Background
Payson, Franklin Conant was born on September 4, 1856 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Henry M. and Emma (Conant) Payson.
Payson, Franklin Conant was born on September 4, 1856 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Henry M. and Emma (Conant) Payson.
G.s. Review Edward Payson, Doctor of Divinity. Bachelor of Arts, Bowdoin College, 1876, A.M., 1879, Doctor of Laws, 1911.
Admitted to bar, 1878, and entered practice at Portland. Also president The Portland Company. Trustee Maine Savings Bank.
Director Fidelity Trust Company. Overseer, Bowdoin College, 1897-1910, trustee, since 1910. Chairman of the Board mgrs.
Children’s Hospital; chairman Portland Chapter American Red Cross. Home: Portland, Me.
Married Grace Wheaton Merrill, October 4, 1883. Children: Robert, Donald Merrill.