, Peddy married the former Gertrude Irwin; they reared two of her nephews. Peddy died shortly before his 59th birthday while he was serving as the chairman of the Texas Cancer Crusade in Houston. He is interred at Ramah Cemetery in Tenaha.<ref name=tshaonline/>​

Peddy died shortly before his 59th birthday while he was serving as the chairman of the Texas Cancer Crusade in Houston. He is interred at Ramah Cemetery in Tenaha.<ref name=tshaonline/>​

==References==

==References==