Peter Forney (April 21, 1756–February 1, 1834) was a
U.S. Representative from
North Carolina; born near
Lincolnton, North Carolina, April 21, 1756; attended the public schools; served as a
captain during the
Revolutionary War; engaged in the manufacture of
iron; member of the
North Carolina House of Commons 1794–1796; served in the
North Carolina Senate in 1801 and 1802; elected as a
Democratic-Republican to the
13th Congress (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815); declined to be a candidate in 1814 for reelection to the
14th Congress; retired from public life; died at his country home, "Mount Welcome," in
Lincoln County, North Carolina, on February 1, 1834; interment in the private burying ground on his estate.