| Birth: | 1835
Ghent
Columbia County
New York, USA | | Death: | 1923
Chatham
Columbia County
New York, USA | 
Political Leader, Businessman
Political boss of New York State; Prominent paper manufacturer in Columbia County; Founded the Chatham Republican newspaper; Elected delegate to every national Republican convention from 1864 (Lincoln)to 1920 (Harding); Appointed Harbor Master for the Port of New York in 1866. A follower of Roscoe Conkling, Payn was a member of the "Band of 306" delegates that steadfastly supported Ulysses Grant's bid for a third term for president at the Republican convention in 1880.
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Chatham Rural Cemetery
Chatham
Columbia County
New York, USA |
Created by: Thomas J Fraser
Record added: Apr 26, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 19105978 |
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